Contact: I remember Rivers Barracks. battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets" This gave me the envious position of sitting in the jeep while the other men pulled the measuring chains and recorded the angles. I agree with Charles Kelley. Just gain enough time for the SAC Bombers to get there and be sure we were out of the way. 1st Bn, 27th Arty (155, SP) 6th Bn, 14th Arty (8-in/175) The 42nd Artillery came into existence in July of 1918 from Coast Artillery Corps units already serving in France. Contact: Bert Allen, 7th Battalion, 8th Artillery Shortly thereafter, the Army launched another multi-division operation called Junction City. 2nd Bn, 138th Arty (155, SP) 1, 2nd Bn, 19th Arty (105, T) Charles Engel, Quads (attached to the 4/60th F, 79th Artillery Late in 1965, it could not be applied at will. 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During this period I also served as Asst S-2, with duties as Custodian of all Special Weapons, Special Weapons transports, and Bn SW classified documents. I don't remember if I got to fire one. 3rd Bn, 34th Arty (105, T) On the remembrance of your 68th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten. At point-blank range round after round hit the assaulting force as batteries from other bases threw up a continuous wall of shells around the perimeter and as air strikes pounded the attackers. The dentist put them in a cast, but could not save the left front one. We saw a huge convoy approaching us in the passing lane and someone saw that it was the same outfit that Elvis was in. The 1st Cavalry had the capability to maneuver their artillery aggressively on the battlefield to destroy the enemy and refused to allow difficult terrain to hinder delivering huge amounts of firepower upon enemy positions. This is a violation of privacy. On the seventeenth the 2/7th Cavalry and the 2/5 Cavalry, which had joined Moores command on the fifteenth at X-Ray, moved on a sweep north to cut off North Vietnamese elements moving towards Columbus and Falcon. Most every one in the unit had at least two years of college and we were treated a little nicer that we expected. To economize and speed up displacements they devised a system of using one helicopter to carry both. Despite these adaptations during the heat of combat, the field artillery gave prompt, reliable support. His best friend was Ronnie Webster and they remained friends after he returned home. My Dad's battalion (6th of the 9th) won some kind of award for scoring a "direct hit" on the test range. 1st Bn, 92nd Arty (155, T) C Btry 5/4 Arty. During my time there he received his Captains bars. During the Vietnam conflict the following artillery units served at one time or We would go to Rivers Barracks every Sunday for mass. Which basically meant they would be the battery responsible for moving around as the demand for movement increased. The field was another story all together. Late in October 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division moved into the Ia Drang Valley. to the men of the 4/60th Air Defense Artillery (Quads and Dusters) as There were also a few officers and large numbers of enlisted men who were transferred to the Battalion when the "Pentomic" reorganization took place. Contact: Ron Survey section was in Camp Enari along with Survey Info Center and S3, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery 5th Bn, 42nd Arty (155, T) Contact: Bill Wright, 155mm H SP (M109) + 8-inch H This was important for the married troops who lived off base because it gave them an extra hour and a half in the AM. At the bottom of this page is a new section After several days of searching, the 1/9 Cavalry bumped into the enemy on I November. Although enemy resistance was light, the field artillery fired missions from bases ringing the area of operations to seal off escape routes or reduce small points of resistance and fiercely shelled landing zones. I remember the U-shaped layout of staff/office buildings with the Officers Club, NCO club, and chapel in the NE corner (as you came in the gate, not sure of the absoulte orientation). Early in January 1967, the 1st Infantry Division, the 25th Infantry Division, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the lth Armored Cavalry Regiment, and separate battalions of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam opened Operation Cedar Falls. SP = Self-propelled Towards the end of summer 1958 the Army switched to dollars and I remember waking up to hear women screaming along the depot fence. guns, furnished fire support and helped defend other fire bases as required. We practiced RSOPs (Reconnaissance, Selection, Occupation of Position) till we could do them in our sleep. Paul Great time, at night we drank beer from a truck some local Comrade brought out to us. Our problem was Moses had rotated to the US so we were down to one pitcher, Capt. Countermortar Q4 Radar, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery [Photo] M114 howitzer of C Battery, 5th Battalion, US 42nd Artillery Regiment at Fire Suppor Base Thu Thua, Vietnam, date unknown, photo 1 of 2 | World War II Database World War II Database M114 howitzer of C Battery, 5th Battalion, US 42nd Artillery Regiment at Fire Suppor Base Thu Thua, Vietnam, date unknown, photo 1 of 2 Shield:,Scarlet is the color used for Artillery. Commanders located the enemy with infantry and then attacked with field artillery and air strikes. 4th Aviation Battalion Your military Experience, events and qualifications section was in Camp Enari along Survey., Pennsylvania, from personnel of the 8th Infantry, world War. Phillip Jordan, 3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery He had a simple strategy if war ever broke out. us army 424th medical battalion unit crest the soldiers lifeline pin 22xp - $18.08. Kinnard to destroy the retreating North Vietnamese units responsible for the assault. Based on a number of criteria (like the mental health of the men that had been on a hot firebase for an extended amount of time and enemy activities) the swing battery could be swing for anywhere from 3 months to a year. 5th Bn, 27th Arty (105, T) Vietnam. Even though 1st Cavalry field artillerymen could maneuver their 105-mm. After establishing a patrol base, it staked out ambushes to catch North Vietnamese units fleeing to safety. It reduced fatigue and the resulting errors of fire direction center personnel. artillery groups were part of First Field Force Vietnam Artillery (IFFV Arty), in the 2 "A not all places were accessible by truck. 3rd Bn, 18th Arty (8-in/175) I realized why when we hit a storm in the North Atlantic and spent three days at sea anchor during which time we were feeding 85 troops that could still eat. As a result, Colonel Brand urged separate training for field artillery and air defense artillery. The Battalion, and especially A Battery, lost a large number of officers during the first half of 1956. Contact Artillery, Battery C, At the direction of the Commanding General, Continental Army Command, the Artillery and Guided Missile School and the Air Defense School explored the desirability of dividing the artillery into two branches. This arrangement guaranteed a rapid response by the artillery when called upon, simplified furnishing fire support in guerrilla warfare, and saved lives. Original WW2 US Army 39th Field Artillery DI / DUI / crest 204245392061 5th Bn, 22nd Arty (8-in/175) Within twenty- four hours after the beginning of Tet, on 30 January 1968 Hanoi launched a series of attacks from the demilitarized zone to the southern tip of Vietnam. Contact: Dante' 41st Artillery, 4th Battalion, You may have been within range of each other but this was not always the case one thing for certain, you were always on a "road march." Bill Taggart, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery At the end of the 1956 season we had won enough to get into the 7th Army tournament. Equally important, American field artillerymen created a fourth firing battery in direct support battalions because of the clamor for more firepower and because of a surplus of guns and ammunition and increased the use of FADAC that had been introduced in Vietnam in 1966-67. The 5th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted as part of the Regular Army in January 1907. 5 Harry Ettmueller is in the middle with sun glasses. Another item you will run across in our writings is the symbol "(-)", you will normally see this in conjunction with (Plt) and it is what is used to designate the remaining portion of the Btry (2 platoons or 4 howitzers) once it has been split. I lucked out and was given KP duty, which I didnt like at first. 2nd Bn, 94th Arty (175), 2nd Bn, 319th Arty (105, T) Aerial artillery and a dogged defense turned back many enemy attacks. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. After 1st formation we had about a half hour to do section chores. Contact: Gary Puro, Battery G, 29th Artillery McBride, (not 1st Bn, 92nd Arty (155, T) 5th Bn, United States Army Institute of Heraldry. Contact: Jim 3rd Bn, 34th Arty (105, T) After they put in slot machines they made so much money that they use to run nickel beer nights. 6th and 7th U.S. We also had black & white Chevrolet station wagon which bit the dust (threw a rod) on the trip down to Munich in 1968. Battalion, 27th Artillery The home page of the 1/92nd Field Artillery Association - Vietnam. This left some units in the theater with excess personnel, which they were directed to transfer to other units, including the 265th. H&HQ as well as A Btry were there in April 1958 and B & C Btry were at Rivers Barracks. tales of the field artillery VIETNAM ARTILLERY Contact: during those early days of 1966, field artillerymen in the 1st Cavalry also developed new tactics for aerial artillery. (See Map Room). In early 1971 for example C Btry occupied 3 firebases all within 7 miles of each other for mutual support of the Engineers working on the roads, the ARVN's and US Infantry pounding the bush as well as the 3 firebases. The camp was located on Route 15, 16km southeast of Bin Ha. John Howard, 1st Battalion, 83rd Artillery had an Alfa Romeo and I remember the Getoggio brothers, enlisted (twins). The 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, was originally constituted on 5 July, 1918, in the National Army as Battery D, 42nd Field Artillery, an element of the 14th Division. In most cases you were broken down into 3 separate -2-howitzer - platoons. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. the webmaster for full details, Fire for your artillery unit Rod Shaughnessy, 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery REST IN PEACE. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. your Early drifts towards this mentality started in Ia Drang and culminated in 1967. Since going to school and working to pay for it was a drag I figured that if I went in to the Army, Uncle Sam would pay for my college. He was there everyday for our stay doing jobs for us. We have extensive unit history, maps and information about the unit and the 155mm Howitzer, Towed. When I woke up in my sleeping bag the first morning a fire had been started and all our boots were around the fire getting warm. HSB, 5th of 16th Artillery June 1969 - June 1970 Sir, My father William Ralph Francis passed away on 06 JUNE 2018 and I found many photos of his firebase in Vietnam. It was common practice (at least during 1969 to 1971) to have one of the batteries be a "Swing Battery." Bet you cant guess the name of the Battalion Commanders daughter. This may help you find your friend from the war. Capt Welty was a 20-year man who was a Marine during WW2 and switched to the Army during Korea. To fight off the assaults the Americans employed small arms fire, field artillery, and air strikes. As the battles indicated, American ground forces were vulnerable when they lacked fire support. Maybe he was using both. 8" Howitzer and 175mm gun Frequent questions. My duty assignments with the 265th FA Bn (later 3rd Gun Bn, 81st Arty) were as follows: howitzers because of their rapid- read more 1 2 3 Next George Whitehouse, 105mm H T Unable to perform their mis- sions and protect themselves simultaneously, field artillerymen created fire support bases by posi- tioning their pieces with the command post of a maneuver battalion. We had a great little dining room where we started off each day with eggs to order and copies of the Stars and Stripes. We got along great with my math background. I read that the first guns got there in Oct and not Novas I remembered it. who had been a college math instructor but drank too much and ended up in the Army. During the Vietnam conflict, the following artillery units .. PHAN RANG VIETNAM? After the Battle of Ia Drang, General Kinnard had nothing but praise for his field artillery. There are pictures of convoys, survey crew at work, trips to London, Paris and Amsterdam, scenes of Germany during our surveying, and of BK. Unit Crest 14th Infantry Regiment Single. The Army concurred with the recommendations and split the field artillery and air defense artillery into two distinct combat arms with their own training programs in 1968. In December 1966 he admitted, Our airmobile operations and fire support then become the mainstay of our offensive. 80 Along with other commanders, Pearson insisted that massive artillery and air fire were the most effective ways to crumble enemy resistance. To fire a 280mm cannon the exact quadrants of the gun were required by FDC. of . One of the pictures on your site (3. INTRODUCTION This pamphlet was edited by 1Lt Robert A. Hentzen, who later became a reknowned sports reporter with a Topeka newspaper. To protect one landing zone and its batter- ies, the field artillery had to site at least two batteries within range of each other. Contact: Al Simms, Jr. 105mm H T Prior to this time the 1/92nd (in 52nd Group) and the 1/30th (in 41st Group) were the only completely Air Mobile medium artillery units in all of IICTZ. (3) 7Jun 56 to 11 Oct 56: Gun Platoon Commander, A Battery (2nd Gun Platoon) Later in the war, the 7/15th was under the 52nd Artillery Group. Photo: Bill Van Eck C-2/32 "Can Do" of the 2/32d fires the first 175mm It was some kind of Battery test so the radar crew was given a truck load of C rations and stuck in a remote site away from the rest of the unit. Spec4 was my rank. It was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958. Pentagon civiliansalso wanted the South Vietnamese to assume more responsibility for their own defense and hoped to end the war through negotiation rather than a resounding military victory. Steele, 5th Contact: David [ADA]), 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery "THE Like most Army units, sports was a big part of off hours. 1st Bn, 7th Arty (105, T) 52nd Artillery Group This may help you find your friend from the war!