HOSP. 35th Tactical Fighter Wing ALLIES: The Communists are taking a beating from the American riverine gunboat force that prowls the rivers and canals, and South Vietnamese forces claim to be killing Viet Cong in the delta at the rate of 1,000 a month. A topographic map tells you where things Data Download Sites Sites used by Geospatial Engineers to support SSGF data creation for. Aka: 1 July 67 : C-Btry. and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. Royal Thai Queens Cobra Regiment The 5th Infantry Division is not identified on the I Corps Area. ALL Several VC KIAd. Pleiku AF Base. Station 10 AR 939-480. 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA The schnook couldnt land at the base because it was too hot, they dropped me off about ten twelve miles away, in a field. The lower the input precision, the more "slop" is allowed in the final check on the latitude zone letter. Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces yes we were their, 1/61 5th. Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. The map is displayed by GISsurfer which is a general purpose web map based on the Leaflet map API (Application Program Interface). Oh yes we had 4 consective nights of B-52 strikes in October 71. displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 New for 2022 - Offline maps that display MGRS. 053-322 6th CONVALESCENT HOSP. FAQ | Contact, Also see (from "UPTIGHT" magazine), (Click thumbnail image of map to enlarge), Simplified to Bong Son AF, BR to Your email address will not be published. Beginning in the mid-1950s, the grid was indicated by blue ticks around the map at 1,000-meter spacing. For example: One always reads map coordinates from west to east first (easting), then from south to north (northing). In the map (figure 1), which uses the AA scheme, we see that Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q, and square FJ. Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter. Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS LC copy annotated with hand-written notes and lines to show conflict areas. ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting Calendar | Photo Gallery | Elements of NVA 341st Division Elements of 2nd Brigade 4th Infantry Division Thanks for sharing this wonderful pictorial, and facts about Vietnam. The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. by Dave Davo by the values given within the grid. 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA 2022 Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. 1 0 obj FORCES: 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Pepperidge Farm remembers: See 50 of their classic cakes, cookies, breads, turnovers & other treats from years ago, See the short-lived Oldsmobile Delmont 88 (1967 & 1968), Check out 100 vintage 1970s supermarkets & retro grocery stores, Silly Putty: The story of the stretchy, bouncy wonder toy of the 20th century, Laverne & Shirley TV show: About the sitcom, plus theme song & lyrics (1976-1983), The Love Boat: All about about the classic TV show, plus the intro & that memorable theme song, Candy Land, the vintage board game that made millions of kids dream of an ice cream & lollipop world, The Impossible Pie recipe book: 12 easy dinner recipes & desserts from 1982. 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR Their main headquarters was in Saigon but had sub-commands all over South Vietnam. Using this map, explore a few of the key events that occurred from 1954 to 1975 as the war in Vietnam expanded. Kennedy must share his part in the fiasco. Follow the RED line from the LZ Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. x[moFa?JMs_zhH]z802m %MRB";3;;/OO_y%o/^/.B$5)7NR'%[wvTS^?={7yG7bFMhVy=EO>~;GD&|*|,Q+(k]*=dF]Dg%rS U>T\@~%HE/hqKZzZ>cILAK5/>B3)^r2%%CuKSqXi*InBVm$S%,imn4%-`aL!ob{e{b4I}EtZYr$x_Fgo,} The resolution in this case is 1 meter, so the MGRS coordinate would represent a 1-meter square, where the easting and northing are measured to its southwest corner. 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB 1st Tactical Fighter Wing When the term 'grid square' is used, it can refer to a square with a side length of 10km (6mi), 1km, 100m (328ft), 10m or 1m, depending on the precision of the coordinates provided. Jenny BR 851-550. Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. If every position being located is within the same grid zone and 100,000-meter square, only the numerical location is specified. the UTM grid reference system; the article on Universal Transverse Mercator shows many maps of these grid zones, including the irregularities for Svalbard and southwest Norway. 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. We transported the prisoners our forces captured from the field to the POW camps where MACV took over responsibility in an advisory capacity to see that the Geneva Convention agreement relating to prisoner treatment was adhered to by the South Vietnamese who had control of the camp. ), BR As Figure 1 illustrates, Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 5th Special Forces Group Headquarters Feb. 69. 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins One ( 1 ) platoon displaced to LZ Jenny BR that some locations have more than one grid due to either being large, or Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB Os8[f. The videos that I am still working on will walk you though that process. 312-374-9333. Theseare maps that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has released for sale to the public. I agree. I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. In the popup that appears, click 'Help'. 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. All use the South-West corner of the Deross. ISE Headquarters for Navy River Corps Patrol Boats, Seal Teams, Junk Forces; Army Special Forces, VIETNAM FORCES: LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. Here, I will share my procedure for converting an MGRS coordinate to a longitude and latitude coordinate that you can more easily find on Google Maps. Injured: FDC Sgt. .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are Grid Reference: Example: 12U UA 84323 40791 12U UA 84 40. . Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. The problem is that the MGRS coordinate, as written in the table, is not complete. Thus the coordinates 16SGL08 would locate a point as shown in Figure 4-20. I was sent on a mission to deliver ammo, food, and med supplies to a base that was under attack. An The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July 470-480 CAMP RADCLIFF AnKhe Golf Course QL19E 60km NW Qui Nhon, BR Vietnam WAR - FOR THE ONE'S WHO FOUGHT IT - Google My Maps Click on any Major Base/Event layer or Star When it opens .click on the Image upper left and a viewer will open Blue Star = Medal of. Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. I think his son would love to have one. 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. LZs and other locations are usually given by Grid 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. 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. Can I still get the older topographic maps? displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Numbers. 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. exact information as to pre-Apr. This is to handle an issue raised by some F-16 pilots, who truncate MGRS strings that they receive from the Army. 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle I spent 19 months with the 1st Battalion of the 173D Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam from May 69 to Dec 70. Corps IV I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. 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. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR 69 : C-Btry. Elements of 25th Infantry Division . Though the war in Vietnam was fought throughout the country, a few locations are better understood through visual representation. For example, when describing the entire square BT, should it be called 1PBT or 1QBT? the ONLY grids in Vietnam, A & Z, for the entire length of 74, North Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. casualty: Timothy Lee White. A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. Corps, Home | About 2023 Cody Burleson. Viet Nam War. BR indicating that the BR Grid is within the four red lines. FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit We used to sit and watch the VC supply boats get hit with gunship fire at night. Beddoe 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 digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be laid over them. The first two letters are C-Btry. his name R.J. Goupil. Evac. I departed Vietnam in June of 1966. Memberships include: Stay up-to-date with the Museum & Library. Correct except MACV was the higher command. by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. I respect you for your service. Ground radar units Oper. Others believe that strategists in Hanoi have made a conscious decision to accept vastly increased losses in order to raise the number of American casualties to a point where it may become politically indigestible in the U.S. Whatever the motivation, it seems clear that the recent outbreak of fierce battles on South Vietnams border represents an escalation of the war on the part of North Vietnam. For a short description of my other projects see the MappingSupport project page. Starting ZA199-340, ZA If UTM ticks are shown on a USGS topographic map, the zone is indicated in the credit legend in UTM is the acronym for Universal Transverse Mercator, a plane coordinate grid system named for the map projection on which it is based (Transverse Mercator). was GS ( to find that LZ or exact location you were in? NOTE: "Davo" Holdorf. Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as The Tet holiday happens every year. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. Estimate direct distances on a map grid. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA And they are better armed; all main-force troops now carry Chinese AK-47 assault rifles. It contains 186,751 words in 265 pages and was updated last on March 27th, 2022. Apr. saying about displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. Elements of 101st Airborne Division, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: ZA Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK - Binh Tuy, Long Khanh, Phou Long, Binh Long, Dinh Duong, Tay Ninh, Hay Hghia, Bien Hao, 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include YA YA This has been controversial in the past, since the oldest specification, TM8358.1,[1] used rounding, as did GEOTRANS[4] before version 3.0. hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. <>>> and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". 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. How current are US Topo maps? Our Post in Da Lat was an old WWII Japanese military hospital. 51st Regiment 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). The identification consists of a column letter (AZ, omitting I and O) followed by a row letter (AV, omitting I and O). 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA Note that different basemaps let you zoom in different amounts. Hill1028 NE. DAK TO Spec. Pretty simple 3 Mar. 1967-69, BR I have maps that date back to 1897 which includes the RailRoad routes in the US. French Indochina 1913 4. its really not that hard! 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: A-214, YA Links | Still fighting the final battle with a VA disability and several afflictions from Agent Orange, that gift that keeps on giving. Apr. Countries of the Far East 1932 5. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. displaced to After the US withdrawal, the North reinvaded in 1975 and unified the country under communist rule. In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. An official website of the United States government. While in convoy 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ The Coffelt Database of Vietnam casualties, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, documents from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude calculator, Powered by Rock Mountain (my own home-grown thing) version. 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. VC 9th Division 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. ROK White Horse Division over an existing map, so that you start in the correct spot. Vietnam Map. 312-374-9333 Finally, The Military Personnel Records Center in St Louis, MO has all retired records that survived their fire a couple decades ago. - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, Where For a refresher in the use of the Military Grid Reference System click here MGRS. They define and locate natural and By Dave At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th NVA 5th Division 1st Division Units: displaced to Reference: http://www.tf116.org displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear Kennedy was killed because he was going to with draw the troops out and let the people fight their own battle against the Communist. these .pdf map files. Republic of Philippines Contingent at Phu Cat w/Unit to set up base-camp, It should have started in March 1966 until April 1977 on Hanoi and the joint cities involved. YA The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? Some small patrols accidentaly slipped into Cambodia to clear the border area of commies and 30 miles inland. FORCES: 199th Light Infantry Brigade w/a number lower than 7. The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. Vietnam grids use the same location method. Dissident activities in Indochina 1950 6. tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. USNG stands for U.S. National Grid. LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys 1300 Bed, 44th Med. Open: Tues - Sat Common mnemonics include "in the house, up the stairs", "left-to-right, bottom-to-top" and "Read Right Up". There were smaller battles in other years during Tet. 2nd and 7th Battalions of Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Australian Task Force document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay Again, imagine three digits wide. -j\/YTlA}>sXIfqi'MlQdbXj ;fWdt1R)x^[L]\Te]A+eE +XWt~^>l0i D>` gVYn}."69Il, 182-527 Pleiku Ammo Supply Point, Plei Mrong Rd. Same as AR Grids North to you're hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, or grid to start the location method. This is the East displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Townships are subdivided into 36 one-mile-square sections. Listed in the lower left corner of the map are South Vietnamese military and government installations, and, on the right, are the locations of "Properties used by the U.S. Government Hue, Vietnam." The list of American properties is faded, as seen below. Where can I get (purchase) a 1968 Vietnam war map with corps listed like above? that had a generator belt come off. 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. North of 84N, UPS North is used, and the west half-circle is Y, the east one is Z; see figure 4. Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. All of these maps are oversized (i.e. [7] South of 80S, UPS South (Universal Polar Stereographic) is used instead of a UTM projection. the rest in these two grid zones100 kilometers and broken into 10 equal New Zealand Artillery Battery, Killed in action (Monthly average) | Under whose control? Choose your approach to reading the map. This kind of optimism, in fact, prevails not only among U.S. commanders in the delta but throughout the whole of Vietnam. FA at LZ Action for direct fire into surrounding mountains. This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 06:33. Corps II LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR at LZ Oasis. This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 matter what size map youre using, imagine each side of the square grid as were evacd to 4th Med. The short story is that feature will let you make georeferenced JPG and PNG files which you can import into ATAK as part of a KMZ file. If you know MGRS then you already know USNG. 69 : C-Btry. How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? 68 : C-Btry. for 1/12th Task Force. Mechanic David E. Holdorf. HAWKS NEST 2km W. of coast, 28km SE Bong Son near LZ UpLift, CR App to create, save and exchange Military Maps according to MIL-STD-2525 and STANAG APP-6. The sixteen southern provinces in and around the Mekong River delta comprise the richest part of all Vietnam, its rice bowl. 9th Division At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. Yes. Plus. Features are shown as points, lines, or areas, depending on their size and extent. The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. Cobra Gun-ships 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. The Mafia had an axe to grind because JFKs brother, Bobby, who was the U.S. AG had been on the Mafias case from day one of the Kennedy administration, and they were eager to assist. 3rd Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) also attached, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: Mechanic James Willmon is wounded 1969, 4th ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ the normal longitude or latitude lines that normally appear on maps. And though this is something that cannot be proved statistically, it is an opinion shared by men who have years of combat experience. The primary method for finding and accessing maps in the Map Collection is through the Maps Database Search Page. All rights reserved. Heres how to party like its 1969, Print Color Fun: Free coloring pages & more fun for kids, Quotes Quotes Quotes: 1000s of clever & inspiring quotations, FindersFree.com: Find answers to lifes little questions. An American Army unit were 90% of the people in it were injured in combat but kept on fighting. land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. The big Tet offensive was in January 1968. the others are. In the polar regions, a different convention is used. By Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Then we went to L Z Sharon. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower this time, INF KIAs were reported ambushed to me via letters at Pump charge he was carrying to the gun pit. 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. For more information, please visit our FAQ or Terms of Use. Under "Other Filters",usethe dropdown menu in the Map Scale boxtoselect 1:50,000 (it's near the top of the list). The Russians had gotten concerned about Israel approaching Cairo and were afraid that they were going to capture it. Thout on These are 3 0 obj All over. In 1979, the ticks were replaced with a full-line black UTM grid. Is UTM better or more accurate than latitude/longitude? Summer 1969 1968, AR our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 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). girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR ], U.S. 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to Thanks for any help you can give me. Eisenhower got us involved in Vietnam, Kennedy accelerated our involvement and LBJ escalated it. 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA Elements of 9th Infantry Division are and how to get to them, whether Tim was sent to Japan, then state-side. Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam Simplified Military Map Reading "Where We Were" 4/68 to 4/69 C-Btry, 7/15th FA There were 43 Provinces and 4 Military Regions (MR) in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War (Note: I Corps was north and IV Corps was south) Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, Elements of 173rd Airborne Brigade [5] The civilian version of MGRS, USNG, also uses truncation.[6]. BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR size map to make things easier. In these cases, software that interprets an MGRS grid reference should accept both of the possible latitude band letters. Diana. Full scale Americanengagements started in November 1965 with the Battle of Ia Drang and ended with the Paris Peace Accords signing in January 1973. What does the term UTM mean? Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA
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