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Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
1 of 1 people found this helpfulGlobal Security is usually reasonably reliable.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/498med-co.htm
I also found this, but it looks a little dated and I can't vouch for the source.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/longbeach/498history.html-
Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
Thank you, Jason. The link to Global Security was good for a general history. I am disappointed that the Vietnam section is so sparse. Will keep looking and if I finally find some more Vietnam history for the 498th Med Co, I'll let you know.
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Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
Rebecca Collier
Jul 10, 2019 6:55 AM
2 of 2 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Pommett,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Medical Unit Records, 1965-1973 in the Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia (Record Group 472) that include an organizational history for 1970 (Box 167) and daily journals for 1968-1969 (Box 168) of the 498th Medical Company. For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
Thank you very much Ms. Collier. I had sent an inquiry to archives2reference a few days ago and received a reply, It looked like a boilerplate response saying that it would be 3 weeks before I got a reply from them.
Do you have suggestions as to how I can find electronic copies of the 498th Med Company unit histories dating back to 1965 and lasting through 1971, which are the years it was deployed to Vietnam?
Also, is it likely that these records are not in electronic form at all, and are just stored on site in College Park in their original paper form?
Your assistance has been very helpful.
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Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
1 of 1 people found this helpfulFrancis,
It is possible that the Army still owns the records, they maybe stored at different locations within the Archives until the Army and the retention periods are met. My understanding is that you would need to file a FOIA request also known as Freedom of information act. There is a person whom the Archives uses as the Army records manager believe his name is Anthony Gibson-Crawley. If someone could post his Information for Francis.
Thanks,
Elliot Schneider
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Re: Unit History: 498th Medical Company (AA)
Thank you, Mr. Schneider. You've given me some information that I would not have considered. I suppose it is possible that the Army hasn't declassified these document, even after 50 years. I'm waiting for a response from archives2reference and will see what they have to say. In the meantime, I will look for contact information on Mr. Gibson-Crawley.
Again, thanks for your feedback.
Frank Pommett
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