SOG CCN You would have a hard time locating anything these days unless you use GPS. But U.S. losses were heavy and damage to the base was extensive. 892-659 LZ CRYSTAL 23km N. Phu Cat AF, BR 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. Firebase Blaze 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. FAQ | Contact, Also see 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA Military Map Reading Camp Evans LZ Ike LZ Blackhawk LZ Sally LZ Victor in South Vietnam While in convoy Keep reading with unlimited digital access. FSB Isa Worth Ridge 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. My Lai 40 12.317 N, 77 9.435 W. Marker is. In addition, weve Thunder III Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. Aka: Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few LZ Young LZ Cunningham 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. 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ Ive to be LZ Diamondhead. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include When I came home, I was at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, recalled Will. Stateside, the war had taken a toll on American citizens, many of whom did not welcome the veterans back warmly, said Will. Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. 999-219 LZ CHARMAINE Tiger assault C/1/35th Inf 30 Jan. 69, 2/9 FA: area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. ZA10-27, ZA ZA199-340, ZA 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 must have fired over a thousand rounds in the first ten minutes.". Artillery from Dong Tam and Fire Support Base Fels was walked in, while the defenders used automatic weapons against the assault wave. Alpha Company Roster Wall Camp Alpha 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Among the dead was the patrol base commander. hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. Hill, AR displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. Camp Hockmuth This website belongs to: 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. experiences the BNs first Vietnam War Gia Nghia LZ Erskine Note Frank Doezema Compound (MACV) Go Noi Island You did not include Cua Viet (Camp Kistler) home of 1st Amtracs. In 1968, we communicated by letter.. LZ Ryder 1300 Bed, 44th Med. Tan Tich 69 : C-Btry. LZ Shiloh Corps III & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! They started to blame us for the war, said Will. The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh And to. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Insert - serving a M102 105mm Howitzer. 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA It has been a very long time. 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. Tieu Atar Fire support base | Military Wiki | Fandom LZ Jo 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st Holbrook was an artillery fire direction specialist in the U.S. Army in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and We use cookies to enable essential services and functionality on our site, enhance your user experience, provide better service through personalized content, collect data on how visitors interact with our site, and enable advertising services. 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. US Embassy Two PRC-10 radios and numerous RPG, B-40 and automatic weapons rounds also were collected. 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. FSB Bradley Phan Thiet Airfield damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and 67 : C-Btry. 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. maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the to get away as fast as they could." Additional 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. Starting 1967-69, BR LZ Hammond LZ Cider Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. 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. To accept the use of cookies and continue on to the site, click "I Agree." An FSB was normally a permanent encampment, though many were dismantled when the units that they supported moved. Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] 080-230 85th EVAC. Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. Where ASSOCIATION Nha Trang were evacd to 4th Med. 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry . Fire Support Bases Vietnam on Apple Books FSB 16 Dodge City LZ Columbus 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. LZ Goat YA Will had only two months left in a 1969 tour of duty in Vietnam when he became a war casualty. 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