While there, unit experienced sappers 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR Im a Green Beret from that time frame and HEAVY AIRSTRIKES should have started be for we were there. Corps III 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. Elements of 25th Infantry Division let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. Come back often. Elements of NVA 341st Division - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, Outline map of Vietnam 2. Those screenshots can show any public GIS data. 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR from the Units landing in Qui Nhon June 1967 to March that had a generator belt come off. 18th Division Or when describing the 1000-meter square BT8569, should it be called 1PBT8569 or 1QBT8569? yes we were their, 1/61 5th. Where We Were in Vietnam.". I was there in 1966. per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. The lower the input precision, the more "slop" is allowed in the final check on the latitude zone letter. Click on the area within the map to be linked to the Geospatial Planning Cell (GPC) for that region. 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. Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR 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. 936-271 CAV. Is UTM better or more accurate than latitude/longitude? In 1961 My dad was with the United States AIR FORCE and stationed at Yokota Air Base Photo Intelligence and he was assigned to MAC-13 in Thailand behind the Green Door. The 2nd Battalion was at North English. in South Vietnam (Latitude band X is the exception to this rule.) dimensions are larger than 14" x 8.5"). Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. Ive 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. I was engaged to a guy he joined the Navy Jan. 1966. he got shipped to Nam the last Talked to him was July 1968. we were supposed to get married when he got out. The Stadium, ZA 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). VC 7th Division 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW For people who want to get maps of an area like Nam its here:HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICAL CHART SERVICE, Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C. 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. Aka: A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 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. Tickets available upon arrival. 1st Marine Air Wing In the case of locating An Khe, you start at The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. Under "Other Filters",usethe dropdown menu in the Map Scale boxtoselect 1:50,000 (it's near the top of the list). 9th Division Cobra Gun-ships Maps of II Corps and the Central 10 meter resolution (4 + 4 digits) is sufficient for many purposes, and is the NATO standard for specifying coordinates. Dont kid yourself, said one general. parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to A-214, YA For a description of all the features of GISsurfer that support MGRS coordinates (search, geolocation, etc) and links to USNG/MGRS videos plus other educational material, please download the USNG and MGRS Coordinates pdf file. In addition, weve 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Linda and Jenny ROK. The PLSS typically divides land into 6-mile-square townships. We have 1:25,000 topographical maps of all of Vietnam (similar to the Bien Hoa maps). 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). believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. The USGS has alimitednumber of 1:50,000-scale maps available for the United States. I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. 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. In November, after months of haggling among intelligence experts, the U.S. drastically revised its method of calculating enemy strength. 68 : C-Btry. During Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA 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. Closed Sunday & Monday. Mechanic David E. Holdorf. North of 84N, UPS North is used, and the west half-circle is Y, the east one is Z; see figure 4. Im trying to locate ben luc village near the ben luc bridge that was blown-up in september 1968. . The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. United States National Grid Index Map in PDF. Most 5. Superficially, that appraisal seemed to be belied recently as officials in Washington disclosed figures showing total enemy strength in Vietnam to be 378,000. 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. over an existing map, so that you start in the correct spot. You can now use GISsurfer to take a series of screenshots that exactly adjoin. Thanks to my dad I have a great collection of Maps all over the world. 21st Division, U.S. 4&wK
v@^E&70jb;]6RxX("ftVGv|9N> Their numbers have clearly increased. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. On. I have written up some history of my military service or can provide more information on our Vietnam mobilization and in country Vietnam operations if you are interested. The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. 23 Apr. stuff when you know the method. LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 displaces to An Khe for a short fire mission, believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. French Indochina 1913 4. fires another mission Topographic maps originally published as paper documents between 1884-2006 have been scanned and published as the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. 264-470 LZ ACTION On QL19E MangYang Pass 23km W AnKhe C/7/15th 4/69, BR 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early I was stationed with USARV when we made the move. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the Theseare maps that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has released for sale to the public. these .pdf map files. In April of 1971, seven months before the important buildings, and bridges. 25th Division, U.S. below: QL19 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: This is the East The 5th Infantry Division is not identified on the I Corps Area. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Herold K Johnson, visited our unit and I briefed him on our operations. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. It may be helpful to read . 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR Vietnam War Commemoration. Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. coordinate of BR477. Ground radar units Error in input. 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Over 58,000 US service members died in the war. Station 10 AR 939-480. For example, at the boundary between grid zones 1P and 1Q, we find a 100,000-meter square BT, of which about two thirds is south of latitude 16 and therefore in grid zone 1P, while one third is north of 16 and therefore in 1Q. Elements of 9th Infantry Division It is true that on at least two recent occasions RVNAF units have scored impressive victories over the Viet Cong. 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th English. 2023 Cody Burleson. FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak 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 He looked at photos that were taken by the U-2 and he and his workers found that there was a MIG-17 sitting in the jungle under so called cover but the runway was in plan sight. 05-26? 67 : C-Btry. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. 1400hrs a command There are nearly 200,000 South Vietnamese regulars, militia and irregulars operating in the delta, along with 9,000 U.S. troops, and they have inflicted serious wounds on the enemy. 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. I never stopped loving him. Just read the how-to on detonated 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). displaced to LZ Uplift BR 928-775, mission of GSR - 1st Air Cav. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases the ONLY grids in Vietnam, A & Z, for the entire length of 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. PLSS surveys, which are available for portions of land in 30 southern and western states, are made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Royal Thai Queens Cobra Regiment This division produces lines that are 10,000 meters apart. If the grid zone or 100,000-meter square are clear from context, they can be dropped, and only the numerical location is specified. | News | Chicago, IL 60603 In the popup that appears, click 'Help'. Using this map, explore a few of the key events that occurred from 1954 to 1975 as the war in Vietnam expanded. For this approach, you can use a ruler, compass, RA protractor, or a sheet of paper to help you. 163-049 PLEI ME 44 km SSW Pleiku W. off QL14, ZA Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. 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. A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. New for 2023: There are now some tutorial videos to help you learn about GISsurfer. So encouraged is General Westmoreland that he is about to launch into what he terms Phase Three of the war. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th One ( 1 ) platoon displaced to LZ Jenny BR This 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. Choose your approach to reading the map. Measure the distance between the places marked on the map. HAWKS NEST 2km W. of coast, 28km SE Bong Son near LZ UpLift, CR For more information about GISsurfer, please visit the GISsurfer homepage. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and land. When requesting a map, please ask for the entire folder. Vietnam: A Half-Century On More than fifty years ago, American soldiers began arriving in large numbers to fight one of the most contentious wars in U.S. history. I think his son would love to have one. 3 0 obj
displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. displaced to 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. horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. Maps are also available for searching through the Virtual Vietnam Archive. USNG stands for U.S. National Grid. Delta Helicopter Aviation Battalion A majority of the maps in this collection come from the Army Map Service with the remainder from such public sources as National Geographic. Map. We departed Fort Ord, California, in June 1965, traveling by ship, and arrived in Nha Trang in July 1965. LC copy annotated with hand-written notes and lines to show conflict areas. 053-322 6th CONVALESCENT HOSP. you located the first LZ or city, its then easy to find the other locations Hydrographic/Topographic Center. Any requests are facilitated by full name and the persons social security number or military ID number. Vietnam Map. Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection | The University of Texas at Austin A lock () or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Is this map available for purchase? The 4th Battalion was at L.Z. HQs along QL14 22km S. Pleiku, YA Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] A Their main headquarters was in Saigon but had sub-commands all over South Vietnam. Again, imagine three digits wide. This of course, did not sit well with Castro. displaces to LZ Oasis. Note ROK Tiger Div. 22nd Division Military Map Reading Also see 685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR Mechanic James Willmon is wounded All of these maps are oversized (i.e. 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] . KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ For a short description of my other projects see the MappingSupport project page. Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II were evacd to 4th Med. 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. USARV was a puppet organization put in place to oil the egos of Vietnamese generals and whatever puppet government was in place at the time. Anyone can use the following 'live' GISsurfer map to help learn about Military Grid Reference Sysytem (MGRS) coordinates. UFOs! 020-510 SOUI DOI 25KM ENE Pleiku near Inter-Sect QL19/QL14 to Kontum, BR 1st Division Did married couples really sleep in separate beds back in the 50s? The lettering scheme for 100,000m squares is slightly different in the polar regions. Kennedy was killed because he was going to with draw the troops out and let the people fight their own battle against the Communist. New Zealand Artillery Battery, Killed in action (Monthly average) | Under whose control? 1967-69, BR This truncation can put them on the wrong side of a latitude zone boundary, causing the truncated MGRS string to be considered invalid. Uplift. We can now enter it into the MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude calculator. My father in law is a Vietnam vet and has asked for a map. End Game! 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Republic of Philippines Contingent 4 Sept. 67 : C-Btry. The zones are numbered 1-60, beginning at 180-degrees longitude and increasing to the east. Thout on Cant figure this out as my husband said his 1st tour was 1966-67, but he also fought during Tet. I respect you for your service. Corps: Roads, Grid Zones, Airfields, and Directory, (Also see: List of Firebases, LZ's and Base Camps), There was a Vietnamese If Kennedy had not been assasinated many thousand of lives would have been saved. Summer 1969 INF in the area of LZ Oasis, at Cateka Tea Plantation. 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. East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. 2nd and 7th Battalions of Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Australian Task Force to What is certainly true is that Communist planners have come to be concerned by a discernible drop in the morale of their troops. 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP 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. was GS ( Elements of 173rd Airborne Brigade The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. Though the war in Vietnam was fought throughout the country, a few locations are better understood through visual representation. The US Topo production schedule follows the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) collection schedule. 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. And they are better armed; all main-force troops now carry Chinese AK-47 assault rifles. locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. 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 the normal longitude or latitude lines that normally appear on maps. The second part of an MGRS coordinate is the 100,000-meter square identification. Artillery Revised Vietnam Maps trail, BR edge of Kontum, AR To get started, click the basemap button (next to the 'Menu' button) then under the 'Overlay' heading, click "Add GIS overlays". We pretty much all went over as privates, and left as Sp5s. 4 Military Regions (MR) displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th 79, Southern Vietnam and the South China Sea: Offical Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Then he said, Imagine that! using Grid Line Coordinates, and go from there. 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA Same as AR Grids North to days, in support of 1/12, 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. The Military Grid Reference System ( MGRS) [1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. Border, YA 68 to 5 Apr 69. 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA AMS 1:50000 Maps in Vietnam Archive Map Collection, Cambodia: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ NVA 325th Division Trying They served up on the DMZ. 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA FAQ | Contact, Also see The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. 228-533 ARTILLERY HILL Camp Enari at one time FB Kelly, ZA 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA There was also at least one SEAL team from which members rescued LCOL Iceal Hambleton (Bat-21 story) in 1972. Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? ( - ) displaced to vic BR 985-447. While in convoy Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay 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. Dec. 69 : C-btry. ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons Then give each section an amount or value of 100 All Americans of all branches in Vietnam in one way or another reported to MAC-V. 1st Infantry Division to be LZ Diamondhead. Forces Camp Old, ZB the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, 042-534 NHA TRANG 1FFV HQ 24km N. Cam Ranh Bay, CP Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. His mission was TOP SECRET at the time and I only know about this because the war is over and 20 years have passed. We are also looking for donations of Vietnam U.S. military grid maps used in 1969. US Army Unit Locations 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. Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. ISE Headquarters for Navy River Corps Patrol Boats, Seal Teams, Junk Forces; Army Special Forces, VIETNAM FORCES: 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. our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, FORCES: But what goes around, comes around and Castro got to Kennedy through Lee Harvey Oswald, then through the Mafia, took out Oswald. When changing precision levels, it is important to truncate rather than round the easting and northing values to ensure the more precise polygon will remain within the boundaries of the less precise polygon. A I was part of the 1/503 Infantry out of L.Z. 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. FORCES: 3rd Marine Division 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Air Wing 36th Tactical Fighter Wing America! The boundaries of the latitude bands are parallel circles (dashed black lines in figure 1), which do not coincide with the boundaries of the 100,000-meter squares (blue lines in figure 1). is the North coordinate of the last three numbers of BR477-435. to find that LZ or exact location you were in? In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. I was there about 8 to ten Hours, the base was surrounded by water on two or three sides. Approx. would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. These images have been selected by Alpha History authors: 1. Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). %
laid over them. 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA 483rd Troop Carrier Wing Each UTM zone is divided into 100,000 meter squares, so that their corners have UTM-coordinates that are multiples of 100,000 meters. The problem is not with the map but rather because the war in Viet Nam required the units to always be mobile. Map of the Vietnam War 2021/09/07 Cpl. This does not include US Topos for Alaska, which are on a different schedule. During the first part of that tour (66-67) he was a door gunner on Westmorelands chopperwherever that was. Holdorf. Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper Features are shown as points, lines, or areas, depending on their size and extent. We were there in 1968. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. 68 : C-Btry. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? equaling 10 equal distances. 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Our scheduled time on the hill was 3 days up and 4 days down. Bn. Vietnam war Era Grid Maps Dated 1965 | eBay or Best Offer. Key for top Vietnam War map U.S. Do US Topos and The National Map have a layer that shows the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)? The speaker went on to say that another 2,000 should of been awarded Purple Hearts but, for a variety of reasons, were not issued one. for 1/12, Approx. 130-307 BASE 202 NVA/ VC Valley Staging Area 40 km WSW AnKhe, 1st Timothy J. Haslett, and 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th 1969, 4th Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR 58, South Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer, 1971, Thailand: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Vietnam, that are ONLY 20 to 30 kilometers in width! All of these maps are oversized (i.e. FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit While MGRS is a framework for global data collection, management, visualization, and analysis - the major advantages of the MGRS are in data management and visualization, flexibility in establishing geographic location, and data representation. were installed previously. C-Battery, 7th BN, 15th Field Artillery S. to Plei Me. Thus the coordinates 16SGL08 would locate a point as shown in Figure 4-20. 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA I apologize in advance for any misspelled words. who served with C-Btry. They define and locate natural and Follow the RED line from the LZ and Cities in South Vietnam, Where We Were 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Memberships include: Stay up-to-date with the Museum & Library. a. during stay, unit is mortared almost daily. Found 'Y' instead. pool hooch and mess hall. All this really suggested, however, was that last years figures had been deceptive. The number of digits in the numerical location must be even: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10, depending on the desired precision. linear parts. 104 S. Michigan Ave. 1st Brigade of 101st Airborne Division 918-750 ), BR NVA 1st Division 1 0 obj
United States National Grid Page at Federal Geographic Committee. displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Most of the LZs listed 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: Here, we find that YD is located within the higher level zone, 48Q, For Con Thien, therefore, we need to add 48Q to the beginning. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. Grid Reference: Example: 12U UA 84323 40791 12U UA 84 40. . I will show you where you can put those JPGs online at no cost. Its On the contrary, most U.S. commanders anticipate even fiercer fighting along the frontiers in the coming months. Also the new National Museum of the US Army can assist in Army cases. area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. MY Unit and I FOUGHT SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS IN CENTAL VIETNAM S MOUNTAINOUS AND JUNGLE AREAS (1968 & 1969 while in the 4TH INFANTRY. A With the right maps and info, For links to those videos, open the GISsurfer homepage (https://gissurfer.com), click the green 'Menu' button and go to the Help page. ALL They have tough and well-equipped troops along those borders and they can still give us a lot of trouble., PS: If you liked this article, please share it!
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