Directory Listing of Artillery/Artillery Battalions/Field Artillery The 91st Combined Service Battalion (DS) as of 30 April 1969 and also a subordinate of 29th General Support Group consisted of the following . And, occasional reports of KIA/WIA involving incidents along Route 15, much of which ran very close to reported Main Force VC base areas. The 1 KIA and 2 other enlisted WIA were physically in Tay Ninh, but neither attached or TDY by written orders from superior HQ (266th S&S BN (DS). In short, the 228th was supporting twice its intended design and with substantially fewer people than allowed. Neighbor Jr., SP4 Thomas Parrott, SP4 Cylde Price Jr., SP4 Terry R. Shipp, SP4 J.D. Information after February 1967 was provided by (then) LT Tom Bourlier and (then) LT Dan Hillard. Mid November 1966 the 228th continues in process of setting up, operating all Classes of Supply operations in continued support of Operation Attleboro (largest counteroffensive of Vietnam War to date), was operating Graves Registration (Processing of remains from the field and in base camp Mortuary Affairs), Operating a Laundry and Bath service in Cu Chi, Tay Ninh and Quan Loi, operating Stock Control (engineering parts, all manner of standard and field equipment, such that records matched actual material on hand), Class II and IV (parts clothing, engineering supply, other), Class I (refrigerated, semi perishable, perishable, canned, and non canned food products such as condiments), Class III, aka: POL (petroleum, lubricants and oil) yard including aviation fuel, diesel, gasoline, Class V (munitions storage and transport.not a usual function of a Supply and Service unit) along with all other supply and logistics functions such as water and chemical treatment for potable water, use of heavy equipment for grading roadways, supply areas and other.the 50 to 60% authorized unit personnel wearing many hats above and beyond their respective PMOS (primary military occupational specialties). Online Collection | National Army Museum, London After a week, we received word that we were to return to Tay Ninh. No matter how hard they tried to sterilize the equipment, keep it pristine clean, etc! The next order of business assigned the Company was to build the wooden Battalion Mess Hall, followed by the clearing and construction of an area for the Orderly Room with two inline wooden structures directly behind the Orderly Room for the personnel of what had been Company B, 266th (see following regarding 20 July 1966), all completed on or about 25 July 1966. I became aware of occasional rare exceptions to this routine later in 1966, involving opening of Route 15 to move units debarking at Vung Tau to Long Binh or elsewhere. Do your job, fill in another square on your short-timers calendar, putting you ever closer to the time you could finally go home. When we arrived, we were both basically told to get out of the way. Those serving in the field of battle continued to subsist on C- Rations. The 1st Shirt returned from R&R. 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). It never will be of course, due to constitutional issues and a seemingly endless steam of politicians who know it would (or might) be political suicide. Possibly at some point prior to 13 May and rotation orders, Major Ward had been reassigned to the 266th S&S BN (DS)or had to have been, per newer and retyped Morning Reports of 228th (new DA Form 1) whereMajor Ward rotates out of 228th (no entry ever showing he had been assigned and joined or attached, unless prior to 13 May 1967) per orders generated by 266th S&S BN (DS) .A.B.Neighbor 11 March 2012. All ranks were Specialist E4, PFC, PVT E2 and PVT E1. Copyright 2023 Back to Normandy. The 228th was the very first unit outside of 196th Light Infantry Brigade and its subordinate units to arrive in Tay Ninh West base camp. (5) Forms, records and reports required for inventory purposes. I also felt that the geography and setting of Tay Ninh Province was pretty and unique. Two Battalion Commanders of several from the 25th ID proceeded to inform me of the operation and the support they would be needing. Per SP4 Terry R. Shipp {228th, later 266th} the section were baking bread from the moment of arrival. Sites must be kept to a minimum to reduce handling, and arranged to avoid offering attractive targets.Note:In Tay Ninh, and bythe very nature of the ground terrain (it being flat) everything and every unit of operation was a prime target. I reported in to the 266th on or about 20 October 1966 where I was subsequently assigned to the 624th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) also stationed in Long Binh.

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