Photos of Bear Cat

By Bob Gregoire

Co C 709th Maint. Bn

Thank You Bob for helping

 The 709th Maint Bn.

1) C Co. 709th equipment train leaving Ft. Riley, KS Nov 66

2) L to R Lt's John A. Bean, Co A, Steve C. Couch, Co. C,

 Jerry C. Swallows, Co. C, Dale A. Corcorin, Co. A aboard

USS Upshur, Dec 1966

3) Landing craft (LCM's) Vung Tau 1 Jan 1967

4)  L to R Capt.. Frank Szustak, Co. Cmdr., SFC Radaford Merideth, Maint. Platoon  Sgt.,Sgt. Sergeant, CW3 Frank Neal, Artillery Repair, 2 Jan 1967.  Day 2 in VN for C Co. 709th.45. Co. C 709th troop qtrs. at Bear Cat

5) Co. C 709th troop qtrs. at Bear Cat

6) Aerial photo of Bear Cat late Feb 1967

7) Co. C 709th Maint. tent at Bear Cat

8) Co. C 709th Maint. tent at Bear Cat

9) 1Lt. Robert "Bob" Gregoire, Shop Off. C Co. 709th May 1967

10) 1Lt. Robert "Bob" Gregoire,

11) Sp4. Jerry Connell, Shop Clerk and Pvt. Comillo standing at the Shop Off van's door.

12) Pvts. Camillo and Killian C Co. 709th

13) Convoy security armor on Op. Junction City

14) Sp4. Jerry Connell, Shop Clerk, C Co. 709th

15) R to L SFC Radaford Merideth with Sp4's Reid, Andy, Hill

16) Co. C. boxing Mar. 67

17) Co C 709th convoying Op. Pittsburg

18) Battle damaged M113 APC's

19) Co C 709th M88 recovering an M 48

20) 1Lt Robert Gregoire, Op. Junction City with 1st ID "The Big Red One" 

22) CW2 Charlie Hughes, Service and Evacuation

23) Rubber tree plantation near Quon Loi, Op. Junction City

24) Artillery shells, Op. Junction City

25) L to R Lts. Jack DeLong, Jerry Swallows and CW3 Frank Neal

26) L to R Lts. Bob Gregoire, Jerry Swallows and CW3 Frank Neal

27) 9 ID Red Cross women (donut dollies)

Bob how in the world did you get into the Donut Dollies hooch ???

or vice versa. I am jealous sign Mike Williams

28) USO show June 1967 Bear Cat

29) Chinook supply drop Op Junction City Feb 67

30) Chinook supply drop

31) Bn. Cmdr. LC Sterling Post, 709th M. Bn.

32) 1Lt. Robert Gregoire receives Bronze Star Dec 67

33) Huey that crashed near Tay Ninh May 67

34) Black Virgin mt. near Tay Ninh

35) Black Virgin mt. near Tay Ninh

36) 1Lt. Robert Gregoire's hooch in Tay Ninh, which had previously

belonged to the Cmdr. of the 196th Brigade - NICE PLACE – thought

I'd died and gone to Heaven

37) My hooch and the command bunker, Tay Ninh

38) 175mm howitzers, Tay Ninh

39) Huey's return, Tay Ninh 

40) Huey's return, Tay Ninh

41)  M60 door gun in Huey

42) US Army pontoon bridge next to a blown VN

43) C Co. 709th's M88 winching an M48 tank that had lost its track when crossing a river

44) M48 tank as it slide to dry land

45) Artillery strike spots near Bear Cat from the air

46)  Vehicle dugouts in Tay Ninh

47)  Aerial bomb strike ( Op.Port Sea near Vaung Tau) with Aussies

Thank You Bob for the photos

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