Lt. Colonel O.D. Steffey 821st CSPS assumes command from
Lt. Colonel William "Wild Bill" Wise 1041st SPS (T)
at Change of Command Ceremony Schofield Barracks, Hawaii - April 1968
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




1968 training location for 821st CSPS & 822nd CSPS ~ Quad I Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
(scheduled to be razed sometime around 2003)
Photo courtesy: Art Suess




Safeside sign base camp Phan Rang AB
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




821st Officers L to R - 1st Lt. Hollands, Captain Dexter, 1st Lt. Steeno
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




Lt. Colonel O.D. Steffey mans .50 cal at Phan Rang AB, accompanied by
A Flight Heavy Weapons Clark (standing) & Lacy (sitting)
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




Lt. Colonel O.D. Steffey, Commander of 821st CSPS welcomes General Joseph J. Nazzaro,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces to 821st base camp at Phan Rang AB
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




Lt. Colonel O.D. Steffey and Sergeant Bruce E. Brown check out a LAWS "Tank Killer" at Phan Rang AB
Photo Courtesy: Lt. Colonel Steffey




New tower & bunkers 821st Base Camp - Phan Rang
Photo courtesy: Tom Oller


Jeep load of Air Force Rangers - Rich Nucifore rear seat - Phan Rang
Photo courtesy: Tom Oller


Fire Direction Controller Sgt. Roger Nelson, 823 CSPS
drops a round down the tube of a 81MM mortar in support of Australian ambush patrols
Photo Courtesy: Roger Nelson




Head Gunner Sgt. Elbert R. Wheeler, 823 CSPS
drops a round down the tube of a 81MM mortar in support of Australian ambush patrols
Retired MSgt Wheeler is currently working with Veterans on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona
821st Chow Hall and a couple staff in background
Photo Courtesy: Roger Nelson




1041st Scout Dogs: First (and last to my knowledge) of active scout, not sentry dogs, in RVN
Photo Courtesy: Gerard Hester - 1041st SPS (T)




1041st Snipers: from left to right - Tony Gasbarro, Ron Glasscock, and Jim Maples
Tony Gasbarro, top graduate in his Army Ranger Class while on assignment as a sniper
was responsible for the first recorded enemy kill by the 1041st.
Photo Courtesy: Gerard Hester - 1041st SPS (T)




Safeside Grenade Launcher Class - Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Photo Courtesy: Gerard Hester - 1041st SPS (T)



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