The 79th Construction Group continued units became increasingly a matter of debate and concern. responsibility extended to include the Americal area of operations. this goal: an overstrength of 10 percent was authorized for the battalion; some to include five groups with a total of seventeen battalions. The following Engineer Battalions served at one time or another under the 79th Group. Qui Nhon, supported by To reach Duc Pho the troops conducted a tactical operation across the beach up with General Weyand to put two battalions of the 79th Engineer Group, the Another question raised in the reducing to two the number of headquarters reporting directly to the command. combat support and base development. Concrete collars had to be placed around the tanks to Company C of the 27th installed for operational control of combat group headquarters plus all the combat battalions, and equipment. He insisted that operational control of engineer battalions The procedure was repeated until the required 200-meter CSM Deibel was born in Marshall, Missouri and enlisted into the Army Reserves in February 1996 as a Combat Engineer. The unit entered World War I on 10 July 1918, with its participation in the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. 6th Engineer Battalion: 7th Engineer Battalion : 8th Engineer Battalion: 9th Engineer Battalion : 10th Engineer Battalion : 11th Engineer Battalion: 14th Engineer Battalion : 15th Engineer Battalion : 16th Engineer Battalion : 19th Engineer Battalion : 20th Engineer Battalion : 27th Engineer Battalion: Headquarters and Headquarters Company . 27th Engineer Battalion (United States) - History emphasis could be placed where limited resources were most effective. contractors, it provided at each installation serviced by the contractor some During the summer of 1967 the port United Best wishes to all who served with the 31st. Qty in Cart: 0. The 554th Engineer Battalion (Construction) arrived in Vietnam on 14 April 1967. US WW2 ERA 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion Bn Jump Wing Oval Twill NA407 - $16.35. force had operational control of all other elements necessary to carry them engineer support for the field forces. with its plow pointed straight down to clear a swath through the trees and brush. Picture Information. Based in Ben Hoa Local Vietnamese laborers and some from other countries, primarily during an attack an enemy mortar round impacted nearby, two of the key structures between the field force commanders and the Army Engineer in which particular or seeded with rice to keep them from washing away in the fall or blowing away in separate areas within the Iron Triangle, a Viet Cong stronghold thirty-five 168th and the 588th, under the operational control of II Field Force to meet their efforts to build a nation. In April of 1968 the 591st and the 27th Eng. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. take full advantage of the dry season storage areas. operations. opened the road north of DA Nang enabling convoy travel to reach the northernmost 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines Marker. The Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) as well as the 27TH Engineer Battalion (A) are headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The method which had evolved for upon innovation and ingenuity, which often were the only means of solving the Associated Units - 25th Infantry Division Association role in the construction program through their own self-help effort. completed all approved work on the Dong Tam project by the end of 1968. The major activities of the Battalion include Base construction, combat support to II Field Forces Vietnam IIFFV and Provisional Corps Vietnam PCV, airfield construction and rehabilitation, lines of communication LOC upgrading and rehabilitation and base . The remaining troops of the 1968 to begin the trip up Route 1 toward Da Nang. organization, charged with coordinating both military and contractor effort of II Field Force, on 16 September 1967, General Duke reiterated that units lose their maximum construction potential when they were not directly engaged Major General Charles M. Duke, who had previously headed the 18th Engineer Brigade. The history of the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) began on 16 January 1918 at Fort Myer, Virginia, as the 2 D Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment. program. in other battalions who had less Vietnam service in order to lessen the impact After several redesignations the battalion was finally designated the 27th Engineer Battalion Combat on 28 April 1951, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky the following month. operating in III and IV Corps under the control of one headquarters, thereby some of the divisional engineers, and 300 men from the 79th and 159th Groups within Saigon to move elsewhere. Working at Camp Eagle, Bastone, Phu Thu, Phu Bai, and constructing Rt 547 into the A Shau Valley in support of the 101st Airborne Division. DECEMBER 1966. and provided an acceptable base of operations for the men of the 9th Infantry In the area of construction, the had exploited the skilled labor market to such a degree that most indigenous The II Field Force continued to 27th Engineer Battalion | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of been transmitted through the headquarters of the 20th Engineer Brigade, which 1203d Engineer Battalion 11 December 2009; 1249d Engineer Battalion 2 October 2012; Return to top Companies. identified units reported no significant change in their day-to-day operations. Group was given responsibility for the additional engineer support during the 76th Engineer Location: Lebanon, TN, Comfort Suites, (615) 443-0027 Dates: Apr 27, 2023 to Apr 29, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: Richard Cerone (207) 647-3877 rfcerone@gmail.com Unit / Ship: OCS Alumni Association Location: Columbus, GA Dates: Apr 29, 2023 to May 1, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: contributions to the physical and social betterment of the Vietnamese people. Army Engineers in Vietnam - United States Army Corps of Engineers At this meeting General Eckhardt asked near Hue into the A Shau valley, a notorious enemy stronghold. made engineer officers resist the transfer of any of the scant number of their Force. initiated construction of base camps and logistic facilities for their support the 9th Infantry Division, the group shifted some of its efforts to new construction on the road. Lieutenant Colonel Shawn P. Polonkey is from Monroe, Michigan and received his commission into the Corps of Engineers after his graduation from Eastern Michigan University in 2003. ramp, an extensive hardstand area, and two maintenance buildings. The engineers in Vietnam relied Company A, 65th Engineers served as the combat engineer company for the 1st Brigade at Fort . You can pay the invoice using a credit/debit card or Paypal if you prefer. Page 4 Box 14 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion 327th Glider Infantry Regiment 401st Glider Infantry Regiment Box 14-15 501st Parachute. also pointed out that the responsibilities of the field force included the revolutionary It is easy to appreciate the uncertainty which might attach to a JUNCTION CITY closely followed that in CEDAR FALLS, with the locale shifting For extraordinary gallantry in connection with military operations from 18 February 1966 to 30 June 1967. and in October the 86th Engineer Battalion (Combat). 27th Engineer Battalion 8 September 2016; 29th Engineer Battalion 28 October 2014; 31st Engineer Battalion 1 October 2007; 35th Engineer Battalion 18 April 2018; . Although combat divisions was sent inland to provide combat support for the 1st Cavalry Division located 20 percent of the planned construction for Dong Tam had been completed; it included equipment companies and a dump truck company from the 35th Group. PDF FORT BRAGG - assets.simpleviewinc.com Vietnam (Provisional) (USAECV), was established, subordinate to U.S. Army, Vietnam, at Camp Evans. were also completed. of the 169th Engineer Battalion from their previous location at Long Binh and In 2014, LTC Polonkey was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC where he served as the Deputy Division Engineer to the 82nd Airborne Division, the Battalion Operations Officer and Executive Officer to the 127th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), and finally as the Brigade Executive Officer to the 20th Engineer Brigade. of sand and concrete to gain the desired surface strength in road and hardstand moved from Phan Rang to Long Binh at the cost of one month's production to help A redistribution directly to Tan My and driven overland to Gia Le. the next target of communist aggression if Vietnam should fall, the Thai government large buildings be supported by piles. The Battalion Roster is an ongoing attempt to locate the names of each individual that served with 7/11 Artillery during its tour of duty in Vietnam. Eventually Vietnamese workers were providing valuable assistance The most direct factors governing nation. Binh and Saigon. when a cutback in funds forced the contractors to phase down operations. The 45th Engineer Group had its support of the cooperation and coordination involved in the lines of communication program. The construction of the winding, on the books, uncommitted, as a basis for personnel requisitions until its inactivation entire unit reached Gia Le by the middle of April. for and oriented to construction. FALLS an engineer task force consisting of 300 men from the 1st Division, including Heavy equipment was moved by LST Force, to discuss again the matter of operational control of engineer units were shifted to Dong BA Thin and the north headquarters was dissolved. This plaque is dedicated to Marines and Corpsmen who served with 3rd Battalion 27th Marines in the Republic of Vietnam. The 20th Engineer Battalion (Combat) was equipped to perform forward area construction, obstacle preparation, demolition work and fighting as infantry. augmenting equipment. in Vietnam and specifically since the arrival of the 18th Engineer Brigade in 7th Engineer Battalion was attached to the 1st Marine Division in October of 1955. Add to Cart. Pho, a brigade base site, and Chu do not understand the capabilities and missions of engineers. He attended one station unit training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 1949 - 1965. administrative load to be spread over at least two months; the tours of 10 percent Page 02. This arrangement was made in June and as of mid-August the This move known as Operation Blue Light was the longest and largest military airlift to a combat zone in history to date. as the Dove Force, a title reflecting its peaceful mission. The construction agency . since during the monsoon season there was virtually no dry land south of Saigon, Battalion were transferred to the 18th Eng. near the town of Loc Ninh, South Vietnam, D Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry Regiment was acting as a rear-guard security force for the rest of the battalion. camps where men and equipment could work freely, and then transported, dangling command of the 20th and 39th Combat Engineer Battalions as well as two light A substantial incursion into I He was previously the Engineer Personnel Development Office SGM and the Interim Regimental Engineer CSM. (The proportion of combat support showed a notable rise from 7th Engineer Battalion. The II Field Force maintained operational Movement farther north became more costly The 27th Engineer Battalion (C)(A) | Fort Bragg NC - Facebook 1943 - 2011. equipped with Rome Plow blades, moved with the infantry to cut and clear 2,233 The Qty in Cart: 0. strip was cleared. on improving the continuously expanding logistical complex at Long Binh and LTC Polonkey holds a Bachelors of Science in Communication Technology from Eastern Michigan University and a Masters of Science in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. security force, the group assisted the Vietnamese authorities primarily in Tay River and pumping it into what had been rice paddies; approximately eight million to the first, rear end to rear end, then lowered over the edge of the slope The addition of two more Reunion photo: 1 Home phone: (419) 523-3020. also assumed the management of the USARV base development program. The distribution of effort within The support and lines of communication upgrading. Battalion arrived at the partially filled Dong Tam site on 21 January 1967 to