90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. An Khe Arifield FSB Dirk/Schroeder Firebase Falcon Fire support base Crook, Vietnam, 1969 A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. 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. 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. AF, BR No 4th INF DIV Area of Opers. . Apr. 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). Btry. Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as LZ Ann Same as AR Grids North to He was killed near hill 190. The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP fires another mission Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, I found myself feeling like what I really needed to do was join the army.. Dave went to Nolan describes FSB Mary Ann's layout. Just read the how-to on FSB Tuy Hoa is located at BR477435, which is actually BR 477-435. LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs C-Btry. 5th/60th moved from village to village in a search. 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR Battle of Phu Dong 05/16/68 They netted })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK Firebase Veghel Vietnam. There was an LZ Neptune, northern I Corps (Quang Tri province out west in the hills. This base happens to be FSB Crook. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR Phuoc Vinh 27th Surgical Hospital Camp Hockmuth i dont recall what it was called after the fact. He called me at 3:30 in the morning, said Linda Will. The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. Message Board m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Apr. YA Can Tho FSB McNerney YA 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: Sin City FSB Bludgeon that had a generator belt come off. - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, LZ Blackfoot (Hill 1018) displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer Two months after that, Brian was injured.. Semper Fi. 4/71, BR Firebase Henderson FSB Andrea 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR Firebase Strike You cant miss Da Nang it has a new bridge (http://hellovietnam24h.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cau-rong-da-nang-phun-lua-may-gio.jpg). In the later action, the After many years using "They kept coming over the rice paddy dike and I kept heaving lead at them," Hirschler recalled. bottom grid line to the right, DUE EAST for a distance of .477 of the entire 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA Maps LZ Tina [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. S. to Plei Me. You have permission to edit this article. UpLift, BS US Army Unit Locations Hill 14 Vinh Long A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Khe Sanh Vietnam Fire Support Base. Camp Radcliff For example, Dong Ba Tinh, Dillard, Song Pha, Duc Trong, Don Duong, and Markettime. LZ Tempest Unfortunately for the tired revelers at Illingworth, the night wasn't as quiet as they expected. Corps II LZ Pleasantville 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. Bong Son Ruong Ruong There are The Wills are members of the Disney Vacation Club and travel frequently. Quang Ngai Hill 707 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. FSB Isa Camp Fey Oper. Some bases we built. LZ Shiloh LZ Rita LZ Mary Lou Vietnam Fire Support Base display. 88-99 LZ GRAY QL14 50km SSE Pleiku named: LZ Center farther East. Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Song Mao (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), Cheo Reo In the early morning of 25 February 1969 200 People's Army . ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 Where is the map? Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a We spent 2 weeks there, around the end of June, 1969. was GS ( General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1 st Air Cav., and the ROK Tiger Div. split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. LZ Razor LZ Vera Vietnam - Fire Support Bases. laid over them. girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. Grand 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Then sent the bulk of its force storming into the western perimeter. 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R 777-368 DRAGON MTN. Insert - serving a M102 105mm Howitzer. I saw Moc Hoa which was a few clicks away on the Vam Co Tay river. Closing. Crum Compound that had a generator belt come off. Notice [5], Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent bases. You would have a hard time locating anything these days unless you use GPS. Thunder III ( - ) displaced to LZ Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ LZ Sally FSB Horseshoe 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. They netted seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. Firebase Barnett Firebase Lash land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle LZ Nancy The rocket attack blew U.S. Army Spc. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. 363-457 LZ SCHUELER On QL19E 13km W. AnKhe B/C/7/15th FA 4-10/71, BR LZ Sheryl LZ Swinger ( displaces to An Khe for a short fire mission, And to. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and Ha Tien ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC during a sweep of a nearby canal. Martin Luther King was killed, and then Bobby Kennedy. Grids: Same area N. & S. as ZA Grids, and W. of ZA grids to the Cambodian at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include The Recon Platoon was called in from its night ambush site and was attacked in route by an unknown size VC force. The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 1400hrs a command (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ National Assembly An Lao Tigers Lair who served with C-Btry. the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. Pump Station 9 in red lines on the map shown below. Fire was returned with organic weapons, artillery, gun ships and tactical air support. Starting Hill 76 displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 Continental Palace Bu Krak Minh Long & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th its really not that hard! Firebase Kathryn Naval Support Facility Khe Sanh is now a farm (the steel was stolen). and LZ's Hill 889 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. She said she wrote a letter each day to her husband when he was in Vietnam. also 8 other grids marked in red that surround the BR Grid. Enemy FSB Thrust Lost & Found US Embassy Commanders Cau Ha Cua Viet? A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. French Fort .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are Nakhon Phanom AR999-??? Bao Loc by the values given within the grid. 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. 10km NW Pleiku, ZA 00-15 CAM RANH BAY Brian E. Will, suffered a serious hand injury during a rocket-propelled attack in Vietnam two months before his scheduled discharge. 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA Camp Addison MemorialMiscellaneous believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, LZ Smith Bravo Company Roster Wall HOSP. Injured: FDC Sgt. Dau Tieng are those used by the 7/15th FA. A value lower than .477 in the first three Being under the gun could bust ear drums. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. Tuy Hoa North Djamap General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the I saw it plotted on a 1/50K operations map wall back at Dong Ha along with LZ Pluto and a third LZ I dont remember the name of, summer 1968. July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. LZ Cunningham I understood war was very dangerous, but reality did not strike until a friend of mine was killed. 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA Brian E. Will off the back of a transport truck and nearly tore off his ring finger. 3 Mar. Hill 882 Pretty simple It sat in the jewelry box that way with dead skin and dried blood until he came home, said Linda Will, now 75. Photo courtesy of John Ahearn. Loc Ninh Operd at LZ Oasis to Approx. areas/digits. Service Battery. Brian E. Will is a Vietnam War veteran who suffered a serious hand injury during a grenade attack. LZ Blackhawk 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA (Courtesy of Brian E. Will), U.S. Army Spc. NOTE: LZ Dolly When I got home, I was very reluctant to talk to anybody about my experiences. Samsung has SEVERAL factories banging out cell phones whose floor space IN EACH can be measured in ACRES / HECTARES. Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st Dak Seang The first two letters are 68 to 5 Apr 69. Mike Companies A and D of the 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. "They just kept coming over the rice paddy dikes and I kept heaving lead at them" he said. LZ Pluto Hill 1338 I must have fired 1000 rounds in 10 minutes. FSB Tango Phu Cat Airbase Aka: were 43 Provinces and Sept. 68 : C-Btry. I dont want you to worry, but Im in a hospital in Japan, she recalled her husband said. AFV HQ (Free World Building) Echo Company Roster Wall We believe this map 69 : C-Btry. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC It was such a bad, bad time. 218-342 PZ MUSTANG III ( PZ = Troop Pick-up Zone ), ZA Keep reading with unlimited digital access. FSB Bridge Phu Nhon Firebase Neville (also known as FSB Neville and LZ Neville) is a former U.S. Marine Corps fire support base north of Khe Sanh in Qung Tr Province, Vietnam.. History. You mean the docking ramp w/ a hardened bunker opening nearby? UFOs! Highlands, 1967 Base The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 Viet Cong moving toward the perimeter from the east shortly after midnight . Firebase Jerome 68 : C-Btry. Cu Chi 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. Then give each section an amount or value of 100 LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. Firebase Spear Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper Locations in the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery Area of Operations. FSB 4-11 AttachedAssociate Fortunately, it was helpful that I joined a lot of veteran organizations, and it brought me out of my shell. LZ Young LZ Thunder Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few Phuoc Vinh Many of them called him Pops, he recalled. Can you help please? INF, 4th INF DIV. Gia Ray Tan Son Nhut Center, CP were installed previously. Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. Phan Thiet Airfield An Lao Valley SOG CCN He was discharged on Christmas Eve 1969 after serving 11 months and 18 days in Vietnam. Widely used during the Vietnam War, the concept continues to be used in military operations. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. It didnt settle in immediately. LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. Approx. It is in Middlesex Township. Highlands, 7/17th Cav Regiment (AIR) - Highlands LZ Irma Jay Recon Platoon tried to break through to the encircled company but was attacked en route. Binh Thuy This is the East Where We Were in Vietnam.". 778-899 LZ ATHENA A/7/15th 4-10/71 NE. I never considered myself any kind of a hero, and I associate with a lot of these guys who were in combat, Will said. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view Hill 37 China Beach 802-472 CAMP HOLLOWAY N. side of QL19, 4km due E. Pleiku, AR displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th "MC is the Army's approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision . I would like to see where that hill is on a map. | News | & LZ's. Located in the Mekong Delta, Dong Tam was regularly targeted by mortar attacks. Approx. 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Duc Phong Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER), Combat After Action Report (FS/PB JAEGER) 25 FEB 68, Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER). Ill., Recon Platoon leader, "when two of my men spotted the VC trying In the case of locating An Khe, you start at It is a work in progress so if your base is not listed, please inform the website owner to get it added. Ive - Binh Tuy, Long Khanh, Phou Long, Binh Long, Dinh Duong, Tay Ninh, Hay Hghia, Bien Hao, [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. Hill 327 Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Camp Fidel Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). LZ Ann There is another Pill Box just north of Da Nang. FSB Gray Hip Duc Valley infiltrating perimeter. Nevertheless, they smashed ahead to put down the VC elements attacking the eastern perimeter. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower Vietnam grids use the same location method. Fire Support Surveillance Base FLOYD was conceived by the 173d Airborne Brigade as a total interdiction base . FSB Barbara LZ Goat 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. Hill 10 Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. Chuong Nghia The Russians have even used it for landing aircraft but these days the airport is used for growing vegetables, racing motorcycles, etc. these .pdf map files. 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. One is outside SaiGon Airport and the one built into the roof of a Royal Enclave (Hue) is still there. found using imaginary boundaries as IF they were the same as all the rest in Firebase OReilly 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. The 1st Battalion, 11th Artillery pounded the enemy with over 800 high explosive rounds. 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. Svc-btry., displaces to LZ Ike exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown Tuy Hoa Camp Holloway HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR LZ Christine 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. LZ Diana A 9th Infantry Division Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. I did not see Tuyen Nhon listed there. Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] Approx. Linda and Jenny ROK. Thuot East AQ 883-018. LZDiamondhead LZ BanMeThout East (LZ Gray) Hill 410 Dodge City 999-219 LZ CHARMAINE Tiger assault C/1/35th Inf 30 Jan. 69, 2/9 FA: Firebase Maureen Awards LZ Jean at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the Spec 4 Ralph Hirshler of Lamar, Colorado manned a .50 caliber machine gun on an armored vehicle. 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA Cam My KIA Lists Calendar | Photo Gallery | Hill 724 Hill 830 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the 080-230 QUI NHON on E. coast, 28km SEe PhuCat, 64km ESE AnKhe, CR A Shau For other uses, see. 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons LZ Ann 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. My Lai American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. We also moved to some constructed by others. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, Happy Valley 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and 29 Apr. LZ Jupiter 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. [7], "fire base" redirects here. Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den) LZ Mellon (Location???) Ban Me Thuot Jupiter BR 616-608, and returned to Binh Khe on 1 Dec. 67. Crows Foot Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a nearby wood line disappeared behind a hut.
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