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CAMP FRENZEL
JONES

One of the Guard Towers, just about everyone would
pull guard duty, except the truck drivers who were
often passed over as they were needed each day for
hauling, we normally put in a 12 to 16 hour day.

Main street of our base, the building in the rear far
left belonged to the 100th Bridge Company.

On Camp Frenzel Jones, The men had a small enlisted mens "BAR"
called The Rock Droppers Inn,
it was a place to let your hair hang down.

Sure if the troops in the background are 104th or
Group HQ company
Picture supplied by Bruce Brockway

The truck is our 2.5 ton Mess truck with Captain The
truck is our 2.5 ton Mess truck with Captain "WE DROP
OUR COOKIES ANYWHERE".Brockway on the left, the
mess Sargent (I think) and 1st

Company Tow Truck, There is a funny story about this
"TOW TRUCK" and how we came in procession of it.
The 104th was not issued a tow bumpers were labled
with our company numbers and during any
inspections it would quietly slip off base along with
the water truck.
Earl Mullins & Ken Yates were some of the operators.
Ken came home and went into the ministry and is now
refereed to as Bishop Ken Yates

Rear view of Camp Frenzel Jones.
Notice the Black Virgin Mountain in background.

This is the Photo Lab, it was located the back of the
base on Camp Frenzel Jones just across from the
199th Field Artillery, Many of the men spent any
free time they had here developing their film and
printing pictures.

Here is a high steak poker game going on, they are
probably betting C-Rations or some funny money
known as MPC's

Company sign for the 104th Engineers, this base
was located about 15 miles from Saigon and
about 3 miles across from Bien Hoa Airbase.
This sign has held the names of many great
leaders and the Company Commander for this
time was Captain Bruce E. Brockway, he is now
1St Sergent James H. Gobble has since passed
away.

Also stationed on the same base was the 199th
Light Infantry. Everyone will tell you the base had
all the comforts of home:
except,
running water, hot showers, flush toilets,
comfortable beds, good food, fancy restaurants
and so on.
But we called it home.

Camp Frenzel Jones Buildings were built by an earlier
group during 1967-1968 (See Guy Levingston's Pages)
the buildings had cement floors with coragated walls
which then had a few feet of sand bags around the
outside.

Here is one view of the rear of Camp Frenzel Jones,
how about bridge made by the Engineers.

Here is a view of the front of the hotches probably
taken from the Orderly Room.

Here is a shot from a company picnic, everyone is
gathered around a makeshift grill made by cutting a
chemical drum in half, the charcoal was usually
purchased from a villager and was probably sprayed

Picture of Camp Frenzel Jones Motor Pool

There were all kind of pranks pulled on the base,
if your birthday was made known you could find
yourself dunked in a fire barrel.

Here is the Orderly Room & Captains Office were
the men received there assignments.

One of the civilian drivers wrestling with
Pete O'Malley

Another shot of the company picnic,
From left with his back toward us is Earl Mullins,
Andy Mullis in back, Ralph Keiper holding beer,
then James Peake with sunglasses, Sylvan
Jessee (Deceased) and Jimmy Williams, Bill
Frantz with back toward us, and civilian mechanic
with hard hat.

Here is Pete O'Malley with his camera, Edwin
Phelps rear left and Curtis Litten (Deceased) rear
right.

This picture I believe is for Captain Brockway's short timers
party, He was schedules to go home to his family in
September 1970.
Some of the members present are listed below, if you can
help with list it would be appreciated.

1st row, Curtis Litten, ??, ??, ??, end with glasses and eating
food, Murry Smith
2nd row back, Perry White, James Geisler, Benny Wilhelm,
far end, Ken Yates the Wrecker Operator.
3rd row back, Andy Mullis
4th row back, Edwin Phelp

Pictures supplied by John Fraser

Carl Hensen sitting atop his 5-ton truck. This was taken
on the return from Cambodia.
Everything must be ok, two victory signs