Phu Lam Buildings in 1971


Bill Seater obtained this Feb 1971 photograph of Phu Lam from the National Archives.

Special thanks to Bill Seater for making this part of the Phu Lam web site possible and also to all those Phu Lamers (and their excellant memories) who helped identify the buildings.

By the consensus of our memories, the following buildings are identified. If you have any information or corrections, please contact Bill Seater

buildings map

1 Highway 4 26 Officers Dining Room
2 Security Gate 27 Photo Lab
3 Civil Engineers 28 HF Transmitter Building
4 Civil Engineers 29 Warehouse for Arms and C-rations
5 Civil Engineers 30 Armory
6 AUTODIN 31 Laundry Drop-off/Pickup
7 Motor Pool 32 Barber Shop/Uniform Sewing
8 Water Tower 33 Enlisted Club (phase 1) "The Endless Years"
9 ARVN Barracks 34 Enlisted Club (phase 2)
10 MARS Radio Station 35 Pool
11 TV/Day Room 36 Two-story Barracks (opened December 68)
12 Data Relay (closed March 68) 37 Medical Quonset Hut
13 Admin. Offices-Overseas Switchboard 38 Troposcatter Antennas (1 of 4)
14 Tape Relay 39 Troposcatter Transceiver/VHF shot (EE Building)
15 Guard Tower (1 of about 6) 40 Power Plant for Troposcatter Transceiver
16 Microwave Tower 41 Troposcatter Transceiver Maintenance Shop
17 Punched Card/Punched Tape Mulcher 42 Basketball Court
18 Officers Club, aka "The Snake Pit" 43 Outdoor Seating/Stage
19 Maintenance 44 Barracks & Showers
20 Supply Room 45 Projection Booth
21 Electric Power Plant 46 Crafts Shop
22 Post PX 47 Maintenance Shack for Pool and HF Antenna
23 Chapel (opened December 68) 48 Officers' Quarters (3 Buildings)
24 Enlisted Dining Room 49 "Mail Room"
25 Food Preparation 50 Helipad
51 Reenlistment Office
52 NCO Club
53 Fire Dept


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