unit history information
for 326 MED 101 ABN
For date 690228
326 MED 101 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, Camp Eagle
Description: The Air Ambulance Platoon monthly newsletter reported on three types of training started in January: pilot hood time, stick time for CEs, and full crew hoist training. WO John Shirley, the Avn safety officer, is in charge and helping train CEs and medics on the hoist are SP5 Richard Oberg and SP5 Tom Rolls. They also reported receiving 170 brightly colored patches for wear on the right shirt pocket. They're circular, with a red cross against a white background, bounded by a maroon right, and on the face of the cross is a green, medevac helicopter, the words Air Amb Plt are on top of the patch and 326th Med Bn is on the bottom. It mentioned that LT Evan's section had taken a salvaged hooch at Camp Evans and turned it into a castle of warmth and hominess away from 'home.' The crews have decided the Camp Evans standby is not so bad after all and are willing to pull permanent standby. FSB Los Banos at the souther end of the AO is running a close second, trying to induce the day standby crews with good chow, their own bunker, prebuilt aircraft revetments, and COL Dyke's 'No Slack' hospitality. According to these crews the view and sunshine are second only to Hawaii. Funny the same sun can't shine on Camp Eagle. The construction of the EM/NCO club has quickened to a snail's pace and the Officer's Lounge is rapidly catching up. It also contained a lengthy story entitle 'A Hero Story' written by a CE that describes a hoist mission with a little humor. This story included mention of a pet dog named Dusty who loved to eat shrimp. It mentioned four pilots sent TDY to the 45th Med Co and how cold the weather was around Camp Eagle. The Newsletter is now 6 pages long.
Comments: MAJ Cloke, Robert R.; Plat CO, award; ;
PSG Ross, Thomas L. Jr.; Plat SGT, award; ;
LTC Mittemeyer, Bernhard T.; Bn CO; ;
CPT Danby, James C.; AC, award; ;
CPT Lewis, Charles H.; award, reassigned; ;
CPT Sawyer, Robert D.; award; ;
CPT Smith, William; joined, maitenance; ;
CPT Turner, Ottis G.; award; ;
1LT Evans, Otis D.; award; ;
1LT Little, Kerry L.; award; ;
1LT McCrary, Thomas M.; award; ;
1LT Miner, George L.; AC, award; ;
1LT Torba, Gerald M.; award; ;
CW2 Skarie, Loren P.; reassigned; ;
WO1 Black, Robert B.; joined; ;
WO1 Blessing, John; AC; ;
WO1 Dill, Charles; reassigned; ;
WO1 McKenna, Michael L.; award; ;
WO1 Mueller, Edmond J.; joined; ;
WO1 Obrecht, Richard W.; award; ;
WO1 Shirley, John H. Jr.; Avn Safety Off, award; ;
WO1 Stapp, George U.; award; ;
WO1 Tucker, Max E.; award; ;
SSG Forrester, Keith; joined; ;
SGT Pritt, David; ; ;
SP5 Brown, Gregory A.; promo; ;
SP5 Cutler, Barth T.; promo, award; ;
SP5 Francis, Stephen B.; award; ;
SP5 Goodwin, Roger W.; award; ;
SP5 Johnson, James R.; promo; ;
SP5 Mayberry, Roy M.; promo, award; ;
SP5 McLane, Michael P.; award; ;
SP5 Oberg, Richard; trainer; ;
SP5 Outwater, Michael J.; award, reassigned; ;
SP5 Persijn, Fritz C.; medic joined; ;
SP5 Pugh, Daniel G.; award; ;
SP5 Ramsey, Kenneth D.; promo; ;
SP5 Rolls, Tim; trainer; ;
SP5 Sanchez, Amador G.; award; ;
SP5 Selander, Edward T.; award; ;
SP5 Wagoner, Larry E.; award; ;
SP5 Woods, David L.; award; ;
SP4 Burdo, Anthony T.; award; ;
SP4 Fox, Brian R.; cartoonist; ;
SP4 Runion, Richard G.; award, reassigned; ;
SP4 Salvatore, Mario A.; award; ;
SP4 Thompson, Anthony R.; award; ;
SP4 White, Karl T.; editor; ;
PFC Arnold, Steven E.; award; ;
PFC Campbell, Joseph H.; award; ;
PFC Margro, James A.; award; ;
The source for this information was 326 MED DET Monthly Newsletter 1 Mar 69
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