Armys involvement in the battle of hue, and one that i found invaluable in crafting my own book on the bloodiest single battle of the vietnam war. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth defects. There they loaded the howitzers onto the ss adabelle lykes. Tanks and apcs get ready for operation at lz schueller. The battalion redesignated as headquarters and headquarters battery, 2nd howitzer battalion, 5th artillery on june 1958 at babenhausen, germany, and activated on 25 june in germany, spending the cold war in europe and redesignated as 2nd battalion, 5th field artillery on 25 june 1964. Kentucky thunder in vietnam ky national guard history.
Cooper feb 1976 1977 ltc joe lucas 1977 1979 ltc michael brokovich july 1979 june1981 ltc fletcher lamkin june 1981 1983. The first mortal casualties were suffered on 4 april 1968 when enemy artillery rounds slammed in to the a battery position at ca lu at. Xlarge vietnam 2nd battalion, 40th artillery tan by american enterprises military insignia cothing. The hot war 1968 october 1969 the viet cong and the north vietnamese army in late 1967 launched several costly attacks. It was reassigned to the 4th infantry division and inactivated on 15 december, 1970, at fort lewis. The 3rd battalion of the16th artillery was a towed 155mm howitzer battalion which arrived in chu lai to be attached to task force oregon and was part of the 54th artillery group of ii field force, vietnam. There they loaded the howitzers onto the ss adabelle lykes and the personnel onto the usns daniel i. Find people you served with from 2nd battalion, 35th field artillery. 34th signal battalion fort jackson 9th inf div vietnam. The men, who fired and supported the mightiest artillery piece in vietnam. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The 199th infantry brigade the campaign for the national. Reconstituted 1 october 1933 in the regular army the 40th field artillery activated 4 june 1941 at camp roberts, california regiment broken up 1 march 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows. There were tiring days and lonely nights as we often thought of you. On 29 october the viet cong attacked the south vietnamese district capital of loc ninh, ran up the flag of the national liberation front, and tried to hold the city. Battery b maintained a base camp at nui dat, rvn, ys426665.
C battery, 2nd battalion, 20th field artillery regiment vhpa. The battalions first round in vietnam was fired by c battery on 28 february 1968 from marine camp brooks in support of the 1st marine division. Reunion 2006 will be the first reunion organized by the newly formed association. Tf 3506th support units such as delta battery, 2nd bn. The 84th field artillery battalion was first organized as the 84th field artillery regiment at camp sheridan, alabama, on october 3, 1918. 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. It was initially equipped with four pershing 1 nuclear missiles, upgraded to six in 1964 and eight in 1965 and in 1969 replaced these with 36 pershing 1a missiles. Army, battery c, 1st battalion, 44th artillery place and date. In august 1968 it was attached to the 23rd infantry division americal, providing general artillery support along with the divisions 1st battalion of the 82nd artillery, which had arrived. Units founding songs missions operation uniontown 2nd battalion 3rd infantry 3rd battalion 7th infantry 4th battalion 12th infantry 5th battalion 12th infantry troop d, 17th cavalry company f, 51st infantry company m, 75th infantry 2nd battalion 40th artillery 7th support. B battery b battery, 6th battalion, 29th artillery searchlight, 4th infantry division kia kontum province near dak to fragmentation wounds, body recovered very likely hill 875 captured nov.
Charles krohns the lost battalion of tet is the best book written about the u. Reconstituted 1 october 1933 in the regular army the 40th field artillery. Leaders from 1st battalion, 40th field artillery visited one of their former members march 3 at the lawtonfort sill veterans center in lawton, okla. Regiment broken up 1 march 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows. During the reporting period, headquarters and headquarters battery maintained a base camp at xuan loc, rvn, yt472096. The 1st field force with two groups the 41st and 52nd and 2 separate battalions bn provided artillery support for all of ii corps tactical zone iictz. The 199th infantry brigade light is a unit of the united states army which served in the army.
Stories the 192nd field artillery association vietnam. A blog about artillery during the vietnam war and other subjects of interest to 2nd battalion 94th field artillery members. On 5 may 1968 at the start of the may offensive pavn artillery hit kon tum, pleiku and buon ma thu. The 3rd battalion, 82nd field artillery regiment was first constituted on 1 july 1916 in the regular army as troops e and f, 24th cavalry and organized on 5 june 1917 at fort d. The 3rd battalion, 197th artillery, was a new hampshire national guard unit activated for deployment to vietnam.
The 40th field artillery regiment is a field artillery regiment of the united states army, first. The 7th battalion th artillery was formed at fort irwin, california in july, 1966. Both the 41st and the 52nd artillery groups contained 4 battalions of artillery with calibers ranging from 105 mm to units with 8 and or 175 mm howitzers and guns. Sells 3506th and task force 3506th logos on tshirts, mugs, sweatshirts and more. The 3rd missile battalion, 84th artillery regiment was formed at fort sill in 1963 and deployed to heilbronn, west germany under the 56th field artillery group. 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. Battery c fired thirtyfive 8inch rounds and killed 80 of the attackers. This history is of the 2 nd battalion 94 th artillery and the men, past and present, who served with one of the finest artillery battalions in the united states army, i corps, republic of vietnam from 1966 to 1972. Great military web pages recommended military books today in military history. Army 2nd battalion, 35th field artillery army veteran. It then was a unit of the 12th field artillery brigade, 12th division, in compliance with a. Deploying to the republic of vietnam in 1966 equipped with the 105mm selfpropelled howitzer, 3rd battalion, 6th field artillery participated in 10 campaigns throughout the central highlands until. Notes from the virtual wall the 3rd battalion, 197th artillery, was a new hampshire national guard unit activated for deployment to vietnam.
On 9 april 1972 at 1400 hours c battery, third gun section, of the 2nd battalion 94 th artillery fired the last american heavy artillery round in vietnam from hill 34 in the republic of south vietnam. The 2d battalion, 40th artillery, the direct support battalion of the 199th light infantry brigade, was one of the first artillery units to respond to enemy attacks in iii corps. Find us army units airborne, special forces, reserve units. Stout distinguished himself during an attack by a north vietnamese sapper company on his units firing position at khe gio bridge. The 22nd division of the army of the republic of vietnam arvn was part of the ii corps that. Khe gio bridge, republic of vietnam, 12 march 1970 citation. By the fall of 1966, the war in vietnam was rapidly escalating and.
This page honors all who served with 2nd battalion 27th field artillery and 2nd of the 82nd fa. All email addresses are in picture format only to discourage web bots from harvesting for junk mail lists. Artillery, cavalry, and support units included 2d battalion, 40th artillery. It was given its name from the color of the orangestriped 55 us gallon 208 litre barrels in which it was shipped.
Reconstituted 1 october 1933 in the regular army as battery a, 40th field artillery. Once we were soldiers of the 83rd artillery defenders of our country, and brothers of our nation. Army 2nd battalion, 35th field artillery army veteran locator. I was with c battery, 2nd battalion, 20th artillery aerial rocket artillery, 1st cavalry division on my second tour in 1969. If you served or have a relative who served and wish to join our group, please send in contact information through the contacts link above. Strength battalion type artillery unit existingdisbanded deactivated year 1977 1988 description. The stories are the personal experiences while serving with the the unit and range from battles to humor. Aaa vector graphics vietnam service 5th battalion, 22nd artillery. I have included b, c and hq battery rosters in march 2012.
An observer detected the enemy launching rockets on ii field force headquarters and shifted fire onto the launching sites. This website has been created with technology from avanquest software. Battalion history and war stories 7th battalion th. Army combat 105mm self propelled field artillery unit.
The battalion departed vietnam on 7 december, 1970. Lessons learned, headquarters, 2d battalion,35th artillery. The 1st howitzer battalion, 30th artillery would find itself in almost every area of vietnam during the 5 years and 4 months it spent there. The 22nd field artillery regiment is an field artillery regiment of the united states army. Constituted 5 july 1918 in the national army as the 40th field artillery and assigned to the 14th division. By the fall of 1966, the war in vietnam was rapidly escalating and the requirement for additional troop strength was exercised. From 525 may 1970 the 40th regiment participated in operation binh tay i an.
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. Headquarters and headquarters battery as headquarters and headquarters battery, 40th field artillery battalion group. The 2nd battalion, 77th artillery participated in eleven vietnam campaigns receiving a presidential unit citation for the battle of soui tre and three awards of the republic of vietnam cross of gallantry with palm. May 10, 2015 may 10, 2015 1st battalion 40th artillery dong ha vietnam stay safe and healthy. It was redesignated for the 40th artillery regiment on 20 november 1958. Krohns firsthand account of his battalion s ordeal in the rice paddies northwest of the city is gripping, tragic, and ultimately heroic. Lineage and honors information as of 30 september 1996. Luis g torresubiles charlie btry140thcommo 1966 to 1967 noemail.
On 27 january, hhb and elements of svc battery moved to camp evans, the new headquarters of the 1st cavalry in thau thien province. We drilled and marched in summers sun and shivered when its cold. Army 1st battalion, 44th air defense artillery army veteran. The 614 arty is officially open but is still a work in progress. A, 326th combat engineers, 192nd ahc and others can be found on clothing and unique custom gift items.
May 10, 2015 1st battalion 40th artillery dong ha vietnam. On 4 march 1968 the battalion deployed to lz sharon near quang tri. Organized 2 august 1918 at camp mcclellan, alabama. Originally, the battalion was part of the 41st artillery group. During the vietnam war, the 7th battalion 15th field artillery was part of larger artillery groups or commands.
March 20, 2014 leaders from 1st battalion, 40th field artillery visited one of their former members march 3 at the lawtonfort sill veterans center in lawton. We wore the red and green for you, we were a mighty few. Later in the war, the 715th was under the 52nd artillery group. They proceeded to lz hammond and the 1st air cavalry division. This is not specifically a 614 reunion but it is being organized by men who served with the 614 and were members of the 6th battalion 14th artillery regiment association which has been reorganized and redesignated as the 14th field artillery regiment association.
List these lists are for informational purposes in regard to my term of service in vietnam. History pershing 3rd battalion, 84th field artillery regiment. The insignia was redesignated for the 40th field artillery regiment effective 1 september 1971. Operation ranch hand, during the vietnam war from 1961 to 1971. On the 22nd of january the 1st howitzer battalion, 30th field artillery fired its 500,000th round since arriving in vietnam. Constituted 5 july 1918 in the national army as battery a, 40th field artillery, an element of the 14th division. The stories in this section are told by members of the 192nd fa and from members of other units that had the good fortune to have associated with us in some way. Battalion commander co 19661967 19671968 1968 1968 1968 19681969 19691970 early 1970 0870 19701971. The brigade main base bmb for redcatchers from the 199th infantry brigade seplt, 1966 1970.
During the period 118 february similar missions supported the defense of xuan loc. Presidential unit citation navy for vietnam 19661967. Headquarters and headquarters battery as headquarters and headquarters battery, 40th field artillery group 1st. Below is a picture of that last heavy artillery round sent in by c battery fdo then lieutenant richard e.
Leard jul 1972 1974 ltc larry peate 1974 1976 ltc robert a. Demobilized 6 february 1919 at camp custer, michigan. It was still in training when the armistice was signed and the regiment was demobilized at camp sheridan on. It was still in training when the armistice was signed and the regiment was demobilized at. Army 1st battalion, 44th air defense artillery army. The mission of 3rd battalion, 82nd field artillery regiment, red dragons, is to deploy to a contingency area of operations and provide lethal and nonlethal effects in support of the 2nd brigade. The 34th field artillery regiment, to which the 34th field artillery battalion is a successor, was first organized in august, 1918 at camp mcclellan, alabama.
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