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The purpose of artillery vietnam is to avoid repetitious solving of some artillery problems by publishing a pictorial digest of artillery materiel, employment, movement, and construction as used in vietnam. Lz hurricane is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the 82nd field artillery regiment. Lewis, made sure we were supplied when we reached vietnam. Jan 18, 2018 born january 24, 1947 in abington, pa, he was the eldest son of stephen j. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The 320 th field artillery associations website is for the exclusive use of the 320 th field artillery association members and friends. Organized in august of 1918 as the fortysecond artillery at toul, france.

The 3rd battalion, 16th field artillery regiment is a field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd brigade combat team, 1st cavalry division. Images from vietnam page 36 armchair general and historynet the best forums in history a shau valley another image of the artillery position next to a luoi airstrip lz stallion. Air and artillery support helped keep the north vietnamese at bay, but on several occasions communist forces attempted ground assaults that nearly breached. Its purposes are to identify and honor all previous and current veterans who have served or are serving in the regiment, to promote the continued comradery of those who have served, and to collect and preserve the history of the regiment. New zealand artillery of the vietnam war digger history. All of us redlegs have one thing in common we did the gun bunny hop. The 3rd battalion, 18th field artillery regiment was constituted on 1 july 1916 in the regular army as battery c, 18th field artillery, and organized at fort bliss, texas. I served at c1 ca lu and dong ha in 69 i am looking for other members of that served with me i contacted david mississippi wooten a few years ago so would like to contact a few more i cant remember the first names just last names and nick names. Lancer brigade stuns nva again 25th infantry division. Additionally, includes a substantial number from the french war as well. Tiitle page from history of 627th artillery to june 1967 courtesy fred holbrook. Mahl enter in army from norwalk, ohio us 52 086 074 united states army member of headquarter battery 26th antiaircraft artillery automatic weapons battalion selfpropelled 24th infantry divison. B battery was the last artillery unit to leave vietnam in 1972.

Many of our members have contributed their time and stories to make this a comprehensive view of the unit. The 23d artillery group with six assigned battalions has every caliber of cannon in the us army inventory. In november, 1967, my father, rudy shotts, began his tour in vietnam. They are taken from richard boyles book flower of the dragon the breakdown of the u. The gun was assigned to corps artillery units and a number of m107m110 composite units were formed, allowing the option of responding with the longer range m107 or the more accurate m110. Redesignated 1 october 2005 as the 2d battalion, 32d field artillery regiment activated 16 january 2006 at fort riley, kansas, and assigned to the 4th brigade combat team, 1st infantry division relieved 16 june 2015 from assignment to the 4th brigade combat team, 1st infantry division and assigned to the 1st brigade combat team, 101st airborne. Phoenix nest online c158 ahc 101 abn vietnam 19681972. In october battery a, 2nd battalion, 18th artillery was deployed to chu lai to support the marine. Im searching for my dad roy b long,he has often wondered about his buddies but has trouble with the names so if anyone reads this that remembers him or the unit please email and ill pass it onto him.

Nov 7, 2019 explore larryhellies board vietnam americal 23rd division. Accurate artillery fire indirect artillery fire required three component parts working in concert to deliver rounds where and when they were needed. Barrages of artillery from a base only three miles away helped the. Artillery hill, chu lai vietnam 1969, 316 arty battalion hq officers club. The best thing i have to say for it is the prolific illustrations throughout the text that help you to understand the systems they are talking about in the book. Joint chiefs chairman wants ptsd screenings vietnam memorial turns 25. The 553 and 18th artillery used towed howitzer up until nov, 1964. We were in army artillery and served in bravo battery, 3rd battalion th field artillery, 25th infantry division. What vietnam veterans think of the new film about their war the. To prevent task force 52 from evacuating to either l.

There were searchlights atop this hill capable of producing a dazzling light show. You know, you put your right foot in, you take your right foot out, you put your right foot in and shake it all about. Battery c, 615 valorous unit award streamer camp katum. At the fire bases, the gis dont go through hell or face death like the grunts, and theyre usually. I put this site up as a place for members of the 144 to share their photos and experiences. The 3 18 was sent to vietnam first it was a 23 day ship ride on the general gordon. Foreign rvn meritorious unit commendation, vietnam 19681969. Republic of vietnam cross of gallantry with palm, streamer embroidered vietnam 19681970 1st battalion, 27th artillery, cited. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines.

Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Thanks to the internet, several of us have found one another and been together for a reunion after over 30 years. A valuable edition to and student of the vietnam war or scale modeler looking for. Deploying to the republic of vietnam in 1966 equipped with the 105mm selfpropelled howitzer, 3rd battalion, 6th field artillery participated in 10 campaigns throughout the central highlands until. No commercial advertising of any kind is allowed on the website. Meritorious unit commendation streamer embroidered vietnam 1967 1968, meritorious unit commendation streamer embroidered vietnam 1968 1969. Widely considered the definitive resource on the vietnam war, where we were identifies the name, location and provides a brief historical synopsis of every military installation, firebase, landing zone, airfield, port, signal site, vessel and significant terrain feature of the american war in vietnam. Lewis we were all attached to 23rd artillery group. Cheap hotel rooms in vietnam, best prices and cheap hotel rates on hotellook this is. Ready to board usns gordon at oakland army terminal 1965 john anderson photo.

The 18th artillery training is based out of fort sill. Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons built to launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. You know, you put your right foot in, you take your right foot out, you put. In september 2017 ken burns will release a 10 part series about our war in vietnam that will use social media in conjunction with the showings and i plan to join in uninvited and discuss each showing and document my reactions to some of the topics. Field artillery, 19541973 army center of military history. That was the scene of the second tropic lightning trouncing of the nva in less than ten days.

Artillery hill, chu lai vietnam 1969, 316 arty battalio. Army online bookshelf go army overseas service bar display recognition and hardware go. The 3d battalion airborne, 319th artillery, relinquished its position as the only u. See chapters 16, 18, 20 and 22 for a description of the 3d marin e. The 2nd battalion, 20th field artillery, of fort hood, texas, will be the first rotational battalion to deploy. Army and army of the republic of vietnam arvn base in chu lai in central vietnam. Carrying the lineage of battery c, 16th field artillery regiment, the battalion carries campaign streamers from world war i, world war ii, and vietnam, and has served with the 4th infantry division and 8th infantry division. Lancer brigade stuns nva again tomahawks drive nva bananas by sgt roger welt tay ninh yes, there were no bananas, at least none left in the old banana grove four and a half miles northeast of tay ninh. Army artillery unit in vietnam on 16 july 1965 with the arrival of the 2d brigade, 1st infantry division the big red one, and its supporting field artillery, the 1st battalion, 7th artillery.

Following valorous participation in vietnam, the unit became the 3rd battalion, 18th field artillery on 1. In july, 1965 the regular force artillery battery of 16th field regiment, 161 battery was deployed on active service to south vietnam where initially the battery served under the operational command of 173rd airborne brigade, us army, based at bien hoa. The battalion was redesignated in march 1964 as the 3rd battalion, 18th field artillery. Cheap hotel rooms in vietnam, best prices and cheap hotel rates on hotellook this is a discussion of all things military history and wargaming. Vietnam war from the perspective of the vets who fought there on both sides, the memories, the vietnam war pictures and the humanitarian work that vwam now performs in vietnam. Once in the republic of korea, the soldiers will join the 210th field artillery. Da go 5, 1973 republic of vietnam civil action honor medal, first class, streamer embroidered vietnam 19671970. To promote the recognition of the extraordinary military presence of the 108th artillery group and its personnel during the vietnam war. Accurate fire began with an observer radioing our battery fire direction control fdc requesting artillery shells at a specific map location. Steve graduated from hatborohorsham high school, horsham, pa in 1964 and served in vietnam from 19661967 in the us army 1st cavalry artillery division, a217fa.

The home page of the 192nd field artillery association vietnam. We have extensive unit history, maps and information about the unit and the 155mm howitzer, towed. Born january 24, 1947 in abington, pa, he was the eldest son of stephen j. Boyle spent three tours in vietnam from 1965 through 1971 as a war correspondent, and was on hand personally to record many of these events as they happened. S armys headquarters battery, 52nd artillery group, has been returned to fort sill, oklahoma, for inactivation. Hundreds of fire bases exist in vietnam, enabling the u. This is a well written overview of the artillery used by american and arvn forces in the vietnam war. The 34th field artillery regiment, to which the 34th field artillery battalion is a successor, was first organized in august, 1918 at camp mcclellan, alabama. Artillery hill pleiku located at za 225535, this was the location for several battalions of largecaliber artillery, including 8inch howitzers and 175mm guns. The flaming wreckage of the chopper crashed into the ammunition storage area, where it touched off a series of explosions. The followed us and were stationed at dak to feb 1966.