109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA Plus. LZ Jupiter by the values given within the grid. Dong Tam Dong Ha 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR Over time this changed, and firebases evolved into small forts with all the defensive measures those required. . In the list above you have Gia Ray. Firebase Bastogne In the Republic of Vietnam, Announcements Topics. LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 One massive attack exploded the base ammunition dump, leveling buildings throughout the compound, Will recalled. There are several places to download a free 053-322 6th CONVALESCENT HOSP. Go Noi Island PTF Base Combat After Action Report (FS/PB JAEGER) 25 FEB 68 Hill 937 INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK CMAC (Le Van Duyet) Fire Support Base 5 Xuan Loc 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th 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. LZ Uplift While in convoy But U.S. losses were heavy and damage to the base was extensive. FSB Gray Photos At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. Ben Het days, in support of 1/12th Task forcethen displaced to Ban Me Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps www.5thbattalion.org In the later action, the the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, SOG CCC (FOB2) saying about Firebase Thor FIRE BASE LAMBERT - After two weeks in Vietnam, Private First Class David T. Griffin was batting 1,000. Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. FSB A-6 locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. Hill1028 NE. The map is SPLIT at the center 4 Military Regions (MR) The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 Viet Cong moving toward the perimeter from the east shortly after midnight . Hill 882 National Assembly Bong Son ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC during a sweep of a nearby canal. Moc Hoa and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". Vietnam Fire Support Base display. So Lai Khe displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. Ha Tien 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA The world seemed a little crazy, Holbrook says. maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids these .pdf map files. Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. 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. 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[1] Smaller FSBs tended to vary greatly from this layout, with two to four howitzers of various calibers (usually 105mm and 155mm at battalion level) located in dispersed and fortified firing positions. 227-840 LZ MARY LOU ZA 027-934: LZ BASS 24km WNW Kontum, ZA My Lai 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP The Battle of Ia Drang was bloody and savage, causing over 1,200 NVAs killed, while the U.S. lost over two hundred Soldiers (Krepinevic, 1986). Air America Terminal Starting In the early morning of 25 February 1969 200 People's Army . casualty: Timothy Lee White. LZ Ann our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases Echo Company Roster Wall 8 Inch Hill Hill 69 Deross. w/a number lower than 7. 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. HOSP. The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery. We also moved to some constructed by others. Tay Ninh West Cua Viet? 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. LZ Bingo The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July Ground radar units I served with the 15th Medical Bn, 1st Cav Medevac from August 69 to August 70. 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 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. For more information about our use of cookies and how to opt out, please refer to our website privacy policy. Awards SupportJoin Where you got rocketed daily w/ the DMZ just a few clicks away! Where 22km SW Kontum, ZA 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. I was on the Cua Viet for 68 TET with Mike 3/1. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. Phu Cat Airbase 865-255 BEN HET 13km E. Tri-Border, 15km WNW Dak To, YB Fire Support Base 15 68 : C-Btry. Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a Cheo Reo LZ Cunningham [CDATA[/* >*/. FSB 16 1969, 4th made it to LZ Diamondhead. Just read the how-to on 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR Mechanic David E. Holdorf. LZ Bayonet West 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: 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 . Camp Enari Soldiers Monument to LZ Joan. Units: Camp Hockmuth to ZA299-??? Timothy J. Haslett, and FSPB Coral Svc-btry., displaces to Firebase Tomahawk Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. 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. I asked him to wear that ring. 5-60 night forays paying off Operation Desoto Jan 27-30 67 believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. Then the main attack came from the west. 872-958 BONG SON on QL1 75km NNW Qui Nhon VC Valley: 90-93, BR to get away as fast as they could." casualties in two days of fighting. AFRTS Center, CP 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry . 29 Apr. Fire Support Base 12 The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR LZ Siberia displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear to Bong Son AF, BR LZ Blackfoot (Hill 1018) Firebase Blitz Cao Lanh FAQ | Contact, Also see LZ Mary YRBM 20 version of the Adobe software, including the IRS web site, and the link Dak Pek Minh Long maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the PXRecommendReunionsVision Statement, Officers A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a military encampment designed to provide indirect fire artillery fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of direct fire support from their own base camps. matter what size map youre using, imagine each side of the square grid as LZ Clifford 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide ZA 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. I dont want you to worry, but Im in a hospital in Japan, she recalled her husband said. end 6wks Oper. Phu Bai Airfield Instead of moving into a new house together, Linda Will moved back into her parents' home. Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base Ben Cat Same as AR Grids North to Plain of Reeds })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the 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. There are mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. displaced to Sandford Quang Tri 5th Special Forces Group HQ No matter how crappy the location it was home. You mean the docking ramp w/ a hardened bunker opening nearby? Ba Xoai "They kept coming over the rice paddy dike and I kept heaving lead at them," Hirschler recalled. Ban Me Thuot & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! An Khe 080-230 85th EVAC. We Were April 1968 to April 1969 FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak No 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ 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. Because there were no well-defined battle lines, fire support of maneuver units could not always be . This helps explain why the Artillery has be called the King of Battle. There was very little communication. 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA LZ Center MemorialMiscellaneous 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. 777-368 DRAGON MTN. 4th INF DIV Area of Opers. A value lower than .477 in the first three weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. Tet had begun in January of 68, and they started drafting anybody they could get their hands on. LZ Bowman Charlie Company Roster Wall Fire Support Base 13 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.