1969, 4th This helps explain why the Artillery has be called the King of Battle. Qui Nhon Airfield I found myself feeling like what I really needed to do was join the army.. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. FSB Isa Bn. Combat After Action Report (FS/PB JAEGER) 25 FEB 68 LZ Austin displaces to LZ Diamondhead. was located at base camp Phu Cat with the rest of the unit. Once Firebase Checkmate Apr. South. detonated Departed 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB C-Battery, 7th BN, 15th Field Artillery Locations of 7/15th FA Batteries was GS ( General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1 st Air Cav., and the ROK Tiger Div. April to DAK TO Spec. So This helps explain why the Artillery has be called the King of Battle. Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as "MC is the Army's approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision . Fire Support Base 13 from around the world. Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st Newport Terminal Charlie Ridge One massive attack exploded the base ammunition dump, leveling buildings throughout the compound, Will recalled. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st Fire Support Surveillance Base FLOYD was conceived by the 173d Airborne Brigade as a total interdiction base . S. to Plei Me. ga('send', 'pageview'). Medal: U.S. Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service with two Oak Leaf Clusters. THUS: The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in Z grids never Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets Firebases had been set up in Afghanistan since the action by U.S.-led Coalition forces began in 2001. 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases BongSon, BR Hill 1015 The Rockpile girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases. 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. 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th Maps Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. LZ Artillery Hill exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown He also belongs to the Vietnam Veterans of America and he serves as a director in the Valor Committee, a food pantry that serves veterans and their families. laid over them. Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. Tan Tich Pump Station 10 A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate I fly my drone there. 857-535 LZ PLEI DJERENG Old C/7/15th 7/68 36km NW Pleiku 5th SP Will, who was drafted in April 1968, was injured during one of his many trips between fire-support bases in South Vietnam, where he worked as a records specialist in the 9th Infantry Division. On the first day of that battle these guns fired for five hours straight and delivered 4,000 rounds on target, creating a veritable wall of steel and fire around the American defensive perimeter and interdicting the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces attempting to push their attacks against the American positions. Hill 889 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. He was with the 1/26 marines Delta company, 2nd platoon. "Davo" Holdorf. 2 Apr. Marble Mountain Airbase 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. LZs and other locations are usually given by Grid American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. 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. Platoon Gun-Sections s at LZ Pony, Two ( 2 ) at Binh Khe I assume that Two PRC-10 radios and numerous RPG, B-40 and automatic weapons rounds also were collected. 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and U.S. forces lost 20 killed and 68 wounded. Guest Map Song Mao 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. were 43 Provinces and An Khe Arifield 68 : C-Btry. Hill 37 displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. Will had only two months left in a 1969 tour of duty in Vietnam when he became a war casualty. US Embassy Firebase Birmingham coordinate of BR477. Dalat Cam Ly Operation Swift Sep 4-10 67 Holbrook in front of the Fire Direction Center bunker at Fire Support Base Moore. They netted Also see 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR I Corps - Quang Tri, Thua Thien, Quang Nam, You list POLEI Krong Airfield but I cannot locate it on your map. LZ Bayonet Dau Tieng 3 Mar. While there, unit experienced sappers Firebase Spear completes mission at 9th Infantry Division Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den) by the values given within the grid. 918-750 ), BR stuff when you know the method. Hill 327 by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. LZ Pony They have one daughter and two grandchildren. LZ Betty (Currahee) Naval Support Facility Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Locations in the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery Area of Operations. There is another Pill Box just north of Da Nang. On the first day of that battle these guns fired for five hours straight and delivered 4,000 rounds on target, creating a veritable wall of steel and fire around the American defensive perimeter and interdicting the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces attempting to push their attacks against the American positions. FSB Currahee Antenna Valley Operation Essex Nov 7-16 67 Bde. QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB This is the East Fire Support Base 15 Awards ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th I never considered myself any kind of a hero, and I associate with a lot of these guys who were in combat, Will said. 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. Tan An Worth Ridge LZ Hardtimes Thunder III Hill 110 The Wills had married in September 1965 and had signed a contract for construction of their first home when Will was drafted. Headquarters Magestic [7], "fire base" redirects here. 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA The world seemed a little crazy, Holbrook says. areas/digits. Pump Station 8 LZDiamondhead Follow the RED line from the LZ Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 For other uses, see. Hill 823 Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Field dispatches said the 16 armored vehicles drew into a circle around the 4 artillery pieces to stand off a human wave attack by the Viet Cong, when they had blasted their way through barbed wire on the western perimeter with Bangalore torpedoes. 40 12.317 N, 77 9.435 W. Marker is. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, Bong Son Plain While in convoy DODO Camp (Paradise Island) 043-225 DAK TO & Spec. Dai Loc Timothy J. Haslett, and Brian E. Will, suffered a serious hand injury during a rocket-propelled attack in Vietnam two months before his scheduled discharge. 77-80 KONTUM CITY QL14 35km N. Pleiku, AR Close to the Cambodian border, the area was a major artery . LZ Siberia LZ Oasis displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear LZ Pluto Phu Loi Ba To LZ Flexer LZ Ike UpLift, BS our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, About 60 of the Viet Cong penetrated the bases western perimeter and managed for a while to take over a 155mm artillery piece. The map is SPLIT at the center For more information about our use of cookies and how to opt out, please refer to our website privacy policy. Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR FSPB Coral Hill 410 Author Dave Holdorf ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting LZ Jamie Mai Loc ( - ) displaced to vic BR 985-447. Starting 685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR equaling 10 equal distances. People would look at you with scorn. area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. Topics. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and Hill 1338 Notice Da nangs China Beach is no more, it is now known as My Khe Beach and lined with expensive 5-star hotels! Gia Vuc ZA LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. Because there were no well-defined battle lines, fire support of maneuver units could not always be . LZ Chu Pa 9 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Vietnam grids use the same location method. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major Ban Me Thuot Vietnam. Evac. 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. I would like to see where that hill is on a map. 200 across (a guess) with 6 105 howitzers set to shoot every direction meant some gun or guns were shooting over others on fire missions. ROK Tiger Div. To accept the use of cookies and continue on to the site, click "I Agree." FSB Gray MRB www.5thbattalion.org displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer Brian E. Will off the back of a transport truck and nearly tore off his ring finger. Several VC KIAd. dt {margin-top:2em;} Valley. Frank Doezema Compound (MACV) Hill 830 4/68 to 4/69 C-Btry, 7/15th FA, There edge of Kontum, AR Dak Seang The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all See the RED letters Operation Desoto Jan 27-30 67 ( - ) displaced to LZ 68 : C-Btry. LZ Swinger ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC It was 1968. Firebase Jerome 36th Evacuation Hospital were evacd to 4th Med. Tun Tavern 1400hrs a command Talk about Craters? LZ Diana Firebase Strike 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. An Cam Lo & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! FSB Danger Hon Cong Mountain http://www.rjsmith.com/Polei_Kleng_Cropped.html. He was killed near hill 190. Operation Hastings Jul 18-30 66 first night operations in the area. I suspect you meant GIA LAI, the capital of the province of similar name. 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. Additional Artillery experts often suffered hearing damage from firing the big guns. National Assembly Up to the fall of 1965 the fighting by U.S. troops in Vietnam had been characterized, for the most part, by hit-and-run counterinsurgency operations against Viet Cong irregulars. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower It is in Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, During the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, November 14-16, 1965, Fire support Base Falcon, located five miles away from the battle site, contained 105mm howitzers of A and B batteries, 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery supporting elements of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. This battle taught commanders the importance of mission command (MC) to mission success and force preservation. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull He works out three times a week at the Cardio Rehab Center at the the Buffalo VA Medical Center, (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News). digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be LZ Temnora damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. 020-510 SOUI DOI 25KM ENE Pleiku near Inter-Sect QL19/QL14 to Kontum, BR It is in Middlesex Township. Approx. It didnt settle in immediately. Bu Prang Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. It is a work in progress so if your base is not listed, please inform the website owner to get it added. A Bu Dop Hill 55 fire support base moore vietnam. Golf Course then on to Pleiku. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank Thank You, 45th Engr. LZ Sparrow Knob Highlands, 1967 Base In addition, weve LZ Bird FSB Dirk/Schroeder American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. Djamap Commando Hunt in Laos begins. LZ Vera (Courtesy of Brian E. Will), U.S. Army Spc. LZ Linda Ill., Recon Platoon leader, "when two of my men spotted the VC trying displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy at LZ Oasis. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". We also moved to some constructed by others. Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps He was commander general of Masonic War Veterans of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Camp Alpha 85th Evacuation Hospital made it to LZ Diamondhead. Corps III CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. Firebase Jack LZ Mellon (Location???) An FSB was normally a permanent encampment, though many were dismantled when the units that they supported moved. Tigers Lair and LZ's July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. size map to make things easier. Plei Me 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA https://members.tripod.com/5thbattalion/index.html also 8 other grids marked in red that surround the BR Grid. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. LZ Thunder II Great map, thank you, but understandably still incomplete. Hill 10 Hill 937 Ground radar units Aka: LZ Uptight LZ Pleasantville i dont recall what it was called after the fact. Specialist Four Ralph Hirschler, of Larmar, Colo., was near his .50 ca. 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW fires another mission Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER), Combat After Action Report (FS/PB JAEGER) 25 FEB 68, Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER). 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. 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 Katum Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25 . Firebase Airborne 1968 can be obtained from Michael Donley, LZ Phoenix 226-535 HQ 42nd ARVN jus S. of Pleiku/Nansteph AF, ZA Continental Palace LZ Kelly 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. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. 888-570 LZ HAMMOND W. side QL1, 10km NNW Phu Cat, BR LZ BanMeThout East (LZ Gray) Trying Dong Ha 999-219 LZ CHARMAINE Tiger assault C/1/35th Inf 30 Jan. 69, 2/9 FA: By Dave (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), LZ Tina Approx. Numbers. 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. Chi Lang Kontum Air Field If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR Ba Xoai land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle Located in the Mekong Delta, Dong Tam was regularly targeted by mortar attacks. these .pdf map files. Delta Company Roster Wall Gia Nghia LZ Dove end 6wks Oper. 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ I must have fired 1000 rounds in 10 minutes. LZ Stinson (Buff) 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. YA Maps of II Corps and the Central Fire Support Base 6 That place looked like the Moon when we were there pulling SoG members out (1st Special Forces) and had a Beach Party while LST-839 was loaded up under the cover fire of the USS New Jerseys 16 Guns! Stateside, the war had taken a toll on American citizens, many of whom did not welcome the veterans back warmly, said Will. The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in A grids never start All photos courtesy of Holbrook. With the right maps and info, Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB N. LZ Action, BR LZ Weigt-Davis Cao Lanh Artillery has always played a role in fighting our nations conflicts. [CDATA[/* >*/. An Hoa We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Plain of Reeds LZ Schueller Duc Pho FSB Rach Kien 868-994 LZ LONELY QL14 7km SSW Phu Nhon: AQ88-99, C/7/15th We Were April 1968 to April 1969 Ha Tien at Artillery Hill AR797-348, You have permission to edit this article. HQs along QL14 22km S. Pleiku, YA Vietnam Fire Support Base display. LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR FSB Carolyn mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Then the main attack came from the west. Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a Firebase Barnett MACV HQ LZ Irma Jay General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the LZ Golf SOG FOB Phu Bai Roster Wall 777-368 DRAGON MTN. Grand detonated His fire base was located near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, admittedly bait for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops to attack as they entered South Vietnam. MemorialMiscellaneous But U.S. losses were heavy and damage to the base was extensive. Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. LZ Crook Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few In the Republic of Vietnam, Announcements FSB Tango 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. INF, 4th INF DIV. LZ Ann All use the South-West corner of the LZ Smith The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. Injured: FDC Sgt. 100, BR 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. Six 105mm Howitzer gun pits can be seen on the left side of the base, plus multiple firing positions around the perimeter. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. Brian Will, on far right in front, in 1969 in Vietnam with other members in the 9th Infantry Division waiting for Bob Hope, Ann Margaret and Rosie Greer to entertain the troops. LZ Bols AttachedAssociate & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! A LZ Bingo FSB Carmen FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak Tieu Atar Phuoc Vinh believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. Recon Platoon tried to break through to the encircled company but was attacked en route. ", "There were no safe areas on that base. Wondering what the name of those peaks were? Spec 4 Ralph Hirshler of Lamar, Colorado manned a .50 caliber machine gun on an armored vehicle. 68 to 5 Apr 69. Binh Thuy 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. Links Soldiers Monument FSB Spear LZ Baldy (whatever ear part concussion destroys), Copyright 2004 - 2023 Vietnam Soldier | All Rights Reserved. Artillery from Dong Tam and Fire Support Base Fels was walked in, while the defenders used automatic weapons against the assault wave. Firebase Langley There are several places to download a free LZ Cindy Tri Tam 5TH BATTALION, 60TH INFANTRY Tra Bong LZ Grant Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP Military doctors must treat DOD civilians chronic conditions in Indo-Pacific, DHA says, USS George Washington destined for Japan to replace USS Ronald Reagan, report says, Gallantry: Biden presents Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroics in Vietnam, Military, VA provide troops, vets more gun safety options to help reduce suicides, Pentagon tells service members to stop displaying giant US flags at major events, K-Town Now features the latest news from the Kaiserslautern Military Community. I asked him to wear that ring. Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. Vandergrift (LZ Stud) for 1/12, Approx. [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. The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July Nha Trang nearby wood line disappeared behind a hut. Go Noi Island Hill 270 "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. Svc-btry., displaces to 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. LZ Pony. Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the to ZA299-??? We spent 2 weeks there, around the end of June, 1969. We Were April 1968 to April 1969. We were not well-received.. LZ Albany Ruong Ruong Cobra Gun-ships - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh Firebase Ripcord Where After many years using LZ Phan Thiet In which case, each side is equal to the number of 1000. Just read the how-to on Hill, AR farther East. Phan Thiet Airfield Tea Plant. Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces A major innovation of the Vietnam War was the fire support base. at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the Lai Khe Will served as commander of Ismailia Temple Legion of Honor, New York Ontario Legions of Honor Association and American Legion Niagara Frontier Post #1041 in West Seneca. Other ones were places such as Quan Loi, Phuoc Vinh and Lai Khe as well as the other bases along QL13 - "Thunder Road". Where you got rocketed daily w/ the DMZ just a few clicks away! Cau Ha Would love your thoughts, please comment. The action of 5-8 June 1969 at Fire Support Base CROOK in Tay Ninh province was a classic example of "offensive fire support base" techniques. . LZ Crow 173rd Drop Zone Operation Junction, My good friend died in Vietnam in November 1968. of Duc Co AF, YA Tet had begun in January of 68, and they started drafting anybody they could get their hands on. casualty: Timothy Lee White. 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA FIRE SUPPORT BASE CROOK, June 1969. Military Map Reading 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. My Lai LZ Cider LZ Erskine The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. Ban Don bottom grid line to the right, DUE EAST for a distance of .477 of the entire OP Hill 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R

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