Defense of the base was shared by members of the 554th engineer battalion, who suffered ten killed in the early morning attack. He currently lives in richmond, where he studies history and cultural. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. I do not want to use aggressive advertisements on the site, therefore the revenue from the site is very small. Company, 34th engineer battalion, 20th engineer brigade and the road they built, but this. Vietnam war army engineers 554th engineer battalion float bridge name search. The battalion was inactivated on 26 march 1963 at fort leonard wood and activated on 1 february 1966 at fort knox, kentucky. The us army in vietnam the bud harton collection at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive. The 173d airborne brigade was airlifted from okinawa to bien hoa on 5 may to relieve. Defense of the base was shared by members of the 554th engineer battalion, which suffered ten killed in the early morning attack. Vietnam lrrp with captured vietnam history, vietnam war photos, american war, american. Talley assumed the duties as command sergeant major of the 402nd army field support brigade june 2017. Once i get a bit more familiar with the us army order of battle for the war, i will reorganize the documents by unit, if it seems more appropriate. Charlie company, 554th engineer battalion executes and supports the woes and eccc to produce values based leaders who are tactically and technically competent, and committed to fight and win our nations wars.
A co, 554th engineer battalion, fort leonard wood, missouri. Army fire base constructed in 1968 and in use 19681970. See 65th engineer battalion vietnam army engineer groups. Military records for family, persons, notables and others. It was redesignated as the 554th engineer battalion on 25 february 1954 and activated as such on 15 november 1954 at fort leonard wood, missouri. Vietnam map vietnam history vietnam war photos north vietnam vietnam veterans vietnam travel asian history world history history books. Browse through military records by war, date, locations and name. Army 554th engineer battalion left fort knox, kentucky, in 1967.
The 554th engineer battalino conducts commissioned and warrant officer training, advanced individual training ait and. It was based at cu chi, vietnam, from 1967 to 1969 with some elements at phu loi. From the time the first large contingent of army engineer troops waded ashore at cam ranh. Welcome to the 554 engineer battalion official page on facebook, where you. The 659th engineer construction company, an army reserve unit based out of spokane, wash. He added that he is interested in obtaining the level iii certification if given the chance. Fire base tomahawk fire base tomahawk also known as tomahawk ill or hill 2 a u. The 554th engineer battalion is totally dedicated to ensuring that the officers it trains are as prepared as it can possibly make themfor your unit, the regiment, and the army. The setting of my book takes place in 1968 in vietnam. Csm talleys previous assignments include, recovery operator 2nd battalion, 29th field artillery, 8 th infantry division. Battalion, while the other section was attached to the 65th engineer battalion combat. This article is within the scope of wikiproject united states, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the united states of america on wikipedia. Headquarters, headquarters and service company, and companies a, b, and c redesignated 25 february 1954 as the 554th engineer battalion and allotted to the regular army remainder of the regiment concurrently disbanded battalion activated 15 november 1954 at fort leonard wood, missouri.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Served with united states army vietnam usarv, 554th engineer battalion. D co, 554th engineer battalion, fort leonard wood, missouri. The premier site for military history research for genealogists, researchers, history buffs. Army base, located along highway to the northwest of saigon and about 20 km north of th. Lieutenant colonel howley is the commander, 554th engineer battalion, and chief, department of instruction, us army engineer school, fort leonard wood, missouri. Battalion, which, during this period, traveled 36,548 miles while hauling 14,319 equivalent yards of. He was killed when the 554th engineer battalion mess hall was mined and exploded, killing 15. Red thunder, tropic lighting, the world of a combat division in vietnam by eric bergerud vietnam 19651970, the 25th infantry division published by turner publications. The battalion was assigned to the 79th engineer group, 20th engineer brigade and stationed at the cu chi base camp of the 25th infantry division. The 554th engineer battalion is an engineer battalion of the united states army. July through 31 july two complete sections of the 1st platoon were with the 554th eng.
It was some awesome competition, said danny velez, who led the 554th engr. Constituted 5 may 1942 in the army of the united states as the 354th engineers. Associated units 25th infantry division association. Inactivated 26 march 1963 at fort leonard wood, missouri. Johnson, a general construction equipment operator from d company, 554th engineer battalion, was enroute to the showers at. This collection is housed at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive, it organized first by date, then by unit somehow. Army medic with the 20th engineer battalion hands out candy to local children. This military service page was createdowned by sgt. On 20 june 2008 the 554th engineer battalion amalgamated with the 577th.
Other units at thunder iii were 2nd battalion 12th artillery, 3rd battalion 197th artillery, b company 554th engineer battalion. Welcome to the 554 engineer battalion official page on facebook, where you will find the most recent information, stories, and photos. Pages in category engineer battalions of the united states army the following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. Welcome to alpha company, 554th engineer battalion s official page. The 554th red horse squadron continues to uphold its unit motto, semper ducimus or always leading as it celebrates its 47th birthday on oct. The 1st engineer brigade trains and develops engineer soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines for fullspectrum operations to fight and win our nations wars. On 19 july an additional section from the second platoon was attached to the 65th eng. The following info was shared with me by dennis monsere, whose father julian, was with the 554th engineer heavy ponton bn. In 1988 the battalion moved to fort leonard wood, missouri with the united states engineer school. Fifteen members of d company, 554th engineer battalion, died on 3 jan 1969 when the battalion mess hall at cu chi was mined. If you knew or served with this soldier and have additional information or photos to support this page, please leave a message for the page administrators here. The 554th engineer battalion was transferred on 7 november 1986 to the training and doctrine command and organized at fort belvoir, virginia to train engineer officers.
This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on world war ii fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. Charlie company 554th engineer battalion fort leonard wood. Leonard wood, missouri where it trains soldiers for the engineer branch. Charlie company 2nd battalion 48th infantry regiment fort leonard wood, mo government organization alpha company, 58th transportation battalion fort leonard wood, mo. Many of the thousands of military units with current or historical service have started websites as a way to present the proud history of the unit and to facilitate communication among the members and veterans. The history of the 104th engineer compan 104thengineers. Michael army corps of engineer s office of history, informed me mel brooks was a member of the 1104th engineers.
Image result for 554th engineer vietnam 1969 combat. It is responsible for training the horizontal skills course, engineer basic officers leader course ebolc. Engineers certify instructors on new army fitness test u. Army fire base constructed by the 101st airborne division. Thursday, april 25, 2019 guidon section b page 1 554th. Us army engineers, 19651970 vietnam studies army center of. The base was occupied by the 2nd battalion, 501st infantry regiment and 2nd battalion, 8th artillery, 327th infantry. The 2nd battalion, 2nd mechanized infantry was at thunder iii.
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