Those range from for instance, AR700-??? Tuesday Saturday As Figure 1 illustrates, Honolulu is in grid zone 4Q. Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. A of Duc Co AF, YA ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting Apr. 68 : C-Btry. Map torn at edges and fold-lines. 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. stayed at LZ Blackhawk. 88-99 LZ GRAY QL14 50km SSE Pleiku named: There are Under "Other Filters",usethe dropdown menu in the Map Scale boxtoselect 1:50,000 (it's near the top of the list). Dave Holdorf. Can I still get the older topographic maps? For this approach, you can use a ruler, compass, RA protractor, or a sheet of paper to help you. 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. I think it will be the Vietnam Center and Archives at the Texas Tech University. 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. I left ben hoa/long ben to duty in Mekong Delta area. 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, the normal longitude or latitude lines that normally appear on maps. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB no login required) ArcGIS server along with an MGRS grid on top of that data. End Game! casualties in two days of fighting. In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. We were the 362nd Signal Co. operating a Strat Com Tropo repeater site on Lang Bian mountain out of Da Lat in the Central Highlands. Keep in mind that the grid lines are NOT I will show you where you can put those JPGs online at no cost. MY Unit and I FOUGHT SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS IN CENTAL VIETNAM S MOUNTAINOUS AND JUNGLE AREAS (1968 & 1969 while in the 4TH INFANTRY. 3rd Marine Division 851-550 LZ JENNY 38km ENE AnKhe, ROK LZ, C/7/15th FA 5/68, BR were 43 Provinces and The big Tet offensive was in January 1968. 3rd Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) also attached, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: 943-043 LZ ALBANY Ia Drang Valley 17km W. Plei Me, YA FORCES:
MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 7th Division 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. Division The short story is that feature will let you make georeferenced JPG and PNG files which you can import into ATAK as part of a KMZ file. USNG stands for U.S. National Grid. The Map Collection contains over 1500 maps on Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia. 68 : C-Btry. displaces to LZ Oasis ZA 114-275. The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid, Symbols for 1:50,000-scale 15-minute quadrangle topographic maps of the United States. NVA 324th B Division 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. - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh 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.
Vietnam Topographic Maps - Perry-Castaeda Map Collection - UT Library FA at W. edge In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. to LZ Joan. at LZ Oasis. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear Here, I will share my procedure for converting an MGRS coordinate to a longitude and latitude coordinate that you can more easily find on Google Maps. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR 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. To learn more please see the GeoJPG homepage. in South Vietnam Author Dave Holdorf Two Rocket Artillery Battalions 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. & LZ's. Figures apart, most U.S. commanders in the field are convinced that there has been a marked decline in the past few months in the combat effectiveness of enemy troops. from the Units landing in Qui Nhon June 1967 to March For a short description of my other projects see the MappingSupport project page. Oper. 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA 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. BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR %
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. maps in the map room to help locate specific areas. 1st Tactical Fighter Wing July/Aug. I served as the commander of the 19th Ordnance Company (DAS) in Nha Trang Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include A-214, YA 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: Bringing citizens and soldiers together to explore military history, military affairs and national security. 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. Most Some of the grid coordinates of the area of operations we are looking for are: 425-074, 088-475, 095-477, 573-965, 572-963, 572-960 and 568-958. FORCES: And by 1969, the general says, he hopes to start Phase Four the gradually phased withdrawal of a significant number of U.S. combat troops. 846-947 LZ TWO BITS 2km inter/sect QL1 & Hwy 514, adj. Ground radar units Browse our unique collection of books, exhibit merchandise, precious coins and more. were evacd to 4th Med. These are I was part of the 1/503 Infantry out of L.Z. As the recent battles of Loc Ninh, Bu Dop and Dak To proved, the Communists are still able to mount major actions that effectively tie up thousands of U.S. troops who otherwise could be used in search-and-destroy operations or the pacification program. They served up on the DMZ. Indochina 1954 7. VC 9th Division %PDF-1.5
The Military Grid Reference System topo maps. The LZ Diamondhead w/missions to LZs North Vietnam Map. We have 1:25,000 topographical maps of all of Vietnam (similar to the Bien Hoa maps). Elements of 101st Airborne Division, SOUTH VIETNAM FORCES: For example: One always reads map coordinates from west to east first (easting), then from south to north (northing). and Cities in South Vietnam, Where We Were We can now enter it into the MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude calculator. Also known as Eye Corps, this encompasses the five northernmost provinces in South Vietnam, along with two major cities Hue and Da Nang. United States National Grid Index Map in PDF. A majority of the maps in this collection come from the Army Map Service with the remainder from such public sources as National Geographic. 74, North Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. That will then give use the full MGRS coordinate: 48Q YD 113703. However, even if every position being located is within a small area, but the area overlaps multiple 100,000-meter squares or grid zones, the entire grid reference is required. If 5 + 5 digits is used, the first 5 digits give the easting in meters, measured from the left edge of the square, and the last 5 digits give the northing in meters, measured from the bottom edge of the square. then on to Pleiku. We Were April 1968 to April 1969 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR Tickets available upon arrival. The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. The second part of an MGRS coordinate is the 100,000-meter square identification. 90-76 MISS AMERICA MOUNTAIN Range N. & NW. to be LZ Diamondhead. 18th Division 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. 097-834 FSB PATT 15km WSW Kontum: ( City: AR77-80 ), ZA
Military Grid Reference System - Wikipedia All use the South-West corner of the 69, AQ This photo is from Robert Branscomb, crew member of Shadow 77. YA 58, South Vietnam: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer, 1971, Thailand: Official Standard Names, Gazetteer No. Dissident activities in Indochina 1950 6. Diana. Vietnam War Commemoration. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical The MGRS is used as geocode for the entire Earth. Much enemy activity in the area. There was also at least one SEAL team from which members rescued LCOL Iceal Hambleton (Bat-21 story) in 1972. 3 Mar. Those range from for instance, ZA000-??? For example, individual houses may be shown as small black squares. FA Batteries May 1968 - May 1969, Major US Army Unit LZ English BS 878-015 and LZ Pony BR 801-829. Out of that 10K group over 7,000 people were awarded the Purple Heart. For links to those videos, open the GISsurfer homepage (https://gissurfer.com), click the green 'Menu' button and go to the Help page. The Cam lo river bridge was washed out. parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to Note that different basemaps let you zoom in different amounts. Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ Eisenhower got us involved in Vietnam, Kennedy accelerated our involvement and LBJ escalated it. in red lines on the map shown below. The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. Ground area, rivers, lakes, roads, distances between features, and so on must be shown proportionately smaller than they really are. Supplemental resources to use throughout your entire unit. Once 68 : C-Btry. The correction causes truncated strings to be considered valid if any part of the square which they denote lies within the latitude zone specified by the third letter of the string. days, in support of 1/12th Task forcethen displaced to Ban Me 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. General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the Pleiku AF Base. When you read a map army, you can either. 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. Name to the RED DOT, thats the exact location as per grid numbers. 3rd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division 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. 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. 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. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. So Theseare maps that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has released for sale to the public. 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. 857-535 LZ PLEI DJERENG Old C/7/15th 7/68 36km NW Pleiku 5th SP Notice that is says, "Missing Zone Number." How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? New for 2022 - Offline maps that display MGRS. Two Medals of Honor earned by SEALs on I Corps missions. Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. Plus. Injured: FDC Sgt. below: QL19 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: 868-994 LZ LONELY QL14 7km SSW Phu Nhon: AQ88-99, C/7/15th 808-832 LZ PONY HaTay, just S. inter/sect Rtes 605/TL3A 13km SSW Theres no way of knowing what would have transpired. After many years using Those screenshots can show any public GIS data. A lock () or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Then he said, Imagine that! The identification consists of a column letter (AZ, omitting I and O) followed by a row letter (AV, omitting I and O). 2nd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division We have 1:25,000 topographical maps of all of Vietnam (similar to the Bien Hoa maps).
U.S. Army Map Resources Bn. Also the new National Museum of the US Army can assist in Army cases. Aka: Some small patrols accidentaly slipped into Cambodia to clear the border area of commies and 30 miles inland. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron, U.S. 23 Apr. AR999-??? I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. Links |
Vietnam War maps The row letters go from A to Z, omitting I and O. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA (In some cases, squares adjacent to a Grid Zone Junction (GZJ) are clipped, so polygon is a better descriptor of these areas.) was located at base camp Phu Cat
Finding the Vietnam War on Google Maps | Cody Burleson Elements of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) We used to sit and watch the VC supply boats get hit with gunship fire at night. In April of 1971, seven months before the split the entire Nam map into two sections for better and larger viewing. Operd at LZ Oasis to Approx. 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early completes mission at 4 Sept. 67 : C-Btry. Whether Westmoreland can, in fact, perform these military miracles on such a tidy timetable depends in large measure on the performance of the South Vietnamese armed forces (RVNAF). The military uses their own implementation of the UTM system, called the. If you liked this article, please share it! Found 'Y' instead. When requesting a map, please ask for the entire folder. 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. 2 Apr. Hosp. UpLift, BS Over 58,000 US service members died in the war. QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? NGA Guidance for the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS). 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. Just do your search on all of this info by writing 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Bde. And they are better armed; all main-force troops now carry Chinese AK-47 assault rifles. A 228-533 ARTILLERY HILL Camp Enari at one time FB Kelly, ZA 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. is a great book that gives May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field I departed Vietnam in June of 1966. These maps describe the shape of the
Bases & Google mapping - Centaurs in Vietnam No In the polar regions, a different convention is used. charge he was carrying to the gun pit. You forgot the advisors on the ground. Thanks for any help you can give me. 15 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull NVA 1st Division Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR Also see 1530 hrs damaged gun repaired and Vietnam. Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 this time, INF KIAs were reported ambushed to me via letters at Pump It notes the residences of American diplomats, civil administrators, and military advisors. 25th Division, U.S. 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA They gave out rank like it was candy bars. LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys VC 7th Division important buildings, and bridges. that had a generator belt come off. The US Topo production schedule follows the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) collection schedule. detonated Features are shown as points, lines, or areas, depending on their size and extent. By Dave 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.
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