Picture of Red Horse Shops Building under construction in 1974.
Picture of Osan's main gate replaced by Detachment 1, 554th Red Horse Squadron in 1973.
Picture of the Red Horse Shops building pad in 1973.
Picture of the BCE Shops building under construction in 1973.
Picture of a typical column support for steel buildings constructed by SSgt Johhy Martin, NCOIC of Masonary and Concrete Shop.
Picture of Colonel Billy Reaves, Commander, 554thCESHR "Red Horse" visiting the modular dormitory construction projelct at Osan Air Base, Korea in 1976.
Picture of Captain Horst Haeusser, Commander, Detachment 1, presenting the Meritorious Service Medal to MSgt Wayland Davis in 1974.
Picture of the Red Horse dormitory located on the flightline in 1973.
Picture of a Red Horse business meeting in the Phillipines shown are Major Donald Lee, SMSgt Davis and another Red Horse member.
Picture of a Vehicle Maintenance Facility under construction in 1974.
Picture of the Detachment 1, Red Horse Headquarters building at Osan Air Base, Korea for the advanced party members assigned to Osan in 1973.
Picture of the replacement Red Horse Headquarters building under construction at Osan Air Base, Korea in 1973.
Picture of the interior of the Headquarters buiding under construction in 1973.
Picture of continuing progress on the Det 1, 554 CESHR Headquarters in 1974.
Picture of the BCE compound project site under construction in 1974.
Picture of a retaining wall under construction in the BCE Compound in 1973.
Picture of the officers quarters modular dormitory project. TSgt Smith was the Project NVO in 1976.
Picture of the BCE outdoor storage compound being paved in 1974.
Picture of a storage building being constructed in 1974.
Picture of a key chain given to Red Horse personnel for a Team Spirit Exercise in 1980.
BEGINNING OF DETACHMENT 1, 554 CESHR, KUNSAN AIR BASE
Just thought I'd add to some of the history about how Red Horse got started in Kunsan. I was at Utapao in the summer of 1975 with the 554th. In
August, I was sent to Kunsan as a 1st Lt. There was a small contingent of Horsemen there since June 1975. The C.O. was Lt Col Lyle Huizenga (not sure
of spelling), who was a C130 pilot who had been grounded for medical reasons and sent to Kunsan to finish his 20 (he didn't make it). NCOIC was Msgt
Coker. There was also a Tsgt Anderson, but I don't think it was you. A month or two after I arrived, Lt Col Huizenga was sent to Greenland by the 554 C.O. Col Winslow. I became acting Det 1 Commander. I continued as Det Commander until January 1976 when Major Dreislein arrived. I continued as Ops and Engineering Officer. Around the first of January 1976, we finished our 100 unit double wide Modulux dorm for our enlisted troops. A 3 star General was there for the ribbon cutting. Don't remember his name. In the meantime, SMsgt Paris and SMsgt Bunch arrived as NCOIC and 1st Sgt, respectively. Bunch made E9 while at Kunsan. Paris and Bunch covertly
converted an old quanset hut into their private party hootch (that's another story). I learned a lot from those two NCO's. I designed the Detachment HQ bldg and the vehicle maintenance bldg but left before they were completed.
Out of time, hope this is helpful.
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