Camp Casey Korea
1960 through 70s
Early Commo Relay site above Casey
This shows the 123rd Signal Company VHF & UHF
Antennas used to keep Commo between Casey and Kaiser
Tai Camp where Camp Castle was latter built.
This was there in 1960-61 on my 1st tour
Compacting the Soil the Army Way
7th ID Reception Center
7th ID Reception Center Mess Hall
7th Inf Div HQ
TDC in 1970
Below Pictures from SP4 Walter Bush,
2/32 Inf, 7th Infantry Div 1970
Below Pictures From Dennis Cory, 127th Signal 1964
All Dressed up, and No Place To Go
127th Signal, Christmas 1964
Sp4 Cory Hard at Work
The NCO Club that Burned Down in Aug 1964
Haloween Party 1964
I was stationed at Camp Casey Sep 1960 to 61 as a Truck Driver. We
had Alerts often, but on this morning in June 1961, things seemed
a little more active. I latter found out that this turned out to be
the day that Gen Park Chung Hee took over the Korean Government. I
was sent to pick up a Sgt at the MP Station at Camp Casey. He told
me we would be going to a airfield south of Seoul to pick up some
Priority Cargo. He was in his web gear and carrying a M3 45 cal
Sub-machine-gun, as were the MPs in the 2 Jeeps that were going
with us. The Jeeps also had pedestal mounted machine guns just
behind the seats. As we headed south towards Seoul, we saw more
and more Korean Troops marching and setting up sand bag
emplacements. As we got close to Seoul, the larger intersections
had either tanks or machine guns setup. This is when I asked the
Sgt, are you sure these are South Koreans? He assured me they were.
We went through Seoul without any problems with the MP lights
flashing, and arrived at the airfield and loaded some large wood
crates. Going back North to Casey I had a MP Jeep in front of me,
and one in the cargo area of my truck, and a Sgt in the cab . The
2nd Jeep was following us, The MP Sgt told me to follow the lead
MP Jeep, and to for no reason to stop for anything. He said if
anything gets in our way, push them out of the way. When we
arrived back at Casey, I backed up to the 7th Inf Div HQ, and
they off loaded it. There was a Master Sgt standing on the loading
doc watching, and I asked him what was in the wood boxes? He said
he has a TS Clearance, and he does not know.
I never did find out what the cargo was for sure, but rumor at the
time was since there was a Coup d'a Tat, the US Military had
shipped some new TS Communications Equipment to be used by the HQ
Units, in-case the new South Korean Government became not friendly
to the US Interest.
I had just turned 18, and this was burnt into my memory forever.
This is a Korean Tank in Seoul during the 1961 Coup
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7th Admin Company, 1969-70