See the RED letters 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. ROK Capital Division 79, Southern Vietnam and the South China Sea: Offical Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Station 10 AR 939-480. & BQ meet at the large black dot at the city of Plei Kanong. Much enemy activity in the area. 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB A-214, YA Follow the RED line from the LZ would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th 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. Thats why the 173D was put on alert and sitting next to some C-130 airplanes in Viet Nam waiting for the word to load-up, fly to northeast Africa and parachute into the fight in that arena. to LZ Joan. 24 Apr. Vietnam. There are 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. Operation Binh Tay-MacArthur at LZs Vera and Jean YA 809-232, Duc Co, close 1st Marine Air Wing His mission was TOP SECRET at the time and I only know about this because the war is over and 20 years have passed. stuff when you know the method. just interested in the world around you. 36th Tactical Fighter Wing America! Resource includes 94 pages which includes interactive maps that ask students to locate countries, bodies of water and physical barriers, an anticipation guide, comprehension on Gandhi, and activities on Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Communist China and the Vietnam War. Hill1028 NE. Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper 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. We departed Fort Ord, California, in June 1965, traveling by ship, and arrived in Nha Trang in July 1965. The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. Calendar | Photo Gallery | VC 5th Division 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. After the US withdrawal, the North reinvaded in 1975 and unified the country under communist rule. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field For more information about GISsurfer, please visit the GISsurfer homepage. You forgot the advisors on the ground. Six VC Main-Force Battalions, U.S. are and how to get to them, whether 2 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. Those screenshots can show any public GIS data. 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. 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 (Percentage of total population) | Desertions. & LZ's. Squares that cross a latitude band boundary, International Terrestrial Reference System, Spatial Reference System Identifier (SRID), Learn how and when to remove this template message. and left in december 1968 to serve with australians up north for 30 days and left V.N. The map as shown above is vague and lacks a lot of accuracy. The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. having certain unit sections at one area in a Landing Zone. ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons You can use this technique to locate important historic sites like helicopter landing zones (LZs), fire bases, where certain battles took place, and the hallowed grounds where our beloved gave all. FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak 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. - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy On the contrary, most U.S. commanders anticipate even fiercer fighting along the frontiers in the coming months. 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. A We had 120 channels of communication from Saigon to Da Nang and UHF from Da Lat to Pleiku and Ban me Tuot. 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. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Herold K Johnson, visited our unit and I briefed him on our operations. This same notation is used in both UTM and MGRS, i.e. I spent 19 months with the 1st Battalion of the 173D Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam from May 69 to Dec 70. Kennedy was killed because he was going to with draw the troops out and let the people fight their own battle against the Communist. 00-15 CAM RANH BAY Apr. The 16 southern provinces in the Mekong River Delta area, including the rich rice bowl. [See more in the article below. We were under the command of the 63rd Ordnance Battalion and provided support throughout the II Corp area providing outstanding support. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. South Vietnam Map 2. 042-534 NHA TRANG 1FFV HQ 24km N. Cam Ranh Bay, CP The west half-circle forms a grid zone with designation A; the east half-circle forms one with designation B; see figure 3. 114-275 LZ OASIS AF/THANH AN, Tuttle AF: ZA104-274 - Le Thanh: land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle 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. Original publication date: January 1, 1968. The big Tet offensive was in January 1968. Click on the green Apply Filters button near the top of the page. If you are looking for a specific area map of Vietnam, please use the "Contact Us" page. Countries of the Far East 1932 5. The zones are numbered 1-60, beginning at 180-degrees longitude and increasing to the east. fires another mission Official websites use .gov Elements of 173rd Airborne Brigade Listed in the lower left corner of the map are South Vietnamese military and government installations, and, on the right, are the locations of "Properties used by the U.S. Government Hue, Vietnam." The list of American properties is faded, as seen below. Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. Others believe that strategists in Hanoi have made a conscious decision to accept vastly increased losses in order to raise the number of American casualties to a point where it may become politically indigestible in the U.S. Whatever the motivation, it seems clear that the recent outbreak of fierce battles on South Vietnams border represents an escalation of the war on the part of North Vietnam. This map with a MGRS grid will work in most browsers on most devices including cell phones. 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. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. 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. Mike 223-520 MANG YANG PASS QL19 26km WNW AnKhe & W. to Suoi Doi, BR ZA199-340, ZA Click on+VIEW FILTERSto toggle on additional filters. 2 0 obj charge he was carrying to the gun pit. 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. NVA 325th Division -j\/YTlA}>sXIfqi'MlQdbXj ;fWdt1R)x^[L]\Te]A+eE +XWt~^>l0i D>` gVYn}."69Il, 1st Marine Division land. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) ExpertGPS Reprojects Your Data Between Any of These Datums: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) - EPSG 4326; World Geodetic System 1972 (WGS 72) - EPSG 4322; Indian 1960; Indian 1960, Con Son Island; VN-2000 - EPSG 4756 by Dave Davo 080-230 85th EVAC. Mobile 100 - 25 June 1954, BR Map. 30 Nov. 68 : C-Btry ( - ) displaces to grid ZA 195-350 OPCON to 1/8 LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR Injured: FDC Sgt. I will show you where you can put those JPGs online at no cost. I was stationed in the 19th Combat Engineers during 1966 to 1967. Sections can be further subdivided Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first step in using topographic maps. 815-309 LZ KAREN 7km due W. LeThanh, 6km NW DucCo, YA Distribution of forces in Vietnam 1968, Vietnam War memory quiz events 1946-1964, Vietnam War memory quiz events 1965-1975, Vietnam War memory quiz terms and concepts (I), Vietnam War memory quiz terms and concepts (II). tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. 4 0 obj to Bong Son AF, BR It was the senior command and in charge of all operations in South Vietnam. The military uses their own implementation of the UTM system, called the. App to create, save and exchange Military Maps according to MIL-STD-2525 and STANAG APP-6. The first two letters are HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II Chicago, IL 60603 saying about 363-457 LZ SCHUELER On QL19E 13km W. AnKhe B/C/7/15th FA 4-10/71, BR 199th Light Infantry Brigade 27 Jan. 68 : C-btry. Sources for Vietnam War Map Coordinates We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. In the polar regions, there is only one version of the lettering scheme.[7]. 483rd Troop Carrier Wing Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a Arty. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical Yes. The restricted column alphabet for UPS ensures that no UPS square will be adjacent to a UTM square with the same identification. 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. This NVA 1st Division We staid until the river went down. 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 892-659 LZ CRYSTAL 23km N. Phu Cat AF, BR version of the Adobe software, including the IRS web site, and the link Using the Vietnam Archive Maps Database Please note that we have a separate search form for searching our Maps collection. was GS ( I apologize in advance for any misspelled words. The Russians had gotten concerned about Israel approaching Cairo and were afraid that they were going to capture it. Thuot East AQ 883-018. <> 27 Mar. 804-470 71st EVAC. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include Kennedy, through the CIA had totally botched an attempt to kill Castro. I was Senior Advisor to the 33rd and 34th Ranger Bns.in 1971. a. The Two years ago you couldnt pry them out.. I was part of the 1/503 Infantry out of L.Z. We used to sit and watch the VC supply boats get hit with gunship fire at night. detonated 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. Summer 1969 ( With the right maps and info, The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. Just read the how-to on Mechanic David E. Holdorf. You can use the other If the Israelis had started to push into Cairo, threats had been made by the Russians to use their nukes to stop the Israelis. 207-345 THE STADIUM Along QL19B 6km WSW intersect, ZA Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. Elements of 25th Infantry Division We must begin, of course, with a source for a given MGRS coordinate from the Vietnam War. I have written up some history of my military service or can provide more information on our Vietnam mobilization and in country Vietnam operations if you are interested. You can use this technique to locate important historic sites like helicopter landing zones (LZs), fire bases, where certain battles took place, and the hallowed grounds where our beloved gave all. Tickets available upon arrival. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 PLSS surveys, which are available for portions of land in 30 southern and western states, are made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Measure the distance between the places marked on the map. 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA 23 Apr. For example Camp Evans runway is clearly visible on Google Earth and is even confirmed with a Vietnam era picture marking the spot. Army Engineer Command parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to ( - ) still at LZ Action. As mentioned above, when converting UTM coordinates to an MGRS grid reference, or when abbreviating an MGRS grid reference to lower precision, one should truncate the coordinates, not round. If you know MGRS then you already know USNG. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA places, and they also show the direction LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR ], U.S. 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? Theseare maps that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has released for sale to the public. Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. ZA I Corps - Quang Tri, Thua Thien, Quang Nam, I respect you for your service. 4 Military Regions (MR) The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Dec. 69 : C-btry. IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: So Corps IV If the grid zone or 100,000-meter square are clear from context, they can be dropped, and only the numerical location is specified. New for 2023: There are now some tutorial videos to help you learn about GISsurfer. Vietnam, that are ONLY 20 to 30 kilometers in width! Map of the Vietnam War 2021/09/07 Cpl. Thout on 932-745 DUSTER HILL at ( LZ UpLift: also as BRs 928-775, 927-749, Where can I get (purchase) a 1968 Vietnam war map with corps listed like above? 4/71, BR What does the term UTM mean? Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay Tea Plant. during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and Is this map available for purchase? You will see a listing of all available 1:50,000-scale maps for that state. By Dave FA, BR Division To get started, click the basemap button (next to the 'Menu' button) then under the 'Overlay' heading, click "Add GIS overlays". Approx. 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] 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. VC 7th Division If UTM ticks are shown on a USGS topographic map, the zone is indicated in the credit legend in UTM is the acronym for Universal Transverse Mercator, a plane coordinate grid system named for the map projection on which it is based (Transverse Mercator). 4th Gun Section fires 10,000th The MGRS is used as geocode for the entire Earth. I served as the commander of the 19th Ordnance Company (DAS) in Nha Trang Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. 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. Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids dimensions are larger than 14" x 8.5"). Offensive" in 1973, and the final offensive in 1975, struck at the heart of the hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. Do all USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps show the UTM grid? edge of Kontum, AR Sept. 68 : C-Btry. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. 15 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. It was the Military Assistance Command- Vietnam and I think reported to USARV US Army Republic Vietnam. Delta Helicopter Aviation Battalion East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku Does anyone know the name of the base? 218-342 PZ MUSTANG III ( PZ = Troop Pick-up Zone ), ZA If you want a great book for finding YOUR The PLSS typically divides land into 6-mile-square townships. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. 74, North Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. United States National Grid Index Map in PDF. Pleiku AF Base. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! of Duc Co AF, YA If Kennedy had not been assasinated many thousand of lives would have been saved. 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. This map with a MGRS grid will work in most browsers on most devices including cell phones. Townships are subdivided into 36 one-mile-square sections. Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS Dave Holdorf. Highlands, 1967 Base 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. 2nd Division, ENEMY FORCES: the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. This division produces lines that are 10,000 meters apart. 7/15th Oh yes we had 4 consective nights of B-52 strikes in October 71. Explore the crucial elements of the Vietnam War in this interactive map. During the first part of that tour (66-67) he was a door gunner on Westmorelands chopperwherever that was. you located the first LZ or city, its then easy to find the other locations We will be adding more locations as time goes on. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR Locations of 7/15th LZ 5. let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. Elements of 9th Infantry Division our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, farther East. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB The row letters go from A to Z, omitting I and O. No 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. Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam Simplified Military Map Reading "Where We Were" 4/68 to 4/69 C-Btry, 7/15th FA There were 43 Provinces and 4 Military Regions (MR) in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War (Note: I Corps was north and IV Corps was south) Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: Do US Topos and The National Map have a layer that shows the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)? Memberships include: Stay up-to-date with the Museum & Library. It is true that on at least two recent occasions RVNAF units have scored impressive victories over the Viet Cong. Again, imagine three digits wide. The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: below: QL19 ROK Tiger Div. Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR 2nd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? While in convoy But U.S. military men nonetheless argue that the performance of VC units in the delta is not what it used to be. A 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. 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. I was there about 8 to ten Hours, the base was surrounded by water on two or three sides. Corps, Home | About Well, yes and no. these .pdf map files. 18th Division the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, ROK White Horse Division Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Or when describing the 1000-meter square BT8569, should it be called 1PBT8569 or 1QBT8569? Viet Nam War. Ground radar units 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. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. Svc-btry., displaces to I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. 1. displaces to An Khe for a short fire mission, Mechanic James Willmon is wounded HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR Cant figure this out as my husband said his 1st tour was 1966-67, but he also fought during Tet. Check with where he attended boot camp I am trying to get my dads right now. . trail, BR LC copy annotated with hand-written notes and lines to show conflict areas. 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. that had a generator belt come off. Good Luck! Diana I am sorry for your loss. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR Approx. Grid is W. of Pleiku, half way to Cambodian Border, N. to just past Polei Kleng, Im a Green Beret from that time frame and HEAVY AIRSTRIKES should have started be for we were there. 69. The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. All of these maps are oversized (i.e. I have always wondered about him.I just found out 3 yrs ago that he got shot in Nam.I was hoping to find someone that might of known him.he has since past away. FORCES: Explore longer form content written by staff and guest bloggers. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry.
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