Still More Memory Joggers From Clarence Dick
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Clarence took a train ride to Bangkok towards the end of his tour. Some of these are from that trip.|
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This and the photo on the right are actually a panorama. They are shot from the Takhli train station looking out on the town side (west). The little circle in the street was still there in the '80s. |
USAF typical blue pickup. Driving these to town was very dangerous. Steering wheel on wrong side for Thailand. You had to have a rider or lots of guts to pass a vehicle. Road to base on right in this photo, see photo labeled "Main Street" in earlier page by Clarence. |
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Steam locomotives were still common on Thai trains then. This was apparently taken on the way to Bangkok, although I am pretty sure it is not in Takhli itself (too many tracks). |
Indian cloth merchant in Takhli. Most of the material in town moved through this shop. Many of us had shirts tailored here or on the base, they were very reasonable. |
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The "new" NCO hootches. These were much quieter and more private than the old open hootches. But also much hotter. |
Typical Thai labor crew. Thai women worked as hard on construction jobs as the men. "New" two-story dorms in the background. |
