Apr. We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR FSB AIRBORNE - A Screaming Eagle outpost built on the eastern lip of the enemy's A Shau "warehouse area" on the north end of a long ridge running parallel to the valley in Thua Thien Province, I Corps. fires another mission 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. Some bases we built. Locations of 7/15th FA Batteries A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1965. Both men Download or read book Vietnam Firebases 1965-73 written by Randy E. M Foster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. War] [Iraq War] 4/71, BR our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July Stationed at An Hoa 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, 1st Marine Div in 1969. The northeast, east and south approaches were gradual slopes and offered the best avenues of approach into the fire base. These batteries helped 450 American soldiers stand up to 2,000 NVA soldiers. (LogOut/ Nolan, p. 136-137. 1968 can be obtained from Michael Donley, at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . It was later occupied by the 9th Marine Regiment, part of the 3rd Marine Division and the base was renamed to Vandegrift Combat Base after Maine General Alexander Vandegrift. US Fire Support bases in the Vietnam war. Just read the how-to on 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. tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. 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Those range from for instance, AR700-??? 207-345 THE STADIUM Along QL19B 6km WSW intersect, ZA at Phu Cat w/Unit to set up base-camp, The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973, An Anthology and Annotated Bibliography, 1974; reprinted 1983; revised second edition, 1985 . The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. var cid = '8870188826'; 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. (Diagram 2) The nerve center of the base was the tactical operations center, in which radar and optical scopes and monitoring devices were located. 1968 Vintage Map of Vietnam provided by Richard Rooker . . Author Dave Holdorf & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. Vandegrift Combat Base (Also known as FSB Vandegrift and LZ STUD) was a former U.S. Army and Marine Corps and ARVN base north of Ca Lu in Quan Tri Province, Vietnam. Last modified Svc-btry., displaces to areas/digits. "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=1143081403, A former firebase - Forward Operating Base Torkham, This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 20:58. Long, An Giang, Kion Giang, Chunong Thion, Phong Dinh, Ba Xuyen, An Xuyen, Duc Liou, LZ 67 at Binh Khe. ( - ) displaced to LZ Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT 27 Mar. Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. YA FSB Pinky was established at the same time that they started to build LZ Sally. Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh From "Operational Report- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division, Period Ending 30 April 1968. . A little north of that intersection you will see what appears to be two east/west landing strips that are separated by a ville just south of the split. to Bong Son AF, BR these .pdf map files. displaces to LZ Diamondhead. 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR [welcome] [search Much enemy activity in the area. near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. May to late June 68, C-Btry. Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. 2 Apr. Maps: I Bases (FBs), Fire Support Base (FSBs), and Camps was compiled from a variety of written, oral, and electronic sources. The west and northwest sides of the fire base fell away at a very steep rate making an approach from this direction extremely difficult. We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Oper. Often, positions had to be secured in enemy-dominated territory. In 1971 the base was reoccupied in support of Operation DEWEY CANYON II. Firebases, LZ's and Camp Locations. In the case of locating An Khe, you start at 042-534 NHA TRANG 1FFV HQ 24km N. Cam Ranh Bay, CP Calendar | Photo Gallery | 2. It is meant to include Base Camps, Firebases and LZ's. In some cases, the Base Camp had a firing Battery and in some cases not. 68 : C-Btry. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. The Firebases and LZ's are places where a firing Battery alone was located at. You can make a scale for your Mechanic James Willmon is 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. Corp Area of RVN (Republic of Viet Nam), More fire support bases and displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Approx. Also, Although the soldiers say they lost more than the NVA, their captain said flatly, "I've got a company full of heroes." It is in Middlesex Township. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, Vietnam Vet Makes Peace with Former Enemy Soldier - 25 Years after the Battle, https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. If you can give me an idea where it was would like to know. at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the var container = document.getElementById(slotId); 227-529 FRENCH CEMETARY QL19E 15km from AnKhe AF Grp Mob. Just east of that is another road TL-601 that intersects with An Go road which goes east/west. list of US Army Vietnam artillery units][home] 1969, 4th Up in what was known as the "Dogs Face" F S B Jay ( Alpha and Echo 2/7 Cavalry ) and F S B Illingsworth ( Charlie and Echo 2/8 Cavalry ) were built. 68 : C-Btry. Quang Duc, Lan Dong, Binh Thuan, Can Raah, III Corps It involved units assigned to the U.S. 25th Infantry Division and two regiments of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). To Plei Mrong/Polei Kleng areas in mid-Jan. 69, LZ Action in Feb. 69. 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit AF, BR 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW This historical marker was erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. The vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the fire base was destroyed, but the rain forest was only two to three meters from the wire, partially thinned due to air strikes and artillery, but still very thick. Notable areas in Northern I Corps from George Neville's (USMC) collection.. Ray Smith (1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn, 69th Armor) has an excellent Map Site with high resolution maps for almost all of I Corps, II Corps, and III Corps, and much more. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: Firebase Bastogne was a United States Firebase in South Vietnam, at (MGRS 48QYD620095). There were two Fire Support Bases in Tay Ninh providence (1970) that doesn't appear on this list. See the RED letters Also, as you review the list youll see that some names John Clark and his magical memory, Phillip Grenado supplied the copies of the . [what's new] [links] I also received this note on my Facebook page and thought Id share it here in the event readers want to delve into this much deeper. Setting up such bases became the routine opening phase of search operations. AND 5 CLIKS INTO CAMBODIAI MADE IT BACKCOUPLA GUYS I WENT INTO WAR WITH DIDNT, I got your email reply about some revisions so I came here to see them. It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Fire Support Base. to find that LZ or exact location you were in? 1300 Bed, 44th Med. HQs along QL14 22km S. Pleiku, YA I tried to mark the map somehow but could not do so. One battle in particular caught the eye of Americans - the siege of FSB Mary Ann on March 28, 1971. This mountain, village #ga-ad {display: none;} below: QL19 Enemy 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA A Map Number: 6441-1. The plan assumed that the enemy would not be able to resist an attempt to knock out the isolated post. Military Map Reading 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st ROK Tiger Div. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Locations of 7/15th Again, imagine three digits wide. Numbers. On 15 November 1971 at a ceremony attended by MG Thomas M. Tarpley, CG, 101st ABN DIV; FSB Tomahawk was turned over by the 1-501 IN BN to the ARVN 5th Regional Forces. While there, occasional rockets hit LZ, one landing in between motor stayed at LZ Blackhawk. Pretty simple Corps, Home | About This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 | @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { xs-G BvUummmmmn2L;fkUvUCGDMb#>"I#I"I#ID"ID#I"I#I$"I$#I No matter how crappy the location it was home. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. Change). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Richard Phelps High school classmate and fellow Vietnam Veteran, Ray Bows, has recently completed an eight year effort to record bases, camps, and outposts in Vietnam and the heroes for whom they are named. FAQ | Contact, Also see There were either semi-permanent bases designed to provide consistent support, or temporary one with the guns being air-lifted by helicopter to assist on-going operations. Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. There are The base was overrun by the PAVN during the Easter Offensive, but later recaptured by the ARVN. ins.dataset.adChannel = cid; These are Fire Support Bases Vietnam. ins.className = 'adsbygoogle ezasloaded'; Major Bridges : 6. . At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. Plus. edge of Kontum, AR 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. Ray "Blackie" Blackman and Mike "M-60" Kelley : 14. In April 1969, Fire Support Base CROOK was established to prevent enemy movement along this route and to provide support for offensive operations in the vicinity. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR By Dave split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km Vietnam Firebases 1965-73 Related Books. Dec. 69 : C-btry. Firebase Bastogne was the largest Firebase in Northern I Corp. Email: This is the story of th, History of Musical Instruments and Music-making, Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 2 (second Edition), The Adventures of Tintin: The Calculus Affair, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel), Girl Nine: Gone (A Maya Gray FBI Suspense ThrillerBook 9). In Summons of the Trumpet: US-Vietnam Perspective (1978), David R. Palmer, an advisor to the Vietnamese Military Academy and Vietnamese armor units during the Vietnam War, caught the essence of the transformation- of Army tactics caused by the drive for fire support. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. Plus. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. Notice Division Artillery (Dvarty) Corps III "The Ivy Division" FSB Tomahawk (Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Phu Loc District southeast of Hue in central Vietnam. That these two Fire Support Bases were put in place, 1-to lure the N V A unit into attacking the bases 2- to prepare for the attack into Cambodia.