Pictures © Copyright 2018 Dick Schimmoler, who served C Troop 1967 – 1968. Came over on the Walker with HQ Troop, 40TC.
Band sending the 717 off from Oakland CA. on USS Walker
C130 at AF Base
Chinook bringing broken Huey back to base
Cockpit of AH-1B
oming into Saigon Tan Son Nhut
Delivery of first Cobra’s to 717, first in country 2
Delivery of first Cobra’s to 717, first in country
Dick Schimmoler in sheet metal shop 40TC
Dick Schimmoler in sheet metal shop trailer
Dick Schimmoler on deck of Walker, island of Luzon in background
Dick Schimmoler protecting latrine
Dick Schimmoler writing letter home
Dragon Mountain near Camp Enari
East perimeter of 717 air field
East perimeter of Camp Enari Near Barracks
First group in engine shop of 40TC, Barnett at far right
First tent 40TC Stayed in
First tent area 717 for first four months
First tents had wood floors
Getting feel of door gunner
Huey making fly over
Jeep hit by accidental rocket from gunship
Jim Pause in first maintenance area
im Pause protecting latrine
OH coming into maintenance area
New maintenance before construction started
Place over Central Highlands
Road into Pleiku
Schimmoler riding left seat over Central Highlands
Second maintenance area under construction
Sheet metal shop maintenance trailer
Test Flight
Tug boat pulls Walker from pier in Subic Bay Pillippines
UH-1D hit by rocket from gunship
UH-1D hit by rocket from gunship2
UH-1D
Ch-47 Lifts UH-1
