Contact: 1st Bn, 321st Arty (105, T), 1st Bn, 5th Arty (105, T) On April 19, 1968, the 2d Battalion, 138th Field Artillery with units in Louisville, Bardstown, Elizabethtown and Carrollton, Kentucky were ordered to active duty by President Lyndon B. Johnson. 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). Ballowe, Quads (attached to Americal We had gone to Grafenveer to fire the guns; we couldnt go to Baumhilder because the range was not long enough, and so we drove to the FO cement bunker on the range to observe the firing. 1st Bn, 27th Arty (155, SP) The 42nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army (USA) . Guidi, 6th Battalion, 84th Artillery Countermortar Q4 Radar, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Contact: Joe DiPardo, 6th . 1st Bn, 321st Arty (105, T) The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese struck six major cities, sixty-four district capitals, and fifty hamlets and caught the Americans and SouthVietnamese off guard. After eight years of fighting to preserve its colonial empire, France finally suffered defeat at the hands of Ho Chi Minh, an ardent Vietnamese nationalist and communist, when Dien Bien Phu fell in March 1954. Contact: Jim "THE He and his men trained at Fort Sill on the 105 mm towed howitzer. I impacted some girl's forehead with my front teeth. Background:,The coat of arms was originally approved for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942. Had to love the guy. 5th Battalion, 4th Artillery 155mm H SP (M109) 8th Battalion, 4th Artillery 175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110) Headquarters Battery, 4th Infantry Division Artillery Contact: Dante' M. Puccetti Division Survey section was in Camp Enari along with Survey Info Center and S3 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Contact: James Strange B Btry '68-'69 The 42nd Artillery, CAC was an Army Railway Artillery Regiment and was assigned to the French 240mm Railway mounted guns. I served as Fire Direction Officer with C Btry, 5/4 Arty (155 M109)at Firebase C-2. Since I had been there such a short time, I didnt know where we went to train. We were shaped up by 8 am. 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. 2nd Bn, 320th Arty (105, T) 12 midnight curfew and you had to wear Class As or a jacket and tie. The North Vietnamese hit Columbus with mortar and machine gun fire on 18 November and battled the Americans at several other locations, but the fighting at Albany marked the last of major combat in the Ia Drang. Taking hi3 argument even further, Kinnard insisted that the 1st Cavalry lured the enemy into battle by teasing it with a seemingly unprotected airmobile infantry battalion. Once the enemy struck, the 1st Cavalry hit it hard with massive artillery support.60 Simply stat- ed, the battles of Ia Drang vindicated the airmobile concept and showed the field artillerys capac- ity to provide close support in difficult terrain. Share your o Army or Department of Defense. Detachment, Complete The Lt. then put it in a classified record for use if hostilities broke out. Bet you cant guess the name of the Battalion Commanders daughter. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. FOR SALE! O, Lt. Wegman, Our section S3, Lt. Aldrich and one of the gun officers, Lt. Hightower. The remainder of the battalion was concurrently inactivated. It was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958. On 16 August 1987, HHB, 1st Bn, 333rd FA was reorganized and redesignated as Battery A, 333rd FA and assigned to the 1st Cav Div. There was a time during 1967 when the 1/92nd was spread so thin and demand for support still very high, that the BN requisitioned 4 - 105 mm - Howitzers and manned them with men from HHB and SVC Btry and called this D Btry. 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." Dusters = Dual 40mm guns SP 're equip' in a sentence. Artillery Army - 41st Field Arty Gp w Vietnam SVC Ribbons Army - 173rd Airborne Brigade w SVC Ribbons Army - 124th Transportation Cmd w SVC Ribbons . Because of this, the 1st Divisions artillery commander delegated fire control to commanders of direct support battalions, who helped convert the Iron Triangle from a haven into a no mans land by the end of January. 8th Battalion, 25th While tube artillery was adjusted on a target, aerial artillery orbited as near as possible. Steele, Searchlights Despite effective air and artillery support, the enemy closed in on the perimeter and assailed it from all directions. This test culminated in the firing of the first atomic round at Frenchman's Flat firing range in Nevada, by the Officers and men (and one gun) of the 867th FA Bn. DI Unit Crest 134th Field Artillery Battalion DUI. He was 18 years-old. Battalion, 27th Artillery Contact: battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets" Contact: Ron MACV, Forward 3, 1st Bn, 40th Arty (105, SP) This along with communist rhetoric about picking up the banner of nationalism by supporting wars of liberation influenced the United States to consider sending troops. -- I also have a mimeographed copy of the Battalion's history during World War II, its reactivationon 7 Jul 52, its acquisition of the 280mm Guns, its deployment to Baumholder in Nov. 1953, and ending with the Battalion's participation in the field exercise "Battle Royal" with Belgian forces of the Northern Army Group. Using colored smoke rounds to identify the precise outline of his perimeter, Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore, the 1/7s commander, called for additional artillery support. Contact: Bill Hilling, 8th Battalion, 6th Artillery 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. This article is about the US regiment. 1st Class John Anderson, holding an M60. Both Decades after he got back from Vietnam, he later told me he was moving 155mm howitzers around to different (mobile) firebases. The mission of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is to honor and preserve the legacy of service and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War. during those early days of 1966, field artillerymen in the 1st Cavalry also developed new tactics for aerial artillery. 5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery United States Army Strength Battalion Type Artillery Years 1966 - 1971 Report To Field Artillery Units Reporting Units A Battery B Battery C Battery HHB Service Battery Members Who Served in 5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Service Plaque Full Service History Albertson, Bernard George, CPT Status USA Active Service Years It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. Contact: Steve Sipos, Headquarters Battery, Dauphin, 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery We were there from Fall 1966 - Feb/Mar 1968. 2nd Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment. I also learned the folly of riding a bicycle around a blind corner of the path around the courtyard of the apartment complex at full speed. There doesn't seem to be very much about Artillery units stationed in Northern I Corps.Keep up the good work. 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 contact person for your unit Thomas and 155-mm. 5th, Battalion, 42nd, Artillery, Arty,Service Ribbons,Vietnam,VN,United States Army,Vet,Veteran,Unit,Insignia,Patch,Crest . please contact the webmaster so we can insert a Contact: Dennis This pamphlet was edited by 1Lt Robert A. Hentzen, who later became a reknowned sports reporter with a Topeka newspaper. By doing this, field artillerymen reduced the time required to occupy a position and dispelled fears about the field artillerys inability to keep up with the other combat arms on a highly mobile battlefield. In most cases you were broken down into 3 separate -2-howitzer - platoons. Heavily armed helicopter gunships entered the fray, while the two batteries at Landing Zone Falcon and two at Landing Zone Columbus laid down a devastating shield ot iron. It is also noted that March 1969 records from the 5th Battalion, 42nd Battery indicate that the veteran's unit (A Battery) terminated a support role of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, thus supporting the claim that his unit did support the 199th. 1st Bn, 11th Arty (105, T) 1st Bn, 84th Arty (155, T/8-in, SP). 8th Bn, 4th Arty (8-in/175) 1st Bn, 30th Arty (155, T), 1st Bn, 8th Arty (105, T) Enemy tactics compelled the resumption of small unit actions, ranging from squad- to company-size. Junction City culminated with the battles of Ap Bau Bang II, Suoi Tre, and Ap Gu. Time passes quickly. James Strange B Btry Division), 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery 3rd Bn, 16th Arty (155, T) . howitzers because of their rapid- I was afforded a wonderful chance to see Germany from the inside. Wessling, Dusters / Quads of Battery E, Become a fan. Contact: James to the men of the 4/60th Air Defense Artillery (Quads and Dusters) as Contact: 7th Bn, 15th Arty (8-in/175) Within the first couple of weeks the outfit went to the field for training for a week. [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 Contact: Served with Jeff C Battery He was a cannon cocker I was in Alright Ammo. Since diodes and chips were not available, the Q-10 radar set operated on vacuum tubes. on the organization of Field Artillery in Vietnam. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. Battalion can be abbreviated as BN, Bn or bn depending on the author (I prefer BN). Contact: Richard The shells indicate the nature of the organization and with the bendlets produce the numerical designation of the organization. ammo, powder, howitzers, men, etc. [ADA]), 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Battalion, 20th Artillery We were to fire one round from each gun to give the Russians something to think about, blow up the Breech blocks, and race like hell for the Spanish coast. The vision of VVMF is to ensure a society in which all who have served and sacrificed in our nation's Armed Forces are properly honored and receive the recognition they justly deserve. In 1966 the 4/42 Artillery deployed to Vietnam on the same ship as the 1/22 Infantry. 2nd Battalion, Even though the military bitterly denounced this position and warned that it would produce certain disaster, President Lyndon B. Johnsons administration accepted it in March 1968, an election year. 6th Bn, 15th Arty (105, T) Contact: Al Simms, Jr. 105mm H T 1st Bn, 83rd Arty (8-in/175) 97th Artillery Group occupies"J.F.C. Artillery read more 1 2 3 Next of artillery units in Vietnam Photo: Bill Van Eck C-2/32 "Can Do" of the 2/32d fires the first 175mm In Vietnam the 4th Battalion of the 42nd Artillery was a towed 105mm howitzer battalion assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, to render direct support to the 2nd Brigade, of which the 1/22 Infantry was a part. Contact: Russ If you didnt go to town the EM club at The Depot was first rank. The first, second and fifth road wheel stations have a hydraulic shock absorber. If you have a contact person After an attack on a special forces camp at Plei Me in October 1965, he sent the 1st Air Cavalry Division (Airmobile) under Major General Harry W.O. 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. 5th Bn, 22nd Arty (8-in/175) After establishing a patrol base, it staked out ambushes to catch North Vietnamese units fleeing to safety. During the Vietnam War, the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery was part of larger artillery To meet the external threat the Army abandoned its defensive strategy for aggressive offensive actions.54 After a series of limited offensives, General William Westmoreland, Commander, US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, opened a campaign to counter North Vietnamese moves to cut South Vietnam in half. The pressure to end integrated training and form field artillery and air defense artillery as two distinct combat arms branches mounted. 7th Bn, 15th Arty (8-in/175) While the officer provided guidance to improve overall unit effectiveness, the noncom- missioned officer assisted the battalion operations officer and operations noncommissioned officer in training firing batteries and gun sections. Crest:,The hand grasping the spears indicates firepower in any direction. For many Americans the offensive symbolized the senseless destruction of the war. note: Although there are many members of this unit which owe their lives It was common practice (at least during 1969 to 1971) to have one of the batteries be a "Swing Battery." Sgt. To protect one landing zone and its batter- ies, the field artillery had to site at least two batteries within range of each other. howitzer by eliminating unnecessary equipment, the 1st Cavalry flew a four-gun battery a distance of fifteen miles in approximately two hours to provide fire for the ground forces. They were just fascinating. Shield: Gules, two bendlets between four shells, two in chief and two in base, all Or. Gouttes Kaserne, composed Additionally, the Vietnam War highlighted the inherent shortcomings of consolidating the field and coast artillery. As you can see from the pictures I sent, the Guns were named Apache and Alley Oop in A Battery, Big Ike and Big Mo in B Battery, and Comanche and Cheryl in C Battery. Rank was hard to come by because the 280s were being phased out and the battalion seemed to be a place for Officers who were being phased out. The battle at X-Ray carried on over the next two days. 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. (Everyone who wasnt GI was "Comrade.") | News | The 2/5 Cavalry arrived at Columbus without contacting the enemy, but the 2/7 Cavalry bumped into North Vietnamese at Landing Zone Albany. Arty Legends - legends and 54th Artillery Group In mid-afternoon aerial and tube artillery and tactical air support joined the fight. After three weeks of heavy bombing and intensive artillery fire, the Americans and South Vietnamese finally liberated the city. Contents 1 Lineage 2 Distinctive unit insignia 3 Coat of arms 4 Current configuration 5 Campaign participation credit 6 Decorations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Lineage [ edit] us army 424th medical battalion unit crest the soldiers lifeline pin 22xp - $18.08. We lived in a big barracks building on the QM Depot. Lent has begun. 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. General 6th Bn, 77th Arty (105, T) 1 Battalion, 82nd Artillery Corps Vietnam Artillery", Controlled two battalions of VF/NM COVER A TIM BRADSTREET DYNAMITE JENNIFER BLOOD #10 VF+, Missoula MT Harley Davidson Poker Chip Grizzly . (7) 1 Jul 58 to 10 Dec 58: Battalion Asst S-3, Special Weapons Training Officer Frank's Facebook Page. So depending on when you joined the unit, you could have moved a lot or not at all. Descriptors: *ARTILLERY AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ARMY TRAINING ARTILLERY FIRE CASUALTIES CLOSE SUPPORT COMBAT SURVEILLANCE COUNTERINSURGENCY HELICOPTERS HOWITZERS LOGISTICS MAINTENANCE MILITARY FORCES (FOREIGN) MILITARY INTELLIGENCE The 5th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted as part of the Regular Army in January 1907. Artillery Contact: Steve One of the pictures on your site (3. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. your We were moved to New York by train and loaded onto the USS Callan along with a lot of other troops. With the exception of the before mentioned Delta and Echo Batteries, the 1/92nd was primarily comprised of Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Batteries. groups or commands. Contact: We got along great with my math background. Contact: Robert Wronski, 1st Big Guns - learn about the [2], 108th FA Group Home; Exhibits and Displays This web site is posted by former members of Charlie Battery 5th Battalion 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Infantry Division who served with this unit in Vietnam. Warriner, 5th Battalion, 22nd Artillery This habitual association decentral- ized fire direction from the battalion to the battery and frequently isolated the battery from the rest of its battalion. Driving the jeep for the Lt also created a memorable moment. Unit Crest (We Support the Line) 29th Field Artillery Regiment. Contact: Dave Holdorf, 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery Artillery These other non-firing Btry's were the Service Battery (Svc Btry) plus the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB Btry). Enter your email below to receive exclusive content from Soldier of Fortune right in your inbox. This is. In each case Viet Cong forces attacked American fire bases with mortar rounds, rifle grenades, rockets, and recoilless rifle fire. or webpage for your Vietnam artillery battalion, please contact the webmaster so we can insert a hyperlink for Although the Army had been sending advisors to Vietnam since the early 1950s, President John F. Kennedys decision in the spring of 1961 to increase the American commitment greatly expanded the Armys advisory effort. Although the Americans faced soldiers with a different set of values, they produced a better led and trained South Vietnamese artillery by 1965 than the one encountered in 1961. Find 5th Battalion, 22nd Artillery unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Outside of aerial artillery, the 1st Cavalrys field artillery provided minimal support. Even though Army doctrine still called for fire and maneuver, practice in Vietnam differed con- siderably. Military Challenge Coin 5th Battalion 3D Field Artillery Regiment, SILK #15 1ST PRINT MARVEL COMICS VF/NM CB844. Contact: After a couple of days back, the men I was serving with and myself figured something was going on. M. Larson, 37th Although most road marches were accomplished by convoy, which allowed us to take everything, we needed i.e. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed FESTINA LENTE in Black letters. Just gain enough time for the SAC Bombers to get there and be sure we were out of the way. with IFFV Arty: SECOND FIELD FORCE VIETNAM ARTILLERY The field was another story all together. In 1968 the North Vietnamese abandoned their strategy of a protracted war. Lewandowski, 105mm H T - Provided Learn more about featured topics of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era. Shield:,Scarlet is the color used for Artillery. The galley crew quickly informed me to never miss a meal and to eat all the time. Artillery Regiments were constituted on 8 March 1898, three weeks after the explosion of USS Maine in Havana, Cuba on 15 February 1898, as the United States' declaration of war on Spain . not all places were accessible by truck. 6th and 7th U.S. Because la Drang acquainted the enemy with American firepower and influenced it to avoid such encounters in the future, the Army had to inaugurate search-and-destroy operations in 1965-66 to ferret out the enemy.66 For example, covered by 105-mm. Please inform Despite these adaptations during the heat of combat, the field artillery gave prompt, reliable support. The regiment did not initially mobilize for the Second World War during the general activation of units beginning in August 1939. In line with this, the authors of The Artillery Branch Study of 1966 wrote that integrated training spawned mediocrity. 2nd Bn, 77th Arty (105, T) 5,558 Views, KING OF BATTLE: U.S. ARMYS FIeld Artillery in Vietnam. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. This created varying ways. 9th Infantry Division Pin. Ironically, the Armys past conditioned soldiers to see firepowerartillery, naval guns, and tactical air-as the preferable solution. Add a link For the field artillery these capabilities were critical because the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were elusive, used hit-and-run tactics, and engaged the Americans and their allies at close distance with the idea of negating their superiority in artillery, helicopter, and tactical air support. Survey section was in Camp Enari along with Survey Info Center and S3, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Contact: Chris The days were pretty much the same so we looked forward to being in the field. . Mastering all the usages of 're equip' from sentence examples published by news publications. Other sections cleaned the toilets, others swept the halls and cleaned the common rooms. A few years ago I ran across a book entitled Private Presley by Andreas Schroer which documents Elviss years in Germany and I swear it is as good as a high school yearbook for memories. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]. Contact: Dave Charles Engel, Quads (attached to the 4/60th 6th Bn, 14th Arty (8-in/175) We were paid in "Script." This rapid sweep taxed the 1st Cavalrys artillerys ability to support the maneuver elements. 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. Contact: Bob Oh by the way, when we left, quite a number of C ration cases just happened to fall of the back of the truck. 1st Bn, 82nd Arty (155, T/8-in, SP), 2nd Bn, 319th Arty (105, T) Sgt Pappy Bryant was another gun chief. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Because of the one-year tour that left little time for on the-job training, combat in Vietnam required the officer to arrive as a proficient field artilleryman and not a hybrid field and air defense artilleryman. 2nd HOW Bn, 92nd Artillery arrived in Europe on 25 June 1958 and was attached to the 42nd FA Gp with station at Rivers Barracks, Giessen. In a student thesis at the Army War College in 1963, Colonel William F. Brand pointed out that integrated training provided an inadequate amount of time for detailed instruction on all artillery weapons, which meant that officers left the advanced course without mastering any of the weapons. 3rd Bn, 79th Artillery arrived in Europe on 1 June 1959 and was located at Rivers Barracks where it was attached to the 42nd FA Group. Exploiting new field pieces coming off production lines and FADAC and dust- ing off forgotten techniques, field artillerymen delivered unprecedented accurate fire to shatter enemy attacks and seal off the battlefield and showed their ability to furnish huge quantities of fire. army combat readiness test. As you might expect, a number of these personnel turned out to be considerably less than desirable, and caused no end of problems. artillery pieces in action, Home | About Shortly thereafter, the Army launched another multi-division operation called Junction City. Complete list of 1st Bn, 92nd Arty (155, T) 5th Bn, Enough about me lets talk about the 264th FA Battalion. 1st Bn, 11th Arty (105, T) Contact: Bert Allen, 7th Battalion, 8th Artillery Contact: Charles Workman, 6th Battalion, 33rd Artillery Battalion, 15th Artillery 3rd Bn, 18th Arty (8-in/175) H&HQ as well as A Btry were there in April 1958 and B & C Btry were at Rivers Barracks. Livingston, Dusters (Battery D, 71st Arty Although search-and-destroy operations of late 1965 and early 1966 were successful, the Army still had difficulties protecting the countryside. Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army as Battery D, 42nd Field Artillery, an element of the 14th Division Organized 10 August 1918 at Camp Custer, Michigan Demobilized 7 February 1919 at Camp Custer, Michigan Reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 42nd Field Artillery. Battery is abbreviated as BTRY or Btry. I remember comming back from Earl Magathan's house or the Post snack bar many times and the gate out of the motor pool was closed.
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