I was stationed at Hawk Hill, Cam Ranh Bay from 6/70 to 1/72. This was a signal company at that time. We were told it was a former Hawk missile site. Located south of the airbase on the South China Sea.
We were across from the Air Force beach, close to the RMKBRJ paving plant. These may not have been there during your tour.
Some of the photo's look like our site, we had less vegetation. Herbicide?
I have slides if you want to compare/ view changes.
This was home for the 307th Signal Battalion for a short time and housed the 362nd Signal Company and the 518th Signal Company. Both were repair shops for microwave communications gear. I was with the 362nd Signal Company. This was one of the "oldest" companies in Vietnam, 1962-1972.
I was there as the war wound down and bases were closing. Nha Trang airbase was turned over to the Vietnam in 1970, the Americans were packing up in 1971.
Troops dropped to 100,000 during my tour from the high of 500,000. The handwriting was on the wall.
Ken Parkinson
Ken, I was assigned to the 362nd signal brigade 70 to 71.
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I also was at the 362nd from 1970 to 1971. Certainly we met as ours was a small company. I forgot the names of many in our company. One that I remembered went by the name "Gooney Garrison." He was in the shitter when a Typhoon hit, and the shitter and Dave went rolling down part of the hill.
DeleteI worked in the repair shop down the hill, my MOS was instrument repair.
Your name?
DeleteHis name was newbie, from the day he arrived until he went home.
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