Waegwan & Camp Carroll pictures & web sites
I was stationed at Camp Carroll while in the U.S. Army from
May 1985 - May 1986. I was in D co. 304th Signal Battalion.
My rank ranged from Pvt/E2 - SP4/E4 and my MOS was 31M
(Multi Channel Communications). After my tour in Korea, I was
sent to D co. 38th signal in Schwabisch Gmund.
If you knew me then or were there, email me at; paredes@sprynet.com
Click here if you want to know more about me.
If you are wondering what has happend to Camp Carroll since '86,
It has grown conssiderably. D co 304th Signal was deactivated,
but a whole new signal battallion was formed (well... reactivated)
in 1988 - the 307th. HHC, A, B, & C 307th, 229th TACSAT and
226 TROPO attachments are (were?) located at Camp Carroll.
Other units located there include; 18th MEDLOG BN, 16th MEDLOG Headquarters, 6th Ordnance Battalion,84th Ordnance Co.,
19th TAACOM's 23rd Chemical Battalion headquarters, 267th and the 501st Chemical companies, The US Army Material Support Center-Korea (USAMSC-K) headquarters, and 57th MP Co. (728th MP).
* New *
As of January 2007; the 50 Room Army "Lodge" opened in November of 2006, and a new bowling alley is under way.
The Major tenant units (of the camp) include the 501st Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Material Support Center-Korea, U.S. Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia, Defense Distribution Depot-Korea, 6th Ordnance Battalion and the 16th Medical Logistics Battalion. (no mention of signal????)
And most disturbingly the 2-1 ADA (Air Defense Artillery Patriot Battalion) 35th ADA Brigade is moving to Camp Carroll in December of 2006
News article (pdf format)
Links
All links are in english!
Maps, description of post, Units currently located at CP Carroll
click on the map to see a larger image.
Camp Carroll "official millitary" US Army Installation Management Command description page. Includes history of name sake and general stats.
A summary of Camp Carroll
/ Taegu Storage Area, and what is located there from global security.org
A summary of the 307th Signal BN.
from global security.com
If you are a civilian looking for work in Soutn Korea try searching USA Jobs (search area Korea) This is for US Federal Jobs.
Or
Department of Defence (DOD) Jobs. (location search; South Korea)
Camp Carroll opened a Defence Distribtion center in December of 2004. Click here for the News Article
Information you should know before traveling/ ariving at your duty station in Korea
Driving tips, distances, toll fees, fueling stations and AM,FM and TV stations
Emergency radio and tv frequencies from the U.S. Embasy Seoul.
some more good to know stuff
from from a millitary wife's point of view.
The History (massacre) at Hill 303, Waegwan Korea
The blowing up of Waegwan Bridge One of the articles in a Pulitzer prize winning multi article report; "Bridge at No Gun Ri".
click Here for all the articles.
No Gun RI
More of a millitary perspective on the incedent, and a few questions and information that show the pulitzer winning article may not be entirely true.
Looking for No Gun Ri An American in South Korea looks for and finds the site where many South Korean civilians were mistakenly killed during the Korean war.
Korea from a GI's view. GI Korea Includes "things I like/dont like about Korea", photo albums,"only in Korea", news sources.
Want to know what the North Koreans think? Click here to read about 20 North Korean News stories each day.
(North) Korean News
Various pages relating to Cp Carroll
304th Signal Bn. Part of the 1st Signal Brigade's Millitary.com page.
Fort Gordon Homepage Search for signal corp info here.
A nicely done page by Stephen Paul,
a relatively quick overview of his highlights while in korea with a few nice pictures.
A map showing where every unit has ever been located in South Korea
This site is rather cryptic but I'm sure it's full of information if you know how to read it!
Jimmie Mitchell is a net friend of mine who served in Korea in 1956. See his pictures of what 304th Signal was like back then.
R.I.P. Jimmie 7/2/2005
Order of St.Benedict Waegwan Abbey
University of Maryland Korea Homepage
Queen for a year visits Camp Carroll A blog page with her pictures, and links to other's!
Photos of Camp Carroll facilities. I have to admit I would not have found this page if "queen for a year" had not found it first. (a photo/blog site owned by Ed Bauser who's last posting was March 2006). Or read
his blog site
Pictures of Camp Carroll I found on the web from a 16th MEDLOG soldier who was there in '97-'98.
Pictures of Camp Carroll I found on the web from "sruppe". (c24-c16 I reconize as the DMZ, most likely c15- c1 are Camp Carroll area). Date stated as 1994-'95.
See also his photos of Iraq 2003 & 2005!
Camp Carroll couple subject of Korean TV documentary IMA (Installation Management news) report February 2006.
How to find former and current soldiers
Find other soldiers you served with at
Classmates.com.
This is the BEST site I know of for searching for Others. You can search
by location, time in service, or by name. It will cost $36 if you want to
email someone but that is for a 1 year membership and it is worth it!
Find others you were stationed with at this free site;
GISearch.com.
The Military Police Homepage Locator
57th MP Co. Camp Carroll, Korea (109 Listed)
The American War Library The world's largest On-line
military, veteran, and military family registry Over 51 million military listings from pre-revolutionary War to the present.
Patches, Crests, Insignia, Medals
Korean Defense Service Medal
If you served in Korea after 28 July 1954 - present, you have been awarded the Korean Defense Service Medal!
I got the medal, ribbon bar and lapel pin in the presentation case on EBAY! for $19.25 which included shipping!
Thank the Korea Defense Vetrans of America for fighting to create the medal!
Follow the progress of the development and implimentation of the Korea Defense Service Medal
This award should not be confused with the Korean Service Medal,
United Nations Korean Medal, or (Republic of Korea) War Service Medal (Korean War Medal)
all which were awarded during the Korean War.
The Cold War Official Certificate and Commerative Medal;
The OFFICIAL Certificate can be ordered, it takes at least 2 months to recieve. Details are at; US Army Human resourses Command web site.
The medal may be worn by any individual for service in a component of the Armed Forces (including the
National Guard and Reserve Forces) and by civilian employees of the Government who contributed to the
historic victory in the Cold War for a period of a year or more between the inclusive dates of 2 SEP 1945 and 26
DEC 1991.
Cold War Vetrans News Release
No Official cold war medal for us, only Cold war recognition certificate... Thanks for trying Senator H. Clinton!
Foxfall Medals has a
Large Cold war medal and ribbon bar with or w/out lapel pin and minature medal. Plus some other medals and ribbons.
The Cold War Museum has the
Full? size medal.
Medals of America's Cold war ribbon design and colors are different than the others, but they have the 1st signal Bgde patch, other unit patches, crests, service medals, insignia, cups, rings, nametags, and display cases.
H. J. Saunders U.S. Military Insignia Has the Cold war medal, the 56TH Artillary Brigade patch, 1st signal brigade patch, 304th and 307th unit crests, as well as other unit patches, crests, service medals, and insignia.
The Battle zone.com Has the 56TH Artillary Brigade patch (but no picture of it),1st signal Bgde patch, plus other unit patches, crests, service medals, insignia, cups, rings, nametags, and dogtags.
1st Sig. Bgde Patch 304th Sig. Crest Signal Regimental Crest
Recent Photos of Cp. Carroll (a view from atop the hill) and a panaramic view of the Ville (from the back gate #4 up the road and an down). Photos curtesy of Dan Bradley.
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