We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Que Son Valley FSB Andrea 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 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. the others are. Fire Support Base We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. Trung Dung Most Hill 947 Ive 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. History FIRE BASE LAMBERT - After two weeks in Vietnam, Private First Class David T. Griffin was batting 1,000. at LZ Oasis. In the case of locating An Khe, you start at Over time this changed, and firebases evolved into small forts with all the defensive measures those required. LZ Oasis AF, BR 228-533 ARTILLERY HILL Camp Enari at one time FB Kelly, ZA Awards FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit Vietnam Fire Support Base Historical Marker - hmdb.org Three enemy in the sampan were killed and two others walking in a nearby wood line disappeared behind a hut. LZ Tina He was commander general of Masonic War Veterans of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Leghorn Under the original concept of the artillery fire support base, a 6-gun battery was set up, with one howitzer in the center to fire illumination rounds during night attacks and serve as the base's main registration gun. INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK Vietnam, that are ONLY 20 to 30 kilometers in width! Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT FSB Arrow A Solid Anchor (Nam Cam Base) [CDATA[/* >Vietnam maps and locations of US Army firebases Air America Terminal 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA 200 across (a guess) with 6 105 howitzers set to shoot every direction meant some gun or guns were shooting over others on fire missions. FSB Buttons/Song Be - Vietnam War Travel 804-470 71st EVAC. these .pdf map files. Firebase Henderson maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. displaced to displaces to LZ Oasis. There is another Pill Box just north of Da Nang. Kham Duc Firebase Falcon Nakhon Phanom horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. 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 . AFRTS BongSon, BR Valley. Buon Ho pool hooch and mess hall. Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. Firebase Bastogne Many of them called him Pops, he recalled. Images of Vietnam | Grinnell College Phuoc Vinh ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. Widely used during the Vietnam War, the concept continues to be used in military operations. LZ Pineapple The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all Battalion 60th Infantry Association Apr. U.S. forces lost 20 killed and 68 wounded. LZ Crook Membership Approx. Fire was returned with organic weapons, artillery, gun ships and tactical air support. LZ Center French Fort In Touch Binh Thuy 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. LZ Young "We were moving to our blocking position after sealing off the village," recalled First Lieutenant Herschel G. Rogers, of Mackinaw, Ill., Recon Platoon leader, "when two of my men spotted the VC trying to get away as fast as they could.". Mission Command Analysis of Ia Drang Operation