charge he was carrying to the gun pit. This is the East 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. Ground radar units line, or just about half way to the far right grid line. The lower the input precision, the more "slop" is allowed in the final check on the latitude zone letter. When requesting a map, please ask for the entire folder. For example, when describing the entire square BT, should it be called 1PBT or 1QBT? 68 to 5 Apr 69. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA 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. 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. In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. was GS ( He was in VietNam from 1968-1969. 872-958 BONG SON on QL1 75km NNW Qui Nhon VC Valley: 90-93, BR Anyone can use the following 'live' GISsurfer map to help learn about Military Grid Reference Sysytem (MGRS) coordinates. - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh to exact information as to pre-Apr. For links to those videos, open the GISsurfer homepage (https://gissurfer.com), click the green 'Menu' button and go to the Help page. The strikes were just across the border. Name Grid Coordinates Additional Information Google Map Coordinates 18th Surg Hospital Quang Tri 67th Evac Hospital Qui Nhon 85th Evac Hospital YD 879146 Adjacent to Phu Bai Airport 95th Evac Hospital All over. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Note: ClickAmericana.com features authentic historical information, and is not intended to represent current best practices on any topic, particularly with regard to health and safety, but also in terms of outdated cultural depictions and social values. How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? Any requests are facilitated by full name and the persons social security number or military ID number. Over 58,000 US service members died in the war. That will then give use the full MGRS coordinate: 48Q YD 113703. 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. The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in A grids never start casualties in two days of fighting. displaces to LZ Diamondhead. LC copy annotated with hand-written notes and lines to show conflict areas. parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to endobj But what goes around, comes around and Castro got to Kennedy through Lee Harvey Oswald, then through the Mafia, took out Oswald. Bringing citizens and soldiers together to explore military history, military affairs and national security. 29 Apr. This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 06:33. His mission was TOP SECRET at the time and I only know about this because the war is over and 20 years have passed. 2022 Pritzker Military Museum & Library. displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 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. Yes. We were the 362nd Signal Co. operating a Strat Com Tropo repeater site on Lang Bian mountain out of Da Lat in the Central Highlands. Correct except MACV was the higher command. 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. 918-750 ), BR locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Unreal. Thats pretty much the story of the 173D as I know of it. Author Dave Holdorf The breakdown of the US Army military grid reference system continues as each side of the 100,000-meter square is divided into 10 equal parts. 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. The problem is that the MGRS coordinate, as written in the table, is not complete. HAWKS NEST 2km W. of coast, 28km SE Bong Son near LZ UpLift, CR displaced to LZ Linda BR 935-467. 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). Oper. 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. Timothy J. Haslett, and An American Army unit were 90% of the people in it were injured in combat but kept on fighting. 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. This map with a MGRS grid will work in most browsers on most devices including cell phones. then on to Pleiku. FORCES: 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. as an over-lay. But U.S. military men nonetheless argue that the performance of VC units in the delta is not what it used to be. at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the Sections can be further subdivided Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first step in using topographic maps. 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. <> area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. no login required) ArcGIS server along with an MGRS grid on top of that data. 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If a 100-meter resolution is enough, 3 + 3 digits suffice; if a 1km resolution is enough, 2 + 2 digits suffice; if 10km resolution is enough, 1 + 1 digits suffice. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. I think his son would love to have one. for 1/12, Approx. Mike For more information about GISsurfer, please visit the GISsurfer homepage. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. at LZ Oasis. the rest in these two grid zones100 kilometers and broken into 10 equal bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. Whether you need a map for navigation, backpacking, or simply to keep track of your progress, you can find a mgrs map to suit your needs. 7/15th deactivated, the major enemy units reportedly located within or on the boundaries ROK Capital Division Official websites use .gov Dissident activities in Indochina 1950 6. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. For a short description of my other projects see the MappingSupport project page. By Dave 79, Southern Vietnam and the South China Sea: Offical Standard Names, Gazetteer No. 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 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. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. casualty: Timothy Lee White. The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)[1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces Two Rocket Artillery Battalions This to ZA299-??? Topographic maps originally published as paper documents between 1884-2006 have been scanned and published as the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. Thout on The US Topo production schedule follows the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) collection schedule. An official website of the United States government. The map is displayed by GISsurfer which is a general purpose web map based on the Leaflet map API (Application Program Interface). to find that LZ or exact location you were in? You will see a listing of all available 1:50,000-scale maps for that state. When you read a map army, you can either. 1st Field Force Headquarters Once 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing If we enter it as-is and then press Calc, we get the following error: parsemgrs():'YD113703' : Missing Zone Number. 1969, 4th girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th Upon arriving in Vietnam, C-Btry. below: QL19 Grids: Same area N. & S. as ZA Grids, and W. of ZA grids to the Cambodian 3 Mar. UpLift, BS Notice (Last years official figure was 280,000.). 22km SW Kontum, ZA Plei Djereng YA 85-45. Chicago, IL 60603 Does anyone know the name of the base? Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR The second part of an MGRS coordinate is the 100,000-meter square identification. Soui Doi. Elements of 9th Infantry Division The Vietnam War, as seen on Newsweek covers (1964-1973), Ex-POW John McCain tells the story of his captivity in Vietnam (1973), Vietnam War in 1965: Bitter dilemmas and a new US strategy, US pulls out of Vietnam: Saigon government surrenders (1975). The 2nd Battalion was at North English. Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Indochina 1886 3. 1st Marine Division Some U.S. military men suggest that these suicidal tactics reveal Communist desperation. Start Exploring 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. The USGS has alimitednumber of 1:50,000-scale maps available for the United States. NVA 2nd Division Corps: Roads, Grid Zones, Airfields, and Directory, (Also see: List of Firebases, LZ's and Base Camps), There was a Vietnamese To Plei Mrong/Polei Kleng areas in mid-Jan. 69, LZ Action in Feb. 69. Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical Thuot East AQ 883-018. Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, LZ LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. GISsurfer has a feature called 'screenshot mode'. ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons Those range from for instance, ZA000-??? displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR NVA 368th B Regiment And they are better armed; all main-force troops now carry Chinese AK-47 assault rifles. Click on+VIEW FILTERSto toggle on additional filters. FA Locations & Area of Operations (AO). Corps IV Kennedy must share his part in the fiasco. 1 0 obj We were never given permission to return fire. Im a Green Beret from that time frame and HEAVY AIRSTRIKES should have started be for we were there. end 6wks Oper. May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field were installed previously. damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. infiltrating perimeter. Delta Helicopter Aviation Battalion But an MGRS grid reference can denote an area that crosses a latitude band boundary. One ( 1 ) platoon displaced to LZ Jenny BR I was sent on a mission to deliver ammo, food, and med supplies to a base that was under attack. 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP Then give each section an amount or value of 100 Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. Grid Reference: Example: 12U UA 84323 40791 12U UA 84 40. . displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. this time, INF KIAs were reported ambushed to me via letters at Pump LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early Note Both men In the case of locating An Khe, you start at you located the first LZ or city, its then easy to find the other locations The units we fight now will break and run, says one general. Corps, Home | About Each UTM zone is divided into 100,000 meter squares, so that their corners have UTM-coordinates that are multiples of 100,000 meters. yes we were their, 1/61 5th. This was no ordinary map, but rather the one my grandfather had in his flight suit during his missions over Europe in his B-17 as a co-pilot. Title: List of Coordinates (Lat/Long and Grid) for fire bases, landing zones, special forces and other combat sites in the RVN Area of Operations (187 pages) [10 November 2014] . Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB It should have started in March 1966 until April 1977 on Hanoi and the joint cities involved. 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 Army Engineer Command This photo is from Robert Branscomb, crew member of Shadow 77. The correction causes truncated strings to be considered valid if any part of the square which they denote lies within the latitude zone specified by the third letter of the string. Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP 999-219 LZ CHARMAINE Tiger assault C/1/35th Inf 30 Jan. 69, 2/9 FA: Most AF, BR Index to Maps of East Asia and North Pacific 1:4,350,000 1203 Index to Maps of USSR 1:4,000,000 1204 Index to World Outline Maps - Area 1:10,000,000 1:20,000,000 1304W Index to World Road Maps 1:1,000,000 1306 Index to East Asia Road Map 1:1,1250,000 1308 Index to Middle East Briefing Map 1:1,500,000 1404 Index to Maps of World 2201 804-470 71st EVAC. 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. Most people dont know it but the 173D, shortly after the fights at Hill 875 and Dak To Army Airfield, had some of its paratroopers sitting alongside the runways at Dak To dressed in desert warfare camouflage uniforms because they had been put on alert to go into the 7 Day War between Israel and Egypt. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 67 : C-Btry. Mobile 100 - 25 June 1954, BR App to create, save and exchange Military Maps according to MIL-STD-2525 and STANAG APP-6. Pleiku AF Base. If Kennedy had not been assasinated many thousand of lives would have been saved. mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. are and how to get to them, whether land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle FORCES: 2nd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division Do US Topos and The National Map have a layer that shows the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)? So, we need to find out the higher level zone that YD is within and add it to the beginning of the coordinate. "Davo" Holdorf. 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 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,} Locations of 7/15th Elements of 173rd Airborne Brigade South Vietnam Map 2. The MGRS is used as geocode for the entire Earth. Jenny BR 851-550. 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. These images have been selected by Alpha History authors: 1. Apr. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. pool hooch and mess hall. 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA If you want a great book for finding YOUR Related to this is the primacy of the southwest corner of the polygon being the labeling point for an entire polygon. All rights reserved. If you know MGRS then you already know USNG. Much enemy activity in the area. Plus. Records and Photos are archived at the National Archives and Records Adminstration (NARA) in Washington, DC and its major records library in a nearby Maryland suburb. displaced to Many (but not all) of the available maps cover areas near military facilities. 3rd Marine Division Deross. 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: Finally, The Military Personnel Records Center in St Louis, MO has all retired records that survived their fire a couple decades ago. FA at LZ Action for direct fire into surrounding mountains. Five VC Main-Force Battalions As you zoom in the grid will become more detailed. 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. The videos that I am still working on will walk you though that process. 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 first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper dimensions are larger than 14" x 8.5"). ( - ) still at LZ Action. Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be The 1st and 3rd Battalions were stationed at L.Z. 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA who served with C-Btry. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and May to late June 68, C-Btry. An Btry. It was the Military Assistance Command- Vietnam and I think reported to USARV US Army Republic Vietnam. 00-15 CAM RANH BAY 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS you're hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, or The best accuracy (within about 10 meters) is obtained on devices with a built in GPS chip such as smart phones which can directly receive satellite GPS signals. the others are. 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. 92-50 PHU CAT 32km N Qui Nhon Service-Btry/7/15th 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th What does the term UTM mean? grid to start the location method. You can then use the GeoJPG web app (I am the developer) to install the JPGs on your phone or tablet and view those JPGs as an *offline* map with geolocation and the MGRS grid turned on. Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). Tea Plant. Valley. was located at base camp Phu Cat Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. Republic of Philippines Contingent Thanks for sharing this wonderful pictorial, and facts about Vietnam. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. How can you forget the Vietnamese Ranger Groups? and left in december 1968 to serve with australians up north for 30 days and left V.N. LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 77-80 KONTUM CITY QL14 35km N. Pleiku, AR They served up on the DMZ. [7] South of 80S, UPS South (Universal Polar Stereographic) is used instead of a UTM projection. "Davo" Holdorf. Most 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. We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. At zone 4, the column letters start over from A, and so on around the world. 043-225 DAK TO & Spec. YA displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. In the photo from left to right are Major Thomas H . Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. 470-480 CAMP RADCLIFF AnKhe Golf Course QL19E 60km NW Qui Nhon, BR Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and 25th Division, U.S. Os8[f. The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. Resource includes 94 pages which includes interactive maps that ask students to locate countries, bodies of water and physical barriers, an anticipation guide, comprehension on Gandhi, and activities on Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Communist China and the Vietnam War. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. in South Vietnam For example Camp Evans runway is clearly visible on Google Earth and is even confirmed with a Vietnam era picture marking the spot. During stuff when you know the method. VC 9th Division 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA Still fighting the final battle with a VA disability and several afflictions from Agent Orange, that gift that keeps on giving. This kind of optimism, in fact, prevails not only among U.S. commanders in the delta but throughout the whole of Vietnam. tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. 68 : C-Btry. In the map (figure 1), which uses the AA scheme, we see that Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q, and square FJ. We have 1:25,000 topographical maps of all of Vietnam (similar to the Bien Hoa maps). detonated % They gave out rank like it was candy bars. Non-copyrighted maps can also be downloaded in a variety of sizes and formats. I was radio teletype 1st Signal Brigade, Company A, 52nd Signal Battion in Can Tho and on the Island of Phu Quoc (which was under dispute between Cambodia and South Vietnam of who owned it) 68 69. 4 0 obj 3rd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. Map. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 5. 1300 Bed, 44th Med. 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. Reference: http://www.tf116.org We Were April 1968 to April 1969 Military Grid Reference System. All this really suggested, however, was that last years figures had been deceptive. weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear This supposedly was the reason for the U.S. entering the war. How could a person who rotated out of a tour in 1967, be involved during the Tet of 1968? My father in law is a Vietnam vet and has asked for a map. YA 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd Also known as Eye Corps, this encompasses the five northernmost provinces in South Vietnam, along with two major cities Hue and Da Nang. 24 Apr. The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. DAK TO Spec. 195-350 C/7/15th 30 Nov. 68 OPCON 2/8th INF, ZA was on Con Thien in 1968. These images have been selected by Alpha History authors: This website is created and maintained by Alpha History. To do that, we can use the GISsurfer Map. Common mnemonics include "in the house, up the stairs", "left-to-right, bottom-to-top" and "Read Right Up". displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Therefore, a position reported in a modern datum usually cannot be misunderstood as using an old datum, and vice versa provided the datums use different MGRS lettering schemes. 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. 4 Military Regions (MR) 69 : C-Btry. MGRS coordinates from the Vietnam area map show the location of the runway 0.66 Km at 134 degrees from the actual site. Users can search by map title, subject, scale, or find a location using latitude and longitude (use the gazetteers listed below or on the maps search page to find latitude and longitude for locations in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and North and South Vietnam). Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, NVA 3rd Division of Duc Co AF, YA and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km 802-472 CAMP HOLLOWAY N. side of QL19, 4km due E. Pleiku, AR The lettering scheme for 100,000m squares is slightly different in the polar regions. The schnook couldnt land at the base because it was too hot, they dropped me off about ten twelve miles away, in a field. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. I spent 19 months with the 1st Battalion of the 173D Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam from May 69 to Dec 70. Come back often. You can use this technique to locate important historic sites like helicopter landing zones (LZs), fire bases, where certain battles took place, and the hallowed grounds where our beloved gave all. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me US Topo maps are updated on a three-year production cycle (maps covering one third of the country are updated each year). Required fields are marked *. Diana I am sorry for your loss. This same notation is used in both UTM and MGRS, i.e. reflects a more exact location of all LZs. Thanks for visiting and for supporting a small business! Map of the Vietnam War 2021/09/07 Cpl. My three years in the U.S. Army consisted of one year at Ft. Monmouth N.J., One year in Vietnam, and one year back at Ft. Monmouth. If every position being located is within the same grid zone and 100,000-meter square, only the numerical location is specified. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the Choose your approach to reading the map. C-Btry. VC 5th Division Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and Rds 568/569, YA For larger buildings, the actual shapes are mapped. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. Note that different basemaps let you zoom in different amounts. Open: Tues - Sat by the values given within the grid. 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. Six VC Main-Force Battalions, U.S. 9 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ I was stationed in the 19th Combat Engineers during 1966 to 1967. Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. Plus. Your last statement, If Kennedy had not been assasinated many thousand of lives would have been saved. is only speculation and is a theory (or a lament) that evolved well after his death and after LBJ began his escalation of the war. 1968 can be obtained from Michael Donley, that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. 27 Mar. You can use the other Use the Menu button to toggle the MGRS coordinates grid on/off. The first two letters are 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 2. Outline map of Vietnam 2. 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA laid over them. 1967-69, BR ], U.S. With the right maps and info, were evacd to 4th Med. 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR For example, individual houses may be shown as small black squares. Highlands, 7/17th Cav Regiment (AIR) - Highlands 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.