This is the first entry. Hello to all Army Security Agency (ASA) Veterans who may be passing through. Leave your thoughts, questions, ?? here.
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ASA LIVES! on the internet, in our hearts and memories, and now ... in this new blog.
If we had blogs "back in the day" we'd never gotten anything done!
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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I also just stopped by to say Hi.
Dick Lindgren (Babyhuey)
146th AVN. CO. (RR)
Davis Station
Long Thanh North
2/69 - 09/70
crewed U8's and was one of the flightline Sgt. at Long Thanh
dick_lindgren@yahoo.com
I also was one of thew chosen.....
ASA Frankfurt "71" sat at the gate on Mids
ASAFS Augsburg "72 - 73" various jobs (no billet for my MOS 52B20 ended up in the motor pool assigned to Co E
ASAFS Vint Hill Farms "73-74" 370th ASA, motor pool Generator section
Hey, great beginnings for a blog. I'm trying to seek out any ASA
05D's that were stationed at Fort Devens from 1969 to 1970, Schelswig, Germany from 1970 to 1971.
Thanks,
Bob Mason
Boston
masonsmith@rcn.com
I am looking for anyone who played basketball for Field Station Berlin 1967-69. Would like to try to have a reunion.
George Williams (I pretended to be the coach)
Looking for ASA 12th Chitose vets -there in 1957-1959.
Did you know Joe Scolaro-E4 "Ditty Bopper" from Michigan??
wiles.ra.t@petoskeyschools.org
Does anybody know what happened to or where he might be, a Larry Rhodes whom I knew in the 175th RRG in 1971?
Another guy I have wondered about is Willie Toussaint from Karamusel, Det 4-4. Ed Fielding and I have been looking for him for a long time, but haven't been able to come up with any information at all.
Dan Page
Just another ditty bopper.
Great idea, Vern.
I've been looking for William (Bill) F. Beard, Cpl, stationed at Rothwesten '58-1960, an 059. Anyone know what happened to him?
Ron McGraw, (059, 507th, 318th, Schneeberg, 319th) 1958-1960.
Former ASA 05D stationed in Pleiku and Phu Bai, Vietnam in 1967-68; Ft Bragg, NC for 6 mos; Schleswig, Germany 69-70; discharged at Homestead, AFB, Fla. Retired at Ft Devens, MA in 1990. My good buddy, Robert Mason and I were stationed together in Schleswig and found each other after 37 yrs on Vern's site. The war stories are endless but we hooked up again and have been in touch constantly. ASA all the way!
Hey Donald Bradshaw:
Glad to see you made it to the blog. Maybe we can round up some old Army buddies, especially from Schleswig. Anyone out there?
Bob
Just found this...great idea. Was with HHD 224th Avn Bn (RR). Assigned to personnel. Helped move them from Davis Station to Long Thanh North...what a trip that was. There from Apr 68 to Feb 70.
ASA All the Way....was in Hawaii when we had to start saying that.
Jimmy,
Do you you remember the guys from 146th that work in the Oderly Room? Ron Snavely, Frank Wallace, Ricky Bennette. I have been in contact with these guys, held a 30 year reunion in 1999, had about 40 guys show up over half brought spouses, a great time. Have had a few smaller get together, matter of fact just came back from Vegas last week. Have a list of about 100 people who served with the
146th and sister companies.
Dick Lindgren (Babyhuey)
146th AVN. CO. (RR)
Davis Station
Long Thanh North
2/69 - 09/70
crewed U8's and was one of the flightline Sgt. at Long Thanh
dick_lindgren@yahoo.com
Dick,
Snavely sounds awful familiar to me. I have contact with my best bud there, Ken Gunn, on a regular basis. We live just a couple of hours apart.
Jimmy
Just dropped by for a look see. I was 059 and at Devens 4/40 to 11/60 then Shemya 12/60 to 11/61 then on to lovely Vint Hill 1/62 to 1/63 when I got out. Would love to hear from anyone that was stationed where I was during the time frames I was. Thanks for listening.
Rick
05K20S2 Devens 66-67, Torri 67-68, Two Rock 68-69, Vint Hill 69, Herzo Base 69-72(SRU-20A White Elephants) also at Bad Aibling later. NSA 72-74. Hey I found a guy that will make quality ASA patches of Units for only $4.00 ea. no minimum. Email me @ Domino Nines @AOL.COM if you want to see pics of patches he made.
Dave Hershey in Jax, Fl.
I went to the first 1401 computer school (MOS - 983.10) at Fort Devens. Was there from 3/62 until 1/63 when I was levied to Frankfurt. Lived in Gutleut Kaserne and worked in Dachsbau building behind IG Farben building until 12/64.
Woudl love to hear from anyone who remembers those days.
jon.armao@psualum.com
Another old LFCF here. Monterey to Devens to Sinop to Udorn to Devens 1967-1972.
Was in the Badnerhof Kaserne with the 507th USASA Grp from 1959 to 1961. Just a clerk typist (company clerk)and had a great tour. Heard that the Kaserne is gone--too bad.
Neil Boot
Was an 05H instructor at Devens in 65-66. I was also assigned to the unit that formed up at Devens to go over to Nam (Unit designation escapes me at the moment). I was accepted for Flight School just before the unit shipped over and so I ended up in Nam as a pilot rather than a ditty-bopper...
Ken
I am looking for the members of Class R-12-38-D army Lang School who served in Lubeck, Germany from '54-'55
rfigul@sbcglobal.net
Need to contact Ken Gunn. I see that Jimmy has his contact info. Would someone e-mail it to me?
I would also like tro find anyone serving at Bad Aibling between 1965 and 1972. I have a list of over 130 and still growing. There is a blog at www.balta.wordpress.com
kerryvandegrift@gmail.com
Kerry, Just spoke with ken and neither of us seem to remember your name LOL...getting old I guess. He okayed me to give you his email...don't like to pass on without their ok.
Kengunn@casinternet.net
Jimmy Caines
I missed VietNam by one name. Lloyd, Lyons and Morrison went to Asmara, Ethiopia. Everyone else to Vietnam in late 1970. Anyone know of whereabouts of Lyons or Morrison ( I am Lloyd ). Thanks.
Hello....Larry Wallen here. 330th rru Pleiku 66-67 Advanced party from Ft Wolters...Hertzo 67-69...Ft Devens before that...O5h20. Any advanced party people out there....
Hey, Bill Carpenter here. I was at TRRS in '51-52; AHS '52; Scheyern 8608 AAU '52-'54. Would like to connect with anyone who was at these places at the same time I was.
bil.car@comcast.net
I was at Bien Hoa in the 175th from 7/68 to 2/70 and then went to Augsburg, Flak Kaserne till '71.
Bill Vigus
Deposit, New York
Looking for my old buds from Co.B North in Korea 67-68. I went by my middle name Gary. I sang in the ASA floor show and tried to keep the generators running up at the site with a big hammer and a fifth of Jack.
looking for anyone from 509th/Davis Station/Whitebirch from July '69 to July '70. Live in the hooch at Davis Station and for a while at MACV barracks.
Bud Levin
76th SOU, Shu Lin Kou AFB, 62-64
Looking for others with whom I served.
budlevin@gmail.com
Field Station Bad Aibling Sep 1967 to Aug 1970. Monterey Mary 98G German. Did SBI intercept with ditty bops for three years. Got out, went to college, finished my degree, figured out the civilian world was too nutty, returned to the Army in 77 retired in 95. Went back to Monterey for Polish in Monterey in 1984 then got sent to Fort Hood where they were using Polish lingies in the motor pool, so I went back to being a GM lingie with a tactical MI unit.
Anybody from Bad Aibling FS 67 to 70 timeframe?
Stopped by to say hello and see if there were any of the guys from my old units. I served from 1975 to 1978 in 2 ASA units. One was in Ansbach Germany and I think it was the 202 ASA company. The other unit was at Ft. Lewis and I think it was the 335th ASA company. I might have these reversed but I'm looking to say hello to anyone who served in these units. I did not have an agency mos, I was a 76Y but it was generally good duty.
Drop me a line at johnrbain@gmail.com
Danny McDonald here. Another LFCF. Fort Devens in 1970 then to Arlington Hall Station 'til 1973. I can't recall the unit designation or MOS number but I printed secret documents in the same building with NSA.
From Muncie, Indiana
A Mile High Howdy Folks. Kevin Rodgers here. I was going thru diddy-bop school at Devens 74-75 when they decided I wasn't cut out for it. Must have been because of the Mill that grew wings and flew out the window one cold february morning. Anyway, I wound up at the Palace (Arlington Hall) and was trained as an 03C20 Rec Services. They shipped me out to the 7th in Nov 75 and and after four months was sent back to the Hall after we got the shut down notice. I wasn't the best of soldiers while I was there, but I turned the corner back at the Hall and gained a lot of self respect that I never had. I saw the birth of INSCOM while I was there. Those were, in an odd, perverse manner, the best three years of my life.
Hi,
I very much like to hear from anyone who was with ASACUJ at Camp Drake, Japan from 1966-1971. You can email me at:
beachboys@gmail.com
Yama
Hi ASA Guys,
I am not ASA but USAFSS I lived at the ASA house in Taichung Taiwan and worked at the DF site. I repaired the DF and Radio equipment. I was wondering if anyone knows any of the ASA people from the site. I was Sgt. William Rose but I
was Known as "Bill"
I have been trying forever to remember the model number of the DF equipment at the site , but age has dulled my memory, if you re call let me know.
supertec1@verizon.net
I'm Jim Marsh
3d RRU, Tan Son Nhut 8/62 - 10/62
3d RRU Det 1, Danang & Phu Bai, 10/62 - 2/63
Ditty Bopper.
Are there any of us old-timers on here who helped move Det. 1 from Danag to Phu Bai over the one-way mountain? I've contacted Lon Ludwig, Orin Abbot and Barry Glen Jackson, but would love to hear from some other of us old ducks.
If you don't know the story of the one-way mountain, when we moved from Danang to Phu Bai we had to go over a pass on a road which was BARELY wide enough for a 6X6. The bridges didn't have curbs or berms of any kind, and in places it would have been a drop of a thousand feet or more. There were less than 2 inches from the outside of the tires on both sides of a 6X and eternity! For one hour all traffic went up both sides of the mountain. Then all traffic was stopped going up the mountain so the traffic at the top could come down, and the cycle was repeated all day. There was a "Howard Johnson's" at the top. One day as six of us were hauling equipment over the mountain. we had purchased cokes and were savoring them when a series of loud "BANGS" went off just up the hill. We were under the vehicles in record time, weapons at the ready and prepared to "Give our all for King and Country". We finally found that the bangs were the result of five ARVN in a machine-gun nest throwing a string of firecrackers to celebrate -that was our introduction to the later-famous holiday of "Tet".
At 71 I'm too old to go tothe sandbox, much as I'd like to, but I can still Ride the Harley with the Patriot Guard Riders.
"All The Way"!
Just another drop-in looking for old friends. Stationed in Frankfurt -Gutleut Kasern 9/63 till 11/63 then sent to Rothwesten 319th ASA BN HDGCO till 12/65. MOS/982. Looking for old roommates and friends. Anyone know the whereabouts of a Ron McGuire, Lou Lutenbacher,Ken Lineberg or Ray Oeth? All 982s
Correction to previous post, the roomates name is LOU LACHERMAN NOT lutenbacher- sorry
I would love to hear some of your stories, or have some comments from you. I am currently working on a research paper on the ASA. Very intriguing!
My father was a POW in Korea for 3years. He was in the Army.
Please, send comments to:
Catluvs2sign@aol.com
Thanks so much! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE
Cathy
just stopped by to say hi
kevin abbott
was with the following units
138th avn co (rr)
usaasa co (avn)
7th rrfs (avn section)
146th avn co (rr)
1th avn co (rr)
usaasa co (avn)
was fixed wing mos (67g30)
ret from the army in 1984
Hey Vern, just discovered your blog and wanted to tell you that one of the 326th ASA guys was excited to see the Ballad on YouTube. You do good work!
Merry Christmas from one of your "youngsters."
Becky Pittman
05H
326th ASA/511th MI BN/Alamo Field Station
Tom Ellis (George T on the orders).
335 RRC, Cantho. I have made it to 2 335 reunions. Few of us from 1971-1972 were there. Am looking for Tom Johnson, fellow lingie and Ron Goulden who survived Vietnamese language school with me. Am on Facebook (Tom Ellis, Midwest City, Oklahoma)
Hey Vern, I was at FS Augsburg from Sept. 73 to Sept. 75 as 05H (but living in the 05K battalion).
Hi! I am Connie Jo Popham and thought I would see if I could connect with some ASA Buddies. I was at Devens (72-73); Gordon (73), MOS 72F was later changed to 72E; Sinop (73-74) and Bragg, 313th ASA Bn (74-75). Would love to hear from y'all.
Dave Sherrill
05G:
Devens 75-76
Pyongtaek-Uijongbu-TongduChon-Yongsan 78-81
Devens 91-82
Bragg 82-83
Charles Trimble stopping by. Just found the blog.
Sep 66 - Mar 67
Ft. Devens - Ditty City during the day and then Rever Hall at night! Revisited Ft. Devens about 3 years ago and what a change! It's hardly recognizable, turned over to the National Guard and civilians.
Apr 67 - Dec 1967
8th RRFS Remember sleeping on the shatter walls as the trailers were so hot? The Marine ammo dump blowing up for 3 days? No water at night? Magilla Gorilla?
Dec 67 - Nov 68
146th Avn Co (RR)
Still laugh about Babyhuey and the Dong Cart brawl! No more using the trench as a urinal after TET 68!
Nov 68 - Jan 69
45 day transit leave. Good to be out of it for a month and a half!
Jan 69-May 69
FS Homestead
To much BS in the stateside Army! Heard about John Fisher being shot down and immediately put back in to go back to NAM and the 146th. Heard about John over broadcast radio as I was passing by Orlando on the way home for a 3-day pass.
Jun 69 - Jun 70
146th Avn Co (RR)
Tim Brown and Phil Croskey where are you? Move Long Thanh North...nickel night in the "club"! Been in touch with and lost contact with Ron Snavely. He's somewhere here in Florida also.
2 year break in service. Don't like being a ditty chaser but that's the only way they would let me back in!
Jan 72 - Jul 73
FS Augsburg
Jul 73-Dec 74
Wobeck Det (Germany)
Wonderful "hardship" tour!
FS San Antonio Jan 75 - Dec 76
Dislike being a ditty chaser even more!
5 year break in service (hard learner).
Crossed over to 11C and Airborne Infantry - loved the Infantry!
Nov 80 - July 81
Ft Benning, GA (Infantry training)
July 81 - Sep 83
A/2/325th Inf (Airborne), 82nd Airborne
Gallant Eagle '82 - Ouch!!
Sep 83 - Dec 85
Ft Benning (Drill Sergeant)
Loved it! Best job in the world.
Dec 85 - Jan 88
Ft Bragg, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment (Delta)
Great people and wonderful unit to be a part of.
Jan 88 - Feb 93
Indiana University Southeast (ROTC Instructor) Take care of yourself for after retirement cause the Army won't!
That's the basics of the Army career. If I should know you feel free to email charles@itrimble.com. If in Florida, look me up!
Hey, Dick Lindgren (BabyHuey) here. See Snavely offen, you are correct about him being in FL. Give me a shout. 770-645-0029 work #, but I work out of my house.
Hey, everyone!
It's great seeing some of these names again. Wow! 40 years ago!!!
I have some sad news for all my buddies in the 330th; Donald "Fuzz" Leonard passed away in Sacramento, CA this past November.
Don and I hooked up a couple years ago thank to Vern Grueknke's Website. He even flew out here to Indiana for my daughter's wedding five years ago.
Please see Don's posting:
http://chrisdickson.blogspot.com/2009/11/donald-ray-fuzz-leonard-america-loses.html
Forgot to mention:
O5D20 and O5D30 SIT Section (Special Identification Techniques Operator)
330th Pleiku '68-'69
Handorf, Germany (Detachment) '69-'70
Rothwesten Field Station, Germany '70-'71
Glad to see we finally have a blogspot. Ft. Ord summer of 1962, two weeks out of high school, Devens from late August 1962 until leaving just before I turned 19 in April 1962. (God that was a long time ago.) Spent the next 26 months on Taiwan with the 76th ASASOU. Wonderful time, having R&T to Hong Kong was like leaving paradise to visit heaven.
Oddly enough, although we are a group on the yahoo e-mail I see very little of us on this or other sites.
Now if those people that create the t-shirts and other things would realize that some of us would like just one or two bumper stickers saying we're ASA vets or even a decal for the car window that would be nice. I'm not going to buy 100 bumper stickers. How about it guys?
Glad I was in the ASA during my Army time and sometimes wonder just why did I ever get out.
Best wishes to all of you out there.
My e-mail is: lakeman460@yahoo.com. If you were on Taiwan, drop me a line.
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