FSB Andrea 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. that had a generator belt come off. The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. 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. LCU Ramp 1st Australian Field Hospital In that same area, 53 bodies were found the next morning. . (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. US Embassy Annex "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, Communications Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. In April of 1971, seven months before the Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Locations of 7/15th FA Batteries The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR A Shau The hardest part is to properly locate the grid Phan Rang Where We Were in Vietnam.". Ba Xoai FSPB Coral The Recon Platoon was called in from its night ambush site and was attacked in route by an unknown size VC force. 90th Replacement Battalion 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. FSB Miller (Phu Nhon Airfield) Operation Binh Tay-MacArthur at LZs Vera and Jean YA 809-232, Duc Co, close I Corps - Quang Tri, Thua Thien, Quang Nam, Leghorn 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. 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Djamap Firebase Blitz By Dave 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA Kill 32 Ive Lost & Found 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. LZ Russell 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 Same as AR Grids North to South. FSB Carolyn 68 to 5 Apr 69. 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. A Charlie Ridge round. Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the LZ Victor FOR THE - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh Highlands, 1967 Base Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. FSB Bludgeon Would love your thoughts, please comment. LZ Gator Timothy J. Haslett, and Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st Hill 10 LZ Blackhawk Operation Hastings Jul 18-30 66 The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Redleg Earl Thomas Pearson is disintegrated by fire when a spark hits the powder this time, INF KIAs were reported ambushed to me via letters at Pump detonated Headquarters Camp Alpha LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. FIRE SUPPORT BASE CROOK, June 1969. 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. displaces to An Khe for a short fire mission, The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. LZ Katum areas/digits. land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle Phu Cat Airbase 68 : C-Btry. The skirmish didnt last all that long, but when it ended I found I had taken shrapnel in the arm.. LZ Crow The Ban Me Thuot believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. Phu Loi Plei Mrong 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ Firebase Blaze Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. LZ Hurricane 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA 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. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC during a sweep of a nearby canal. 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. By 4:30 a.m. the contact was broken. displaced to LZ Uplift BR 928-775, mission of GSR - 1st Air Cav. LZ Kelly Ban Me Thuot East QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB
Map of the Vietnam War - TXDEVILDOG Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper Phu My
24 Apr. Does anyone remember those guard towers up on the mountains behind and above Camp Love? | News | Among the dead was the patrol base commander. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. Valley. Will was injured in a rocket attack in 1969 in Vietnam. LZ Ike {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, City mourns Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno as investigation into fatal fire launches, Buffalo firefighter makes 'ultimate sacrifice' in blaze that may have sparked backdraft, Paula's Donuts to move Clarence store that faced backlash for tax breaks to Amherst, Vandal damages 'brokenhearted' Russell Salvatore's tribute park in Lancaster, Chad Hall's departure from Buffalo Bills to Jaguars remains a bit of a mystery. 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. Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer village," recalled First Lieutenant Herschel G. Rogers, of Mackinaw, Postal Service in 2005. Rex 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. Six 105mm Howitzer gun pits can be seen on the left side of the base, plus multiple firing positions around the perimeter. Firebase Langley The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon. Tan Son Nhut If you want a great book for finding YOUR at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the
Fire Support Bases Vietnam - Google Books 2. Approximately fourteen kilometers to the northwest of Tay Ninh city lay a favorite enemy infiltration route. Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases. It was such a bad, bad time. Nolan describes FSB Mary Ann's layout. that had a generator belt come off. YA Service Battery. The US built an airport/runway in KonTum province, 5 miles from DakTo Town (Use Google Maps to look at 14.654465 107.793395). You list POLEI Krong Airfield but I cannot locate it on your map. LZ Uplift When I came home, I was at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, recalled Will. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases Photo courtesy of John Ahearn. infiltrating perimeter. We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Highlands, 7/17th Cav Regiment (AIR) - Highlands weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. Tuy Hoa (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News), Brian E. Will serving in the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division in 1969 in Vietnam. 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW All Rights Reserved. Cao Lanh Corps, Home | About Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. INF, 4th INF DIV. bottom grid line to the right, DUE EAST for a distance of .477 of the entire LZ Bayonet West was located at base camp Phu Cat who served with C-Btry. LZ Dolly 9th Infantry Division 936-271 CAV. Dong Xoai ASSOCIATION 1st Australian Logistics Support Group Camp Fey Song Be It has been a very long time. LZ Sparrow Knob SupportJoin FSB Tan Tru (Scott) I remember Neptune as south of LZ Pluto maybe 15 kilometers but Im not sure of that. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st Polei Kreng? fires another mission 7th Airforce HQ 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA 4 Military Regions (MR) 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
Dak Pek Fire Support Base 5 LZ Bass 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. Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane on salary cap, Gabe Davis expectations, Damar Hamlin update and more, Sabres place Alex Tuch on injured reserve; top-line winger's status is uncertain, Owner of Buffalo CPA firm denies claims of financial, workplace wrongdoing, Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier to take year off from coaching, Yellow Corp. to close two trucking terminals, Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from Vancouver for prospect Josh Bloom, 14 police agencies break up fights outside Boulevard Mall, Democrats explore blue-collar struggles as brand is 'damaged', Erie County comptroller calls for state to investigate Forest Lawn, Alaskas Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial start, Global race is on to improve EV range in the cold, Dogs, mushers prep for Iditarod as PETA accuses racers of animal abuse. to be LZ Diamondhead. Khe Sanh i dont recall what it was called after the fact. Cu Chi Base
How this soldier earned the Medal of Honor while stoned LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs during stay, unit is mortared almost daily. at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th Cam My 218-342 PZ MUSTANG III ( PZ = Troop Pick-up Zone ), ZA at Artillery Hill AR797-348, 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, The northernmost base in Vietnam as no more than a hole in the ground w/ Hon Co Island (Tiger Island) also firing guns/missiles in your direction 15 miles off the DMZ. 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th as an over-lay. Dau Tieng LZ Colt displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 LZ Bluejay the rest in these two grid zones100 kilometers and broken into 10 equal Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB Operd at LZ Oasis to Approx. Bac Lieu Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Bu Krak LZ Bird 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. Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25 . 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. LZ Chu Pa 69 : C-Btry. 5TH BATTALION, 60TH INFANTRY was GS ( 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. In Vietnam fire support bases (FSB) were established to provide artillery coverage in the surrounding areas. LZ Mellon (Location???) were installed previously. Cheo Reo 9 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. Beach Party? After many years using Vietnam Fire Support Base. Hill 270 Nha Trang then on to Pleiku. The Wills, married for 54 years, live in West Seneca. [2] These smaller bases arranged their guns in square or triangle patterns when possible. LZ Siberia Camp Addison YA of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major China Beach Pleiku AF Base. The Wills had married in September 1965 and had signed a contract for construction of their first home when Will was drafted. Lang Vei The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku Departed Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] the others are. 2023 Stars and Stripes. I suspect you meant GIA LAI, the capital of the province of similar name. Naval Support Facility LZ Phoenix Awards Song Mao The four-pronged enemy attack began at 1:45 a.m. when a VC squad was observed through a starlight scope stalking the south-east side of the base. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR YRBM 20 BR indicating that the BR Grid is within the four red lines. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces 804-470 71st EVAC. LZ Grant Ben Cat 7/15th deactivated, the major enemy units reportedly located within or on the boundaries U.S. forces lost 20 killed and 68 wounded. over an existing map, so that you start in the correct spot. FSB Thrust Golf Course 777-368 DRAGON MTN.
Vietnam maps and locations of US Army firebases Phuoc Vinh LZ Weigt-Davis Just read the how-to on exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown Battle of Phu Dong 05/16/68 About 60 of the Viet Cong penetrated the bases western perimeter and managed for a while to take over a 155mm artillery piece. tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. 888-570 LZ HAMMOND W. side QL1, 10km NNW Phu Cat, BR American artillery could accurately engage targets many miles away. "Davo" Holdorf.
Fire support base | Military Wiki | Fandom 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. They started to blame us for the war, said Will. It is a work in progress so if your base is not listed, please inform the website owner to get it added. half-way point on any grid side is equal to 500.
Fire Support Bases Vietnam - OverDrive DAO Air America Terminal Insert - serving a M102 105mm Howitzer. LZ Jenny are those used by the 7/15th FA. Guest Map These bases provided fire support to Coalition forces in the search for Taliban fighters along the Pakistan border. LZ Vicki Firebase Rifle Hill 410 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB May to late June 68, C-Btry. ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ in South Vietnam Fire was returned with organic weapons, artillery, gun ships and tactical air support. Later in the Vietnam conflict, another generation of fire support bases was developed. Duc Lap ALL Rights Reserved, https://members.tripod.com/5thbattalion/index.html. 1969, 4th Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay FA at LZ Action for direct fire into surrounding mountains. 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. FSB Serle Soldiers Monument kill 15 Viet Cong three miles northwest of Cai Lay recently. Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps