DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW

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Subject: DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW                                   

Box ID: BX001608

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C                                                    

Folder SEQ  #:         83

Document Number:          2







            DSIT-AE-103: COL Roy E. Beauchamp


            water treatment plant in Rafha, which was a private
            operation, and arranged for delivery at no cost to us. They
            left 400,000 gallons of potable water every day from that
            plant, supporting not only the units I supported but the
            entire corps in that area. The French took advantage of
            that; the XVIII Airborne Corps ... a tremendous asset which
            ... the initial contact was made by my host nation support
            officer. Which was one of the things we ought to be doing
            because one of my concerns in that area was water ... how do
            we get water? So we had substantial interaction with that
            agency and officials in the City of Rafha.
                For example, when we ran the RRP, the City of Rafha
            provided us with fire protection--moved fire trucks, a fire
            team, out to the Rapid Refuel Point and worked with an
            bngineer firefighting detachment that was there to provide
            us with fire-fighting capability. A very, very critical
            operation, refueling almost 5,000 helicopters in a very
            short period of time. A million gallons of fuel; 25 refuel
            points in that operation. You can understand, fire
            protection is a key element there. We worked closely with
            city officials in the City of Rafha where we had lots of
            logistic operations going on there. Close station support.
            Officers from the 101st Support Group were deeply involved
            in all of those activities with the city in support of the
            group in support of the division.

            MAJ HONEC: Excellent host nation support from your
            standpoint, from your side. Had, really, relatively few if
            any problems, lots of value added.

            COL BEAUCHAMP: A lot of value-added support. And I would
 fortunate that I had an
            officer who was very, very bright and very, very energetic
            who enjoyed very much what he was doing. He taught himself
            to speak Arabic as a matter of fact in country. And many of
            the Saudi nationals that I came in contact with were very
            complimentary concerning his ability to speak the language.
            He spoke no Arabic when he was assigned to this group, which
            was about ten days before he was deployed, as a matter of
            fact.

            MAJ HONEC: Is that right? You'll have to identify him,
            sir. Who is he?


            COL BEAUCHAMP: CPT Mack Easty.

            MAJ HONEC: How do you spell his last name?

            COL BEAUCHAMP: E-a-s-t-y. CPT Easty was preparing to leave
            the Army when he was notified for deployment. He was going
            to work for the Drug Enforcement Administration. They gave

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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001608
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C
Folder Seq # = 83
Subject = DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996