The Web Page of Tom Petty
The 20,000 buck an ear, or, the Old Fart Vet with a Scanner.
          Har! Har! Har! 
WARNING!! I use a little larger kb picture so some of the pages may take a little more than the usual blink of a buck an ear eye to down load.  But if you print them off, they will be much better prints.
NOTICE: In order to simplify things, all pictures are from the Tom Petty collection unless otherwise noted.  Thanks to all who have donated so far. 
Date last worked on: 2-21-2008
When you visit e-mail me.... tom697th@gmail.com 
THE LIFE AND TIMES
AT THE
697th ENGINEER COMPANY - PIPELINE
TIMELINE 1966
TIMELINE 1967
TIMELINE 1968
First Platoon
Second Platoon
Third Platoon
HQ Platoon
Sattihip:  1967-68
Road and Theatre
(see shared projects)
Friendship POL 1967
2nd Tears down tank
#10 at Udorn
Road and Theatre
(see shared projects)
Samae San (Sattihip)
March-July 1968
3rd at Nakon Phanom
MOTORPOOL
Tom Petty @ USARTHAI
9th Log - Camp Friendship
If I were PL 22
THE COOKS
Camp USARTHAI
SHARED PROJECTS
Working on the road and Singha Cinema 1967
1st and 2nd Platoons at Camp USARTHAI
This is no rumor.  This is fact.  Pete Loria has a book out about his times at the 697th in Samae San and also of a few of his friends.  He says it is fictionalized but I say it is great reading!  Har!!  You got to know the people to know the story.  Pete has just scratched the surface of times there.  For more info click here.
Other web sites with 697th or related Thailand Units!!
Camp Samae San
The Life Guards at Camp USARTHAI Motor Pool
Tour of the pool with:
Ron Renfro @ USARTHAI
Bob Potter @ USARTHAI
The 697th will live as long as we live to tell about it!
697th Engineer Company "Home Page"  
Web Master Gary Adams
The 'putr platoon got it's start here
created May 28, 1998
519th Transportation Association
Web Master  Joe Wilson
This site is dedicated to those men and companies who transported the much needed supplies to the bases around Thailand.
Many stories about the 538th and related construction companies in Thailand.  Includes some on the 697th, 561st, etc
Gary Adams' 538th Engineer Battalion
Frank Picchione's 44th Group
The most complex and animated site of all. Lots of information of all types)
De Ja Vous all over again
Roi Et: members of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd platoons repair bridge
SEATO exercises or second trip to Roi Et members of 2nd and 3rd platoons
Before, During, and After
How it should have been:
The Singha Cinema
Making a mess of it!!
Easy KP
Mess on the run
THE MESS HALL
"D" Co 538th Motorpool
Samae San
THE TOWN OF:
Roi Et
Korat
Kilo Hoc
Udorn
Nakon Phanom
BangKok
All the rest
THE HOUSEGIRLS
Camp USARTHAI
Udorn
D Co at Samae San
Nakon Phanom

  
Past reunions


  
Reunions, Mini-Reunions,
     and get togethers
For comments, suggestions, corrections or to just say hi!!
The thought process for this page takes up a lot of time, and support from others.


Fort Leonard Wood Revisited 2003
The Barracks
The Quarry
The Engineer Museum
TALL TALE CORNER
Tom Petty  (1)
Bob Potter  (1)
How to submit your story!!
items from the journal of tom petty
written at Korat in the month of May 1967
Article 15's
Pipeline Playhouse - thwarted revenge
Jail birds - Fahey & Cary
The story behind the "Buc an Ear"
And just because I am from Iowa doesn't mean that it is about corn!!  Har!!
(2)
John Strain  (1)
(3)
Pete Loria  (1)

   Do you have something you wish to share with others?  Send it in
and it will be posted here.

  John Strain entry---  Picture of his friend
Roy Maiava in Hawaii
This space is a suggestion made by John Strain.
send to: tjpetty@evertek.net
tom petty entry
TOP TEN LIST
And by the way, if you didn't all ready know this, PIPELINE RULES!  HAR!
Up Coming reunions
2nd builds tank to replace # 10
TIMELINE 1957
Operation Sledge Hammer
Korat Tank Farm - 1966 -  Entire Company
TIMELINE 1959
THE ROGUE'S GALLERY
a listings of members
of the 697th
Gale Shirts
(1)
send to tom697th@gmail.com