20th Engineer Battalion

This site is offered as a welcome home for veterans and friends of the 20th Engineer Battalion. It focuses on, but it is not limited to, the battalions service in the Republic of Vietnam. The focus is on units that served in the Pleiku/Central Highlands area of Vietnam. As such, it includes units that were attached to the 20th during Vietnam and un... its that might not be currently active. The 20th Engineer Battalions history traces back to 1917, when lumberjacks were gathered to help in World War I. It stretches across many continents and conflicts to its present day Fort Hood and Iraq where the battalion is constituted as the 20th Engineer Battalion (Mech) under the 1st Cavalry Division. The history was compiled by various members of the 20th over the years, with the version here containing edits for grammar, spelling, and style. After more than 30 years, heres a chance to look back on the faces and places of base camp at Engineer Hill, the dusty environs of Weigt-Davis, and far-flung construction projects. Hundreds of images from the semi-official photo album of the 20th Engineer Battalion in 1970 in Vietnam. Candid shots, staged shots, and headshots. Mess halls, motor pools, supply rooms, commo, medics, head sheds, and out on the road. The book was maintained for these many years by Jim Free, formerly of D Company. It has been converted to a Web-based presentation by Ed Gregory, formerly of HHC and the 509th. This site was created in the fall of 2001. It started with scans of all 115 pages of the semi-official photo album created in 1970. There hundreds of faces and names you might remember, or be trying to remember. There is also a separate gallery containing albums of images collected and shared by individual veterans. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact edgregory@20thengineerbattalion.orgRead More