by Dave Davo INF in the area of LZ Oasis, at Cateka Tea Plantation. Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] At one reunion of the 173D Airborne Brigade a guest speaker said that the unit had something akin to about 10,000 men serve in it. 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). displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy The 6 wide UTM zones, numbered 160, are intersected by latitude bands that are normally 8 high, lettered CX (omitting I and O). 10km NW Pleiku, ZA Features are shown as points, lines, or areas, depending on their size and extent. Near the equator, the columns of UTM zone 1 have the letters AH, the columns of UTM zone 2 have the letters JR (omitting O), and the columns of UTM zone 3 have the letters SZ. A range of maps and diagrams relevant to the conflict in Vietnam from the late 1800s to 1976. Hosp. To Plei Mrong/Polei Kleng areas in mid-Jan. 69, LZ Action in Feb. 69. S. to Plei Me. 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. 2023 Cody Burleson. would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. Choose your approach to reading the map. PDF Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection | The University of Texas at Austin INF, 4th INF DIV. <>>> Anyone can use the following 'live' GISsurfer map to help learn about Military Grid Reference Sysytem (MGRS) coordinates. 483rd Troop Carrier Wing just interested in the world around you. maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the They define and locate natural and A higher value in the last three digits of the grid coordinate 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be Found 'Y' instead. US Army Unit Locations land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle 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. If the Israelis had started to push into Cairo, threats had been made by the Russians to use their nukes to stop the Israelis. Click on+VIEW FILTERSto toggle on additional filters. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Herold K Johnson, visited our unit and I briefed him on our operations. Your email address will not be published. farther East. Units: HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. AR999-??? were installed previously. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Common mnemonics include "in the house, up the stairs", "left-to-right, bottom-to-top" and "Read Right Up". 58, South Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer, 1971, Thailand: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. 51st Regiment 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh 68 : C-Btry. and LZ's ], U.S. displaced to United States National Grid Index Map in PDF. 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. & LZ's. 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). dimensions are larger than 14" x 8.5"). MGRS and USNG are the same except MGRS is often written without spaces. That war was a waste and the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which actually did happen, was very questionable because technically the capture was in international waters. 1st Division Just read the how-to on 12th Tactical Fighter Wing important buildings, and bridges. 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. USNG Map with 6 x 8 Degree Grid Zone Designators. HOSP. size map to make things easier. NVA 325th Division displaces to LZ Diamondhead. App to create, save and exchange Military Maps according to MIL-STD-2525 and STANAG APP-6. Grid Reference: Example: 12U UA 84323 40791 12U UA 84 40. . 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. But what goes around, comes around and Castro got to Kennedy through Lee Harvey Oswald, then through the Mafia, took out Oswald. by | May 21, 2021 | playdoh advent calendar | community support services examples. Maps of II Corps and the Central LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs Injured: FDC Sgt. is located at BR477435, which is actually BR 477-435. The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. 4/71, BR 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 104 S. Michigan Ave. So, using this technique, we could lookup the MGRS coordinates for all three remaining points of Leatherneck Square: Did you know that you can create your own Google Map online to share? LC Catalog - Item Information (Full Record) Measure direct distances using a scale. 227-840 LZ MARY LOU ZA 027-934: LZ BASS 24km WNW Kontum, ZA of Duc Co AF, YA Over 58,000 US service members died in the war. area, likewise the ZB and AS grids to the north in the Kontum area. 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. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. Their numbers have clearly increased. New for 2022 - Offline maps that display MGRS. Republic of Philippines Contingent Today, U.S. military men estimate, in addition to the completely North Vietnamese units serving in the south, Hanoi is supplying Viet Cong units with about 10 percent of their personnel. 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, as an over-lay. The big Tet offensive was in January 1968. 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. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include We were never given permission to return fire. 1 July 67 : C-Btry. Border, YA . Vietnam War maps by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. 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. Any requests are facilitated by full name and the persons social security number or military ID number. The USGS is printing maps with the new USNG grid. 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few completes mission at How current are US Topo maps? 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. Plus. North of 84N, UPS North is used, and the west half-circle is Y, the east one is Z; see figure 4. The column letters use a more restricted alphabet, going from A to Z but omitting D, E, I, M, N, O, V, W; the columns are arranged so that the rightmost column in grid zone A and Y has column letter Z, and the next column in grid zone B or Z starts over with column letter A. Both men Uplift. A majority of the maps in this collection come from the Army Map Service with the remainder from such public sources as National Geographic. Evac. ROK Capital Division Locations in the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery Area of Operations. A value lower than .477 in the first three to FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak Btry. 685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR Vietnam Map 9th Grade Teaching Resources | TPT How could a person who rotated out of a tour in 1967, be involved during the Tet of 1968? 1st Marine Division Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. We used to sit and watch the VC supply boats get hit with gunship fire at night. Center, CP 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R locations for most areas of the Vietnam War. 1968, AR For example, individual houses may be shown as small black squares. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Links | .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. The strikes were just across the border. 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. 1400hrs a command, Its This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 Search the Digital Collections representing our digitized holdings across a wide spectrum of materials include artifacts, prints, posters, maps and more. Corps, Home | About Several VC KIAd. and Cities in South Vietnam, Where We Were 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. Military Grid Reference System for 1/12th Task Force. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR Highlands, 1967 Base We Were April 1968 to April 1969. stuff when you know the method. 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). It's no wonder then that the "Eastertide 69 : C-Btry. 30 Nov. 68 : C-Btry ( - ) displaces to grid ZA 195-350 OPCON to 1/8 displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. I spent 19 months with the 1st Battalion of the 173D Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam from May 69 to Dec 70. 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? Dissident activities in Indochina 1950, 20. ( - ) LZ Pony 175mm Platoon displaced to LZ Data Download Sites Sites used by Geospatial Engineers to support SSGF data creation for. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR I think his son would love to have one. Army Engineer Command The restricted column alphabet for UPS ensures that no UPS square will be adjacent to a UTM square with the same identification. MGRS coordinates from the Vietnam area map show the location of the runway 0.66 Km at 134 degrees from the actual site. For more information, please visit our FAQ or Terms of Use. Where 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull "Davo" Holdorf. South Vietnam Map 2. Cobra Gun-ships 043-225 DAK TO & Spec. The map as shown above is vague and lacks a lot of accuracy. You forgot the advisors on the ground. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few Posted on Jun 12, 2021 (last modified Aug 22, 2021). A We were there in 1968. LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. Supplemental resources to use throughout your entire unit. 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR 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. Mike Do you use ATAK? 25th Infantry Division, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: infiltrating perimeter. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. Good Luck! Long, An Giang, Kion Giang, Chunong Thion, Phong Dinh, Ba Xuyen, An Xuyen, Duc Liou, LZ Indochina 1954 7. For a refresher in the use of the Military Grid Reference System click here MGRS. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. BongSon, BR 3 Mar. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank Vietnam concerning military strategy: Related to this is the primacy of the southwest corner of the polygon being the labeling point for an entire polygon. 1300 Bed, 44th Med. 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA experienced another War casualty as Gun-Section The Military Grid Reference System topo maps. 10am - 4pm CT. Search our catalog and scope out our consortial partner, the Consortia of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and other libraries worldwide. ), BR I apologize in advance for any misspelled words. I will show you where you can put those JPGs online at no cost. 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR Selecting the appropriate scale depends on the size of the sheet of paper and the accurate placement of features. his name R.J. Goupil. 778-899 LZ ATHENA A/7/15th 4-10/71 NE. New for 2023: There are now some tutorial videos to help you learn about GISsurfer. 470-480 CAMP RADCLIFF AnKhe Golf Course QL19E 60km NW Qui Nhon, BR Thanks to my dad I have a great collection of Maps all over the world. 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. FORCES: at LZ Oasis. The Stadium, ZA Chicago, IL 60603 Where can I get (purchase) a 1968 Vietnam war map with corps listed like above? Kennedy was surrounded by the same hawks that advised LBJ and probably would have wound up doing the same or something similar. Under "Other Filters",usethe dropdown menu in the Map Scale boxtoselect 1:50,000 (it's near the top of the list). Maps: I displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35, 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Yes. Vietnam Topographic Maps 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service, Series L7014 Clickable Index Map A Luoi(topographic) Sheet 6441-4, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (9.4MB) [GeoPDF] A Ro(topographic) Sheet 6440-2, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (3.0MB) [GeoPDF] A Sap(topographic) Sheet 6441-2, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (3.0MB) [GeoPDF] This has been controversial in the past, since the oldest specification, TM8358.1,[1] used rounding, as did GEOTRANS[4] before version 3.0. 5th Special Forces Group Headquarters Theseare maps that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has released for sale to the public. places, and they also show the direction 7/15th A The primary method for finding and accessing maps in the Map Collection is through the Maps Database Search Page. Maps of North and South Vietnam. South. For example, when describing the entire square BT, should it be called 1PBT or 1QBT? Or when describing the 1000-meter square BT8569, should it be called 1PBT8569 or 1QBT8569? We staid until the river went down. This does not include US Topos for Alaska, which are on a different schedule. I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. UTM, US National Grid, and MGRS 1000 meter grids all share the same grid. The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. Maps are also available for searching through the Virtual Vietnam Archive. VC 5th Division Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS The Military Grid Reference System ( MGRS) [1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. Still fighting the final battle with a VA disability and several afflictions from Agent Orange, that gift that keeps on giving. However, you still use the same system to figure out Where You Were! Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. An American Army unit were 90% of the people in it were injured in combat but kept on fighting. 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR Does anyone know the name of the base? U.S. Army Map Service AMS Series Index maps - University of California 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 Previously and 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. was GS ( No Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, 68 to 5 Apr 69. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude. East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku 5. Also known as Eye Corps, this encompasses the five northernmost provinces in South Vietnam, along with two major cities Hue and Da Nang. 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. 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. Military Grid Reference System This is before we entered the war on the ground. YA 2 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. Outline map of Vietnam 2. 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. 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. 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. The problem is that the MGRS coordinate, as written in the table, is not complete. Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) So, we need to find out the higher level zone that YD is within and add it to the beginning of the coordinate. <> Then we went to L Z Sharon. 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. Did married couples really sleep in separate beds back in the 50s? The Coffelt Database of Vietnam casualties, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, documents from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude calculator, Powered by Rock Mountain (my own home-grown thing) version. 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. 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ Ground radar units 10 meter resolution (4 + 4 digits) is sufficient for many purposes, and is the NATO standard for specifying coordinates. 27 Jan. 68 : C-btry. 918-750 ), BR The MAC-V commander reported directly to the President of the United States. endobj hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. Hill1028 NE. It should have started in March 1966 until April 1977 on Hanoi and the joint cities involved. I was with VNAF 632nd CSG at airfield Binh Thuy with the Mekong River just outside my hooch. If you want a great book for finding YOUR QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB its really not that hard! january 2 of 1969. if you have any info about these areas please respond. Required fields are marked *. 936-271 CAV. FA at W. edge Vietnam Map. Map. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and having certain unit sections at one area in a Landing Zone. I just want to add that the U.S. Navy also had a river patrol boat unit (TF-116) in I Corps in 1967-1970. Approx. By or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. 97, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, 2023 Texas Tech University, 2023 Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. 2nd Division, ENEMY FORCES: Where Non-copyrighted maps can also be downloaded in a variety of sizes and formats. 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. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR The MAC-V commander actually reported directly too and received his orders from the President of the U.S. MACV or MAC-V stands for Military Assistance Command Vietnam. made it to LZ Diamondhead. 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. July/Aug. Ready-made & canned cocktails from the 60s & 70s were the coolest party drinks (no bartender required), 100 vintage 1960s supermarkets & old-fashioned grocery stores, Vintage Fashion from the 1960s adult coloring book: 50 pages of retro 60s clothing for women, Groovy Fashion of the 70s: Vintage Women Coloring Book #10, Vintage Homes Adult Coloring Book #2: Classic Victorian Houses, Something Old: Vintage Wedding Dress Fashion Look Book, Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book #2: Vintage 1920s Automobiles (1920-1929), Who was Suzy Homemaker? In addition, weve 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. 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 69. [5] The civilian version of MGRS, USNG, also uses truncation.[6]. While there, unit experienced sappers How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? He was in VietNam from 1968-1969. 2022 Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Inf. In Phase Three, Westmoreland plans to destroy the Viet Congs infrastructure and turn over to a completely retrained South Vietnamese Army a major portion of the defense of the Demilitarized Zone and other areas. 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. The lower the input precision, the more "slop" is allowed in the final check on the latitude zone letter.
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