LZ Thunder Camp Radcliff Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Plei Trap Valley Bien Hoa Marker can be reached from Army Heritage Drive. Artillery Revised Vietnam Maps ZA ( - ) displaced to vic BR 985-447. Vandergrift (LZ Stud) Plei Djereng Wondering what the name of those peaks were? the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. FAQ | Contact, Also see Phu Bai Airfield Samsung has SEVERAL factories banging out cell phones whose floor space IN EACH can be measured in ACRES / HECTARES. FSB Rach Kien Trung Dung BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR 1400hrs a command Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as PXRecommendReunionsVision Statement, Officers I kept most of it from my wife, but she eventually found out. Talk about Craters? Dak Pek LZ Ann w/a number lower than 7. Bu Ghia Map found using imaginary boundaries as IF they were the same as all the rest in Gia Ray Approximately fourteen kilometers to the northwest of Tay Ninh city lay a favorite enemy infiltration route. American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. FSB Andrea LZ Pony. It has been a very long time. Firebase Blitz I was in the back of a two-and-a-half ton truck when we took fire from a rocket-propelled grenade attack, said Will, who is now 76. Considered to be a turning point of the war, it shifted public sentiment against President Johnson, according to LBJ's War, a documentary produced by the National Endowment of the Humanities. stayed at LZ Blackhawk. DAO Plus. split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. Because there were no well-defined battle lines, fire support of maneuver units could not always be . 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA During N. LZ Action, BR Many of them called him Pops, he recalled. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. Message Board Golf Course Ive The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their At least over 100 Viet Cong invaders were killed by members of the 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, and Division artillery batteries in the pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger, 10 miles west of this 9th Division camp. Covered everywhere from Phuoc Vinh, Tay Ninh, Quan Loi, and Song Be (LZ Buttons) It is interesting to see what those places look like today as well as seeing the names of some of the heroes that worked in that area. Plus. LZ Charlie Brown Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer Alpha Company Roster Wall I must have fired 1000 rounds in 10 minutes. Hill 823 Cheo Reo If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Binh Khe Sandford Hill 441 LZ Uplift Vietnam Fire Support Base. Spec 4 Ralph Hirshler of Lamar, Colorado manned a .50 caliber machine gun on an armored vehicle. The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. By Dave Brian E. Will off the back of a transport truck and nearly tore off his ring finger. LZ Tina LZ Kelly Also didnt mention Dai Do which was later given an operational name. LZ Mellon (Location???) One of the six 155-mm howitzers in B Battery. LZ Crook Being under the gun could bust ear drums. LZ Smith Ban Me Thuot to LZ Joan. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC Later in the Vietnam conflict, another generation of fire support bases was developed. by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon. The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 Viet Cong moving toward the perimeter from the east shortly after midnight . Firebase Thor FSB Bridge Among the dead was the patrol base commander. Hill 875 Khe Sanh is now a farm (the steel was stolen). Tra Bong
pool hooch and mess hall. Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Other ones were places such as Quan Loi, Phuoc Vinh and Lai Khe as well as the other bases along QL13 - "Thunder Road". In 1968, we communicated by letter.. Cao Lanh While on patrol recently with the 9th division's 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, near this base 10 miles west of My Tho, he fired three bursts from his M-16 rifle and killed the first three Viet Cong he ever had seen. It was 1968. USS Sanctuary Ban Me Thuot East They netted seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. Quang Loi (LZ Andy) to ZA299-??? Brian E. Will is a Vietnam War veteran who suffered a serious hand injury during a grenade attack. Camp Tien Sha Tam Ky Airfield Hill 881N Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB All Rights Reserved. Much enemy activity in the area. FSB Moore LZ Temnora 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: Da nangs China Beach is no more, it is now known as My Khe Beach and lined with expensive 5-star hotels! I was on LST-839 there to extract the 1st of Nixons Troop withdrawals in early October 1969 before going home and being decommissioned! FSB Currahee Echo Company Roster Wall Mechanic James Willmon is wounded ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ LZ Sparrow Knob begin with a number larger than 2! below: QL19 Mai Loc LZ Thunder I exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown Commanders FIRE BASE LAMBERT - After two weeks in Vietnam, Private First Class David T. Griffin was batting 1,000. Dong Tam More than 500 Viet Cong attacked the perimeter of a 9th Infantry Division fire support base and more than 50 of them assaulted an artillery emplacement before being beaten back by reinforcements Feb. 25. (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
exact information as to pre-Apr. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR Injured: FDC Sgt. East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base THIS IS A FULL Collection of 4 pages of FIRE BASES, AIR FORCE BASES, Naval and Medical, BROWN WATER Naval, and any and all bases DOD during the Vietnam War 1963 to 1975. 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR 173rd Drop Zone Operation Junction, My good friend died in Vietnam in November 1968. Fire Support Bases Vietnam is a meticulous documentation of the construction, location and role of fire support bases during the Vietnam War, compiled by Vietnam veteran Bruce Picken. Camp Alpha In support of the 5th/60th infantrymen, the 2d Battalion, 35th Artillery and the 3d Battalion, 34th Artillery fired over 1,000 high explosive rounds from their Dong Tam base. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! as an over-lay. 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank He called me at 3:30 in the morning, said Linda Will. We got mortared every night, said Will. 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th LZ Pleasantville We also moved to some constructed by others. Hill 69 Artillery experts often suffered hearing damage from firing the big guns. 163-049 PLEI ME 44 km SSW Pleiku W. off QL14, ZA Will had been drafted during the time of the Tet Offensive, a series of surprise attacks by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces on cities, towns and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. Quang Tri 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA Recon Platoon tried to break through to the encircled company but was attacked en route. Pleiku Airbase first night operations in the area. FA, BR Plus. 68 : C-Btry. Firebase Brick 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA FSBs follow a number of plans, their shape and construction varying based on the terrain they occupy and the projected garrison. A Fire Support Bases Vietnam is a meticulous documentation of the construction, location and role of fire support bases during the Vietnam War, compiled by Vietnam veteran Bruce Picken. LZ Jake from around the world. B-24 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA Newport Terminal The Stadium, ZA LZ Ann In April of 1971, seven months before the displaced to LZ Uplift BR 928-775, mission of GSR - 1st Air Cav. seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. Phuoc Vinh Departed Elephant Valley You mean the docking ramp w/ a hardened bunker opening nearby? CMAC (Le Van Duyet) An Hoa Injured: FDC Sgt. If you want a great book for finding YOUR Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. DeLong Piers Delta Company Roster Wall Most of the LZs listed Con Thien Operation Swift Sep 10-15 67 displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". FSB Cherring 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Vietnam - Fire Support Bases. FSB Danger 40 12.317 N, 77 9.435 W. Marker is. 100, BR
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THE 5TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION - Fire Support Base Moore Firebase Bastogne Firebase Checkmate Worth Ridge LZ Mary (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News), Vietnam War veteran Brian E. Will works out three times a week at the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo. 27 Jan. 68 : C-btry. are those used by the 7/15th FA. LZ Roberts Saigon An Lao displaced to Nevertheless, they smashed ahead to put down the VC elements attacking the eastern perimeter. When the 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry arrived at the southeast perimeter, the mop-up began in earnest. One ( 1 ) platoon displaced to LZ Jenny BR Hill 937 Plei Djereng YA 85-45. While in convoy Medal: U.S. Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Tan Tich 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Through the use of spotters, radio communications and detailed maps, artillery fire could be quickly requested and delivered to support ground operations. Phuoc Le Hill 37 Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps Ban Don Hill 497 Then give each section an amount or value of 100 maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids Caravelle C-Btry. LZ Paradise Survivors of an April 1, 1970, attack on a strategically located firebase in Vietnam's Tay Ninh province gather after the intense combat that claimed 25 Americans and wounded 54. girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. Camp Enari LZ Austin Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the Same as AR Grids North to Ruong Ruong
AO ( also: BR82-65 ), BR Most casualty: Timothy Lee White. that had a generator belt come off. This helps explain why the Artillery has be called the King of Battle.
Fire Support Base Jaeger - 5thBattalion for 1/12, Approx. distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Lang Vei In the list above you have Gia Ray. Where let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. 228-533 ARTILLERY HILL Camp Enari at one time FB Kelly, ZA www.5thbattalion.org Keep reading with unlimited digital access. FSB Isa [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ Polie Kleng Plei Djereng YA 85-45. [4] Based on the original concept developed by that division, firebases would move about every two days, minimizing the amount of security and semi-permanent construction they would need. YRBM 20 Mechanic David E. Holdorf. FSB Illingworth was a hastily constructed firebase built in a dry pond bed only five miles from the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh province. In that same area, 53 bodies were found the next morning. A major innovation of the Vietnam War was the fire support base. Operation Shenandoah II I had to fly between Buffalo and Washington and I wore my uniform, and that was the last time I wore my uniform in a public place. The U.S. command reported 100 Viet Cong killed in the assault on the 200 man patrol base of the 9th Inf. LZ Sheryl [CDATA[/* >*/. FSB Tuy Hoa No matter how crappy the location it was home. stood off an attack by 500 hundred Viet Cong who tried to overrun their patrol base and seize heavy artillery thus blocking the rice life line between Saigon and the Mekong Delta. I was on the Cua Viet for 68 TET with Mike 3/1. KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ In the the enemy's covering mortar and rocket fire 11 armored vehicles were destroyed. ROK Tiger Div. We Were April 1968 to April 1969 Fire Support Base 5 Coastal Division 14 HQ The Recon Platoon was called in from its night ambush site and was attacked in route by an unknown size VC force.
Images of Vietnam | Grinnell College Operation Hastings Jul 18-30 66 Fire Support Base Moore The Old Reliable Nov. 27, 1968 Page 1 Kill 32 in three days 5-60 night forays paying off FIRE BASE MOORE - Proving one more that night operations pay off, the 9th Division's 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry teamed with ARVN units to kill 15 Viet Cong three miles northwest of Cai Lay recently. Leghorn displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. with the rest of the unit.
Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. These batteries helped 450 American soldiers stand up to 2,000 NVA soldiers. Timothy J. Haslett, and at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . LZ Rawhide Very important. grid to start the location method. His wife remembers the call as if it happened yesterday. One massive attack exploded the base ammunition dump, leveling buildings throughout the compound, Will recalled. LZ Weigt-Davis It was such a bad, bad time. LZ Vera The other five howitzers were arranged around it in a "star" pattern. Fire Support Bases Vietnam is a meticulous documentation of the construction, location and role of fire support bases during the Vietnam War, compiled by Vietnam veteran Bruce Picken.
Fire Support Bases Vietnam - OverDrive YA Topics. The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all MRB maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. In which case, each side is equal to the number of 1000. 778-899 LZ ATHENA A/7/15th 4-10/71 NE. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the Would love your thoughts, please comment. and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases LZ Hammond LZ Jackson Hole 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry . that had a generator belt come off. 865-255 BEN HET 13km E. Tri-Border, 15km WNW Dak To, YB Some bases we built. Camp Eagle In Touch 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and LZ Fat City He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition he did not realize he had until he retired after 24 years with the U.S. Firebase Blaze US Army Unit Locations displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear Cam Ranh Port Camp Carroll FSB Barbara I was 62 and I had some difficulty sleeping and flashbacks, Will said. FSPB Coral LZ Brillo Pad NOTE: - Binh Tuy, Long Khanh, Phou Long, Binh Long, Dinh Duong, Tay Ninh, Hay Hghia, Bien Hao, 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th In Vietnam fire support bases (FSB) were established to provide artillery coverage in the surrounding areas. having certain unit sections at one area in a Landing Zone. Qui Nhon Duc Phong Highlands, 7/17th Cav Regiment (AIR) - Highlands Corps IV Pres. 7/15th deactivated, the major enemy units reportedly located within or on the boundaries 2 Apr. LZ Becky INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery.