633rd Engineer Light Equipment Company

Army BBS

Legacy Messages - 1995-1999

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Anthony Chontos wrote on June 24, 2024

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Comments: Looking for anyone that served with my grandpa 1967-68 he was at camp Stanley . Pruitt B Googe . He was a road grader mostly . He was from Thomaston, Ga
He’s looking for the 1968 year book he has a Confederate flag on his grader or truck .
There is a picture of him checking his oil and using it to clean the dip stick off

Keywords: Pruitt B Googe
Road grader grading the 38

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Anthony Chontos wrote on June 24, 2024

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Comments: Looking for anyone that served with my grandpa 1967-68 he was at camp Stanley . Pruitt B Googe . He was a road grader mostly . He was from Thomaston, Ga
He’s looking for the 1968 year book he has a Confederate flag on his grader or truck .
There is a picture of him checking his oil and using it to clean the dip stick off

Keywords: Pruitt B Googe
Road grader grading the 38

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Mike Donaldson wrote on September 25, 2023

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City and State: WEST BLOOMFIELD MI

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Comments: TDY at DMZ on Inchon river rock quarry with 4 other guys and 5 pieces of equipment : 5 ton dump, rock crusher, front end loader, bull dozer , and crane. Sargent nicknamed “Hippie” was in charge. Hauled rocks/boulders out of Inchon River we crushed into 1/2 inch gravel and took to ashphalt unit to pave Roads. Set a record for paving miles of South Korean Roads those 2 years. Dug up plane from 1950 Korean War in Inchon River and ordinance from War. We took turns operating Rock Crusher Unit careful not to crush unspent bombs from the 1950 War. Used 5 ton dump to drop off ROK troops all along length of DMZ Fence. Pork Chop Hill is visible in dead man zone between north and South Korea. Drove Lt LeBlanc from Louisiana by jeep all over South Korea as he inspected 633rd LE TDY camps. Threw Hand Grenades into river for fishing. Friend of mine Bill Casica of Chicago rolled a 5 ton dump truck racing me on mountain road. Spent a lot of time in the Motor Pool of Camp Stanley, SFC Choates was my Platoon Sargent. Remember fixing our own flat tires with sledgehammers and wedges. KATUSA name Butterball attended to everything polished boots and uniform washed pressed. He was a wonderful man. Bought a carton of smokes for $3 bring it to a Korean family and they hand roll out the tobacco of all 200 cigarettes and refill with cannabis. I remember Sargent Dent. I remember he picked me to go to Osaka Japan for 2 weeks when I returned to Camp Stanley from TDY. He lent me $50 because I was broke. I remember the Slicky Boy Prison Camp just outside the front gate of Camp Stanley. I use to get a lot of Trip Tickets!

Keywords: Lt LeBlanc, Bill Casica, Sargent Hippie

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John Delves wrote on March 19, 2020

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City and State: POWDER SPRINGS GA

Unit: 36TH COMBAT ENGRS

Service or Relationship: USArmy

Comments: I was in Camp stanley for 14 months with several TDYs to some far away places. 1964-66.
Many friends in 633 Yup Som Som. Hdqtrs 36th ( when we were there). Col Decker was Commander, couple of 2nd Lt ( John Cusick and one other) were in and out. Best buddy and usually in trouble with me was Micheal Henry Cabot Sebastian Lodge Reid. He and I sank Hq3 after dropping off the capt Lucas, in Seoul for weekend we were trying to Fiord the river but missed the rocks under the water. 633 towed us out with five ton and were sending wrecker back. We managed to get the jeep to crank ( spitting water out like all hell) and took it back to the Motor Pool and never touched it again. Does anyone remember the aviation group and the MPs group. Aviation was fixed wing and rotor. I think MPs were 55. If you can remember the other units please share. Worked along side 633 at orphanages and redoing roads in and around Seoul and along the DMZ.
When Johnny Mathis came to town, I removed two seat cushions from front row and when show started we walked out and put them back in place and watched the show. Have fotos of us with Johnny back stage , ( we were the only folk allowed back there)
Loved visiting the Gates , the palaces and Korea House, Nam Sam Hill and Walker Ridge.
Great memories from that time and returned on business several times working with KIECO. The president of Kieco became a wonderful friend and I still speak some Korean and sing the Korean Love song.
If anyone who served in 36th around that time please chime in
Curley, Adams,or anyone else who was with us up on the Hill.

John D

Keywords: Korea, Stanley, Red Cloud, I Corp, 36th, Casey or DMZ

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Bob Kwasny wrote on November 9, 2019

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City and State: REDONDO BEACH CA

Unit: 633RD ENG

Service or Relationship: army

Comments: I was at Camp Stanley in 69.  Worked in the motor pool as a machinist.( only machinist there). Also was a lifeguard at the pool in the summer and a basketball referee during that season.  Drew extra pay doing that( special services).Sounds like  Club Med but it wasn't.  Can't really think of any fond memories except the day I left.  Only remember Sergeant dent who could forget him standing in front of the formation in Midwinter wearing only a sweatshirt. I remember moving from quonset huts to new barracks just before i left. Would love to hear from anybody who could shake my memory on more names and faces.

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Antonio Esquivel SR. wrote on May 15, 2019

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City and State: COMBES TX

Unit: I CORP -36 GROUP-633RD. ENGINEERS

Service or Relationship: Army

Comments: I was station in camp Stanley in 1970 thru 1971 but most of them 14 months I spent there was TDY up close by the DMZ close to some ROK base. Don't remember the village name that was close by. Can't say we did an exception job. We worked our butt off and the drugging help.

Keywords: Prouded to have served my country!

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McDermott Gibson wrote on August 9, 2018

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Comments: Outstanding Engineer Unit during its long service in Korea.

Keywords: Dozers, Scrapers, Loaders, Graders, Cranes, Rock Crushers, Air Compressors, Generators and out standing Soldiers who knew how to operate and maintain this Equipment.

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Radar Jansen SENIOR wrote on June 27, 2018

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City and State: BREA CA

Unit: 633RD ENG

Service or Relationship: Nov 55 t0 Dec56

Comments: Swear to God, I was called Radar from Fort Leonard Wood onward and for the longest time thought my name may have been the prototype for the Mash show on TV.
Not so; the name also belong to another GI in the service.
I had two jobs while there:rock crusher with a KATUSA and Company clerk
Names gone, but faces linger. Would like to hear from anyone who is still around.
Names that linger: Beck, O'Neil,U of Penn,the radio operator from N.Y., fluent in French; did Rand R with both and Waymond, an ex Marine, hit in the face with a 2 by 4 by slicky boys in Seoul and shipped back before I could say goodbye.....
God it was a time to screw up and grow up.
I was one of the few that stayed out of the Village.:.not morals just fear.

Keywords: Radar, Black Star before Stanley

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Bill Burkart wrote on March 7, 2018

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City and State: FORT THOMAS KY

Unit: 633RD ENGINEERS(LIGHT EQUIPMENT)

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Was in 633rd in 1960, the company clerk. Friends with George Prince and George Collins from Pittsburgh. good experience and good times.

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Robert R. (Bob) McMillan wrote on February 18, 2018

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City and State: PUNTA GORDA FL

Unit: 633RD ENGINEER COMBAT COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Some may remember the arrival of Marilyn Monroe and the need to spray the roads with water so no dust got on her dress!
If you watch the bio of Marilyn Monroe on TV, you will see no dust on the sparkling purple dress! The 633rd Engineer Company did an outstanding job!!!

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McDermott Gibson wrote on January 24, 2018

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Unit: 633RD ENGE CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: We need more comments on the 633rd.

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Michael Heinze wrote on May 31, 2017

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City and State: OK

Unit: UNKNOWN

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father Dean Heinze was in country from late 1950 to late 1951. I would like to get any information on the history and activities of the 633rd Engineer Co. in Korea during that time.

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Bill Herbsleb wrote on August 8, 2016

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City and State: ROYERSFORD PA

Unit: 633RD LT ENG

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Stayed mainly at Camp Stanley - worked in motor pool and then on the supply for short time latter part of '68 then became company clerk for the rest of my time unter Lt Sparks and worked with Lt Krumholtz. Sgt Barnes(supply) and I held down the headquarters platoon and worked for 1st Sgt Dent. Remember the Publeo incident and the return of our personnel.

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Richard Mangi wrote on April 23, 2016

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City and State: GEORGETOWN FL

Unit: 633 ENGINEERS LE

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: My name is Richard Mangi and I was stationed at Camp Stanley with the 633 Engineers. My MOS was quarry machine operator and I spent most of the next year North of the 38TH. parellel at an MP base where a quarry site was. Would like to talk to anybody who was there at that time. My best friend was a Robert Barefoot sure would like to talk to him. Unfortunately most people were refered to by there last name so I cannot remember first names. Some of the last names I remember was Edwards, Woodered, Thompson. I ran across Thompson in a grocery store in Texas but lost track of him also. I started out working the 600 KW generators and went to working demo in the quarry and driving one of the trucks when I could manage it. I left Korea not to long after the men from the Peblo were released. The day that the men from the Peblo were released we were kept back South of the Freedom Bridge. That winter we were moved from the tents to either RC 1 or CC 1 I do not remember but they were close together. I left all my stuff in Fayatteville NC when I went to Germany and the house was torn down so I lost everything. Would love to get some pictures. I took a lot of pictures but have none now as all went down with the house. Would like to talk to anybody who was there January February 68 to January February69

Keywords: Mangi,633 Engineers LE, Barefoot, Quarry site North of the 38TH. Parell across Freedom Bridge anyways.

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Richard Fiano wrote on December 27, 2015

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City and State: MILLER PLACE NY

Unit: 633RD L.E.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: based at camp stanley, spent over 1/2 year working along and in the D.M.Z. on earth mover (290). One day Jim Lingenfelter flipped his 290 when an embankment collapsed up in the DMZ and we had a hell of a time pulling him out. operated road grader while at stanley. Found out a few years ago about agent orange up in the DMZ. Applied, sent numerous pictures i had taken while up there. Denied by pentagon, citing possibility of photoshopping. Finally found special passes we were issued to work inside the DMZ that I had saved and am now on agent orange registry. We should have been notified by the army. When I arrived at Kimpo airbase, the plane took off as soon as we got off. No one boarded the plane to go home. The country was on full alert. All the guys scheduled to go home were left behind to build up the number of boots on the ground. Besides the blue house attempt, the spy ship Pueblo was captured. The winter of 68 was brutal as my group of equipment operators slept in tents, while the regular units up by the DMZ we were with had the Quonset hut hooches. we were continually on the move, because most of the heavy construction equipment went to Vietnam, so we worked 7 days a week for six months, except the day Bob Hope gave a show, and Xmas day. Thanksgiving we got the afternoon off. The ground was so cold sometimes the earth movers could not break through, so we went into local streams, using the weight of the 290's to break the ice, and we picked up mud from the river bottom and spread it on the roads. The ROK soldiers broke up the refreezing chunks of earth with sledgehammers if we didn't run over them with our tires to flatten them out.

Just before I left in late January of 69 at camp stanley we moved some hooches (quonset huts) with our cranes and trailers, and tore down the headquarters cinder block hut and some other buildings with our bulldozers during some brutally cold days. I have pictures of this, as well as the work we did up in the DMZ.

Keywords: james beaton - road grader operator, Kurtz, 290 Tatro 290, Jim Lingenfelter 290 Stony - dozer operator, don varney billy blake 290. staff sergeant turner.

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Sam Elliott wrote on November 12, 2015

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City and State: INDIANAPOLIS IN

Unit: 633RD ENGINEERS

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Looking for fellow vets who where at Camp Stanley outside of Uijeongbu S. Korea
Between 1969 and 1970 under 1st Sgt Dent. I was over communications at the
time.

Keywords: Pvt. Gibson, Pvt. Mora,1st. Sgt. Dent
Cpl. Storm over weapons
Spc Joe Stovall at Headquarters company
Village of Songsani

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Rey Torres SR wrote on August 1, 2015

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City and State: LAKEWOOD CA

Unit: 633RD ENGRS LT EQUIPTMENT CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: was i the 4th plt Martinez was squad leader 70 71 sure would like to hear from you guys ?

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Shannon Fenner wrote on March 28, 2015

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City and State: WALNUT COVE NO

Unit: 633RD ENGINEERING COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am trying to help my uncle who needs to receive Veteran benefits but his records were destroyed. His name is Donald Inman. He was from Stuart, VA and now resides in Stokes County, NC. He served in the 633rd Engineering Company - crane operator, from 1955-1956. Please contact us if you can help verify that he served. This is a dire need. He is very sick and could use the VA Benefits. He lost his discharge papers in a fire.

Thank you,
Shannon Fenner

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Myonamaria Williams wrote on February 27, 2015

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City and State: OAKLAND MA

Unit: 633RD ENGINEER

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Hello everyone. My name is Myonamaria Williams. My grandfather was a CPL. in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. His name was Woodrow Lane Williams, and he was in the 633rd engineer. I am looking for any information I can get. He passed away August 26, 2013.

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John Howard wrote on January 3, 2015

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City and State: CONCORD NH

Unit: 633RD ENGR

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I Was in the 633rd Engrs All of 1956 thru Easter of 1957.I was a diesel Mech.

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Donald Coomer wrote on November 10, 2014

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City and State: SAVANNAH GA

Unit: 633 ENGR LIGHT EQUIPMENT CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I was there from March 1962 thru April 1963. Capt. Kelly was the CO. I always wondered about his age and why he was only a Capt.

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Robert McMillan wrote on April 15, 2014

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City and State: PORT CHARLOTTE FL

Unit: 633 ENGINEER COMBAT COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: It has been a long time, and many of us are still here from as far back as 1953.

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McDermott Gibson SR. wrote on March 25, 2014

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City and State: LILLINGTON NC

Unit: 633RD ENGR CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Come on Guys, I know there is a lot of you, that served in the 633rd. So put your time an experience on the site. Everyone is waiting to here from you. Information..................? when the 633rd de-activated on or about march 1971. The Colors Stayed cased until the Army had its build up, in the 2000'S. Rumored control said it was activated at Fort Drum NY?????????.

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Paul Lutson wrote on October 31, 2012

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City and State: ANSONIA CT

Unit: 633RD LE CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

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Roddy Garlick wrote on September 26, 2012

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City and State: BROWSBURG IN

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Comments: Looking for any info about my fathers time in Korea

Keywords: M/SGT Roger A Garlick US 51023901

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Jesse Johnson wrote on April 29, 2012

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Keywords: I am trying to gather info on the 633d during the time of
25JAN1952 to 20JUL1954. My grandfather was in this unit and he
passed away recently. No one in the family knows anything about
his time there.

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Lupe Martinez wrote on July 7, 2011

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City and State: EDINBURG TX

Unit: 633RD. CAMP STANLEY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

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Keywords: what luck we got with this agent orange crap. 

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McDermott Gibson wrote on January 27, 2011

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City and State: LILLINGTON NC

Unit: 633RD ENGR CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I WAS SENIOR DOZER AND 290M OPERATOR BY OCT 1967,MOST OF THE BEFORE MENTIONED NAMES HAD ALREADY DEROS FROM THE UNIT.WE DID A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR THE KOREAN PEOPLE. ONE JOB I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER WAS THE KOREANS BUILDING THE NEW PRISON RIGHT OUTSIDE THE MAIN GATE AT STANLEY. THE PRISONERS WERE LAYING THE BLOCKS. WE WERE DOING THE EARTHMOVING AND GRADING,THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE 290MS CAUSED ONE OF THE WALLS TO COLLASPE. IT FELL OVER ON THE PRISONERS,LUCKILY THEY HAD ONLY MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE 18 MONTHS I SPENT IN THE 633RD ENGR CO. I SAW THE CAMP AGAIN IN 83 ON MY THIRD TOUR IN KOREA. NO ENGRINEER UNITS ONLY ARTILLERY.

Keywords: PRIMARY and SECONDARY ROCK CRUSHERS, TD-20 and TD-24 DOZERS.830M TRACTOR/SCRAPER,3/4 Y/D SHOVEL FRONT.SITES WERE AT 5Y,3Y,3T. RIVER RUN ROCK WAS THE STONE WE CRUSHED,FOR THE ROK ARMY.OPERATORS NAMES CHANDLER,GIBSON,GARRET, PLATZ,ST CLAIR,KNOX,MCCALL,HALL AND A LOT MORE NAMES.

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Charles Kent wrote on December 16, 2010

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City and State: THEODORE AL

Unit: 633RD. ENG.

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: looking for members of the 633rd eng. 2nd plotoon . sgt dent platoon sargent 2nd lt crumholtz , first sgt. alfonse brown capt sparks company comander 1968-1969 charles kent 251-379-8016

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Theresa Douglas (Lopes) wrote on April 9, 2010

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Comments: Looking for ANY information and/or persons assigned to the 633rd Engineer Light Equipment Company, during the Korean War 1950-1953. My dad was assigned to this company, and although he is still living, is very reluctant to share his experiences from over there.

Keywords: 633 Engineer Light Equipment Co
Korean War
1950-1953
US Army

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Glen Fister wrote on December 29, 2009

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City and State: DELTA CO

Unit: 633 ENGRS COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: THERE WAS ABT. 7-8 OF USE and I REMIMBERD EA. and EVERY 1.
OF US TILL A FEW YRS LATER I HAD 11- ABDOMNAL MAGER OPERATIONS DURING THIS TIME I LOST MY MEMORY MOST OF
2-YRS THERE ARE A LOT OF MY WAS FRIENDS STILL GONE
FROM MY MEMORY TILL I SEE THEM THEN AT THAT VERY
MOMENT THERE THEY ARE BACK IN MY MEMORY JUST LIKE THEY
WER NEVER GONE STRANGE BUT ITS A FACT.

Keywords: LOOKING FOR EQUIPTMENT OPERATERS THAT WENT T.D.Y.NORTH
FROM 633 ENGRS./ CAMP STANLEY A-PRIMARY and A-SECONDARY
ROCK CRUSHERS 4-TD-24sW/SKRAPERS,FRONT BLADES ALL CABL
25-TON TR/TRLR MABE AN830-M,SELF LOADING SKRAPER; WE
LIVED IN A TENT POSTED OUR OWN GAURD.ONE OPERATER WAS
MARVIN JACKSON (MOOSE).YRs 66-68 .

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Wesley Johnson wrote on November 5, 2009

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City and State: RAPID CITY SD

Unit: 633RD ENGINEER COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

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Keywords: Would like to talk with anyone who was at Camp Stanley in 1969.

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Floyd Hicks wrote on September 25, 2009

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City and State: FAIRFIELD CA

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Comments: My father, T-4, Floyd P. Hicks, served with the 633rd at Fort Lewis, Washington, in 1947. I would like to know what shoulder patch he wore. None of my pictures show the patch. I know that our neighbor was in the 2nd Infantry Division and wore the Indian Head, but my father did no wear the same patch. I was only 8 years old at the time.

Keywords: Shoulder Patch worn??

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Mike Heinze wrote on August 19, 2009

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Keywords: I would like to get any information on the history and activities of the 633rd Engineer Co. in Korea from late 1950 to late 1951

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Sam Dibello SR. wrote on July 28, 2009

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City and State: HOUSTON TX

Unit: 633ENGINEER LT EQUIP CO

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: looking for someone that was in ft lewis. washington
form july 1948 till july 1950 in the 633 engineer light equip. co

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Albert (Al) Swan wrote on May 27, 2009

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City and State: RANCHO MIRAGE CA

Unit: 633RD LIGHT EQUIPMENT CO.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: 1169th Combat Engineers
633rd Light Equipment Co.
I corp Dump

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Robert Fisher wrote on January 22, 2009

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City and State: SALEM OH

Unit: 633RD LIGHT EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I would like to get information on history of unit and if you know of any reunions and dates of reunions.

Keywords: Edward L Duke was personal friend,

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Karl Bremer wrote on January 11, 2009

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Comments: There is a cool lighter with a raised insignia of the 633rd Engr Co on it for sale at eBay. You won't see one like this again. Go here to check it out:

http://tinyurl.com/9po7u9

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Michael O. (Mike) Freeman wrote on January 10, 2009

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Unit: 633RD LIGHT EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: stationed 633rd 1960, 61 62 ran huber warco road grader,dozer,dozer/scraper. anyone from that time period give me aholler.

Keywords: have blade will grade

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Samuel Jonas wrote on September 27, 2007

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City and State: BAMAKO

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Service or Relationship: Other

Comments: looking to get ur urgently responds

Keywords: dear sir
urgently looking for military equipment company in nort kora

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Floyd King JR. wrote on December 24, 2006

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City and State: JOHNSTOWN NY

Unit: 630TH ENGINEERS COMPANYLE

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I would like to talk to someone who was there or knew of this airfield

Keywords: K-52 Yanggu Airfield

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Albert (Al) Swan wrote on April 8, 2005

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City and State: RANCHO MIRAGE CA

Unit: 633RD LIGHT EQUIPMENT CO.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: It has been over 50 years, so names don't come easy, most everyone would be in their 70's. I still have some pictures. I spent eighteen months six days over there. My CO was Capt. Arthur O Beer.

Keywords: 1169th Combat Engineers
633rd Light Equipment Co.
I corp Dump

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Robert Langins SR. wrote on March 17, 2005

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City and State: JIMBOOMBA QL

Unit: 1ST. BATTALION R.A.R.

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: I was wounded and taken to the Norwegian mash unit and cannot find my medical records could
you please help me.
thanking you corp. Robert Langins

Keywords: Australian 1St. Battalion

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George E. Sawyer wrote on October 17, 2004

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City and State: COLUMBIA SC

Unit: ARMY RETIRED

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: The company area received a lot of small arms fire from across the river at Tocdshon-Ni.As a react team, we used a 2 1/2 ton truck with a ring mount and .50 caliber machine gun as center of force and troops deployed behind and to the side. After we got into the village,could not find the weapons or persons. Leekye Jung,my interpeter talked with the village chief.He didnt like the answers.Lekye had been an agent in what was equivilent to our Secret Service and spoke excellent english. Anyway Leekye hit the mayor in the mouth with a butt stroke.Immediately the old man babbled information. The men then went to gardens planted with raddishes,cabbage,garlic etc located throughout the village and dug along the sides to uncover rope handles. When the "garden" maybe 4 feet x 6 feet were lifted,underneath were large supplies of chinese small arms ammo and hand grenafdes and mines all boxed and ready as a supply point if the Chinese army made another attack. Called in the National Police who tied up and marched the village occupants down the road to a railroad station. Lt "Rip"Collins,a classmate from my O.C.S. Class brought a pltn from 10th Engr Bn,3rd Inf Div. to help haul off and blow up the ammo. The Chinese never attacked during my time there ,but I have always known that that ammo could have cost a number of G.I. lives and know we did a good job. Essayons.

Keywords: TOWN OF TOCDUSHON-NI

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William Oliver wrote on March 3, 2004

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Comments: I dont know much about my grandfather and niether does my mother. I know he served as a heavy equiptment operator or mech. in the Korean War. Stories have been told about him and his heroic efforts in saving his plattoon by hiding them at a Girlfriend house while under attack from the enemy in Korea. Please it would mean the would to find out the whole stories and how it happened.

thank for Listening Sgt Oliver USMC

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Carrilee Jeffries wrote on January 24, 2004

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Comments: My dad Louis Guercio played the piano when Marilyn sang for the troops. Mom had pictures but lost them. It has been very difficult for her as she lost dad unexpectidly during surgery. If anyone has a picture of my dad on stage w/ Marilyn can you email me? It would mean the world to my mom and all of her children and granchildren

Keywords: Help PLEASE!!

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Doug Skillman wrote on January 15, 2004

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City and State: WEST VALLEY CITY UT

Unit: 279TH EN DET (UTIL), 416TH ENCOM

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: I'm in the process of building a minature of the old "cable-over" dozers used in WWII and later Korea. Can anyone point me in the direction of line drawings or photos of these dozers?? thanks ahead of time!

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Susan L. Nied wrote on September 20, 2003

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City and State: LIBERTYVILLE IL

Unit: 633 ENGINEER LIGHT EQUIPMENT CO.

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father CWO Donald C. Breeze served in Korea with the 633rd Jan.-Dec., 1953. He was a member of the Illinois National Guard 135th Combat Engineering 44th Inf Div serving at Camp Cooke, CA in 1952. I am interested in any information about the 633rd during this time, where in Korea they served, etc. Also, I would like to hear from anyone who may have know my father. In October, 2003 I will be attending a reunion of the 44th Inf Div in Peoria, IL.

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Bill Altman wrote on August 26, 2003

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City and State: WEST COLUMBIA SC

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Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: I am searching for photos, interesting stories (such as the one by Robert McMillan), etc. of Marilyn Monroe in Korea and visiting the U.S. hospitals in Japan in Feb. 1954

Keywords: Marilyn Monroe - Korea - Feb. 1954

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Robert R. (Bob) McMillan wrote on July 11, 2003

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Unit: 633 ENGINEER EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: We supplied the water trucks to keep the dust down when Marilyn Monroe visited in , I beleive , Feb. 1954. She entertained at Camp Casey , and she can regulary be seen in Biography or Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" with a low cut purple dress. Please note that you will see no dust on her.

Keywords: Near Camp Casey

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