Photo's of History: June 2009

Sunday, June 14, 2009

1998 Tanner Family Reunion

These photos were taken near Parkdale,Oregon

Uncle Dave Conner

Joleen, Donnie, Uncle Kenneth Miller and Billie Jean

Uncle Reo Tanner and James in the back ground

Uncle John Nickell and Uncle Dave Conner. The boy is unknown.

Joleen, Donnie, Aunt Billie Jean and Uncle Kenneth Miller

Friday, June 12, 2009

S.Korea-58th Ord Co.(Ammo), 83rd Ord BN(Ammo)DS/GS, 8th FASCOM

CAMP HANDRICH
I served with the 58th Ord Co.(Ammo)which is part of the 83rd Ord Bn(Ammo)for 13 months(1969-1970) as a "Ammunition Storage Specialist" in a Army Depot(046),located in Sihung,S.Korea about 10 miles south from Seoul and the 83rd Ord Bn in Seoksu-dong was about 5 miles south from the 58th Ord Co.
The 58th Ord company maintain and stored ammunition at the Depot(046) in storage ammunition Magazines on acres an acres of land,which was dividend into sections.
The 58th Ord Co would ship out and received ammunition most everyday at the Railhead(RTO) in the depot.
Also,the 58th Ord Company maintain and stored ammunition at ASP 10 in Wonju near Camp Long.
In 1975,the 83rd Ord Bn became inactive. In 1987,the 83rd Ord Bn was reactivated and is now located in Japan.
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THE LINEAGE AND HONORS
OF THE
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT
83RD ORDNANCE BATTALION

Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as 17th Motor Transport Command(C.M.C.)

Redesignated 1 May 1936 as 83rd Separate Quartermaster Battalion

Activated 3 May 1942 at Fort MacArthur,California,as 83rd Quartermaster Battalion(Light Maintenance)

Reorganized and redesignated 4 July 1942 as 83rd Quartermaster Medium Maintenance Battalion

Converted and redesignated 1 August 1942 as 83rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Battalion(Q)

Battalion reorganized 4 November 1942; Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment remained as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,83rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Battalion(Q); Companies A-D reorganized and redesignated as 3469th-3472nd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Companies(Q), respectively,separate lineages

Reorganized and redesignated 8 June 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,83rd Ordnance Battalion

Inactivated 25 June 1946 in France

Activated 2 May 1949 at Fort George G. Meade,Maryland

World War II
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Normandy

Northern France

Rhineland

Ardennes-Alsace

Central Europe

Korean War
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CCF Intervention 3 November 1950 - 24 Jan 1951

First UN counteroffensive, 25 Jan 1951 - 21 April 1951

CCF spring offensive, 22 April 1951 - 8 July 1951

UN summer-fall offensive, 9 July 1951 - 27 November 1951

Second Korean winter, 28 November 1951 - 30 April 1952

Korea, Summer - Fall 1952, 1 May 1952 - 30 November 1952

Third Korean Winter, 1 Dec 1952 - 30 April 1953

Korean Summer 1953, 1 May 1953 - 27 July 1953

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered Korea 1950-1951

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered Korea 1952

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered Korea 1953
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National Defense -------------Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Medal

The 8th Field Army Support Command (8th FASCOM) was constituted on 5 February 1968, and activated on 1 March 1968 in Korea.
The 8th FASCOM was inactivated on 21 June 1971 at Fort Lewis,Washington,and was
redesignated on 14 April 2005 as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company,8th Theater Sustainment Command.
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