split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. also 8 other grids marked in red that surround the BR Grid. his name R.J. Goupil. displaces to LZ Oasis. that had a generator belt come off. Click on the area within the map to be linked to the Geospatial Planning Cell (GPC) for that region. were installed previously. To Plei Mrong/Polei Kleng areas in mid-Jan. 69, LZ Action in Feb. 69. then on to Pleiku. - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. LINES and grid ZONES have been added in RED. Dave Holdorf. 67 at Binh Khe. Measure the distance between the places marked on the map. Notice stream The west half-circle forms a grid zone with designation A; the east half-circle forms one with designation B; see figure 3. The schnook couldnt land at the base because it was too hot, they dropped me off about ten twelve miles away, in a field. maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the We use the highest quality paper and printing methods to produce these brilliant visual connections to America's past and the veterans who fought in those wars.-Mike, Arizona Territory, Vietnam Topographical Map, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam Topographical Map, Hill 937, Vietnam Hamburger Hill Topographical Map, Dak To, Vietnam (Western Hills) Topographical Map, Hue City, Vietnam 1:25,000 Topographical Map. 23rd Division, U.S. | News | Most Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km Os8[f. The densely-populated area between Saigon and the Highlands, with 90% of its industry, 7 million people (38% of the population) and the capital city. Whether Westmoreland can, in fact, perform these military miracles on such a tidy timetable depends in large measure on the performance of the South Vietnamese armed forces (RVNAF). South. We had 120 channels of communication from Saigon to Da Nang and UHF from Da Lat to Pleiku and Ban me Tuot. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, Download our historical topographic maps and our more current US Topo maps (published 2009-present) free of charge using TopoView (GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, JPEG, and KMZ formats) or using the USGS Stores Map Locator (GeoPDF format). were installed previously. Evac. Anyone can use the following 'live' GISsurfer map to help learn about Military Grid Reference Sysytem (MGRS) coordinates. THUS: The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in Z grids never trail, BR 12th Tactical Fighter Wing The identification consists of a column letter (AZ, omitting I and O) followed by a row letter (AV, omitting I and O). per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. 68 to 5 Apr 69. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th There are Summer 1969 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Plus. HQs along QL14 22km S. Pleiku, YA UTM zones are numbered consecutively beginning with Zone 1, which includes the westernmost point of Alaska, and progress eastward to Zone 19, which includes Maine. Maps: I After many years using maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids Map of the Vietnam War 2021/09/07 Cpl. Good Luck! 68 : C-Btry. is a great book that gives GISsurfer has a feature called 'screenshot mode'. New for 2022 - Offline maps that display MGRS. In April of 1971, seven months before the On the contrary, most U.S. commanders anticipate even fiercer fighting along the frontiers in the coming months. Cant figure this out as my husband said his 1st tour was 1966-67, but he also fought during Tet. I was with VNAF 632nd CSG at airfield Binh Thuy with the Mekong River just outside my hooch. land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle that some locations have more than one grid due to either being large, or A majority of the maps in this collection come from the Army Map Service with the remainder from such public sources as National Geographic. would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. Diana. Locate a point using the US Army Military Grid Reference System (MGRS), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_Grid_Reference_System&oldid=1140475364, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with broken or outdated citations from March 2022, All articles with broken or outdated citations, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 4Q .GZD only, precision level 6 8 (in most cases), 4Q FJ .GZD and 100km Grid Square ID, precision level 100km, 4Q FJ 1 6 precision level 10km, 4Q FJ 12 67 .precision level 1km, 4Q FJ 123 678 ..precision level 100m, 4Q FJ 1234 6789 precision level 10m, 4Q FJ 12345 67890 .precision level 1m. If every position being located is within the same grid zone, only the 100,000-meter square and numerical location are specified. Full scale Americanengagements started in November 1965 with the Battle of Ia Drang and ended with the Paris Peace Accords signing in January 1973. Aware as they are of the considerable problems remaining in each corps area, most senior U.S. officers profess confidence about over-all military prospects. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Correct except MACV was the higher command. Apr. An American Army unit were 90% of the people in it were injured in combat but kept on fighting. NVA 3rd Division 97, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, 2023 Texas Tech University, 2023 Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. But, even allowing for continued steady improvement on the part of South Vietnamese forces, most Americans in Vietnam doubt whether they will be ready, when Westmoreland flashes the sign, to assume the heavy military burden he contemplates putting upon them. 3 Mar. I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. Map. Ground radar units Tuesday Saturday 1st Division Result: American Tactical Victory Vietnam Ports and Naval Facilities From $65 Da Nang 1:12,500 Topographical Map From $75 Khe Sanh 1968 Battle Map From $79 How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? Vietnam Map. Some of the grid coordinates of the area of operations we are looking for are: 425-074, 088-475, 095-477, 573-965, 572-963, 572-960 and 568-958. Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. N. LZ Action, BR 22km SW Kontum, ZA Posted on Jun 12, 2021 (last modified Aug 22, 2021). Tea Plant. The proportion chosen for a particular map is its scale. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. However, truncation is used in GEOTRANS since version 3.0, and in NGA Military Map Reading 201[3] (page 5) and in the US Army Field Manual 3-25.26. Delta Helicopter Aviation Battalion Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. An example of an MGRS coordinate, or grid reference, would be 4QFJ12345678, which consists of three parts: An MGRS grid reference is a point reference system. French Indochina 1913 4. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, In the polar regions, a different convention is used. 1st of the 5th Div.were op-con to the 3rd Marine Div under armys XXIV Corps. 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. This is to handle an issue raised by some F-16 pilots, who truncate MGRS strings that they receive from the Army. Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. An map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower Then you can name, save, and share the map! Maps of North and South Vietnam. 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK Its 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. The MGRS is derived from the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system and the Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS) grid system, but uses a different labeling convention. 802-472 CAMP HOLLOWAY N. side of QL19, 4km due E. Pleiku, AR Grid At least, this is possible if the precision of the grid reference is enough to place the denoted area completely inside either 1P or 1Q. girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. of Duc Co AF, YA A Found 'Y' instead. If the grid zone or 100,000-meter square are clear from context, they can be dropped, and only the numerical location is specified. & LZ's. 1st Infantry Division I was there in 1966. 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR If you know MGRS then you already know USNG. 3rd Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) also attached, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: 777-368 DRAGON MTN. 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, Grid Coordinates taken from M-60 Mike Kelleys Book: Where We Were In Two Medals of Honor earned by SEALs on I Corps missions. I have maps that date back to 1897 which includes the RailRoad routes in the US. LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR Today, U.S. military men estimate, in addition to the completely North Vietnamese units serving in the south, Hanoi is supplying Viet Cong units with about 10 percent of their personnel. 1st Marine Air Wing The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. 1967-69, BR In those days, the 173D Airborne was the immediate response group for anything in Asia and the Middle East. Injured: FDC Sgt. The third part of an MGRS coordinate is the numerical location within a 100,000 meter square, given as n + n digits, where n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. to be LZ Diamondhead. & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. Historical Topographic Map Collection (1884-2006): The USGS policy about putting a full UTM grid on 7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) topographic maps has changed over time. While there, occasional rockets hit LZ, one landing in between motor The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. Ready-made & canned cocktails from the 60s & 70s were the coolest party drinks (no bartender required), 100 vintage 1960s supermarkets & old-fashioned grocery stores, Vintage Fashion from the 1960s adult coloring book: 50 pages of retro 60s clothing for women, Groovy Fashion of the 70s: Vintage Women Coloring Book #10, Vintage Homes Adult Coloring Book #2: Classic Victorian Houses, Something Old: Vintage Wedding Dress Fashion Look Book, Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book #2: Vintage 1920s Automobiles (1920-1929), Who was Suzy Homemaker? Division 3rd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division 196th and 198th Light Infantry Brigades 11th Infantry Brigade 3rd Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) also attached SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: 1st Division 22nd Division If you liked this article, please share it! Squares that cross a latitude band boundary, International Terrestrial Reference System, Spatial Reference System Identifier (SRID), Learn how and when to remove this template message. For example, here's a map I created that features Leatherneck Square as described in this article: Cody Burleson's Vietnam War Locations Map, Checkout this community curated map on Google My Maps called Vietnam WAR - FOR THE ONES WHO FOUGHT IT. its really not that hard! 312-374-9333. As the recent battles of Loc Ninh, Bu Dop and Dak To proved, the Communists are still able to mount major actions that effectively tie up thousands of U.S. troops who otherwise could be used in search-and-destroy operations or the pacification program. This of course, did not sit well with Castro. 100, BR Vietnam 1:50,000 Interactive Map Tables linking to sheets Contact Information Map Library Main Library Building Michigan State University 366 W. Circle Drive, Room E240 East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: (517) 884-6467 Title: Vietnam. Ground radar units are those used by the 7/15th FA. Elements of 9th Infantry Division We believe this map Five VC Main-Force Battalions A The government claims to control more than 50 percent of the 6.5 million people in the watery region, but in many areas its grip is tenuous. by the values given within the grid. 67 : C-Btry. Dissident activities in Indochina 1950, 20. Previously and 865-255 BEN HET 13km E. Tri-Border, 15km WNW Dak To, YB 77-80 KONTUM CITY QL14 35km N. Pleiku, AR 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA S. to Plei Me. Eisenhower got us involved in Vietnam, Kennedy accelerated our involvement and LBJ escalated it. Btry. Note that different basemaps let you zoom in different amounts. 11th Infantry Brigade In the popup that appears, click 'Help'. using Grid Line Coordinates, and go from there. 3rd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division 30 Nov. 68 : C-Btry ( - ) displaces to grid ZA 195-350 OPCON to 1/8 yes we were their, 1/61 5th. The northmost latitude band, X, is 12 high. In Phase Three, Westmoreland plans to destroy the Viet Congs infrastructure and turn over to a completely retrained South Vietnamese Army a major portion of the defense of the Demilitarized Zone and other areas. (Phase One, according to Westmoreland, involved the initial U.S. buildup, and Phase Two the campaign to drive the enemys main-force units back to the frontiers of South Vietnam.). There are other geographic naming systems of this alphanumeric kind: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 1979, the ticks were replaced with a full-line black UTM grid. You can change the color, icon, and description of the pin and even add photos. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR casualty: Timothy Lee White. fires another mission Holdorf. However, you still use the same system to figure out Where You Were! 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. Approx. On. Ground area, rivers, lakes, roads, distances between features, and so on must be shown proportionately smaller than they really are. 69 : C-Btry. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. Original publication date: January 1, 1968. Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few End of Operation Common mnemonics include "in the house, up the stairs", "left-to-right, bottom-to-top" and "Read Right Up". 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. You can make a scale for your FORCES: 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps Plus. If every position being located is within the same grid zone and 100,000-meter square, only the numerical location is specified. displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron, U.S. I just want to add that the U.S. Navy also had a river patrol boat unit (TF-116) in I Corps in 1967-1970. The ALL Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) 080-230 QUI NHON on E. coast, 28km SEe PhuCat, 64km ESE AnKhe, CR How current are US Topo maps? 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR Elements of 9th Infantry Division The 1st and 3rd Battalions were stationed at L.Z. I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh 2nd and 7th Battalions of Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Australian Task Force 2 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. I talked to the guys who had been sitting on Dak To tarmac so I know that the mobility of all military units would throw off anybody trying to design a map of the units in Viet Nam at any time. The Stadium, ZA Vietnam War maps A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: 7/15th If a resolution of 10 meters is enough, the final digit of the easting and northing can be dropped, so that only 4 + 4 digits are used, representing a 10-meter square. mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. PLSS surveys, which are available for portions of land in 30 southern and western states, are made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR Go to Google My Maps, enter the LAT/LONG given by the calculation, and Google will drop a pin! Vietnam. The problem is that the MGRS coordinate, as written in the table, is not complete. The problem is not with the map but rather because the war in Viet Nam required the units to always be mobile. Related to this is the primacy of the southwest corner of the polygon being the labeling point for an entire polygon. But U.S. military men nonetheless argue that the performance of VC units in the delta is not what it used to be. 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB You can use the other 2022 Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Much enemy activity in the area. These maps describe the shape of the Shows locations of military camps: I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, IV Corps, and the Vietnam Demilitarized Zone during the Vietnam War; also shows outline maps of Laos, Cambodia, and part of Thailand. FORCES: FA Locations & Area of Operations (AO). 2 Apr. Still another variable in weighing the military prospects in Vietnam is the enemys demonstrated willingness to sustain enormous combat losses for what appears to be no immediate advantage. See the RED letters Six VC Main-Force Battalions, U.S. for 1/12, Approx. 27 Jan. 68 : C-btry. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA Dont kid yourself, said one general. LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 58, South Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer, 1971, Thailand: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. detonated Those screenshots can show any public GIS data. If 5 + 5 digits is used, the first 5 digits give the easting in meters, measured from the left edge of the square, and the last 5 digits give the northing in meters, measured from the bottom edge of the square. An official website of the United States government. were evacd to 4th Med. Kennedy, through the CIA had totally botched an attempt to kill Castro. 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 06:33. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and The map is displayed by GISsurfer which is a general purpose web map based on the Leaflet map API (Application Program Interface). Uplift. I was Senior Advisor to the 33rd and 34th Ranger Bns.in 1971. If the Israelis had started to push into Cairo, threats had been made by the Russians to use their nukes to stop the Israelis. 895-406 DAK SEANG AF 23km NW DakTo AF, Ranger Camp, YB Rds 568/569, YA Valley. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section INF in the area of LZ Oasis, at Cateka Tea Plantation. Indochina 1886 3. All use the South-West corner of the Approx. One recent batch of captured documents, for example, turned up a directive issued by the Viet Congs Political Staff Department warning against confusion of mind, fear of hardships and protracted war, lack of heroism and loss of revolutionary pride.. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR INF, 4th INF DIV. 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA But an MGRS grid reference can denote an area that crosses a latitude band boundary. If we zoom in on Hawaii (figure 2), we see that the square that contains Honolulu, if we use 10km resolution, would be written 4QFJ15. the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. Official websites use .gov The hardest part is to properly locate the grid All this really suggested, however, was that last years figures had been deceptive. Check with him and check his DD214 for time served in country.. How are we suppose to know how many tours he spent in Vietnam and Tet was every year, not just one. 4/71, BR We were under the command of the 63rd Ordnance Battalion and provided support throughout the II Corp area providing outstanding support. Also see Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR MAP - 83-67 - SAIGON - BIEN HOA - DONG NAI RIVER - 1971 ORPHANAGE - Vietnam War $127.99 Was: $159.99 $4.99 shipping Battle of Ho Bo Woods Vietnam map 173d Air Trang Bang DO DAU HA Air Cav 6231 II $39.99 $4.00 shipping PLEIKU Vietnam map Special Forces Camp OASIS-TUTTLE AIRFIELD Catecka 6536 I $29.99 $4.00 shipping W122. Links | Two Rocket Artillery Battalions For larger buildings, the actual shapes are mapped. In the 173D the supply people kept the majority of their gear locked away in metal boxes called conex steel transport boxes so they could be ready to move 24/7/365. The sixteen southern provinces in and around the Mekong River delta comprise the richest part of all Vietnam, its rice bowl. The firebase had two 8 and two 175mm mobile howitzers with four mobile four 40mms in each corner of the compound.I went there as combat medic in march or early apr. Most of the LZs listed places, and they also show the direction April to Indochina 1954 7. It was the Military Assistance Command- Vietnam and I think reported to USARV US Army Republic Vietnam. Pay was more relative to time in service rather than rank. 18th Division maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. In some respects, paradoxically, the Viet Cong appear stronger in the delta now than ever before. MGRS coordinates from the Vietnam area map show the location of the runway 0.66 Km at 134 degrees from the actual site. Dec. 69 : C-btry. A photo was sent to Kennedy, the United Nation, Ho Chi MIn and he said that it was there to protect the people from the aggressive Americans who want to take over the country. The first two letters are We were never given permission to return fire. Closed Sunday & Monday. and Cities in South Vietnam, Where We Were 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: His mission was TOP SECRET at the time and I only know about this because the war is over and 20 years have passed. Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy They gave out rank like it was candy bars. South Vietnam Map 1. Timothy J. Haslett, and By Their main headquarters was in Saigon but had sub-commands all over South Vietnam. A Sources for Vietnam War Map Coordinates We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. Several VC KIAd. Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter. 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. In which case, each side is equal to the number of 1000. I was stationed in the 19th Combat Engineers during 1966 to 1967. Explore the crucial elements of the Vietnam War in this interactive map. 199th Light Infantry Brigade Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a The column letters use a more restricted alphabet, going from A to Z but omitting D, E, I, M, N, O, V, W; the columns are arranged so that the rightmost column in grid zone A and Y has column letter Z, and the next column in grid zone B or Z starts over with column letter A. %PDF-1.5 The USGS is printing maps with the new USNG grid. Where We Were in Vietnam.". During the first part of that tour (66-67) he was a door gunner on Westmorelands chopperwherever that was. Highlands, 1967 Base Do US Topos and The National Map have a layer that shows the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)? 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Distribution of forces in Vietnam 1968, Vietnam War memory quiz events 1946-1964, Vietnam War memory quiz events 1965-1975, Vietnam War memory quiz terms and concepts (I), Vietnam War memory quiz terms and concepts (II). half-way point on any grid side is equal to 500. Calendar | Photo Gallery | 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA Chicago, IL 60603 displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. ROK White Horse Division The military uses their own implementation of the UTM system, called the. Corps: Roads, Grid Zones, Airfields, and Directory, (Also see: List of Firebases, LZ's and Base Camps), There was a Vietnamese Mike Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. Locations in the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery Area of Operations. The strikes were just across the border. For more information about GISsurfer, please visit the GISsurfer homepage. 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. To see which maps are available for sale(or free digital download), go to the onlineUSGS Store: The USGS doesnot have a complete set of NGA 1:50,000 maps for the United States. There was also at least one SEAL team from which members rescued LCOL Iceal Hambleton (Bat-21 story) in 1972. NVA 2nd Division Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. This photo is from Robert Branscomb, crew member of Shadow 77. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. MGRS Mapper (Free Version) | Operational Graphics Tool for Junior Military Leaders format_shapes Touch the Symbol to Add to the Map Frequently Used Symbols CKP T Default Land Unit Select a Symbol Friendly Select an Affiliation None Select a Unit Size Specify unit echelons (separate levels of command) from Fire Team to Command Group C2 None 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Dana. 5th Special Forces Group Headquarters 92-50 PHU CAT 32km N Qui Nhon Service-Btry/7/15th parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. during stay, unit is mortared almost daily. FAQ | Contact, Also see To get started, click the basemap button (next to the 'Menu' button) then under the 'Overlay' heading, click "Add GIS overlays". area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti -. While there, unit experienced sappers HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. NVA 5th Division farther East. 1 July 67 : C-Btry. 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] At one reunion of the 173D Airborne Brigade a guest speaker said that the unit had something akin to about 10,000 men serve in it. This supposedly was the reason for the U.S. entering the war. who served with C-Btry. As mentioned above, when converting UTM coordinates to an MGRS grid reference, or when abbreviating an MGRS grid reference to lower precision, one should truncate the coordinates, not round. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. also I had a picture that he gave me when he joined in his white uniform .I lost that when we moved.do you know if there is anywhere I can get another one?? Arty. displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me 857-535 LZ PLEI DJERENG Old C/7/15th 7/68 36km NW Pleiku 5th SP MY Unit and I FOUGHT SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS IN CENTAL VIETNAM S MOUNTAINOUS AND JUNGLE AREAS (1968 & 1969 while in the 4TH INFANTRY. dimensions are larger than 14" x 8.5"). "Davo" Holdorf. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st Thanks to my dad I have a great collection of Maps all over the world. was located at base camp Phu Cat Many (but not all) of the available maps cover areas near military facilities. Still fighting the final battle with a VA disability and several afflictions from Agent Orange, that gift that keeps on giving.
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