March, 1953-August, 1954
On Wed, 03 Mar 1999
Updated: 10 May 2000
Daryl Schultz Email address wrote:
To Whom It May Concern:
I was stationed in Korea from March, 1953-August, 1954, near the village
of Tongduchon, assigned to the 633rd Engineer Light Equipment Company,
attached to the 1169th Combat Engineer Group, under the command of I
Corps, Eighth Army. We were approximately three miles south of the 38th
parallel, near Camp Casey that was a reserve location for units that
were pulled off the MLR. It was what might have been called the Korean
version of a Rest and Recuperation Center. Just up the road north of us
were our group headquarters, I Corps Dump, 58th Floating Bridge and a
Norwegian MASH Unit.
I have exhausted about every source in trying to track down my old unit
in attempt to trace the unit from the location I remember to where it
might be now. Such things as what their mission is and any other
information that might be of interest to me. Maybe my contact with you
can help me track down old army buddies. Mine are dwindling.
I would greatly appreciate any help you can offer.
Sincerely,
Sgt. Daryl D. Schultz, Retired
US 55217520
Permit me to offer what I do know now about the demise of the 633d.
Ironically the outfit didn't drift too far from when I left her in
August of 1954. She relocated in Uijongbu where she stayed until she was
deactivated on 31 March 1971.There was fanfare,no ceremony, just the
lowering of her colors, files were placed in storage somewhere
throughout the ZI, officers and enlisted men reassigned to other
outfits, and equipment dispersed in the same manner. My research was
dedicated to countless enlisted men and officers who unselfishly gave of
their expertise in carrying out the United Nation's Mission in Korea.
Their heroism received no press and went without recognition. They just
went about their assigned duties to the best of their abilities.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE 633d ENGINEER COMPANY
STATEMENT OF SERVICE.
633d Engineer Company
Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the
633d Engineer Light Equipment Company.
Activated 25 June 1943 at Camp McCain, Mississippi
Allotted 23 November 1951 in the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 1 June l954 633d Engineer Company
Inactivated 31 March 1971, Uijongbu, Korea
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
WORLD WAR II-EAME
(Both European and Mediterranean Areas of of Operation)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
KOREAN WAR
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA
1953-1954
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation,
Streamer embroidered,KOREA 1950-1952
As an addendum to this chronology, the writer's research discovered that
the 1169th Combat Engineers came to Korea as a National Guard Unit.
Whether the 633d was initially a National Guard Unit may explain some of
commentary concerning "Allotted to the Regular Army".
Daryl Schultz
