Sept. 68 : C-Btry. Hill 1338 "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the 'We got mortared every night,' Vietnam War veteran recalls. Da Nang 29 Apr. Timothy J. Haslett, and Located in the Mekong Delta, Dong Tam was regularly targeted by mortar attacks. Rex By LZ Joan LZ Bayonet Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. LZ Pony The skirmish didnt last all that long, but when it ended I found I had taken shrapnel in the arm.. This historical, Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Middlesex Township nearCarlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". farther East. using Grid Line Coordinates, and go from there. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. LZ Hammond S. to Plei Me. kill 15 Viet Cong three miles northwest of Cai Lay recently. Loc Ninh He works out three times a week at the Cardio Rehab Center at the the Buffalo VA Medical Center, (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News). It didnt settle in immediately. Apr. ), BR 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery. An Khe Arifield Solid Anchor (Nam Cam Base) AF, BR 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. to LZ Joan. LZ Athena 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. in South Vietnam Cao Lanh Charlie Ridge Firebase Nuts American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. Firebase Falcon LZ Jean LZ Mile High for 1/12th Task Force. LZ Sheppard The Stadium, ZA One of the attackers killed the company commander and Lt. Stanley Nowach ,of St. Louis, a Forward Observer, took command. 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR - Binh Tuy, Long Khanh, Phou Long, Binh Long, Dinh Duong, Tay Ninh, Hay Hghia, Bien Hao, Phu Cat FSB Bradley [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. AFV HQ (Free World Building) There was an LZ Neptune, northern I Corps (Quang Tri province out west in the hills. SOG CCN Firebase Maureen Being under the gun could bust ear drums. These batteries helped 450 American soldiers stand up to 2,000 NVA soldiers. casualties in two days of fighting. The battery fired the BN's first round on 16 July 67 at Binh Khe. No matter how crappy the location it was home. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. USO The heaviest action raged on the west flank of the camp. LZ Brillo Pad LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. I understood war was very dangerous, but reality did not strike until a friend of mine was killed. INF, 4th INF DIV. Its I served with the 15th Medical Bn, 1st Cav Medevac from August 69 to August 70. [7], "fire base" redirects here. ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting Vandergrift (LZ Stud) displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th They netted 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. Marble Mountain Airbase Bear Cat haha In amongst acres of craters from being heavily carpet-bombed? I kept most of it from my wife, but she eventually found out. LZ Lonely Injured: FDC Sgt. In 1968, we communicated by letter.. Firebase Satan II IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: LZ Dolly Those range from for instance, AR700-??? All photos courtesy of Holbrook. equaling 10 equal distances. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Firebase Rifle Marble Mountain Some bases we built. Long Binh Firebase Lash FSB Currahee displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Moc Hoa Hotel de Ville LZ Fat City Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. Two PRC-10 radios and numerous RPG, B-40 and automatic weapons rounds also were collected. ZA LZ Tempest Companies A and D of the 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA LZ English Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. An Loc during a sweep of a nearby canal. Medal: U.S. Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service with two Oak Leaf Clusters. LZ Jenny The Rockpile ZA199-340, ZA 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA This historical marker was erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. charge he was carrying to the gun pit. Dong Xoai Firebase Tennessee Then give each section an amount or value of 100 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 (Courtesy of Brian E. Will), U.S. Army Spc. Mobile 100 - 25 June 1954, BR LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 I suspect you meant GIA LAI, the capital of the province of similar name. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Riverboat South Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ MemorialMiscellaneous Cu Chi Base Phu Cat Airbase Crook was a wild place. Maps of II Corps and the Central FSB Moore 68 to 5 Apr 69. 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. Corps, Home | About 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. Quang Long Airfield 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. Dave went to Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. FA Locations & Area of Operations (AO). LZ Dottie Operation Desoto Jan 27-30 67 Fire Support Base Alpine Samsung has SEVERAL factories banging out cell phones whose floor space IN EACH can be measured in ACRES / HECTARES. Plus. While in convoy FSB Arrow In that same area, 53 bodies were found the next morning. LZ Cunningham Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps Plei Djereng YA 85-45. Mike Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 1400hrs a command, Its LZ Pineapple Vietnam Fire Support Base display. Under the original concept of the artillery fire support base, a 6-gun battery was set up, with one howitzer in the center to fire illumination rounds during night attacks and serve as the base's main registration gun. Firebase Tomahawk Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. Hill 881N Iron Traingle Empty cart. Deross. LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs ( - ) still at LZ Action. edge of Kontum, AR Dalat Cam Ly 804-470 71st EVAC. 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. WELCOME HOME BROTHERS. ;-p))). LZ Bronco Most Fire Support Base 13 FA at W. edge My Lai N. LZ Action, BR Tun Tavern Then sent the bulk of its force storming into the western perimeter. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR Hill 947 CMAC (Le Van Duyet) Brian E. Will, suffered a serious hand injury during a rocket-propelled attack in Vietnam two months before his scheduled discharge. 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 Great link for in-country Vietnam vets, or those curious about the Vietnam War Thanks to Ed Creamer, Col Wayne Morris USMC (Ret) and LT Don Tyson USN (Ret) for sharing. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view Newport Terminal [5], Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent bases. LCU Ramp 67 at Binh Khe. LZ Razor Tuy Hoa North Dau Tieng 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, LZ Albany copyright ? 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. Camp Tien Sha Ground radar units Bac Lieu at LZ Oasis. 80-84 to BR86-77 506 VALLEY 18km S. Bong Son, 9km W. QL1, BR Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Operation Hastings Jul 18-30 66 5-60 night forays paying off Hill 664 Cai Lay 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. Hill 830 let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. . Air America Terminal 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases In the list above you have Gia Ray. Thout on Tan An This website belongs to: Jenny BR 851-550. Battle of Phu Dong 05/16/68 Links Cam Ranh Port 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. Saigon End of Operation 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 LZ Weigt-Davis It is in Middlesex Township. Then the Viet Cong opened up from the southwest and northwest. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. LZ Swinger Duc Lap 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Phan Rang SOG CCC (FOB2) Firebases (FB) and Landing Zones (LZ) in Vietnam The 2001 version of Vietnam LZs, FBs, FSBs and Camps By: Dan Gillotti 2001-2003 For further information on firebases, military installations and naval vessels of the Vietnam War 1945-75 see: WHERE WE WERE IN VIETNAM By: Michael P. Kelley Published in 2002 List price $39.95 DeLong Piers Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 01:55, "Field Artillery 1954-1973 Chapter 3: In Order to Win", Special Forces Travel A Difficult Road In Afghanistan, The 2001 version of Vietnam LZs, FBs, FSBs and Camps, Vietnam Studies: Field Artillery 1954-1973, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire_support_base&oldid=1139043630, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 01:55. Long, An Giang, Kion Giang, Chunong Thion, Phong Dinh, Ba Xuyen, An Xuyen, Duc Liou, LZ Instead of moving into a new house together, Linda Will moved back into her parents' home. LZ East The Russians have even used it for landing aircraft but these days the airport is used for growing vegetables, racing motorcycles, etc. Polei Krong Specialist Four Ralph Hirschler, of Larmar, Colo., was near his .50 ca. Cu Chi Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay Membership Tan Son Nhut 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB 68 : C-Btry. Xuan Loc I did not see Tuyen Nhon listed there. The lead carrier was hit by rocket fire. 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. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA Maps: I Nevertheless, they smashed ahead to put down the VC elements attacking the eastern perimeter. that had a generator belt come off. Can Tho Approx. It has been a very long time. displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. 218-342 PZ MUSTANG III ( PZ = Troop Pick-up Zone ), ZA Phan Thiet Airfield below: QL19 In Touch 7/15th deactivated, the major enemy units reportedly located within or on the boundaries Que Son Valley Polie Kleng 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku Ba To 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all A-214, YA would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. Photo courtesy of John Ahearn. to be LZ Diamondhead. Notre Dame Catholic Church Da nangs China Beach is no more, it is now known as, http://hellovietnam24h.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cau-rong-da-nang-phun-lua-may-gio.jpg, http://www.rjsmith.com/Polei_Kleng_Cropped.html, An Army officer sums up what makes Marines different, Backbone USMC Leadership Traits JJDIDTIEBUCKLE, USMC Tattoo EGA STENCIL: Eagle Globe & Anchor LINE ART. Quang Duc, Lan Dong, Binh Thuan, Can Raah, III Corps Gia Ray I never considered myself any kind of a hero, and I associate with a lot of these guys who were in combat, Will said. (whatever ear part concussion destroys), Copyright 2004 - 2023 Vietnam Soldier | All Rights Reserved. 5th Special Forces Group HQ FSB Camp Panther KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ Binh Thuy The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 Viet Cong moving toward the perimeter from the east shortly after midnight . Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. Firebase Thor Hill 14 Happy Valley Dai Loc LZ Siberia 300 KIA and WIA1000 injured might be worth a mention. Monkey Mountain Jupiter BR 616-608, and returned to Binh Khe on 1 Dec. 67. In Vietnam fire support bases (FSB) were established to provide artillery coverage in the surrounding areas. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. ga('send', 'pageview'). ", "There were no safe areas on that base. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR ZA10-27, ZA Everything was on paper in those days. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th Nhon Co Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. end 6wks Oper. Gia Ray We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. III Marine Amphibious Force HQ (Camp Horn) Later in the Vietnam conflict, another generation of fire support bases was developed. Grid 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd FSB 16 FOR THE Widely used during the Vietnam War, the concept continues to be used in military operations. LZ Bols FSB Buttons was the most northern of the large bases in north east III Corps. Dong Ha Firebase Strike Plei Djereng YA 85-45. FSB A-6 Phu Nhon In April of 1971, seven months before the 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. ROK Tiger Div. LZ Jo 857-535 LZ PLEI DJERENG Old C/7/15th 7/68 36km NW Pleiku 5th SP | News | Con Thien Plus. Injured: FDC Sgt. Mang Buk at Artillery Hill AR797-348, ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. You list POLEI Krong Airfield but I cannot locate it on your map. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. LZ Crook Arizona Territory FSB McNerney The former airport is called SAN BAY (airport) PHUONG HOANG on the west side of Provincial Road 14. Firebase Rakkassan are those used by the 7/15th FA. Great link for in-country Vietnam vets, or those curious about the Vietnam War Thanks to Ed Creamer, Col Wayne Morris USMC (Ret) and LT Don Tyson USN (Ret) for sharing. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. The world seemed a little crazy, Holbrook says. LZ Ann One is outside SaiGon Airport and the one built into the roof of a Royal Enclave (Hue) is still there. Phu Lam (USASTRATCOM) He was on the brink of entering the Ph.D. program at Yale when his plans fell apart. tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. Bn. Firebase Brick 69 : C-Btry. at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . 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. Camp Evans LZ Paradise In all directions though were plenty of smaller Landing Zones and more or less temporary bases that were used for different purposes such as operational support or Special Forces Camps such as .
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