December 74
4. In keeping with current base policy about banana trees, at a 40th ARRS raid of O-Club tonight a bamboo tree was cut down and planted in main bar instead of banana tree. Party was dedicated to arrival of Christmas season.
5. Capt Buck gets free lunch, but he had to pay for cab. Idea discovered @ lunch - new local TV show will ba a slope opera titled "As the Gomer Turns".
7. Sawadee for Col. Burdett.
8. L/Col McMonigle leaves on TDY back to States. Going to * Commanders conference *(Jolly Green) at Hill AFB.
9. Bevo is bouncing off the walls over his change of assignment - he doesn't know his Grand Rapids assignment is a joke.
11. L/C McMonigle misses plane out of Utapao. Gets samlar out of Bangkok which later this date comes thru NKP but Col Mac can't get off the plane.
14. Servo Joe & Newby Weikel join forces to beat the shit out of door of O-club men's room.
1Lt Greer shows up for duty with 40th ARRS. Comes from Eglin 53s
15. Dube rides his bike into the klong. His elbo is A-3.
24. Christmas Eve party at O-club. Jollys and Nails in party suits - rest of the club was grossed out.
25. Medevac
MFC
28. Ubon Jollys scrambled to pick up 2 F-4E crews west of Udorn. Pedro gets there first (ASSHOLES) and picks up all four.
31. Sawadee + New Years at O-club - Sawadee for Belk, Nowas, VanWiggeren, & White.