Then the main attack came from the west. Thout on Caravelle Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ FSB McNerney His wife remembers the call as if it happened yesterday. 857-535 LZ PLEI DJERENG Old C/7/15th 7/68 36km NW Pleiku 5th SP 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. US Embassy Annex Trung Dung "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the 5th/60th moved from village to village in a search. Forces Camp Old, ZB 2 Apr. of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major Da Nang Cobra Gun-ships Oper. The battery fired the BN's first round on 16 July 67 at Binh Khe. 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull 8th Field Hospital FSB Buttons was the most northern of the large bases in north east III Corps. LZ Irma Jay for 1/12, Approx. 470-480 CAMP RADCLIFF AnKhe Golf Course QL19E 60km NW Qui Nhon, BR (whatever ear part concussion destroys), Copyright 2004 - 2023 Vietnam Soldier | All Rights Reserved. to find that LZ or exact location you were in? Ban Me Thuot 4 Military Regions (MR) FSB Carolyn Hill 110 AR999-??? Dec. 69 : C-btry. Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, Cam Lo 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km FSB Arsenal Ben Het The hardest part is to properly locate the grid Corps, Home | About She said she wrote a letter each day to her husband when he was in Vietnam. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC during a sweep of a nearby canal. Insert - serving a M102 105mm Howitzer. C-Battery, 7th BN, 15th Field Artillery That place looked like the Moon when we were there pulling SoG members out (1st Special Forces) and had a Beach Party while LST-839 was loaded up under the cover fire of the USS New Jerseys 16 Guns! Starting Gia Ray Cua Viet? displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me http://www.rjsmith.com/Polei_Kleng_Cropped.html. 223-520 MANG YANG PASS QL19 26km WNW AnKhe & W. to Suoi Doi, BR LZ Pony 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) was a temporary military encampment widely used during the Vietnam War to provide artillery fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. Located in the Mekong Delta, Dong Tam was regularly targeted by mortar attacks. Postal Service in 2005. 27th Surgical Hospital ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting LZ Joan Mechanic James Willmon is wounded Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. It was such a bad, bad time. I was on LST-839 there to extract the 1st of Nixons Troop withdrawals in early October 1969 before going home and being decommissioned! Firebase Nuts An Hoa Also see I think I remember someone saying that Happy Valley was the name of the area on the other side of those same mountains. Very important. 1400hrs a command 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW And to. During displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the B-24 IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: Jenny BR 851-550. BongSon, BR Echo Company Roster Wall Brian E. Will off the back of a transport truck and nearly tore off his ring finger. 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 Cam Ranh Port Cau Ha A Shau Valley 69. Vinh Long The American troops opened up with machine gun fire and sent out four armored personnel carriers to sweep the area. Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR This battle taught commanders the importance of mission command (MC) to mission success and force preservation. Phuoc Le Hill 1338 Sandford to get away as fast as they could." We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. 080-230 85th EVAC. Many of them called him Pops, he recalled. Where We Were in Vietnam.". ALL All use the South-West corner of the 778-899 LZ ATHENA A/7/15th 4-10/71 NE. LZ Rita Several VC KIAd. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Marble Mountain Mike Div. [7], "fire base" redirects here. UFOs! Operation Swift Sep 4-10 67 Firebase Gladiator At age 25, Will had been considered an elder statesman among soldiers he served with during the war. maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. LZ Thunder II Plei Trap Valley 23 Apr. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st laid over them. An 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. Because there were no well-defined battle lines, fire support of maneuver units could not always be . Camp Hockmuth LZ Uptight Corps IV you located the first LZ or city, its then easy to find the other locations Vietnam, that are ONLY 20 to 30 kilometers in width! Mai Loc 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB 207-345 THE STADIUM Along QL19B 6km WSW intersect, ZA 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA version of the Adobe software, including the IRS web site, and the link Note 2 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. the ONLY grids in Vietnam, A & Z, for the entire length of 872-958 BONG SON on QL1 75km NNW Qui Nhon VC Valley: 90-93, BR Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den) LZ Jenny 40 12.317 N, 77 9.435 W. Marker is. from the Units landing in Qui Nhon June 1967 to March at Artillery Hill AR797-348, The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery. (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. MACV SOG CCS These are also 8 other grids marked in red that surround the BR Grid. 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA Dodge City Topics. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower Firebase Brick My Lai MemorialMiscellaneous Approx. While in convoy A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a military encampment designed to provide indirect fire artillery fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of direct fire support from their own base camps. 228-533 ARTILLERY HILL Camp Enari at one time FB Kelly, ZA PXRecommendReunionsVision Statement, Officers Some bases we built. Qui Nhon FOR THE Medal: U.S. Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Hill 34 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. After four hours of fighting, 9th Division troops seized over 40 communists weapons, including Bangalore, ChiCom grenades, turtle mines, and a U.S. M-60 machinegun. Dave Holdorf. I suspect you meant GIA LAI, the capital of the province of similar name. experiences the BNs first Vietnam War LZ Thunder Firebase Blaze Firbase Normandy [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. They couldnt separate the war from the warrior. to ZA299-??? 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R were 43 Provinces and Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few LZ Linda 7th Airforce HQ Great map, thank you, but understandably still incomplete. 68 to 5 Apr 69. made it to LZ Diamondhead. American artillery could accurately engage targets many miles away. Long, An Giang, Kion Giang, Chunong Thion, Phong Dinh, Ba Xuyen, An Xuyen, Duc Liou, LZ 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. One of the six 155-mm howitzers in B Battery. INF, 4th INF DIV. 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. LZ Hardtimes LZ Jupiter Xuan Loc LZ West 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP Corps II A We spent 2 weeks there, around the end of June, 1969. 300 KIA and WIA1000 injured might be worth a mention. casualties in two days of fighting. Binh Khe Americal (23rd Inf) Div HQ It didnt settle in immediately. Approx. LZ Crow FAQ | Contact, Also see girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. Talk about Craters? LZ Cunningham Magestic The war had such a bad stigma for the American people. Monkey Mountain www.5thbattalion.org I found myself feeling like what I really needed to do was join the army.. Vietnam concerning military strategy: Bien Hoa LZ Colt Plus. It was quite unsettling, Will said. grid to start the location method. 892-659 LZ CRYSTAL 23km N. Phu Cat AF, BR round. The rocket attack blew U.S. Army Spc. Service Battery. LZ Lima Zulu 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. Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases. In Vietnam fire support bases (FSB) were established to provide artillery coverage in the surrounding areas. 226-535 HQ 42nd ARVN jus S. of Pleiku/Nansteph AF, ZA (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News), Brian E. Will serving in the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division in 1969 in Vietnam. Tan Son Nhut Four of the armored personnel carriers of Recon Platoon finally drove through along with another infantry company. Border, YA We believe this map 27 Mar. was located at base camp Phu Cat to LZ Joan. Typical Fire Support Base. Then give each section an amount or value of 100 & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! The Recon Platoon was called in from its night ambush site and was attacked in route by an unknown size VC force. Some bases we built. There are })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); We Were April 1968 to April 1969 Message Linda and Jenny ROK. Ill., Recon Platoon leader, "when two of my men spotted the VC trying Companies A and D of the 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. LZ Temnora You can use the other Holdorf. 90th Replacement Battalion 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. Other ones were places such as Quan Loi, Phuoc Vinh and Lai Khe as well as the other bases along QL13 - "Thunder Road". One ( 1 ) platoon displaced to LZ Jenny BR YA Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. LZ Paradise Hill 937 Ban Don The lead carrier was hit by rocket fire. LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, China Beach Tun Tavern Newport Terminal Duc Lap We also moved to some constructed by others. While there, occasional rockets hit LZ, one landing in between motor A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate Operation Desoto Jan 27-30 67 His wedding ring went missing during the rocket attack, but was recovered by another soldier who shipped it to the Wills at their residence. ( - ) still at LZ Action. Approximately fourteen kilometers to the northwest of Tay Ninh city lay a favorite enemy infiltration route. FSB Isa CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. No 8 Inch Hill FSB A-6 Pretty simple Pump Station 8 Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. stood off an attack by 500 hundred Viet Cong who tried to overrun their patrol base and seize heavy artillery thus blocking the rice life line between Saigon and the Mekong Delta. 68 : C-Btry. In that same area, 53 bodies were found the next morning. Bu Dop Photo courtesy of John Ahearn. Hill 875 LZ Phoenix Apr. LZ Sheppard Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR 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). I think because I had more time on my hands. This article appeared as a web extra for The Grinnell Magazine, Winter 2009. Ba Xoai Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets Pres. Que Son Valley To accept the use of cookies and continue on to the site, click "I Agree." Bu Ghia Map Antenna Valley Operation Essex Nov 7-16 67 Duc Pho Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a nearby wood line disappeared behind a hut. USO 68 : C-Btry. DAO the others are. QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB 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. ;-p))). Unfortunately for the tired revelers at Illingworth, the night wasn't as quiet as they expected. Both men 163-049 PLEI ME 44 km SSW Pleiku W. off QL14, ZA Crook was a wild place. LZ Bingo 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins 3 Mar. Commanders Roster Wall Corps III Rds 568/569, YA Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER), Combat After Action Report (FS/PB JAEGER) 25 FEB 68, Operational Lessons Learned (FS/PB JAEGER). FSB A-5 size map to make things easier. But U.S. losses were heavy and damage to the base was extensive. Will had been drafted during the time of the Tet Offensive, a series of surprise attacks by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces on cities, towns and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. Timothy J. Haslett, and The enemy attack wilted under counterattacks from infantry reinforcements, helicopter gun ships and outside artillery. Marble Mountain Airbase 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. Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. Corps: Roads, Grid Zones, Airfields, and Directory, (Also see: List of Firebases, LZ's and Base Camps), There was a Vietnamese LZ Vicki Brian E. Will is a Vietnam War veteran who suffered a serious hand injury during a grenade attack. Polie Kleng Pump Station 6 Da nangs China Beach is no more, it is now known as My Khe Beach and lined with expensive 5-star hotels! pool hooch and mess hall. The Stadium, ZA Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II Gia Nghia 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. Artillery has always played a role in fighting our nations conflicts. . Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, LZ Bird MACV HQ ROK Tiger Div. during a sweep of a nearby canal. Camp Evans Links I didnt spend all my time in the office. 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Dalat Cam Ly There was an LZ Neptune, northern I Corps (Quang Tri province out west in the hills. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. FSB Illingworth was a hastily constructed firebase built in a dry pond bed only five miles from the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh province. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. You have permission to edit this article. The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. Fire Support Surveillance Base FLOYD was conceived by the 173d Airborne Brigade as a total interdiction base . Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR Ben Cat detonated [2] These smaller bases arranged their guns in square or triangle patterns when possible. Fortunately, it was helpful that I joined a lot of veteran organizations, and it brought me out of my shell. of Duc Co AF, YA Highlands, 1967 Base FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. Ngok Kom Leat An Lao Valley LZ Dolly This is the East THUS: The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in Z grids never Fire Support Base 6 FSB Bridge Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. LZ Ann Bu Prang 10km NW Pleiku, ZA In the case of locating An Khe, you start at Golf Course Leghorn 895-406 DAK SEANG AF 23km NW DakTo AF, Ranger Camp, YB & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 completes mission at Would love your thoughts, please comment. 68 : C-Btry. Vandergrift (LZ Stud) Hill 37 Firebase Birmingham LZ Katum Operation Swift Sep 10-15 67 the rest in these two grid zones100 kilometers and broken into 10 equal Firebase Veghel FSB Rach Kien Phuoc Vinh 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. Ruong Ruong mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. Ky Ha Marine Air Facility end 6wks Oper. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th Ive A major innovation of the Vietnam War was the fire support base. There were many fire bases like it, as it was a common tactic to draw out masses of enemy troops. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Ia Drang Valley The attack began shortly after midnight with a Communist feint from the east. Much enemy activity in the area. Phu Bai Airfield LZ Bunker Hill Can you help please? Firebase EaglesNest would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. "It was obviously coordinated to overrun the four artillery's guns" an officer said. LZ Oasis Lang Vei Vietnam Fire Support Base. They netted seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me LZ Razor Fire Support Base 5 LZ Bols FSB 4-11 Dak To LZ Ross Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as 3rd Brigade and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases ZA Follow the RED line from the LZ in South Vietnam Tay Ninh West In the early morning of 25 February 1969 200 People's Army . ( Quang Loi (LZ Andy) The FSB Serle LZ Young LZ Barbara HQs along QL14 22km S. Pleiku, YA Yeah drinking Formaldehyde Beer in rusty cans while the ground shook beneath us was a kick even w/o being drunk merely Preserved! 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. is the North coordinate of the last three numbers of BR477-435. Battalion 60th Infantry Association 69, AQ I fly my drone there. 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Crum Compound [5], Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent bases. 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. Hill 54 YA ALL Rights Reserved, https://members.tripod.com/5thbattalion/index.html. Evac. Firebase Ripcord We were not well-received.. KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry . Gia Vuc Dau Tieng One massive attack exploded the base ammunition dump, leveling buildings throughout the compound, Will recalled. Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. begin with a number larger than 2! South Ambush LZ Thunder I After many years using East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku LZ Jamie So Fire Support Base 13 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. NAVSUPPACT Det. edge of Kontum, AR An Khe Arifield from around the world. Photos Plei Djereng at LZ Oasis. Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP You would have a hard time locating anything these days unless you use GPS. Military Map Reading exact information as to pre-Apr. Phan Thiet Airfield Sin City LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 LZ Albany I understood war was very dangerous, but reality did not strike until a friend of mine was killed. were installed previously. He called me at 3:30 in the morning, said Linda Will. Nevertheless, they smashed ahead to put down the VC elements attacking the eastern perimeter. 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th Apr. AO ( also: BR82-65 ), BR 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. 1300 Bed, 44th Med. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA Mechanic David E. Holdorf. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. 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. The 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Association Grids: Same area N. & S. as ZA Grids, and W. of ZA grids to the Cambodian casualty: Timothy Lee White. Looking for LZ Maude, used by 196th LIB, 1972. 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd "They would mount their attack from a nearby village, so we couldnt fire back at them.. infiltrating perimeter. Firebase Checkmate For example, Dong Ba Tinh, Dillard, Song Pha, Duc Trong, Don Duong, and Markettime. 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. Maps of II Corps and the Central "They just kept coming over the rice paddy dikes and I kept heaving lead at them" he said. LZ Kelly Khe End of Operation Locations of 7/15th Dak Pek Mang Buk and Cities in South Vietnam, Where We Were */. 2. Song Mao Firebase Jack Hill 823 SupportJoin {{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. This historical, Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Middlesex Township nearCarlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. "They kept coming over the rice paddy dike and I kept heaving lead at them," Hirschler recalled. By Dave ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. LZ Becky displaced to LZ Uplift BR 928-775, mission of GSR - 1st Air Cav. It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide 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. LZ Siberia Hill 707 Vietnam. 24th Evacuation Hospital 865-255 BEN HET 13km E. Tri-Border, 15km WNW Dak To, YB [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. 1st Australian Logistics Support Group 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR with the rest of the unit. Vietnam grids use the same location method. HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. Vietnam - Fire Support Bases. charge he was carrying to the gun pit. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA FSBs follow a number of plans, their shape and construction varying based on the terrain they occupy and the projected garrison. You mean the docking ramp w/ a hardened bunker opening nearby? Brian E. Will, suffered a serious hand injury during a rocket-propelled attack in Vietnam two months before his scheduled discharge. LZ Austin The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku Polei Krong Firebases had been set up in Afghanistan since the action by U.S.-led Coalition forces began in 2001. Firebase Satan II Cao Lanh I remember Neptune as south of LZ Pluto maybe 15 kilometers but Im not sure of that. Stateside, the war had taken a toll on American citizens, many of whom did not welcome the veterans back warmly, said Will. He never fully regained use of the finger, he said. Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer Also didnt mention Dai Do which was later given an operational name. ( - ) displaced to LZ, 3 Mar. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Camp Fidel Camp Fey by the values given within the grid. at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . HOSP. All photos courtesy of Holbrook. Cheo Reo We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Hill 881S ", "There were no safe areas on that base. It has been a very long time. first night operations in the area. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include LZ Jackson Hole American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Bruce McIlhaney Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, March, 1968: A soldier carries Howitzer cartridge shipping tubes at Fire Support Base 25. Hill 327 Large FSBs might also have 2 artillery batteries, and an infantry battalion.[6]. Redleg Earl Thomas Pearson is disintegrated by fire when a spark hits the powder displaces to LZ Diamondhead. Sledgehammer In April of 1971, seven months before the Tigers Lair LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. LZ Jake Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. 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. The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon.