Separate U. Each support command operated independently in maintaining a flow of needed goods to the combat zones. The 1st Log maintained overall control and supervision through the Logistical Operations Control Center located at its Saigon headquarters. That headquarters was originally located in a single villa, but as the command grew in size, its activities were dispersed throughout the city, making coordination difficult. Long before that date, the 1st Log had become the largest single unit serving in Vietnam.
By , the number of men in the command had risen above 50, The diversity of 1st Log activities was astounding. Under its command were truck units, boat companies, railroad facilities, and airlift and airdrop capabilities. Almost every piece of Army equipment sent to Vietnam was processed, transported, issued, and maintained by the 1st Log. Not only was the 1st Log responsible for providing the Army troops with the basic weapons of war, but it also clothed and fed them and supplied them with virtually every amenity available in Post Exchanges.
Among the major problems confronting the 1st Log Command was the responsibility for supervising a large civilian work force made up largely of Vietnamese citizens. While great care was taken to screen out security risks, inevitably mistakes were made, the extent of which may never be known.
Some supplies intended for American and South Vietnamese troops wound up in enemy hands. In other cases, the lure of high profits on the black market proved to be too much for hired civilian workers and even U. Equipment was also lost simply because the extent of the logistical effort precluded careful tracking of all material.
This problem was further exacerbated during the Vietnamization process when the South Vietnamese proved less than able at mastering American managerial techniques.
Still, when it was finally redeployed to Fort Hood on December 7, , the 1st Log could look back upon more than five years of distinguished service. Seller's other items.
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