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Links a majority of websites listed below are subunits of the 25th infantry division. If you or your family member or friend recall major nash o thompson, executive officer, 77th field artillery battalion, 1st cavalry division, in japan, 1950, and korea, 19501951 please contact me. A detainee picked up on april 4, was a member of c1 company k32 bn. The unit was redesignated on 1 october 2005 as the 2nd battalion, 32nd field artillery regiment and activated on 16 january 2006 at fort riley, kansas as part of the 4th brigade combat team, 1st. Field artillery 25th infantry division association. We have stories, historical information, including photographs, and videos, slide shows, etc. D battery, 5th battalion, 16th artillery 4th infantry division, vietnam.

Updates occur from time to time at irregular intervals. Field artillery, 19541973 vietnam studies ott, major general david ewing on. The secret history of artillery in the vietnam war, part 1. Most of these chronologies include four common sections of information. The 3d battalion airborne, 319th artillery, relinquished its position as the only u. Although most were, not all of these photos were taken by me personally. It will make a great addition to your collection or a wonderful gift for a friend or loved one. The 77th field artillery became a part of the 18th field artillery brigade in december 1940, which was assigned as corps artillery to the 8th army corps.

The battalion provided artillery support in the area. Both artillery groups were part of first field force vietnam artillery iffv arty, in the 2 corps. 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. Enlarge this series primarily consists of command chronologies of u. The battalion departed vietnam on 7 december, 1970. Redesignated 1 september 1971 as the 2nd battalion, 77th field artillery inactive, 4th infantry division. The 477ara area of operation ranged from the dmz on the north bordering north vietnam to laos on the west, the south china sea on the east, and the hai van pass north of da nang on the south. The 77th field artillery regiment is a field artillery regiment of the united states army. It was reassigned to the 4th infantry division and inactivated on 15 december, 1970, at fort lewis. He was killed in action on friday, august 30, 1968, in the province of kontum, south vietnam. There is surprisingly little available on north vietnamese army and viet cong toes. Marines in vietnam, the defining year, 1968 like the preceding volumes in this series is largely based upon the holdings of the marine corps historical center.

The 2d battalion, 35th artillery remained assigned to the 54th artillery group with the mission of general support, ii field force. The 71 st regiment, coast artillery corps, born under the command of colonel frank s. The memorials to unit members that died in vietnam are heart breaking. Lz hurricane is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the 82nd field artillery regiment. A valuable edition to and student of the vietnam war or scale modeler looking for. Oct 02, 2008 1st battalion 77th field artillery regiment. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.

Lineage and honors information as of 2 october 2008. Constituted 1 july 1916 in the regular army as troops a and b, 19th cavalry organized 11 june 1917 at fort ethan allen, vermont. The 1st cavalry division artillery divarty or red team is the force field artillery headquarters for the 1st cavalry division. A company in the 196566 era has been shown as having a headquarters. The only remaining 77th artillery regiment unit in vietnam was battery f, 77th artillery, 3rd brigade separate, 1st cavalry division. The marines were supported by four batteries of army 175 mm guns, all from the 2d battalion, 94th field artillery. Our patch was a bull with rockets firing from his nose. I have included b, c and hq battery rosters in march 2012. They were members of units assigned or attached to the 1st cavalry division airmobile who were killed in action kia or died during the vietnam war. The weapons of the 6th battalion, 56th artillery be they coast artillery with there 155 mm guns in world war ii, there 105mm field artillery weapons with the 7th infantry division in korea, there hawk missile in vietnam assigned to us army vietnam or the 23d infantry division americal division or protecting the air bases and skys in germany with there vulcan guns or chaparral missiles. The 1st battalion, 77th field artillery, falcons, was first constituted 1 july 1916 in the regular army as troops a and b, 19th cavalry and was organized on 11 june 1917 at fort ethan allen.

The 2nd is now part of the 4th infantry division, division artillery. An army base constructed in 1960 and used through 1972. Keith solomon the 615 artillery departed fort sill 1 may 1967 for vietnam. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume iv, 1st edition, exc. 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. The us army in vietnam the bud harton collection at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive. This collection is housed at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive, it organized first by date, then by unit somehow. I was an artillery fire direction officer for a year in the i corps combat zone where. The brigade main base bmb for redcatchers from the 199th infantry brigade seplt, 1966 1970.

The reunion, near fort carson colorado, is where the only 77th field artillery regiment active duty unit, the 2nd battalion, is located. B battery 217 196869 photos courtesy of richard hambley. During the vietnam war, the 7th battalion15th field artillery was part of larger artillery groups or commands. It is also about my experiences with the people and the equipment that made b battery, 4th battalion, 77th field artillery come alive for me. March 1970 enemy activities increase in the ben het duc seang area. Vietnam war book of honor 1st cavalry division association. 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. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume vi, 1st edition, exc. Army field artillery vietnam veteran 4 patch is made by the same manufacturer that supplies the military bases. 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. Some were taken by friends or came from archives or other sources. First constituted 1916 in the regular army as a cavalry regiment.

May 10, 2015 may 10, 2015 1st battalion 40th artillery dong ha vietnam. Dmz was a dangerous place along the border with north vietnam. This is the remodeled internet home of the vietnam veterans of the 2nd battalion, 77th field artillery regiment, u. Soon after organization, elements were deployed as part of the coast defense boston, massachusetts. Vietnam veterans memorial 1 vietnam war 35 vietnam war biography 2 vietnam war fiction 4 vietnam war history 35 vietnam war memoir 7 vietnam war novel 7 vietnam war poetry 1 vietnam war posttraumatic stress disorder 1 vietnam war themed novel 10 world war ii novel 1 events 2 in service newsletter inside vva. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war and vietnam war photos. The 71 st regiment had the distinction of being one of. Battery c deployed to dak to ii and battery b remained at fsb 6. A slide rule, designed to compute artillery instructions, books of firing tables, the above charting tables and a new fadac digital computer were our weapons of war. Lz doris k, c battery 217 196970 lz schuler 217 196768 c battery 196869. Occupied by the 9th infantry division until it moved from dong tam.

Here you will experience life among the grunts, who slept in the mud of the ho chi minh trail on the cambodialaos border. The unit baseline used for the research was a list of assigned and attached units of the 1st cavalry division that was compiled by mr. This is the beginning list and covers task force oregon and the americal division 23rd infantry division for the period of 1967 to 1971. List these lists are for informational purposes in regard to my term of service in vietnam. 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. Brady passed away and i want to make a wall mounted memorial to give to his wife. A look at life in a battery 7th battalion 8th artillery, 8 and 175, vietnam 6970 duration. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 6th bn, 77th artillery vietnam.

Vietnam war 7th battalion, 15th field artillery have guns will travel, wire swinger pleiku in 1957, hhb, 1st battalion bn, 15th field artillery, was reorganized to form the 7th bn, 15th artillery arty. Parker was a captain with b battery, 5th battalion, 27th field artillery in the vietnam war from 1968 to 69. If the entire document will not open, select save instead of open. Kia jun 71 c battery 715 th fa moved near phu nhon to provide heavy artillery, lt. Us soldiers of the 82nd artillery load and fire 105mm howitzers. Armstrong assumed command of the 77th on august 3, 1942, g and h batteries and the antitank platoon of the battalion headquarters batteries were inactivated on december 15. Artillery vietnam 23rd artillery group vietnam war unit history book. Firing with a battery, 2d batallion, 77th field artillery. A member of the 6th battalion, 29th field artillery, vietnam, was born on tuesday, march 19, 1934. 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. An hoa combat base was constructed in late december 1966 by the 2nd battalion, 5th marines and in use through 1970.

Also includes links to the virtual wall so you can look up other army units, and also by state and city. Cheap hotel rooms in vietnam, best prices and cheap hotel rates on hotellook this is a discussion of all things military history and wargaming. Col augustino l merolla, co 1st ban, 44th arty, inspects crew of m42 twin40mm sp gun. This is a well written overview of the artillery used by american and arvn forces in the vietnam war. Beginning with conscription, enlistment, basic training, and advanced individual training at the armed forces induction center at fort polk the infamous tigerland, it goes on to explore the daytoday realities of service in vietnam, from routine tasks at the firebase to searchanddestroy missions, rocket. It was found on the ground, in the air and to a certain extent at sea and the result was a communist north vietnamese takeover, and subsequent reunification of vietnam as a country, as american forces withdrew from the nearly twodecadeslong conflict that cost tens of thousands of american lives. Lessons learned, headquarters, 2d battalion,35th artillery. The base was handed over to the 51st regiment of the arvn on september 20,1970.

An advanced party of officers, 8 ncos and 2 enlisted men departed fort sill by air on 15 may and arrived at ben hoa on 17 may 1967. Panel 45wrow 011 requested by ray harton and dan fisher. Army commanders in vietnam simply did not have the time to train an air defense artilleryman to be competent in field artillery and upgrade the skills of a field artillery man, who had had insufficient training in the basic techniques. The 7th battalion th artillery association was formed in 2012 to support the veterans of the battalion who served in vietnam from 1966 through 1970. The page lists by unit, date of casualty, and name.

This is a blog dedicated to the men who were in vietnam from 1968 to 1975. Our call sign was the toros and our helipad landing area was called the bullpen. North vietnamese army and viet cong infantryartillery. These include the official unit command chronologies, afteraction reports, message and journal files, various staff studies, oral histories, personal papers, and reference collections.

The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Vietnam 1972 us navy fighter weapons school topgun f14 f4 phantom manual book. Later in the war, the 715th was under the 52nd artillery group. The 2nd is now part of the 4th infantry division, division artillery div arty. New zealand artillery of the vietnam war digger history. A battery, 1 77th field artillery battery commander 1968. Us army infantryman in vietnam 196573 osprey publishing.

Us soldiers of 82nd artillery fire 105 mm howitzers at north. Vietnam, military, artillery, vietnam, 29th arty the mighty ninth 2d battalion, 9th artillery the republic of vietnam 25th infantry division tropic lightning 24dec65 31july67. 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. Dennis wesley clark and his m16 rifle in 1969 when he served at a marine base at dong ha, along the demilitarized zone separating north and south vietnam. This page was made with love and appreciation and is dedicated to all those who served in vietnam and especially those who were in the 1st battalion, 77th field artillery unit. Originally, the battalion was part of the 41st artillery group. Added new button named vietnam memorials for those 77th artillery personnel who were casualties of the vietnam war. We provided direct support artillery to the 35th regt the cacti and the 114th golden dragons.

They are listed chronologically from the date each was initially assigned to the 25th infantry division artillery and by the latest designation used while assigned. It is attached to the 294th artillery as delta battery from 20 october 1966 to september 1967 and is here it does battle with the nva at gio linh as part of the 294th artillery. If you served or have a relative who served and wish to join our group, please send in contact. Battery b maintained a base camp at nui dat, rvn, ys426665. History books often tell us of how us artillery dominated the battlefield in vietnam, how large amounts of indirect fire were piledon to. Some users may encounter difficulties opening these files from the server. And the republic of vietnam civic action honor medal first class. North vietnamese army and viet cong infantry artillery regiments. 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. History 6 th missile battalion hawk, 71 st artillery. Marine corps units that served during the time of the vietnam conflict, and includes the records of those units that served in vietnam as well as domestically and throughout the world. Photos and memories from a tour in vietnam as a combat medic with the 22nd infantry mechanized ramrods april sept. The divarty served with the division from 19412005, including combat service in world war ii, the korean war, the vietnam war, operations desert shield and desert storm, and operation iraqi freedom and in peacetime in japan, korea, and fort hood, texas. Dmz was a dangerous place along the border with north vietnam in 1969 by don moore this was staff sgt.

The battalion roster is an ongoing attempt to locate the names of each individual that served with 711 artillery during its tour of duty in vietnam. Reorganized in 1917 as field artillery and given its current designation. During the reporting period, headquarters and headquarters battery maintained a base camp at xuan loc, rvn, yt472096. A total of 46 artillery pieces were used including five batteries of marine artillery composed of three batteries of 105 mm howitzers, one battery of 4. Jan 18, 2018 born january 24, 1947 in abington, pa, he was the eldest son of stephen j. My memories as an infantry small unit commander in viet nam, with b18 and d18, 4th infantry division, from aug 1968 mar 1970. On every fire mission, a backup plottingtable operator did the same computations to doublecheck accuracy. William harry boudreau, historian, 1st cavalry division. I am staggered by how creative and varied they are. Contains a history of this artillery unit in vietnam, all color photos, drawings of artillery emplacements, fire bases, helicopters, details on. Once i get a bit more familiar with the us army order of battle for the war, i will reorganize the documents by unit, if it seems more appropriate.