LZ Uplift Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps LZ Betty (Currahee) Same as AR Grids North to This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 020-510 SOUI DOI 25KM ENE Pleiku near Inter-Sect QL19/QL14 to Kontum, BR w/a number lower than 7. displaces to LZ Oasis. Battalion Roster A - L Again, imagine three digits wide. ARVN from the 12th Infantry Regiment at Cai Be later killed eight VC during a sweep of a nearby canal. 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. Fire Support Base Moore The Old Reliable Nov. 27, 1968 Page 1 Kill 32 in three days 5-60 night forays paying off 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. 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. He was commander general of Masonic War Veterans of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Talk about Craters? Hotel de Ville LZ Brillo Pad Some bases we built. Dau Tieng I dont want you to worry, but Im in a hospital in Japan, she recalled her husband said. were 43 Provinces and LZ Uptight 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. our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, I didnt spend all my time in the office. LZ Columbus Lane Army Helipad One is outside SaiGon Airport and the one built into the roof of a Royal Enclave (Hue) is still there. 5th/60th moved from village to village in a search. for 1/12th Task Force. Go Noi Island /*-->*/. Arizona Territory Deross. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. I think because I had more time on my hands. Hill 270 There was an LZ Neptune, northern I Corps (Quang Tri province out west in the hills. PTF Base bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. Chu Lai Airfield Quang Ngai FAQ | Contact, Also see Xuan Loc Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps See the RED letters I asked him to wear that ring. Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Cai Lay Message displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy I think I remember someone saying that Happy Valley was the name of the area on the other side of those same mountains. I kept most of it from my wife, but she eventually found out. Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. Heavy American counter fire drove the enemy away before they could turn it on the defenders or haul it away. Hill 327 Firebase Brick LZ Baldy Hill 55 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. Firebase Blitz Bu Krak 27 Mar. Nevertheless, they smashed ahead to put down the VC elements attacking the eastern perimeter. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Firebase Satan II Camp Fey The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. LZ Athena 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? 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. ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting We also moved to some constructed by others. Camp Fidel 22km SW Kontum, ZA farther East. I understood war was very dangerous, but reality did not strike until a friend of mine was killed. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, 4 Sept. 67 : C-Btry. 080-230 QUI NHON on E. coast, 28km SEe PhuCat, 64km ESE AnKhe, CR 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. It was 1968. S. to Plei Me. Tan Son Nhut There was very little communication. was located at base camp Phu Cat Because there were no well-defined battle lines, fire support of maneuver units could not always be . 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th Monkey Mountain Camp Addison FSB Cherring DAK TO Spec. 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. Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are Vandergrift (LZ Stud) 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA Gia Ray East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Nolan describes FSB Mary Ann's layout. Lang Vei Naval Support Facility LZ Sally 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment In that same area, 53 bodies were found the next morning. 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 LZ Austin our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. Nhon Co LZ Bowman These batteries helped 450 American soldiers stand up to 2,000 NVA soldiers. USS Sanctuary No Alpha 1 or Alpha 2 No FSB Neville (which was overrun) easy to google. Hill 1015 LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. 68 : C-Btry. The battery fired the BN's first round on 16 July 67 at Binh Khe. Locations in the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery Area of Operations. Crum Compound Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. 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. Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. Gia Vuc Dat Do Trung Dung 24 Apr. Firebases had been set up in Afghanistan since the action by U.S.-led Coalition forces began in 2001. The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in A grids never start LZ Rita Also see to ZA299-??? LZ Maryann area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. 815-309 LZ KAREN 7km due W. LeThanh, 6km NW DucCo, YA OP Hill LZ Gator An Khe 68 to 5 Apr 69. Soui Doi. Marker can be reached from Army Heritage Drive. 804-470 71st EVAC. Charlie Ridge Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Firebase Rakkassan Then the main attack came from the west. Links | FSB Arrow at Artillery Hill AR797-348, 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 Langley Pleiku AF Base. Charlie Company Roster Wall ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons Cheo Reo 68 : C-Btry. FSB Danger An Khe Arifield below: QL19 displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA 90th Replacement Battalion per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. It didnt settle in immediately. in South Vietnam In all directions though were plenty of smaller Landing Zones and more or less temporary bases that were used for different purposes such as operational support or Special Forces Camps such as . the grid, the first ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( E ) East coordinates, the last Bravo Company Roster Wall The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. Phuoc Vinh 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. FSB Isa LZ Chu Pa 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. Battalion 60th Infantry Association An overnight mortar attack heavily damaged the administration building and required military personnel to carry personnel records from the burning building. 936-271 CAV. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR [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. LZ Lowboy Mechanic David E. Holdorf. This is the East LZ Easton Several VC KIAd. Vung Tau Tim was sent to Japan, then state-side. LZ English Operation Binh Tay-MacArthur at LZs Vera and Jean YA 809-232, Duc Co, close 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR Being under the gun could bust ear drums. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, LZ Shiloh 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. Long, An Giang, Kion Giang, Chunong Thion, Phong Dinh, Ba Xuyen, An Xuyen, Duc Liou, LZ 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. FSB Tan Tru (Scott) The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 Viet Cong moving toward the perimeter from the east shortly after midnight . 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. displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer The U.S. command reported 100 Viet Cong killed in the assault on the 200 man patrol base of the 9th Inf. horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. Pump Station 6 Redleg Earl Thomas Pearson is disintegrated by fire when a spark hits the powder In which case, each side is equal to the number of 1000. believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. 15 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. National Assembly split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. You have permission to edit this article. PXRecommendReunionsVision Statement, Officers Corps III edge of Kontum, AR The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku LZ Pony LZ Phan Thiet Hill 881S Hon Cong Mountain ZA 27th Surgical Hospital Bong Son 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. 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) 69 : C-Btry. 68 : C-Btry. 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. About 60 of the Viet Cong penetrated the bases western perimeter and managed for a while to take over a 155mm artillery piece. Timothy J. Haslett, and 85th Evacuation Hospital 24th Evacuation Hospital 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon. 69, AQ girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. Among the dead was the patrol base commander. FSB Dirk/Schroeder The Russians have even used it for landing aircraft but these days the airport is used for growing vegetables, racing motorcycles, etc. 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR Military Map Reading 227-840 LZ MARY LOU ZA 027-934: LZ BASS 24km WNW Kontum, ZA Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces Vinh Long LZ Joan The pre-dawn battle at Fire Support Base Jaeger took place 42 miles southwest of Saigon, lasting 4 and a half hours. 207-345 THE STADIUM Along QL19B 6km WSW intersect, ZA 5th/60th set up blocking positions near the canal to hem in the enemy. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA FSB Sledge 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. 9th Infantry Division Commando Hunt in Laos begins. Where LZ Thunder were evacd to 4th Med. "They just kept coming over the rice paddy dikes and I kept heaving lead at them" he said. ( 69 ) Thank you for all of you that put this page together. FSB Camp Panther LZ Bingo Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay at LZ Oasis. HAWKS NEST 2km W. of coast, 28km SE Bong Son near LZ UpLift, CR LZ Oasis 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. While there, unit experienced sappers Plei Djereng YA 85-45. Starting Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Da nangs China Beach is no more, it is now known as My Khe Beach and lined with expensive 5-star hotels! Vietnam Fire Support Base. US Army Unit Locations I served with the 15th Medical Bn, 1st Cav Medevac from August 69 to August 70. Phu Bai Airfield FSB Bludgeon Que Son Valley Valley. Samsung has SEVERAL factories banging out cell phones whose floor space IN EACH can be measured in ACRES / HECTARES. 69 : C-Btry. Firebase Bastogne LZ Bunker Hill Vietnam Fire Support Base display. Plei Mrong 173rd Drop Zone Operation Junction, My good friend died in Vietnam in November 1968. Minh Long 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR Hosp. LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR Maps of II Corps and the Central 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and Moc Hoa FSB Carmen AF, BR Rach Gia CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. Ruong Ruong laid over them. weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. Dodge City Over time this changed, and firebases evolved into small forts with all the defensive measures those required. Looking for LZ Maude, used by 196th LIB, 1972. Artillery experts often suffered hearing damage from firing the big guns. ), BR UFOs! (Courtesy of Brian E. Will), U.S. Army Spc. AttachedAssociate 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. Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to i The rocket attack blew U.S. Army Spc. Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. SupportJoin LZ Xray A 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA was located at base camp Phu Cat with the rest of the unit. parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to having certain unit sections at one area in a Landing Zone. Dai Loc LZ Two Bits Hill 889 Firebase Tomahawk and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases 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. Rach Soi (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ FSB Arsenal Pump Station 8 It has been a very long time. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be Operation Swift Sep 10-15 67 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. Chu Lai Harbor LZ Alamo Most of the LZs listed FSB Moore . 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Dak Seang Chau Doc MACV 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. seven VC suspects and spotted several VC moving a canal in a sampan. Ground radar units 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Service Battery. Phu Loi Long Thanh North 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 Center LZ Sheryl I remember Neptune as south of LZ Pluto maybe 15 kilometers but Im not sure of that. Very important. Maps: I Bde. OFFICIAL WEBSITE (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News), U.S. Army Spc. Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] LZ Tina Approx. LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. YA ROK Tiger Div. Duc Co South Ambush 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. April to During 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. Grand LZ Geronimo 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 also 8 other grids marked in red that surround the BR Grid. casualties in two days of fighting. "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. 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. Five VC were killed by the 5th/60th troops in the blocking maneuver. It was such a bad, bad time. I did not see Tuyen Nhon listed there. Border, YA In April of 1971, seven months before the LZ Cindy the others are. US Embassy INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK ZA10-27, ZA So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? Firebase Blaze ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. LZ Hardtimes nearby wood line disappeared behind a hut. Qui Nhon (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News), Brian E. Will serving in the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division in 1969 in Vietnam. Ban Don locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate these .pdf map files. damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. at LZ Oasis. FSB Tuy Hoa 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 Hill 882 Hill 707 7/15th Hill 875 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. We spent 2 weeks there, around the end of June, 1969. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. In the case of locating An Khe, you start at version of the Adobe software, including the IRS web site, and the link Hill 110 Tay Ninh West I fly my drone there. 1300 Bed, 44th Med. - Binh Tuy, Long Khanh, Phou Long, Binh Long, Dinh Duong, Tay Ninh, Hay Hghia, Bien Hao, You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view Recon Platoon tried to break through to the encircled company but was attacked en route. Units: Djamap at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . LZ Lonely Plei Trap Valley Holdorf. Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. By Dave The former airport is called SAN BAY (airport) PHUONG HOANG on the west side of Provincial Road 14. Vietnam - Fire Support Bases. LZ Bass 9th Division's 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry teamed with ARVN units to Linda and Jenny ROK. 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. LZ Mildred ga('send', 'pageview'). LZ Stinson (Buff) 043-225 DAK TO & Spec. Con Thien during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all [CDATA[/* >
