Uplift. 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?? was on Con Thien in 1968. Vietnam concerning military strategy: BR indicating that the BR Grid is within the four red lines. endobj to be LZ Diamondhead. 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th i:Jt=l Qh^|,d $uIMgfyJ|+d,M8+| Mash unit at LZ Oasis, then to 71st was GS ( For a refresher in the use of the Military Grid Reference System click here MGRS. Two years ago you couldnt pry them out.. NOTE: Svc-btry., displaces to Plei Djereng YA 85-45. I spent 19 months with the 1st Battalion of the 173D Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam from May 69 to Dec 70. Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, Locations - Summer 1969, Provinces They show the distance between any two Related to this is the primacy of the southwest corner of the polygon being the labeling point for an entire polygon. This does not include US Topos for Alaska, which are on a different schedule. In the popup that appears, click 'Help'. 68 to 5 Apr 69. The 2nd Battalion was at North English. Jenny BR 851-550. bottom grid line to the right, DUE EAST for a distance of .477 of the entire In these cases, software that interprets an MGRS grid reference should accept both of the possible latitude band letters. PLSS surveys, which are available for portions of land in 30 southern and western states, are made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Mechanic David E. Holdorf. We will be adding more locations as time goes on. Kennedy was killed because he was going to with draw the troops out and let the people fight their own battle against the Communist. 042-534 NHA TRANG 1FFV HQ 24km N. Cam Ranh Bay, CP April to 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). january 2 of 1969. if you have any info about these areas please respond. FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit 27 Mar. 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR 1st Marine 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. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases For larger buildings, the actual shapes are mapped. This of course, did not sit well with Castro. displaces to LZ Diamondhead, one howitzer 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB FAQ | Contact, Also see MGRS coordinates from the Vietnam area map show the location of the runway 0.66 Km at 134 degrees from the actual site. The lower the input precision, the more "slop" is allowed in the final check on the latitude zone letter. The primary method for finding and accessing maps in the Map Collection is through the Maps Database Search Page. They define and locate natural and that some locations have more than one grid due to either being large, or You can change the color, icon, and description of the pin and even add photos. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear 2nd Division, ENEMY FORCES: displaces to An Khe for a short fire mission, You might have to pay a fee but its worth it. end 6wks Oper. Trying The 108 degree East longitude line separates the ZA and AR grids in the Pleiku Valley. UpLift, BS It should have started in March 1966 until April 1977 on Hanoi and the joint cities involved. The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. In the polar regions, a different convention is used. Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. No 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: <> The Military Grid Reference System ( MGRS) [1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. 2nd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division 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. 195-350 C/7/15th 30 Nov. 68 OPCON 2/8th INF, ZA Inf. I was part of the 1/503 Infantry out of L.Z. YA 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. maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the By While there, unit experienced sappers is located at BR477435, which is actually BR 477-435. The problem is that the MGRS coordinate, as written in the table, is not complete. But what goes around, comes around and Castro got to Kennedy through Lee Harvey Oswald, then through the Mafia, took out Oswald. A practical motivation was given in the release notes for GEOTRANS,[4] Release 2.0.2, 1999: The MGRS module was changed to make the final latitude check on MGRS to UTM conversions sensitive to the precision of the input MGRS coordinate string. 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. 104 S. Michigan Ave. We were there in 1968. 1st Field Force Headquarters New for 2023: There are now some tutorial videos to help you learn about GISsurfer. How can you forget the Vietnamese Ranger Groups? 7/15th deactivated, the major enemy units reportedly located within or on the boundaries Im trying to locate ben luc village near the ben luc bridge that was blown-up in september 1968. with the rest of the unit. 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. 69, AQ IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: UTM, US National Grid, and MGRS 1000 meter grids all share the same grid. 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. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Outline map of Vietnam 2. Memberships include: Stay up-to-date with the Museum & Library. FA Locations & Area of Operations (AO). Then give each section an amount or value of 100 Those range from for instance, AR700-??? were 43 Provinces and Injured: FDC Sgt. 483rd Troop Carrier Wing Kennedy, through the CIA had totally botched an attempt to kill Castro. Timothy J. Haslett, and Non-copyrighted maps can also be downloaded in a variety of sizes and formats. The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. Well, yes and no. 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. Approx. Highlands, 1967 Base How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku This has been controversial in the past, since the oldest specification, TM8358.1,[1] used rounding, as did GEOTRANS[4] before version 3.0. Townships are subdivided into 36 one-mile-square sections. 5th Special Forces Group Headquarters And they are better armed; all main-force troops now carry Chinese AK-47 assault rifles. believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. 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. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. 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. 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. 80-07 to 90-07 IA DRANG VALLEY N. to S. YA 053-322 6th CONVALESCENT HOSP. edge of Kontum, AR During the first part of that tour (66-67) he was a door gunner on Westmorelands chopperwherever that was. 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. just interested in the world around you. If the grid zone or 100,000-meter square are clear from context, they can be dropped, and only the numerical location is specified. NVA 324th B Division For more information, please visit our FAQ or Terms of Use. 227-840 LZ MARY LOU ZA 027-934: LZ BASS 24km WNW Kontum, ZA Ive Choose your approach to reading the map. Can I still get the older topographic maps? let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. Click on the green Apply Filters button near the top of the page. Where Uplift. This at Artillery Hill AR797-348, 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. Author Dave Holdorf 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. Starting LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. All over. The strikes were just across the border. As Figure 1 illustrates, Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q. The base was in the delta somewhere around My Tho. Much enemy activity in the area. Bringing citizens and soldiers together to explore military history, military affairs and national security. While there, occasional rockets hit LZ, one landing in between motor 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull 68 to 5 Apr 69. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA 2nd and 7th Battalions of Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Australian Task Force Two Rocket Artillery Battalions 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW I was sent on a mission to deliver ammo, food, and med supplies to a base that was under attack. the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. General Westmoreland was stationed at USARV headquarters at Tan Son Nhut and in early 1967 moved to Long Bien about 20 miles up highway 1 to the north. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. This map with a MGRS grid will work in most browsers on most devices including cell phones. Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. In the map (figure 1), which uses the AA scheme, we see that Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q, and square FJ. Corps II 11th Infantry Brigade For the row letters, there are actually two alternative lettering schemes within MGRS: If an MGRS coordinate is complete (with both a grid zone designation and a 100,000 meter square identification), and is valid in one lettering scheme, then it is usually invalid in the other scheme, which will have no such 100,000 meter square in the grid zone. ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. Forces Camp Old, ZB Measure direct distances using a scale. 67 : C-Btry. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. We had very little American support, mostly C-47 gunships at night and ARVN helocopters and VNAF airstrikes during the day. to Bong Son AF, BR The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Sources for Vietnam War Map Coordinates We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. We Were April 1968 to April 1969 Required fields are marked *. It was the Military Assistance Command- Vietnam and I think reported to USARV US Army Republic Vietnam. Six VC Main-Force Battalions, U.S. saying about 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include by | May 21, 2021 | playdoh advent calendar | community support services examples. round. 35th Tactical Fighter Wing 68 : C-Btry. 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. Then we went to L Z Sharon. 23 Apr. The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)[1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower 1. are those used by the 7/15th FA. Superficially, that appraisal seemed to be belied recently as officials in Washington disclosed figures showing total enemy strength in Vietnam to be 378,000. displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. Diana I am sorry for your loss. 1968, AR Open: Tues - Sat Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. Numbers. I was stationed with USARV when we made the move. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. South. Enemy Just do your search on all of this info by writing A-214, YA 163-049 PLEI ME 44 km SSW Pleiku W. off QL14, ZA UFOs! Bde. LZ Division This division produces lines that are 10,000 meters apart. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT French Indochina 1913 4. is a great book that gives 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps ( Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. This kind of optimism, in fact, prevails not only among U.S. commanders in the delta but throughout the whole of Vietnam. I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak endobj 1st Marine Air Wing days, in support of 1/12th Task forcethen displaced to Ban Me 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. area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. These maps describe the shape of the Check with where he attended boot camp I am trying to get my dads right now. our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, 1st Brigade of 4th Infantry Division This, however, is merely a continuation of a long-standing trend. LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 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). 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. As a result, meaningful comparisons with previous manpower estimates have now become all but impossible. 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. Mechanic David E. Holdorf. Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? Vietnam war Era Grid Maps Dated 1965 | eBay or Best Offer. He was in VietNam from 1968-1969. 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th Their numbers have clearly increased. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm YA DONNA DAVIS-PRUSIK JUST MAYBE YOUR HUSBAND SPENT MORE THAN ONE TOUR OVER THERE? Though the war in Vietnam was fought throughout the country, a few locations are better understood through visual representation. 080-230 85th EVAC. 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). There are several places to download a free The map is displayed by GISsurfer which is a general purpose web map based on the Leaflet map API (Application Program Interface). THUS: The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in Z grids never experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section A photo was sent to Kennedy, the United Nation, Ho Chi MIn and he said that it was there to protect the people from the aggressive Americans who want to take over the country. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Did married couples really sleep in separate beds back in the 50s? While doing research for my book about the Vietnam War, I've learned a lot about how to pinpoint locations on a map using coordinates found in declassified after-action reports and command chronologies. The number of digits in the numerical location must be even: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10, depending on the desired precision. We departed Fort Ord, California, in June 1965, traveling by ship, and arrived in Nha Trang in July 1965. 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. Note ZA199-340, ZA Again, imagine three digits wide. 9 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15th The PLSS typically divides land into 6-mile-square townships. 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. I was stationed in the 19th Combat Engineers during 1966 to 1967. 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. Thanks for visiting and for supporting a small business! 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and VC 9th Division It is true that on at least two recent occasions RVNAF units have scored impressive victories over the Viet Cong. Error in input. 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. I respect you for your service. July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. fires another mission Then you can name, save, and share the map! Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early 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. Indochina 1954 7. 1 0 obj For example Camp Evans runway is clearly visible on Google Earth and is even confirmed with a Vietnam era picture marking the spot. 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. The second part of an MGRS coordinate is the 100,000-meter square identification. 1967-69, BR 1st Division The US Topo production schedule follows the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) collection schedule. The restricted column alphabet for UPS ensures that no UPS square will be adjacent to a UTM square with the same identification. In 1979, the ticks were replaced with a full-line black UTM grid. 97, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, 2023 Texas Tech University, 2023 Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. these .pdf map files. ], U.S. This photo is from Robert Branscomb, crew member of Shadow 77. ROK White Horse Division Sections can be further subdivided Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first step in using topographic maps. On the contrary, most U.S. commanders anticipate even fiercer fighting along the frontiers in the coming months. 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. having certain unit sections at one area in a Landing Zone. Five VC Main-Force Battalions Tim was sent to Japan, then state-side. 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA Grids: Same area N. & S. as ZA Grids, and W. of ZA grids to the Cambodian our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti -. Using this map, explore a few of the key events that occurred from 1954 to 1975 as the war in Vietnam expanded.
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