“From Green Bay to the Persian Gulf” is the official history of the 432nd Civil Affairs Company during the Gulf War, written by SSG Walter A. Coyle, with notes, letters and photos by myself. The 432nd participated in Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort (the post-war Kurdish relief effort), touring Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey and Iraq.
By Chapter
Deployment Dates
| 1990 |
|
| 12/11 |
Advance party activated for Operation Desert Shield |
| 12/19 |
Advance party arrived in Saudi Arabia |
| 1991 |
|
| 1/3 |
Remainder of the 432nd activated |
| 1/6 |
Main body and members from the 415th and 308th leave for Ft. Bragg, NC |
| 1/17 |
Air war began |
| 2/5 |
Main body arrived in Saudi Arabia, joining advanced party. Housing available at “Khobar Towers” in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. |
| 2/13 |
432nd moved to Al Jubayl |
| 2/24 |
Ground war (Operation Desert Storm) begins |
| 2/25 |
Trip to King Khalid Military City (KKMC, or “Emerald City”) |
| 3/1 |
Arrived in Kuwait City |
| 4/7 |
Departed Kuwait City |
| 4/11 |
Ordered to Operation Provide Comfort |
| 4/24 |
Arrived in Incirlik, Turkey |
| 4/26 |
Arrived in Zakho, Iraq |
| 5/27 |
Official takeover of Camp I by the United Nations High Commissionar for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 6/1 |
Official takeover of Camp 2 by UNHCR |
| 6/4 |
Departed Zakho |
| 6/10 |
Departed lncirlik for Ft. Bragg |
| 6/19 |
Arrived back in Green Bay |
| 6/22 |
SSG Walter A. Coyle releases official 432nd Civil Affairs Company unit history. |
