Yet, despite the savage mauling they have been taking and the signs of flagging morale among them, there is no evidence that the Communist main-force units in Vietnam are about to quit. experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section We will be adding more locations as time goes on. 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. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th USARV was United States Army- Republic of Vietnam. exact information as to pre-Apr. Related to this is the primacy of the southwest corner of the polygon being the labeling point for an entire polygon. KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ was GS ( Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? 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. Pretty simple ROK White Horse Division 58, South Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer, 1971, Thailand: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Since the letters A, B, Y, and Z are not used for any latitude bands of UTM, their presence in an MGRS coordinate, with the omission of a zone number, indicates that the coordinates are in the UPS system. 918-750 ), BR This division produces lines that are 10,000 meters apart. Elements of 9th Infantry Division Moreover, Westmorelands success in forcing his enemy to retreat from populated areas to frontier sanctuaries along the borders of Cambodia and Laos may not be an unalloyed blessing. Where We Were in Vietnam.". 199th Light Infantry Brigade FAQ | Contact, Also see farther East. 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd 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Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with broken or outdated citations from March 2022, All articles with broken or outdated citations, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 4Q .GZD only, precision level 6 8 (in most cases), 4Q FJ .GZD and 100km Grid Square ID,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. I never stopped loving him. 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 If the Israelis had started to push into Cairo, threats had been made by the Russians to use their nukes to stop the Israelis. 7/15th 312-374-9333 We had very little American support, mostly C-47 gunships at night and ARVN helocopters and VNAF airstrikes during the day. endobj LZ ], U.S. Search the Digital Collections representing our digitized holdings across a wide spectrum of materials include artifacts, prints, posters, maps and more. 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR 29 Apr. To Plei Mrong/Polei Kleng areas in mid-Jan. 69, LZ Action in Feb. 69. 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early US Topo maps are updated on a three-year production cycle (maps covering one third of the country are updated each year). This does not include US Topos for Alaska, which are on a different schedule. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. Following are a few of the better sources I've found: Let us use the table of Fire Support Base Locations as our primary example. 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 FORCES: Jenny BR 851-550. Each UTM zone is divided into 100,000 meter squares, so that their corners have UTM-coordinates that are multiples of 100,000 meters. Thanks to my dad I have a great collection of Maps all over the world. Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps 05-26? The Where So, an MGRS grid reference for a position in BT should begin with 1PBT in the south part of BT, and with 1QBT in the north part of BT. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, Ground area, rivers, lakes, roads, distances between features, and so on must be shown proportionately smaller than they really are. The row letters go from A to Z, omitting I and O. 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. New for 2023: There are now some tutorial videos to help you learn about GISsurfer. NVA 2nd Division LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, This The northmost latitude band, X, is 12 high. It was the Military Assistance Command- Vietnam and I think reported to USARV US Army Republic Vietnam. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Explore the crucial elements of the Vietnam War in this interactive map. that had a generator belt come off. who served with C-Btry. The west half-circle forms a grid zone with designation A; the east half-circle forms one with designation B; see figure 3. If every position being located is within the same grid zone and 100,000-meter square, only the numerical location is specified. Both men The MAC-V commander reported directly to the President of the United States. The USGS is printing maps with the new USNG grid. AF, BR land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle 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. A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate 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 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. FA, BR 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW Required fields are marked *. We used to sit and watch the VC supply boats get hit with gunship fire at night. 3rd Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) also attached, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: I was stationed with USARV when we made the move. Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA A ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ This is the East 69 : C-Btry. Here, we have links to maps, and all sorts of other useful data! 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. USNG Map with 6 x 8 Degree Grid Zone Designators. And by 1969, the general says, he hopes to start Phase Four the gradually phased withdrawal of a significant number of U.S. combat troops. 18th Division 1st Infantry Division 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. It notes the residences of American diplomats, civil administrators, and military advisors. In November, after months of haggling among intelligence experts, the U.S. drastically revised its method of calculating enemy strength. Two years ago you couldnt pry them out.. Operation Binh Tay-MacArthur at LZs Vera and Jean YA 809-232, Duc Co, close 68 to 5 Apr 69. distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. To give the position of Honolulu with 100km resolution, we write 4QFJ. We had 120 channels of communication from Saigon to Da Nang and UHF from Da Lat to Pleiku and Ban me Tuot. locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. 777-368 DRAGON MTN. places, and they also show the direction the grid, the first ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( E ) East coordinates, the last The intersection of a UTM zone and a latitude band is (normally) a 6 8 polygon called a grid zone, whose designation in MGRS is formed by the zone number (one or two digits the number for zones 1 to 9 is just a single digit, according to the example in DMA TM 8358.1, Section 3-2,[1] Figure 7), followed by the latitude band letter (uppercase). We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. Use the Menu button to toggle the MGRS coordinates grid on/off. ( - ) displaced to LZ For larger buildings, the actual shapes are mapped. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Vietnam War maps A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. no login required) ArcGIS server along with an MGRS grid on top of that data. 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. South Vietnam Map 2. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 11 0 R 12 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Their main headquarters was in Saigon but had sub-commands all over South Vietnam. LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs 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. <>>> Approx. Military Grid Reference System. stream 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. 815-309 LZ KAREN 7km due W. LeThanh, 6km NW DucCo, YA This, however, is merely a continuation of a long-standing trend. In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. 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. All Americans of all branches in Vietnam in one way or another reported to MAC-V. I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. Approx. South. Official websites use .gov We were there in 1968. Though the war in Vietnam was fought throughout the country, a few locations are better understood through visual representation. 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. Station 10 AR 939-480. Measure direct distances using a scale. 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. that some locations have more than one grid due to either being large, or Mechanic James Willmon is wounded 1400hrs a command, Its Corps III map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower The schnook couldnt land at the base because it was too hot, they dropped me off about ten twelve miles away, in a field. 1st Tactical Fighter Wing half-way point on any grid side is equal to 500. 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 Grids: Same area N. & S. as ZA Grids, and W. of ZA grids to the Cambodian 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. HOSP. Grid Coordinates taken from M-60 Mike Kelleys Book: Where We Were In (Last years official figure was 280,000.). 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Chicago, IL 60603 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. Also see 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. Author Dave Holdorf 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! IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: Web application supports Military Grids MGRS, UTM and BNG. This has been controversial in the past, since the oldest specification, TM8358.1,[1] used rounding, as did GEOTRANS[4] before version 3.0. Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR Nonetheless, the U.S. command in Saigon believes that Hanoi has not been able to keep pace with the Viet Congs attrition rate and that, as a consequence, total enemy troop strength has declined over the past year. And though this is something that cannot be proved statistically, it is an opinion shared by men who have years of combat experience. I was part of the 1/503 Infantry out of L.Z. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. [7] South of 80S, UPS South (Universal Polar Stereographic) is used instead of a UTM projection. What does the term UTM mean? Most equaling 10 equal distances. 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. Ive Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a Six VC Main-Force Battalions, U.S. A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB Sections can be further subdivided Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first step in using topographic maps. to LZ Joan. 1st Field Force Headquarters Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA The map is SPLIT at the center For example: One always reads map coordinates from west to east first (easting), then from south to north (northing). Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, S. to Plei Me. Now that you know, have fun looking around! 1st of the 5th Div.were op-con to the 3rd Marine Div under armys XXIV Corps. -j\/YTlA}>sXIfqi'MlQdbXj ;fWdt1R)x^[L]\Te]A+eE +XWt~^>l0i D>` gVYn}."69Il, 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?? The hardest part is to properly locate the grid 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. The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July by the values given within the grid. However, you still use the same system to figure out Where You Were! is a great book that gives Plei Djereng YA 85-45. LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys 685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR Republic of Philippines Contingent size map to make things easier. In some respects, paradoxically, the Viet Cong appear stronger in the delta now than ever before. All over. A majority of the maps in this collection come from the Army Map Service with the remainder from such public sources as National Geographic. Corps: Roads, Grid Zones, Airfields, and Directory, (Also see: List of Firebases, LZ's and Base Camps), There was a Vietnamese "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, to Bong Son AF, BR Kelleys new book Where We Were in Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] (Latitude band X is the exception to this rule.) 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR Using this map, explore a few of the key events that occurred from 1954 to 1975 as the war in Vietnam expanded. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB ROK Tiger Div. The map is displayed by GISsurfer which is a general purpose web map based on the Leaflet map API (Application Program Interface). Some U.S. military men suggest that these suicidal tactics reveal Communist desperation. This is to handle an issue raised by some F-16 pilots, who truncate MGRS strings that they receive from the Army. 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. During the first part of that tour (66-67) he was a door gunner on Westmorelands chopperwherever that was. 100, BR Tickets available upon arrival. We pretty much all went over as privates, and left as Sp5s. 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR Timothy J. Haslett, and 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. Notice that is says, "Missing Zone Number." 4 Sept. 67 : C-Btry. 25 Nov. 68 : 1/14th INF Golden Dragons joins the normal longitude or latitude lines that normally appear on maps. Locations of 7/15th NVA 3rd Division It should have started in March 1966 until April 1977 on Hanoi and the joint cities involved. All use the South-West corner of the 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. 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. a. CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. MY Unit and I FOUGHT SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS IN CENTAL VIETNAM S MOUNTAINOUS AND JUNGLE AREAS (1968 & 1969 while in the 4TH INFANTRY. 11th Infantry Brigade displaces to LZ Diamondhead. 1. 79, Southern Vietnam and the South China Sea: Offical Standard Names, Gazetteer No. The primary method for finding and accessing maps in the Map Collection is through the Maps Database Search Page. 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide PLSS surveys, which are available for portions of land in 30 southern and western states, are made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 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. Hosp. NGA Guidance for the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS). Tea Plant. Note End of Operation Dana. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA 227-840 LZ MARY LOU ZA 027-934: LZ BASS 24km WNW Kontum, ZA Any requests are facilitated by full name and the persons social security number or military ID number. But U.S. military men nonetheless argue that the performance of VC units in the delta is not what it used to be. Vietnam War Commemoration. 3rd Marine Division The Chief of Staff of the Army, Herold K Johnson, visited our unit and I briefed him on our operations. Diana I am sorry for your loss. round. While there, occasional rockets hit LZ, one landing in between motor Under "Other Filters",usethe dropdown menu in the Map Scale boxtoselect 1:50,000 (it's near the top of the list). Hill, AR Go to Google My Maps, enter the LAT/LONG given by the calculation, and Google will drop a pin! BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. General admission - $10.00 The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. 1st Marine Air Wing 104 S. Michigan Ave. the others are. displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Choose your approach to reading the map. NOTE: YA We Were April 1968 to April 1969 endobj and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases You can make a scale for your believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. 060-220 TAN CANH Inter/Sect. Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection | The University of Texas at Austin 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. 080-230 QUI NHON on E. coast, 28km SEe PhuCat, 64km ESE AnKhe, CR 68 : C-Btry. his name R.J. Goupil. Most 68 : C-Btry. Aka: or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. Dont be shy about seeking help! 97, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, 2023 Texas Tech University, 2023 Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. Os8[f. 27 Mar. NVA 324th B Division Also the new National Museum of the US Army can assist in Army cases. Forces Camp Old, ZB let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. While in convoy 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR
