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The Vietnam War Years of

Korat Royal Thai Air Base

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388th MMS Patch courtesy of Larry Mitchell

This is the patch we wore with the 809th and 561st Engineers in 1964-1965. Larry Capsey

F4E patch(Contributed by Greg Pierce)

This is the patch we wore with the 809th and 561st Engineers in 1964-1965. Larry Capsey

Ya Gotta be Shittin' Me Patch (Contributed by Greg Pierce)

Fort Roundeye Patch (Contributed by Greg Pierce)

100 Ground Aborts Patch (Contributed by Greg Pierce)

Sooie's Patch (Contributed by Greg Pierce)

ECM Podman Patch (Contributed by Charles Prescott)

428th TFS while attached to the 347 TFW ( F-111 ). (Contributed by Will Seaver)

Spark Chaser Patch is the FMS electric shop patch worn on our hats . (Contributed by Andy Bevilacqua (SGT, ACFT Elect Repairman 388 FMS, Korat 11/72-11/73))

7th Airborne Battlefield Command And Control Center. (Contributed by Larry Hughes)

9th Logistical Command. Built most of the installations and the roads and highways that linked bases all over Thailand. (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

US Army Support Command, Thailand (USARSUPTHAI). (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

US Army 1st Signal Brigade. Provided long range comunication support throughout Thailand and VN. (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

7th Airlift Platoon, US Army Aviation. We flew UH-1H's out of Korat Airbase, Camp Friendship. (Contributed by Joe Frey)

US Army Special Forces. Trained Thai troops. (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

US Army Security Agency (ASA). (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

388th Security Police Squadron - Korat (Contributed by Dan Massola)

USAF Security Service - Korat (Contributed by M. Zaneski)

388th Hospital Group - Korat (Contributed by Tom Pirkle)

553rd Recon Squadron - Korat (Contributed by Tom Pirkle)

388 A&E Maintenance SQ - Korat (Courtesy of Jim Sorrell)

553rd Recon Squadron - Korat (Courtesy of Bob Neumann)

Tiger FAC - Korat (Courtesy of Steve Deminsky)

13th TFS - Korat. (Contributed by Otto Uebel)

17th WWS - Korat

6010th WWS - Korat

34th TFS - Korat

469th TFS - Korat

469th TFS - One-eyed Bull (courtesy of John F. Sari)

23rd TFW (A-7Ds) - Korat (Courtesy of Kimball Rowe)

67th TFS (F-105s) - Korat

67th TFS (F4-C Wild Weasel) - Korat

67th TFS as seen on E-Bay

388th AMS - Korat (Courtesy of Rick Castardo)

347th TFW - Korat

44th TFS - Korat

421st TFS - Korat

100 Missions Completed - Korat

100 Missions Completed in a 2 Baht Bus - Korat

Barrier Crews - Korat (Courtesy of Don Stormoen)

100 Missions Completed - 44th TFS Korat (Courtesy of Shane Stolte)

3 Weasel -This Wild Weasel 3 patch is the patch that was given to the crews of the first WW F-105F crews, and to all the other crews that followed. All the F-105 F & G crews wore them. (Patch courtesy of Shane Stolte, description courtesy of Vincent A. Scungio Jr., son of Vincent A. Scungio, Major, USAF.MIA Nov.4, 1966.)

The Wild Weasel with Spear is the patch theWild Weasels wore on their Korat Bush hats (Patch courtesy of Shane Stolte, description courtesy of Vincent A.Scungio Jr.; son of Vincent A. Scungio, Major, USAF.MIA Nov. 4, 1966. )

42nd TEWS- Korat (Courtesy of Gerald Hanner)

S.E.A. WarGames Patch. (Contributed by Andy Bevilacqua (SGT, ACFT Elect Repairman 388 FMS, Korat 11/72-11/73))

Short Patch. (Contributed by Larry Mitchell (A1C, 388th MMS / 13 TFS Weapons Load F-105s - Korat RTAFB 6/66-6/67))

Click here to see Tom Segura's patch page (2-26-2006)

Short Patch. (Contributed by Larry Mitchell (A1C, 388th MMS / 13 TFS Weapons Load F-105s - Korat RTAFB 6/66-6/67))

Patches

24th Casualty Staging Flight