I was stationed at Korat RTAB 68/69. Most of us young airmen were required to train for and deployed to perimeter as part of base security. Due to my duties while I was there I was in and out of the jungle, plus I stayed in a hooch that had a wooden board walkway to the latrine. Udorn RTAFB, Thailand:The civil war inside Laos and fears of it spreading into Thailand led the Thai government to allow the United States to use covertly five Thai bases beginning in 1961 for the air defense of Thailand and to fly reconnaissance flights over Laos.Udorn was one of those bases. Coming on base from the main gate, traveling past hooches and Thai O-club on the right, eventually crossing a bridge over the klong (near the chapel). Va dr said my cancer was related to agent orange but ratings board says I was not in Vietnam no rating on agent orange. I have Bladder cancer, ischemic heart disease plus. Robert Plascove. The division also holds alater edition of the map from 1972, which is not shown in this blog. My last post was at the CIA ramp guarding barrel and a C-123. Also not every . Up to 1967, the ABCCC coordinating all air strikes were USAF EC-47s, and since 1967, they were Udorn-based EC-130E aircraft. My father Joseph Kauten was stationed at PeaseAFB in NH then went to U-Tapao as a Weapons Maitenance Technician in Jan 72-Feb 73, (on leave for a few weeks in August to get married) he was then in Mountain Home, Idaho. I was stationed in NKP from 1970-1971. But you had to be there 30 days or more for it to be on your records. I was surrounded with dirt and mud as the base was still under construction. Why because unlike todays veterans who get 100 % disability for a bum knew or anxiety everyone know the Vietnam Vet gets nothing. I was billeted at a small camp near Udorn belonging to a pole linemen company. The annual multilateral exercise, which involves a combined total of 76 aircraft and 43 air . In 2004-2005 conducted research and summited a report on the use of Agent Orange in Thailand to the U.S. House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Committee. I request anyone with knowledge of what my brother did please share it with me. We were not a combat unit, but was exposed to Agent Orange! On 02s with 23rd TASS. Just wondering on how to let others contact me. I transferred to the VA clinic in St. George, UT. THAILAND UDORN RTAFB Towers and Bunkers 6232nd CSG/APS, July 1965; 432nd SPS; 1/621st SPS, 18 SEP 1966-27 Jan 1973 . Contributor: U.S. Air Force - 432nd Tactical Reconaissance Wing - Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base - Thailand Date: 1971-09-10; Manuscript/Mixed Material BIOGRAPHIC/SITE REPORT AS OF 9 OCTOBER 1990 Laos / Refno 1771-0-01 . The restaurant I run today was formerly part of a joint officers accommodation facility. At one point, he was picked up by the Jolly Green Giants. They are trying to determine where exactly he was and if he went off base. Any other Security Police who worked the Korat perimeter please contact me. Can I use this blog as apiece of evidence to support his claim? Kaman HH-43B and -43F Huskie - based at Udorn Air Base, Thailand 1965-1966 . But I found it. R diagnosed to Multiple System Atrophy in 2011 Does anyone recall specialists like me flown in for TDY on complex Voodoo repairs? My husband also worked in Korat for about 9 months teaching at Korat Technical College. IBM dont normally show up until after age 50. Ubon. His name was Tsgt. Geography and Map Division I have a picture of him in front of Jet with four other men, i I have there names and would like to find them also! The FLR-9 Agent orange was used at the Depot to clear vegetation around the ammunition storage areas and fence line. If you were there you were in contact with agent orange. Then, six months before discharge, I injured it a fourth time. I was in the 1890 Comm. Glenn, ? We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to Often worked End of runway. Id also like to find out what my dad did while he was there. I am considered 90% disabled with UI, so I get all benefits of 100%. The VA report turned me down because According to the report, just because you stopped by to get gas, it doesnt mean boots on the ground. I think some of the reviewers like to insult and degrade people even though they are seen as ignorant by people who were there and actually served. My husband was stationed at Udorn AFB from 1972-1973. Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, the home of 23rd Wing Air Command. Since then, Ive had problems with sun exposure and blistering skin reaction to most metals. I have document from 56th CES at NKP showing that the perimeter was sprayed in 1971. I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB from jan 1969 to jan 1970 as an ECM repairman on EB-66 AC. I Michael E Schellerer was a B-52 D crew chief on 0100 and others witch later on ended up in Guam on a pedestal at the entrance to GUAM AFB. The whole camp was defoliated to build the camp. (that fence line was sprayed on a regular basis). We were located 81K from Korat in the mountains, in the jungle. I filed for Service Connected Disability immediately upon my return and was DENIED. I have developed a form of MD it was identified as Inclusion Body Myositsis. Am 6 foot 3 inch Af American. My Dad, Marvin M. Parker, from GA, was an Air Force airman serving in Udorn, Thailand (1970-1971). First claim denied. Contrary to the belief of the VA a chain link fence DOSE NOT STOP THE drift of the spray in to the tin BKS with all windows open all the time Needless to say I got Bladder CANCER! If anyone out there recognizes my name please reply maybe you can help with buddy statement or have photograph of me in Thailand or Tan SonNhut ( I supported the UC-123 repairs of returned aircraft). worked KC-135 and B-52D flight line phase on west side and Bomber run-up 0n the Eastside. The Air Base. Army Veterans who provided perimeter security on RTAF . I come from a family without heart issues. Gregory Soccio - Soccio1 AT verizon.net ([email protected]): I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from October/November 1973 through August 1974.I am looking for any service members who served at Takhli and would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the base layout and any memory of herbicide . Unlike the 1969 map mentioned above, the set isfairly distributed and is listed in twenty-one libraries, according to Worldcat.org. He went back to school when he got out in 1970 and he wrote a paper on agent orange. It seems that a lot of the info about inf units in thailand 2b. Me and Juan. I was also in Nam for a few days(not in my records, wife lost my boarding passes) so far they have denied my agent orange benefits. Im asking for help in this matter. Photo by unknown. I was on the flight line every night, B52 s. Over the years i have developed. Just as routinely, RF-4s flying out of Udorn air refueled only prior to the rare mission which included F-4 companionship--or, after a mission over (nom de guerre: Hot Dog) North Vietnam which recovered at Tan Son Nhut. I was the Operations Sargent. Salute. He was stationed there from Oct 67-Oct 68 as part of 432nd & 7/13AF HQ. On approach, the bomb broke loose over that very same field & went off. I served in USAF at Sagion Tan Son Nhut AFB in 1964,I worked in large tent about a 100 yrs from the pad where an C123 transport was maintained and I pasted by the plane twice a day if it not out spraying Agent Orange.The plane nose was named Old Patches because it fly low ans slow over the tree tops doing its mission.I remember men would stand in the back of a duce and quarter filling the planes tank with agent orange by using a hand pump from a 55 gal drums.I remember seeing the stuff over flow from the drums and pump onto the ground.These men wore no protective gear the fuseledge of the plane would covered from spraying runs.Back in the 60s there were no Hazmat warning,and no one knew a lust green jungle one the day,a few days later dead.I remember taking Hughy out along the Makong river and both side of the river were dead seems like a mile on each side.The stuff really works.I my heart I feel those men are not with us today having working in those conitions.I was told Agent Orange was shipped to war in Cargo ships by the the thosands of drums.Udorn AFB was the same around the base on a fly in there.By now all those Airman are dead and I guess there still a need for more proof. Regardless if your disorder is on the presumptive AO list you should file a claim. Probably not, they will just tear down all the monuments. but continue to deny IBM as Service Connected. Branch working with F-105 and EB-66 aircraft. This second edition waspublished by USARPAC (United States Army Pacific) onNovember 1, 1969. I installed /operated Tropo Scatter TRC-90s near Udorn and at Royal Thai Airbase in Udorn. I worked in POL @ Utapao from May 1973 to May 74. Im looking for someone familiar with the sensors, either SPS or Ground Radio, who would be willing to drop me an email with any knowledge of the above. I applied to AO for metastatic cancer, which is a presumptive illness. Thanks. Camp Raum Chit Chai, Sakon Nakhon Thailand. Dont give up keep fighting for our rights and benefits. It would be helpful to us. as an Agent Orange servive connected disability. ASA units in Thailand, clarified by Gary Kay: The 5th RRU was there first, of course, and it morphed into the 83rd RRSOU, still in Bangkok. I actually never thought we see this overdue justice. I was in Takhli 68-69, Hanoi Hanna said the Cong was coming over Dec. 3, 1968 and so myself and others were training along part of the jungle and perimeter of the base and I was set along the flight line during that time. I left to go state side in June, 1966. I was at Takhi from July 66 to July 67. I on occasion had to cannibalize parts to repair my aircraft. The fire fighting foam was made out of animal blood so it was pretty bad and I asked if I wouldnt be assigned that duty anymore. No approval from higher authority was needed. I came to Korat as a PFC from Phu Bie Vietnam and left as a Specialist E-5. This 1970s home movie captures the scene at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in Udon Thani, Thailand. 21st Medical Depot. Her husband served at U-Tapao from June 1971 June 1973, his MOS was Aerospace Ground Equipment Vehicle Operator, working with B52s and KC135s. Based on reading other comments on this blog, the VA may say why have you waited so long to disclose this to our attention!!! Finally got I hope good VA rep. GOOD LUCK TO ALL VETS THAT SERVED VIETNAM n THAILAND. Couldnt talk of it. Is a great honor. I might have worked on those gun ships. Our shop truck would pull up to the plane and we downloaded our stuff and proceeded to the well-guarded shop. Probably just lousy health. And the discussion of whether the soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange in Thailand would be unnecessary, since the VA already has agreed that if a soldier met the boots on the ground test (i.e., by standing on soil in Vietnam), then they were automatically exposed to Agent Orange. Thank You-, Im working on an intense website that connects military to locations and diseases/illnesses, This has been a long process due to military locations. I was a weapons mechanic working on the 20MM cannon on the F-105,F-4C,F-4D,F-4E and a little on the AC-130 gunship. BVA has recognized that this qualifies as boots on the ground in Vietnam and qualifies for presumptive exposure. 2005 WCS Gorilla Reunion. I am at this site because I believe his cancer may have been caused by agent orange and need to know how to proceed. I incurred Dengue Fever in the first two weeks of being in country. Has anyone had a claim approved for agent orange exposure during that time? Developed prostrate cancer and didnt know I could file a claim! Does anyone know where the Doctors living quarters were or have a map of the base showing the living quarters? Air Force support troops at NKP were convinced we were CIA, otherwise what was a Coast Guard big white with red tail C-130 with all those antennas doing in the Golden Triangle. Any help would be greatly appreciated. They also refuse to acknowledge i was a mechanic on C123K spray aircraft returning form Vietnam. Thanks go to the Good Lord above for sending my DAV Service Officer who did a great job fulfilling her service to Veterans and going that extra mile to help get me 100% Service Connected. Sincerely David. Worked on the flight line as a Crew Chief on EB-66s tail# 424 I have no paperwork of any kind! When we arrived at UDORN we were told that we would probably be sent to AUGMENTEE duty for 30 days to help the SECURITY POLICE to help guard the base PERIMETER. STATIONED AT UDORN DEC. 1973-DEC.1974 Rod Gaudin (SPC 4 47th Infantry). Last time I was there the city had modernized so much and grown that I don't recall anything left over from that period. I was stationed at Ubon Jun 70 to Jun 71 with the 408th MMS. I was put in hootches when I first arrived. Served in Ubon RTAFB from1/6/72 to1/6/73 sensor shop and Security Police Augmentee. Not sure of base, archives claims records are lost. There is supposed to be a bill in Congress to cover everyone that was in Thialand, but it has not gone anywhere in years. Dont know how to get it to those who want iit. aviation supply till they moved back to Japan 73. Was at Takhli from 7/67-7/69 and U-Tapao from 9/68-9/69. For those in the same situation, I will provide three words. His name was Robert Lewis . Suffer from heart disease, neuropathy, arthritis, diabetes, PTSD and recently stomach cancer near the esophagus. Was at Takhili RTAFB from Jan 69- Jan 70 and at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) RTAFB from Jul 70 Jul 71. Worked on A7Ds, F-4s and AC-130 Gunships. Facilities such as the control tower, headquarters, living quarters, and others are indicated, but the officialperimeter of the base of is not clearly discernible. without consent. That was my last normal EKG (Bradicardia, Neg T-waves, etc). Guys, get a VFW service officer to assist you. How can we do that? Oh Mr Farmer who said he was at ubon 72-73 time frame. Anyone searching for fellow Air Force Security Police K-9 veterans that served in Thailand please visit https://www.thailanddoghandlers.com/, The link to the CHECO Report is: Any duty on or very near the base perimeter might also qualify.Good luck and God Bless. I was stationed in namphong Thailand from 1973 to 1974 I was attached to the airwing and we supported the war from there. Bob. Kidney cancer discovered in 2001 Right kidney removed. VA denies that Agent Orange was used at Takhli or in Thailand. Am I eligible for VA benefits? He filed Seot 2019 and died before eer hearing from the VA, I refiled and was turn down but have an appointment before a judge in sept. Google Dept of the Army FM 3-3, Dec 1971. Have 5 AO connected diseasesbeen denied for every one. In Thailand, Agent Orange was used to clear the jungle around bases, as a meansto enhance security. SSG E6, NCOIC KHON KAEN. The 1969 map you found, a great source, lists the UTM coordinates for the facilities, but not in a format Ive ever seen, two letters and four digits (e.g. I have been fighting with the VA over the Agent orange issue and other illness associated with Agent Orange since 2017 when I first became aware of the exposure. MCAS RoseGarden Vets: Gary Mcevilla, Eldon Toncrey, Paul S Smith, Chandler Nelm, JC Smith, and Paul D Kaisar. That was 1971, It is now Feb. 2020 and in the meantime, Painted F-4s. I remember coming in from post, and shining,in the moon light, coated with the shit, we use a pesticide, to dip our dogs in (malathion), now that also is a big health issues. 2. Rich Kollen visiting Chiang Mai. Read this exciting story from Scale Aircraft Modelling November 2019. I,m 90% disabled & will help any way I can. I am a Vietnam vet 68-69 and asking for a friend of mine who was in Udorn from 71-72. he was in Vietnam for one week in Bien Hoa at the end of April 71 and he is looking for anyone who may have possibly been there as well. I was the fuels guy on Operation Limelight. Dont give up. I believe they have concluded all of us had exposure to AO no matter where we were stationed but they are in denial the AO is responsible for all three types of skin cancer I have. I was the Deputy Fire Chief till mid term then Assistant Fire Chief. I was stationed at Kanchanaburi Army Installation (Signal Detachment), from March 1968 to July 1969. Location is on the beach at Bangsaray Sare (also spelled Bang Saray). Five lumbar surgeries and more than 43 rounds of cortecosteroid injections in my lumbar, 5 in my right hip and 4 in my sacral joint all over an eighteen year period. I filed a claim with the VA. First they said that AO was not used at Tahkli since 1964, then they said that They never received my medical records( which I sent). I was also told if I get cancer I qualify anyone have any information please contact me. Worked flight line and phase docks, at trim pad frequently. There was a small detachment of Army Trac 97 electronic technicians next door to the Quenset Hut where my electronics was located. Back in Carolina. This place was sprayed also. Located in NKP RTAFB in the 56th Field Maintenance Squadron.If you have info please contact me! This was my Thailand deployment. Jan 1968 to Oct 1969 My thanks to Dennis Farrington via Sharon Wall for this map. 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