Plei Djereng YA 85-45. Ia Drang Valley 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA Crum Compound The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. Ben Cat The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon. & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. LZ Becky Hill 54 Tim was sent to Japan, then state-side. Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces Where is the map? that had a generator belt come off. No matter how crappy the location it was home. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA end 6wks Oper. 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Heavy American counter fire drove the enemy away before they could turn it on the defenders or haul it away. FSB Arsenal Ban Me Thuot Brian E. Will off the back of a transport truck and nearly tore off his ring finger. There are 1967-69, BR Six 105mm Howitzer gun pits can be seen on the left side of the base, plus multiple firing positions around the perimeter. End of Operation 24 Apr. 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. [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. Hip Duc Valley 36th Evacuation Hospital The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku Tuy Hoa Pump Station 8 LZ Snapper 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. Trang Bang I understood war was very dangerous, but reality did not strike until a friend of mine was killed. Fire Support Base 12 Center, CP Corps II Rach Gia This Chu Lai Harbor The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. Bravo Company Roster Wall 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. 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA LZ Athena They have one daughter and two grandchildren. displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. LZ Jake The heaviest action raged on the west flank of the camp. However, you still use the same system to figure out Where You Were! was located at base camp Phu Cat with the rest of the unit. Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. During Most of the LZs listed The first two letters are 936-271 CAV. 218-342 PZ MUSTANG III ( PZ = Troop Pick-up Zone ), ZA Arizona Territory 872-958 BONG SON on QL1 75km NNW Qui Nhon VC Valley: 90-93, BR The American troops opened up with machine gun fire and sent out four armored personnel carriers to sweep the area. near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. Hill 881S He was stationed at Dong Tam Base Camp, a center of U.S. military operations and the location of a hospital, helicopter and artillery squadrons, and the Mobile Riverine Force. Talk about Craters? Firebases had been set up in Afghanistan since the action by U.S.-led Coalition forces began in 2001. B-24 Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as 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. Holbrook in front of the Fire Direction Center bunker at Fire Support Base Moore. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. FSPB Coral MRB displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th A Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR UFOs! Apr. Dodge City in three days Svc-btry., displaces to Aka: at Phu Cat w/Unit to set up base-camp, 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 Bludgeon LZ Swinger LZ Chu Pa USO Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st LZ Lima Zulu FSB Cherring The base was originally established in December 1968 by the 1st Battalion 4th Marines on Hill 1103 approximately 15 km north of Khe Sanh and just south of the DMZ.. DODO Camp (Paradise Island) is a great book that gives 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are 918-750 ), BR BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR About 60 of the Viet Cong penetrated the bases western perimeter and managed for a while to take over a 155mm artillery piece. ga('send', 'pageview'). 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. LZ Nancy at LZ Oasis. Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. Dave went to Units: LZ Pony When I came home, I was at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, recalled Will. The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July Highlands, 1967 Base Artillery from Dong Tam and Fire Support Base Fels was walked in, while the defenders used automatic weapons against the assault wave. end 6wks Oper. SupportJoin LZ Bowman ", "There were no safe areas on that base. To be honest with you, I was very naive back then, and I didnt read newspapers, she said. Vandergrift (LZ Stud) Hill 881N South. 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the Gp located in Phu-Bai. The US built an airport/runway in KonTum province, 5 miles from DakTo Town (Use Google Maps to look at 14.654465 107.793395). Kham Duc Grid Coordinates taken from M-60 Mike Kelleys Book: Where We Were In Those range from for instance, AR700-??? Bong Son Plain areas/digits. Ill., Recon Platoon leader, "when two of my men spotted the VC trying mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. The May to late June 68, C-Btry. Border, YA displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. This base happens to be FSB Crook. 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. American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. Khe Sanh 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. 00-15 CAM RANH BAY FSB Moore LZ Thunder Mountain was located at base camp Phu Cat map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical Hill 1338 You can make a scale for your Valley. FIRE BASE MOORE - Proving one more that night operations pay off, the 5TH BATTALION, 60TH INFANTRY to Bong Son AF, BR Also didnt mention Dai Do which was later given an operational name. LZ Pleasantville Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer HOSP. Where Thank You, 45th Engr. Tam Ky Airfield machinegun when the human wave charged up to the perimeter. ), BR While in convoy 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR 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. And to. Dak Seang FA at W. edge Nui Sam bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. 999-219 LZ CHARMAINE Tiger assault C/1/35th Inf 30 Jan. 69, 2/9 FA: Companies A and D of the 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. They netted seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR LZ Xray digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be US Embassy Will was flown to an Army hospital in Saigon for the first of several surgeries. AttachedAssociate 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. An FSB was normally a permanent encampment, though many were dismantled when the units that they supported moved. Evac. Ban Me Thuot days, in support of 1/12, 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. Hill, AR girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. History Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB Fire Support Base 5 ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th Locations of 7/15th FA Batteries 924-752 LZ UPLIFT QL1 ran thru, 12km SSE Bong Son HHB/7/15th FA Dong Tam A 1 July 67 : C-Btry. This historical marker was erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. We were not well-received.. 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR In the list above you have Gia Ray. experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section 68 : C-Btry. Firebase Blitz It sat in the jewelry box that way with dead skin and dried blood until he came home, said Linda Will, now 75. 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA Ba Long Valley Jupiter BR 616-608, and returned to Binh Khe on 1 Dec. 67. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank Quang Duc, Lan Dong, Binh Thuan, Can Raah, III Corps Pres. Naval Support Facility The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. Ban Me Thuot East Gia Nghia LZ Flexer Plei Djereng LZ Maryann I saw Moc Hoa which was a few clicks away on the Vam Co Tay river. the ONLY grids in Vietnam, A & Z, for the entire length of July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. LZ East })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); An Khe Pass 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Camp Holloway BongSon, BR our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases By Dave Hotel de Ville Cam My 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 5-60 night forays paying off the others are. Hill 55 LZ Paradise LZ Baldy Platoon Gun-Sections s at LZ Pony, Two ( 2 ) at Binh Khe I assume that 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. LZ Bayonet West Coastal Division 14 HQ The 1st Battalion, 11th Artillery pounded the enemy with over 800 high explosive rounds. LZ Gator damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Minh Long were installed previously. LZ Young 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. LZ Easton Duc Phong Mike An Hoa The Wills are members of the Disney Vacation Club and travel frequently. CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. thanks for the work you have done. Ha Tien Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. Firebase Bastogne A Shau Valley displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. MemorialMiscellaneous YRBM 20 1400hrs a command Links Calendar | Photo Gallery | Fighting from behind a wagon train circle, made of armored vehicles, U.S. infantrymen of the 5th Bn (mech) 60th Inf. 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. Hill 889 No Alpha 1 or Alpha 2 No FSB Neville (which was overrun) easy to google. Firebase OReilly He was commander general of Masonic War Veterans of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Membership Looking for LZ Maude, used by 196th LIB, 1972. Its Riverboat South 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. Phu Cat Airbase Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. Holdorf. fires another mission using Grid Line Coordinates, and go from there. LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps 4th INF DIV Area of Opers. Artillery experts often suffered hearing damage from firing the big guns. LZ Ike Dong Tam More than 500 Viet Cong attacked the perimeter of a 9th Infantry Division fire support base and more than 50 of them assaulted an artillery emplacement before being beaten back by reinforcements Feb. 25. let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Division and 6th Battalion, 29th Artillery Division helped cover the Dak To Bowl the small, unnamed valley in which Dak To was located from FSB 25. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. Magestic 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.