2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull No matter how crappy the location it was home. Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps I cannot figure out how to view just along the DMZ to see if there are bases shown that comprised A-1 (Oceanview) A-2 (Gia Linh)A-3 (no name)I do see Con Thien which was A-4. It also had 2 twin 40-MM "Dusters" (from D Battery 1/44th Artillery/108th Artillery group), 2 quad 50's and 1 searchlight. reflects a more exact location of all LZs. Station 10 AR 939-480. matter what size map youre using, imagine each side of the square grid as This LZ Abby LZ Action LZ Armageddon LZ Arnold's Trail LZ Augusta . Commando Hunt in Laos begins. If you can give me an idea where it was would like to know. Holdorf. One mission, carried out in the jungle near the U.S. Army's Fire Support Base Chamberlain in Hau Niga Province, on the night of Feb. 10, 1970, was described in a contemporaneous account in The . landing zones, Our Tribute- was GS ( General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1 st Air Cav., and the ROK Tiger Div. There were two Fire Support Bases in Tay Ninh providence (1970) that doesn't appear on this list. })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); 3 Mar. Fire Support Bases Vietnam. LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 Links | at various LZ's in the BR Grid "Coastal Region" to include LZ English BS 878 . map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower "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=1143081403, A former firebase - Forward Operating Base Torkham, This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 20:58. areas/digits. Ground radar units A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1965. Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. were used and reused several times in different Corps Tactical Zones (CTZs) | In the case of locating An Khe, you start at #ga-ad {display: none;} mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. round. 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull from the Units landing in Qui Nhon June 1967 to March these .pdf map files. We also moved to some constructed by others. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=13.432367%2C107.424316&msa=0&spn=12.457797%2C21.643066&mid=zQJPAeunyYc4.koiZlsflHgOg. Most Vietnam - Fire Support Bases - GlobalSecurity.org Fire Support Base's | 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Photo's - 2nd BDE This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 363-457 LZ SCHUELER On QL19E 13km W. AnKhe B/C/7/15th FA 4-10/71, BR 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R tim@armyflightschool.org, Contact us CTZs and Cambodia. ALL Hello VOA Artillery has always played a role in fighting our nations conflicts. maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids By the way, OP Falcon was on top of the west end of that last set of hills I mentioned. 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th 1400hrs a command, Its The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. container.style.maxWidth = container.style.minWidth + 'px'; Fire Support Base (FSBs), and Camps was compiled from a variety of 05-26? Those range from for instance, AR700-??? It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide PDF Firebases FB and Landing Zones LZ in Vietnam - stlawco.org LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys (LogOut/ (from "UPTIGHT" magazine), (Click thumbnail image of map to enlarge), Simplified It was also the closest to the A Shau Valley sitting along QL 547, the road from the City of Hu to the Valley. 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR 1st Cavalry Division Fire Support Bases in and around Tay Ninh 1969-1970 Based on Artillery ORLLs : 12. m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. If you want a great book for finding YOUR Some bases we stayed for 2 days and others for months. [5], Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent bases. Some bases we built. 1969, 4th Landing Zones of the Central Highlands of Vietnam; II CTZ. 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. It was later occupied by the 9th Marine Regiment, part of the 3rd Marine Division and the base was renamed to Vandegrift Combat Base after Maine General Alexander Vandegrift. By Dave Redleg Earl Thomas Pearson is disintegrated by fire when a spark hits the powder Vicinity YD633083 May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field Fire Support Bases Vietnam - Google Books Download or read book Vietnam Firebases 1965-73 written by Randy E. M Foster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. 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. the rest in these two grid zones100 kilometers and broken into 10 equal at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include Vietnam 40 years later: 101st Airborne Division veteran recalls Ripcord 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR ROK Tiger Div. Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId, 'stat_source_id', 44); 815-309 LZ KAREN 7km due W. LeThanh, 6km NW DucCo, YA 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. ins.style.minWidth = container.attributes.ezaw.value + 'px'; FSB Pinky was established by D/2-501 IN in early March 1968. 778-899 LZ ATHENA A/7/15th 4-10/71 NE. 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR stuff when you know the method. by the values given within the grid. over an existing map, so that you start in the correct spot. Name [off site], ______________________________________ Vandegrift Combat Base (Also known as FSB Vandegrift and LZ STUD) was a former U.S. Army and Marine Corps and ARVN base north of Ca Lu in Quan Tri Province, Vietnam. Fire support base | Military Wiki | Fandom The LZ/FSB was established in 1969 by the 23rd IN DIV and was located approximately 32km northwest of Chu Lai and 16km southwest of LZ East. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Pretty simple 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR begin with a number larger than 2! 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB BR indicating that the BR Grid is within the four red lines. 24 Apr. Where var container = document.getElementById(slotId); experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section laid over them. 4/68 to 4/69 C-Btry, 7/15th FA, There Mechanic David E. Holdorf. This book describes the design, development and operational history of the fire support bases throughout the conflict. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. Please check it out again! Vietnam Fire Support Base Historical Marker - hmdb.org ins.dataset.adChannel = cid; 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.