I will look up the Facebook Group too. Sure I have just sent you an email. vinway@kataan.net, My name is Roy Sutton . Another burst of machine gun, [did they have night vision goggles then?] [3]:255 With the deployment of USAF fighters to Ubon, the unit also performed joint exercises and provided air defense for the USAF attack aircraft and bombers based at Ubon. Ill ask her on Saturday (9th) when I see her. IN 2011 AND 2012 I SPENT 2 MONTHS BOTH YEARS VISITING HER FAMILY OUTSIDE OF WARIN. While doing a little research on Rice Bugs of Thailand, I chanced upon this blog page for John Bemiss. We Werent There. The area displays aircraft such as a B-52D, which participated in Operation Linebacker I and II; workhorse fighters such as the F-4C flown by then-Col. Robin Olds. The three clubs downtown, Mustang, Fairlane, [corsair or corvair?] FC we loaded a lot of napalm during the dry season and the 2 A-1s may have come shortly after the sapper attack in January 70. Bomb Dump Tower, Fox-3. My real name is Raymond but a lot of people know me as Marty. I was TDY from the 1ST MOB out of Clark from APR 62 until AUG 62. Thanks Grant. A true friend Norris McIntire (Mac). old I have a claim into the va, and there telling me that I didnt get near the perimeter of the base, where they used agent orange to kill the weeds on the perimeter, I know there are wrong and I would like to know if anyone has a list of the augmentees during this time period Thanks Steve Wegher, Check out UBON VETS Facebook page,,it is a closed group,,you will need to join,, but a wealth of info for your claim, if you find help we would all like to hear i have had kidney and heart problems from return to the us from ubon in 1970, I was an avionics type when I was assigned to Ubon from 6/68 to 6/69. Just wondering why this attack was not mentioned. Im writing a book based on his experiences but unfortunately hed passed away so I cant get more information from him on what life on the base was like. On 16 September 1974 the USAF forces at Ubon were inactivated and the facility turned over to the Thai Government. The members have put hundreds of photos of the base and town there. Congressional pressure in Washington grew against these bombings, and on 30 June 1973, the United States Congress passed Public law PL 93-50 and 93-52, which cut off all funds for combat in Cambodia and all of Indochina effective 15 August 1973. Im sorry to hear youre having trouble with VA, too. Nothing grew there, no weeds, no plants, nothing. Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in Ubon Ratchathani Province. Several of our men went to Danang to help with quick turns during this time. Did your husband work in preload area (bomb dump) which i was not familiar with? From 1965 to 1974, the base was a front-line facility of the USAF during the Vietnam War. Crew members of EC-121 Aircraft work and check equipment inside aircraft at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. 23 September 1967: Colonel Robin Olds, United States Air Force, the Wing Commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Ubon-Rachitani Royal Thai Air Force Base, flew the final combat mission of his military career. My memory is not so good anymore but I too recall during my tour of a couple attacks during 72-73, as I recall we had a zapper killed and we had a round of mortars on base trying to take out our gunships. Also I am looking for another security guard who worked with me at the gate last name Davis and looked like Paul Newman. If you wont do it for yourselves then do it for your families. I was a crew chief for the 433rd. Looking forward to more!! Go figure. For the benefit of the Ubon vets that see this, there is a Face Book group for Ubon Vets to connect with each other and share memories. that a large group of Viet Cong had been spotted enroute to the base and that the Thai Army had been sent out to intercept them. Thanks! As a weapons loader (1970) we were all housed in the 2 story cinder block barracks. 36; Nakhon Phanom AB runway No. Japan and their photo lab arrived at Don Muang. Is Ubon Ratchathani about to be discovered? Were you there when Bob Hope came. Taken in: Thailand / Ubon Ratchathani / Pathum ( show map) Taken on: January 1, 1970. I have filed no claim at this time but after reading these many comments, filing a claim might be in the future. I dont know if we armed any more flights that night, the early morning wolf birds with centerline gun pod, two inboard rocket pods, two outboard fuel tanks, may have waited for day shift at 0600 hours. We must know each other. Hide. The last of the Constant Guard F4 augmentation forces were released in September 1973. . Great to have you drop by I bet you have some stories to tell as well! It was common at Ubon and might help claims if AO isnt working. go back. Upon arriving at Ubon Sept 1969, as part of the inbound process, we are issued an M-16, the guy hands you the rifle, you check the serial number, sign the form, he takes back the rifle, locks it up. Maps and Photos of bases used by the USAF in Thailand During the Vietnam Era One of the most frequent requests I receive from veterans who served in Thailand is for a map of the base the veteran served at during the Vietnam era. Found that base newspaper from Ubon [Phantom Flyer], had the sapper attack of Jan 70 in it. Now I wonder if they had only one rifle and we all signed for the same weapon. If ANY one on this thread knew Brent (Baton Rouge, LA) please contact me. I enjoyed reading your post. Featured Collections | Photos are great reminders. Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, the home of 23rd Wing Air Command. Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. Hi Dave, welcome and thanks for your memories. I was sent TDY to train on C-130 gunship repair and had orders to work in the gun shop at Ubon. I was a Crew chief on F-4s in Ubon 1969-1970. Recent photos taken of Ubon Air Force Base (Photographer Unknown) The Print Shop is open! I am also looking for any vets at Ubon in 72-73 that worked on the F4 and the 130 as a aircraft HYDRAULIC mechanic. I was stationed there 72-73 in the Air Force. Great sitebrought back a lot of memories. The facility is also used as a civil airport. Ubon Air Base Photos 1967-72 | Thailand pictures, Welcome home soldier, Thailand photos Explore Travel Travel Destinations Asia Destinations From us-mil-thai.tripod.com Ubon Air Base Photos 1967-72 Ubon AB, Thailand - Google Search G Gail Jay 352 followers More information Ubon AB, Thailand - Google Search Welcome Home Soldier Thailand Pictures thought this is not the safest place and high tailed it out of there. I believe that we served those two tours in the 408mms gun shop together Jake. Before he passed he was financially exploited (long story). . Operation Bolo took place on 2 January 1967 and resulted in the loss of 7 MiG-21s for no US losses. Rock solid, get out, check the load, ask a question or two. Airmen downloading reconnaissance cameras from aircraft. Ubon (Ubon Ratchathani) Royal Thai Air Force Base is located approximately 305 miles North-East of Bangkok. Great pics of Ubon flight line, but where are the A/C-130s and 119s ? It didnt explode, but fired when something got hung up in the linkage/cabling causing the ejection sequence to initiate. A dog runs by us, a rifle shot barks at him and he folds up on the tarmac. I was on the top floor of the Ubon hotel recently for a cold one while the sun went down. The 601st Combat Photo Flight, Det 3, Ubon "The Rat Pack" (Al Sterling's Website Currently In-Progress) The 601st Photo Flight publication "Rodent Review" 1968-69 General James went to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in December 1966, as deputy commander for operations, 8th TFW, and in June 1967 was named wing vice commander. p.s. Go figure. Is there any one of you guys that remember if there vas an Danish guy serving in Ubon ? That name Mike Standifer sounds a little familiar to me and yes, please do put him in contact with me. My husband is not pc savy so I will have to do it for him. Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility. EC-121 Aircraft parked on ground at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. Most the other expediters had a good chance of getting excited at times. Law Enforcement Desk blotter Ubon, Thailand 13 September 1968. My dad was their at that time (Vinson). Only reason was to join Ubon vets group and happy I did. The base received combat pay that month. His name is Gilbert Sanchez About the golf course, we were looking at some of the pictures of the Ubon golf and he laughed and said our golf course did not have grass greens just compressed sand. 314-346-7106. I was born in the year of 1975, which now makes me 39 yrs old. Grounded the planes for like a week. Things were a bit tense for the Marines at Nam Phong south of Udorn.. Cpl Steeley Even better if you have photos! Some bad stuff. Love the Flt line photos. Well my friend i was next door building the paveway bombs. [13]:235, On 10 June 1972 8th TFW F-4s successfully destroyed the 3 generators of the Lang Chi hydropower plant 70 miles (110km) northwest of Hanoi, without damaging the dam itself. If they werent successful then we would have been issued ammo for our M16s. Sorry to hear of his health issues too although not surprised. Ubon RTAFB is the home of Wing 21 of the RTAF 2nd Air Division. My name is Willie Robinson I was in the 601 photo flight form 68-69. I was a 46250 specialist in the weapons release shop on the flight line. Some of the missiles i loaded took down Migs. It is a lot harder for us(VSOs) to establish the hard evidence that may be neccessary for a widows claim if you are already dead. Trailer of napalm waiting to be loaded, remember the white phosphorous fuses delivered in ammon cans filled with water. Learn more about benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denied his claim because the VA will not concede that all veterans who served at Thailand air bases were exposed to tactile herbicides (Agent Orange). As I read over these messages I realize my husband was very fortunate to have no physical illnesses from being stationed in Ubon. [13]:251, The squadrons also participated in Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, flying primarily as chaff bombers and strike escorts. If anyone would be so kind as to share more with us we would appreciate it as my dad was only 4 months old. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 4 June 1972: just after midnight Thai police fired on a sapper approaching the AC-130 parking area, killing him. Tweets by @MrMeMock Navigator at desk. 1970. I have ever found an article about 1970 - (C-5A @ Ubon Thailand - Brought In Replacement AC-130A Wing) by Spectre Veteran 1970 - (AC-130A Spectre Gunship . Anybody needing this info can e-mail me and I will forward a copy. [17][15]:105 By April 1969 the 16th SOS accounted for 44 percent of all trucks destroyed in Laos while flying only 3.7 percent of the sorties. Task Force Delta Nam Phong Thailand 1972-1972 I shipped in September 71-72. Ive now have neauropathy, and familial tremor. Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. I WILL BE RETURNING TO UBON AS SOON AS SHE GIVES ME PAROLE AGAIN. F-4D-30-MC 66-7533, c/n 2062, was assigned to the 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Ret.) Yes Im happy and god willing, been blessed. First supervisor Tsgt McKinney; other SSgt John Glover; flight line buddy called Hawk, name maybe Shaw? My Account | Fascinating website link I had no idea this happened. Gerry. It is located in East-Central Thailand, near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in the Ubon Ratchathani Province. The photos bring back a lot of memories. Before we returned to Korat, the foliage browned in a matter of a day or two.I developed a rash like hives on my back, stomach,arms, and legs.I went to our flight surgeon and was diagnosed with a heat rash and/or a possible allergic reaction to the weeds since I saw him earlier in the year for allergies. 18. Although I now have 3 children aged 17, 15 and 5 and I feel that I owe it to them to try harder to find my real parents. Exactly when ????? He flew 78 combat missions into North Vietnam, many in the Hanoi/Haiphong area, and led a flight into the Bolo Mig sweep in which seven Communist Mig 21s were destroyed . This second edition was published by USARPAC (United States Army Pacific) on November 1, 1969. Air start attempts unsuccessful. Regards (U.S. Air Force photo) PHOTO BY: VIRIN: 020925-O-9999G-104 FULL SIZE: 0.47 MB Download I am trying to find Carl J. Santoro NY. It wasnt uncommon for a VC attack to happen at one of the US installations in Thailand. Do you have UBON AIR BASE THAILAND Reunion information you'd like to share. Was there in Dec 69 -Dec 70. Christina, go to the Ubon Vets Facebook page. Photo donated by Sammy Harbin The United States Air Force deployed combat aircraft to Thailand from 1961 to 1975 during the Vietnam War. Information about aircraft and exhibits in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. If my memory serves me right the mortar crew was trying to hit the Spectre aircraft since they were so effective over the Ho Chi Mihn trail destroying trucks. The 3 of us 46250 guys on the arm/dearm team that night and the one F-4 crewchief spent the rest of the night in the bunker, in the grass, next to the arm/dearm shack, the bunker was not sand bags, but plywood boxes filled with sand. I did have good times and made good friends there, I wish I could just remember their names. Ubon RTAFB. 8th Security Police Squadron, Ubon Air Base, safeguarded and defended the base, which was probed and attacked in force by NVA and VC soldiers. My old Air Force buddies and I gathered on the banks of the Ohio River. Col. Robin Olds preflights his F-4C Phantom before a mission in Southeast Asia. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. Assume it must have been sprayed ? After crouching there for awhile I noticed I was shielding myself behind napalm that was on the aircraft. I always guessed they just wanted to get close to the action. Privacy Policy | Links 435TFS from 11/69-11/70. Terms & Conditions | 1972 (Maaaybe the 1st). Thank you SO much for responding and for your info and suggestions. I pushed the door a little to the right and got on the floor and began writing a totally scared and maybe last letter home,to my girl friend. we lay on the brown grass that was never mowed, the rashes continue for 40+ years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darius Hutton) 8th Tactical Fighter Wing The nickname of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing -- the "Wolfpack" -- fit Robin Olds' aggressive style. Did you serve at Ubon Thailand? I happened to be on duty at the time of that attack. Now as a member of your veteran family and a County Veterans Service Officer I know you are all aware of your exposure to Agent Orange, the diseases it causes, and which AF bases & when the VA has already acknowledged. Contact Us | Airmen downloading reconnaissance cameras from aircraft. There were no EOD guys available, so I had to crawl underneath the F-4, and dearm the whole plane, plus remove 2 AIM-7 missles. tom@starkwood.com. I recently returned to Seattle and had the chance to visit Kentucky. The squadron was established in May 1943 as a fighter unit equipped with Supermarine Spitfires, and subsequently saw combat in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II.Between June 1943 and the end of the war in August 1945 it flew air defence patrols to protect . I would love to send some pictures. I was deployed with the B-57s. My email is the same, but they apparently turned your workplace email off. I sent for my service record and got about eight pages (three APRs and some travel vouchers) but nothing concerning any of the information I need. Hi Christina, I was at three bases, Da Nang RVN, Udorn, Ubon. The top floor of the Ubon hotel served food all night, after a quick Samlor ride. [13]:91, On 11 August 1967, the 8th, 355th and 388th Tactical Fighter Wings conducted a raid on the Paul Doumer railroad and highway bridge in Hanoi. My memory is not so good anymore so names are very hard to come by. I found one person from the 460th AEMS in Saigon that remembered me being there but was hoping to have some additional backup when I file a claim for AO exposure, i went tdy to the same base in 69 no record can be found emagance that, I ran across some very interesting info linking TCE (Trike or Tri) trichloroethylene with kidney cancer, liver cancer, and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

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