24th Home     Main History    Guest Book     Reunion     Recollections

 

1966   1967   1968   1969   1970   1971   1972

 June 1966     July 1966     August 1966      October 1966    November 1966   December 1966

Summary - September 1966

September was a time of construction.  Many of the enlisted personnel with medical MOSs work two to three days per week at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital, then came back to the 24th to work on the various construction projects.  For many, their work at the 93rd was their introduction to war.  This observation from PFC Tim Morton, an OR Tech:

This was where I got my "baptism to the war zone in the O.R." First case a young Lt. from the 173rd Airborne Brigade . I came into the case already in progress and watched a surgeon holding a mangled kidney in his hand, blood running in as fast as it ran out. This guys name is somewhere on the "Wall". The next case was Charlie Smith a kid from the 25th Division.   Lost both legs, part of each hand, and one eye for sure. The surgeons tried to save his legs below the knee, but a few days later had to take them higher because of gangrene.  With both eyes bandaged and in the shape he was in, he had a Red Cross girl writing home for him.   Sp/6 Jordine from the 24th was working the ward and heard him ask the girl what kind of a day it was. She told him the sun was shining and it was nice. he responded " I am glad when it is nice out cause people always smile more and are happier". Later while with the 199th and being wet, mosquito eaten, and tired was easy when I thought about these two guys. I don't know if Charlie survived or not, but if he is living some place I bet he is making the most of it. 

93rd_Evac_with_Dustoff_Fall_1966_Morton.jpg (19231 bytes)
93rd Evacuation Hospital, Fall 1966

Courtesy Tim Morton
Click on picture to see larger version

September 8

The first episode of Star Trek - "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - airs on NBC.  It wasn't very popular at first.

Star_Trek_Cast.gif (85439 bytes)

Click on picture to see larger photo

Updated March 11, 2002