Type. Within the month, I received orders for a new re-assignment to Tay Ninh Province with an outfit known as the 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support), a sister company of the 624th and 506th S&S Companies, all three under the operational command and control of the 266th S&S Battalion. Those assigned to the Company directly, (for the most part) were quartered in the Field Tents parallel, in line, and first row to the Company Street. #NeverForget SSG Esau G. Patterson Jr.,25, of Ridgeland, S.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; one of eight soldiers killed 29Apr04 by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted IED-sweep in Baghdad. However, General Abrams Sergeant Major specifically voiced the following to said Company Clerk outside the entry to the Orderly Room.that being: I can tell you thisthe operations of thisoutfit (the 228th Orderly Room and all) are without doubt the best I (we) have seen during our entire tour, and we have visited them all. The 1st Shirt returned from R&R. It was great! As such, and like a number of you what I learned became a lifetime career.mine being in the Food Services Industry., Then SP4 E4 George W. Savore 2nd Class I Clerk 228th February 1967 February 1968..21 June 2010, I)Class III Petroleum Oil and Lubricants Platoon. No one seems to know.but it is suspected it was HHC 266th. I rotated and separated from service near the end of May 1967, I align myself fully with the commentary by our first Commanding Officer; then Capt. From 20 July 1966 6 October 1966 the 228th remained in Long Binh performing various duties as assigned by HQ 266TH Battalion. Like, lets get this ___ thing rolling and get the H out of here. AWOL status would within (cannot remember exactly) 3 to 5 days changed to Desertion. This time we were assigned a field tent that was at the end of the Company street to the east. The reader is invited to view Photo Section a, Miscellaneous Data section discussing TO&E (Table of Organization and Equipment) as well as a short descriptive regarding After Action Report #54 by 25th ID in Anomaly #6 following descriptive of Battalion Organization for Supply and Service Support. The PFC in the supply room tells us we have to fold the sheets neatly or he wont accept them. I can say in all honesty, that during my time in Class I, every Clerk did their very best to be as accurate as possible. Thus, all laundry services were soon cut short and contracted out to the locals of Tay Ninh City. January of 1968 was an interesting month. The understrength 228th had one (1) OIC, with the next highest rank for both sections (Laundry and Bath) an NCOIC holding the rank of Buck Sergeant E5.thats it. 55th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, RA . Note:As of December 2010 it is now known, that Bakers in Cu Chi were paid by HHC 266th. To say it was relaxing and refreshing would be an understatement. For whatever reason, these five additional reefer units were never delivered during my nearly one year tour of duty (November 1966 October 1967) with the 228th. From 3 officers the unit had 6 assigned officers, 2 attached officers, 1 attached warrant officer, with two Majors by mid December 1966 (both Majors neither assigned or attached, but quartered with the 228th representing co-ordination of logistics between the 25th ID, 15th Support Brigade, 29th General Support Group, USASUPCOM, SAIGON, MACV and 1st Logistics Command with the 228th as the core unit of operations). Thus, George had a birds-eye view of the transition from one set of cadre to the next.Enjoy.. To say that we were feeling no pain by mid afternoon would be an understatement. In the afternoon wed go help the yard crew put tarps on the palletized rations. I cant explain the odor but if I ever smelled it again, Id know I must be in Vietnam. The mission involved the recovery of two remains involving a helicopter pilot and a warrant officer who had taken off from Tay Ninh airstrip and for some unknown reason, had flown straight into the side of Nui Bau Den (The Black Virgin Mountain). I was still on the permanent Guard Duty Roster, and I asked the NCO and Sergeant of the Guard if I could have my birthday off with a couple of the guys from permanent guard duty and my friend Ted Fife who had been assigned and working in Class I since mid to late February 1967. Another thing that happened in the July to August 1967 time frame was some sort of orders issued by the Base Command, that Tay Ninh needed reaction teams to dispel any hostile attacks which might be launched by the Viet Cong (VC) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Upon arrival in Long Binh RVN approximately 11 enlisted personnel were transferred to either the 506th or 624th Quartermaster Companies (DS). This MUC award appears on my individual DD214. Sergeant Major clearly indicated to Company Clerk that 228th operations were superior in nature. Therefore (and provable) the 29th General Support Group Quarterly Report is in error regarding number of WIA. To his everlasting credit, Lenzi rappelled down a rope dangling from a helicopter, placed what little remainshe could locate into a recovery pouch, and sent them upward to the hovering Huey. As such, the 228th was charged with developing, operating the various supply points necessary, to stock, manage, distribute all logistics materials arriving by convoy and various aircraft as well as participating in same (convoy runs and the like). When I became Company Clerk, I paid special attention to personnel records, PMOS designations and the like. As such, I would have immediately assigned George to any one of about 15 open slots within the Company directly, and he would have never been sent to Trai Bi to fill sand bags.unless he was one of the all purpose attached troops to the 228th. Upon completion of quarters, personal shower point and personal outhouse of Battalion CommanderCompany B pool table, refrigerator, phonograph player and air conditioning unit were requisitioned and installed in the Battalion Commanders quarters along with the only Company B generator to operate electric lighting and other electrics within said quarters. When I left the 228th on 27 May 1967, CPT White was the Commanding Officer. The Table of Organization of a reduced strength direct support company of 233 in non-combat and combat conditions was designed to support 16,000 personnel. Major Ward was physically in Tay Ninh and remained quartered with the 228th until mid June 1967. Each item issued in whatever amount was based on a number per 100 individuals. At some point he was also sent TDY to Saigon (possibly with 277th S&S BN (DS), but again returned to Long Binh. Christmas had arrived and personnel celebrated same with another specialized meal, which in effect was a duplicate of Thanksgiving Menu. Here were a bunch of guys drafted or regular army from every conceivable background one can think of, forming into a unit with a common purpose and building an esprit de corp. As Ive said previously, I dont know what each platoon did exactly, but I know we did it well. Tobias, Brigadier General, Commanding, 1st PHILCAGV 1966 forward in Tay Ninh by 1977 was head of The National Philippines Housing Authority. Further, the flashback clearly had me seated with steel pot, rifle, canvas duffle bag, and the flashback ended. The guys in our truck got together, split into two groups, with one half of us going forward while the other half went rearward. In addition, as if the preceding was not a heavy enough burden, the 228th was also supporting a 3000 plus/minus contingent of the 1st Philippine Civic Action Command commanded by one General G.V. (ret. Settling into the routine of of what Id been taught in Class I was a continuing educational experience of learning the ins and outs of what our mission was, and how to get it done under various circumstances. 3) The 29th GS Group OPORD # 1-67 was published on 1 January 1967. Attached are the 507th Engr.,551st Ord. So, I researched all the relevant websites I could find (RAR, 173rd AB, 1st ID, 48th Trans GP, and many others.). Finished with paperwork and all, we were driven to SEATAC, the main civilian airport in Seattle, Washington to catch flights home about 3 hours later. The Commanding Officer of Company B {Capt.B.A. There is one brief mention that six, 1,200 gallon and nine 5,000 tank trucks are organic to a supply and service company. First it was unsecured by US Army forces. Jerry D. White to assume command of 228th. All ranks were Specialist E4, PFC, PVT E2 and PVT E1. Any additional information on Staff Sergeant Bill Johnson's service with the 48th Coast Artillery Battalion and/or the 906th Field Artillery Battalion, would be greatly . For whatever reason(s) the 266th found it convenient to send me a number of neer do wells for rehabilitation (I guess) in a manner or form, that was not quite on the books. {A Side Note:In Tay Ninh we in Class I did have a great working relationship with Class VI. Note:It is believed (pending notification) by 228th personnel of the time period, that this MUC most likely appears on individual DD214s. 9th Corps. Battery "B" was, on 1 December 1944, located at Sierck-les-Bains ( vU9895 ), attached to the 55 th Combat Engineer Battalion, with the mission of operating LVT M2 and M4 "Alligators" in the XX Corps river crossing operations in that locality. The228th S&S Co (DS)which operates theTay NinhForward Supply Point suffered 1 KIA and 14 WIA., Note: There were two other seriously wounded, evacuated and subsequently returned to CONUS.ABN, 2) On 1 December 1966 the 29th Group was attached to the 15th Support Brigade. ?67), LT James Talley (?? Stewart Jr., SP4 Dennis E. Thomas, SP4 Louis D. Valentine **** SP4 Marvin Eanes Jr., SP4 Clare Easley, SP4 Larry Groth, SP4 James R. Harley, SP4 Leon Harper, SP4, SP4 Norman M. Hopkins, SP4 Anthony Low, SP4 Dennis L. Lucero, SP4 Gerald P. Martin, SP4 James R. Normoyle, SP4 Moses Oatman, SP4 James M. Proctor, SP4 Jose L. Sandoz, SP4 William A. Taylor, SP4 Alfonso Trevizo, SP4 William L. Watkins ..Total 35 of 110 rotating from unit prior to 1 June 1967. Once you have obtained one or both records (4 to 6 weeks) and reviewed, obtain, fill out and file DD Form 149 (Application for correction of Military Record)* as applicable. Purple Heart award for 1 KIA and 2 WIA neither assigned or attached to 228th were awarded from their individual companies of assignment. It was not until the end of February 1967, that the Company finally neared its nearly fully authorized strength (At the time I had been re-assigned from the 228th to the 29th General Support Group (DS) as Intelligence Officer, and thus knew the condition and unit strength of all units subordinate to the 29th General Support Group). At the same time period, on or about late March 1967 to mid April 1967, the Sign Command and Control Center with 266th and 1st Logistics Crest remained in place through 27 May 1967.Orderly Room side of the Company Street at entry from main road. I awakened the next morning with the most mammoth headache and hangover ever. On the same date the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS) was activated. The battalion was assigned to the II Armored Corps and attached to the 75th Field Artillery Brigade until November 1943 at which time it was assigned to the U.S. Army. The particular inhabitants of each field tent (when lumber was available} performed all carpentry themselves, and without guidance or planssuch that, if one looks closely at photographs of the time, one would note variations of detail from structure to structure when completed.
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