The primary transportation unit assigned to the Blackhorse regiment was the 398th Transportation unit, however that was not the only transportation unit that supported D company. The pictures on this page are from the 567 Transportation Company. The transportation companies kept the line companies supplied with ammunition, fuel, spare parts, water and rations. A tank company in combat consumes enormous quantities of all of these. In addition, the transportation companies recovered tanks damaged in combat that were either so damaged or so inaccessible that it wasn't practical for the company maintenance section to repair or recover them. The transportation company would recover them and tow them to Long Binh for repair by the ordinance support company. Some were shipped to Japan for depot level repair. Tanks that could not be recovered or were too badly damaged to be repaired were stripped of useful parts and DP, Destroyed in Place.
Without the efforts of the transportation companies, often working alone with only a minimal security screen, D company would quickly have been out of the battle. This page presents some pictures of their work.
1970
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| 11 cav chasing NVA through field in June 1970 | 20th Engineer Brigade, 567 Transportation, Long Binh 1970 | 5 ton flatbed mine damage, June 1970 | 567 Transportation M88 | Resupply LZ | 5 ton driven by Harry Dittus |
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| D7E driven by Harry Dittus near Chu Chi | Harry Dittus and motor Sgt Dave Moore at Long Binh | 567 Transportation M88 | North of Cam Rah July 1970 | Resupply chopper near 1st Cav bunkers | Long Binh 567 Transportation repair yard
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| Long Binh 1970 Sgt driving a mule | Long Binh 567 Trans M88 | Straightening Cables | M88 | M88 | M88 |
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| Power washing combat damaged vehicle for shipment | Taking a break by the swamp | cleaning recovered truck | It's a good job if you can get it | Cleaning equipment | More of the same |
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| Long Binh barracks area | 567 Transportation unit | Another day at the office | Henry Dittus | Finnerty at Long Binh | All cleaned up in the 567 Transportation area |
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| Al Flowers | McCollum | 567 Transportation at Long Binh | At Long Binh | J Barton at Long Binh | Can you find me? BIG Banyon tree |
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| Pet mongoose riki tiki tavi | California surfer with ice cream at Long Binh | Inside the Banyon tree | Wade Barton with Mary Jane | Henry Dittus and Harry Nicholson on guard duty with M60 | 11 ACR rjust returned from Cambodia |
1 courtesy of Judith Fleck-Dittus
[dittusjuniemoon@yahoo.com]