Comments on: Congo Crisis: Operation Dragon Rouge

By: james w colburn

james w colburn — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:12:58 +0000

Was on covert operation with2nd Bat. 504 out of Fort Bragg, 82nd Airborne, was in Congo Aug-Nov. 1964. Anyone that might have been in that Batalion with me would like to hear from or anyone that was in Leopoldville or thereabouts, during that timeframe and served with operation Leo, please contact me.

By: Viciwanja Rosez

Viciwanja Rosez — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:20:06 +0000

Operation Red and Black Dragon in Stanleyville:
I grow up in Katanga and after the secession I becaume a member of the 4thcomkat in 1960. In 1964 we had a joint operation…Belgian paratroopers and the Katangees Tigers(4thComKat) target Stanleyville and the liberation of 3,000 hostages. I knew most of the Belgian paratroopers and actualy they have a own site.

By: Norman P.Page

Norman P.Page — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:02:54 +0000

The crew chief of first plane to drop the Belgiam Parratroopers

By: Norman P.Page

Norman P.Page — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:59:56 +0000

I was the maint. crew chief of the C-130 E
This C-130 E was the first airdrop/Mission
This Aircraft was the one that brougt out the doctor And His Slain companions .

By: Joe Haffner

Joe Haffner — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:52:30 +0000

I've been trying to figure out my Dad's role in Operation Dragon Rouge. I learned the day after he died that he was in the U.S. Army's Special Forces in the early 1960s. A few months after he died, I determined that he was involved in Operation Dragon Rouge. I determined this based on the stories he told my Mom. Basically all I know is that my Dad, Michael Albert (Mike) Haffner was one of five Jeep drivers assigned to get people out of hostile territory. He rarely talked about his experiences in the Army to anyone, especially his Special Forces training. I'm curious if there is anyone that remembers him or knows more about this mission than what is already posted on the internet.

By: Patrick P Boude

Patrick P Boude — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:15:26 +0000

My mother,my 2 brothers and I took the very last plane a Dc 3 just the evening before Stanleyville was taken.My father Paul R Boude was the manager of Mobil Oil in Stanley,he was on a trip at Leopoldville.He managed to have Mobil Oil,the americans and some others to have a plane flown to take as many people as possible out of Stanley as he understood that it would be the last one to fly out .Upon his arrival ,he called my mother to have us being ready to leave.(in the last 3 previous days we had being squestrated in our concrete staircase in the middle of our apartment to avoid stray bullets).We got pick up and we were put in that plane with 3 others,the rest were congoleses.My father had told my mother that he was coming the next day.That did not happened until Operation Dragon Rouge came,thank to them. My father spent the next months there and had the Belgium consulate Patrick Nothomb under his wing as being a french citizen at the time was less dangerous than being a belgium or american,further more he was able to circulate in town and help with the food distribution.Now for what I understood my father help the belgium troops to reach simba armed positions as the military maps were not very accurate.For all that,my father was the recipient of one the highest belgium decoration the Order of Leopold 2.Thank for all those troops my father came back and many others as well and Iam greatfull for that.

By: Wayne Seal

Wayne Seal — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:23:45 +0000

I was in the Congo in 1964 thru March of 1965. I was with 2nd Infantry Division, US Army. The time that I was there was chaotic and cruel. If you want to learn more, go to Leavenworth Papers Number 14 and search. This is a great credible site, as it was researched thru the Combat Studies Institute. There is more to the story than this site reveals, but this is a good site for understanding.

By: Ryan E.

Ryan E. — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:50:17 +0000

My father John Ermlich was also a soldier under Mike Hoare's 5 Commando. Anybody remember him?

By: mark fuller

mark fuller — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:46:34 +0000

can any body tell me they new my dad the storys he told me when he was in congo 1964 he fought for mike hoare sign for 5 commando in 1964 in johannesburg as he live there best friend was jonny bradbury who also went to the congo at the same time and also both came back together his name was jimmy fuller.my e.mail address is markfuller97@yahoo.co.uk just need more info.there must be someone who new him as he past away a few years ago. thanks mark fuller his son.

By: mark fuller

mark fuller — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:24:58 +0000

does any body reameber my dad jim fuller under mike hoare i think 1964 5 commando