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. was in the 23rd Artillery Group, which was part of Second Field Force Artillery, in the 3 We would go to Rivers Barracks every Sunday for mass. Be Home Cities Countries. army combat readiness test. I agree with Charles Kelley. William Tecumseh Sherman. Quads = Quad 50 machineguns, Headquarters Battery, I played on the B battery basketball team, touch football team, and fast pitch softball team. I spent about month (Oct 53) at combat intelligence school at Oberammergau and when I got back to Baumholder (early Nov), the guns were in Germany. For the most part, 1/92nd was a 3 Firing Btry BN each with 6 - M114A1 - 155 mm Howitzers, lovingly referred to as "The Pig." 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Although the Army continued fighting into 1973, Vietnamization changed the field artillerys primary mission. errors. 1st Bn, 84th Arty (155, T/8-in, SP). There was a field behind the gun "parking lot" where there might have been one "kind of museum piece" 175mm SPH. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. If we had won, the team would be in a fix because a lot of us would be out of the service before the tournament was played. of artillery units in Vietnam He served with HSB Battery, 5th of 16th Artillery from June 1969-June 1970. Once we sat on the Fulda Gap near the East German border in concentric circles with half of the 7th Army. 2nd Bn, 94th Arty (175) There was a lot of pressure to Buy Bonds. Until I figured it out, I thought it was strange that so many people were concerned about my savings plans. In line with this, the authors of The Artillery Branch Study of 1966 wrote that integrated training spawned mediocrity. 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. 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. To compensate for the lack of firepower the North Vietnamese stressed rigorous discipline, tactical superiority, and careful preparation. Late in 1965, it could not be applied at will. In November of 1967 and most of 1968 Bravo Btry was swing, let me illustrate briefly what it was like for the men of B Btry in the 9 months between November 1967 and July 1968 the men of B Btry moved a total of 19 times; 10 times by air and 9 times by road. The Lt. then put it in a classified record for use if hostilities broke out. From these positions located so that any point in the area of operations could be reached by at least one battery and usually two or more, the maneuver commander conducted offensive operations, while field artillery, ranging from 105-mm. Despite these efforts and those that strengthened the South Vietnamese army as a whole, South Vietnam final- ly collapsed in 1975 in the face of a determined North Vietnamese onslaught. Contact: David or unit contact's e-mail address. After leaving Vietnam General Westmoreland criticized this routine vigorously when he admitted that artillery and air power had produced a firebase psychosis. On 3 November the 1/9 Cavalry squadron began conducting a reconnaissance-in-force along the Cambodian border. I was afforded a wonderful chance to see Germany from the inside. Carefully situated in hard-to-reach areasjungles, mountains, and swampsand provided with escape routes, the bastions furnished the enemy excellent bases from which they assaulted South Vietnam. (3) 7Jun 56 to 11 Oct 56: Gun Platoon Commander, A Battery (2nd Gun Platoon) As Lieutenant General Bernard W. Rogers, who was the assistant division commander of the 1st Infantry Division in 1967, recalled in 1974, Cedar Falls/Junction City operations confirmed the importance of field artillery and air power. The base along with the availability of naval gunfire and tactical air gave the Army the capacity to rain deadly fire and reinforced the grow- ing trend of relying upon firepower rather than maneuver for defeating the enemy. We would play cards till lights out. After a couple of years it dawned on me that I would have to serve my two years with Uncle Sam when I was done with school. Great time, at night we drank beer from a truck some local Comrade brought out to us. Although the enemy applied pressure into the evening, a continuous ring of artillery shells and tactical air strikes kept it from breaching the perimeters. gun, andcomplemented the revised 6400-mil firing chart. 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. John Howard, 1st Battalion, 83rd Artillery The days were pretty much the same so we looked forward to being in the field. I read that the first guns got there in Oct and not Novas I remembered it. Time passes quickly. 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. They suspended the ammunition and the howitzer beneath the helicopter by means of a double-sling system to allow the transportation of a complete firing section. Thomas 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. Artillery We were there from Fall 1966 - Feb/Mar 1968. After the Battle of Ia Drang, General Kinnard had nothing but praise for his field artillery. I was drafted and entered the US Army November 1, 1954. the webmaster for full details, Fire This created varying ways. For many Americans the offensive symbolized the senseless destruction of the war. PHEONS", 1st Battalion, 8th Artillery After years of debate over the validity of consolidating field and air defense artillery, the war prompted the Army to recognize the existence of two artilleries and to make them independent of each other. Charles Engel, Quads (attached to the 4/60th Phillip Jordan, 3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery Coleates, 155mm H SP (M109) I returned to the University of Illinois and let Uncle Sam pay for my degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bill Taggart, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery Battalion, 27th Artillery 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. 78 Commenting on this, Brigadier General Willard Pearson, Commander, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, wrote in December 1966 that his units motto was Save Lives, Not Ammunition.79 Given this, he wroteDecember 1966 that the ground forces main task involved finding the enemy. Artillery, II FIELD FORCE I rotated home and was discharged October 11, 1956. Another time we spent 3 days in a mosquito infested swamp along the Rhine River while a Company of Engineers built pontoon bridges for us to float the 280s across the river. guns, furnished fire support and helped defend other fire bases as required. I remember, in Giessen, we had to have two weeks worth of rations ready at home in case the Russians came in and we (dependents) had to bug out. C Btry 5/4 Arty. Richie, 108th FA Group Aerial Observation (VATLS), 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery It looks like the picture was of an inspection or something. Field Artillery in Vietnam. We were not the first unit he had befriended. 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. Unit Crest (Labore Et Honore) 25th Field Artillery Regiment. Without any artillery support the 1/9 Cavalry along with reinforcements airlifted into the battle area repeatedly repulsed enemy assaults. 16 November 1965 - 21 June 1972 5th Bn, 22nd Arty (8-in/175) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America's honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. on the organization of Field Artillery in Vietnam. (Everyone who wasnt GI was "Comrade.") On 2 January 1953, the 42nd Field Artillery Group was activated at Nellingen, Germany and subsequently moved to Giessen. In 1963 the schools recommended separation because of the difficulty of cross training and the growing difference between the two artilleries. I lived with them mostly from Friday eves to Sunday eves to learn everything about them. Even though field artillery officers tried to minimize displacements, the speed of the ground troops and the size of the area compelled them to make over 160 displacements, which strained the divisions air resources. 11th Inf Bde (105, T) read more 1 2 3 Next Quads attached), 175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch Vietnam era Field Gear. We used to drive there in our White 1966 Volkswagen 1300 (1.3L) which my Dad bought when we first arrived. 15th webmaster The war assumed a new dimension following Tet. Contact: 8th Bn, 4th Arty (8-in/175) Association - Vietnam, The Organization of the By [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]. This combination broke the enemys attacks for the day. 1st Bn, 83rd Arty (8-in/175) Bet you cant guess the name of the Battalion Commanders daughter. Schilling 3rd Bn, 16th Arty (155, T) The picture is small so I can't be sure. 2nd Bn, 138th Arty (155, SP) 1, 2nd Bn, 19th Arty (105, T) 6th and 7th U.S. E. Sones, 7th Battalion, 15th Your donation to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will help expand our mission to honor, educate and heal. The field was another story all together. That probably was a good thing because the winning team got a trip to the US to participate in the all army tournament. At least 2 cooks married the women KPs. Although some officers opposed such a tactic, most commanders valued firepower because it preserved lives. 8th Bn, 4th Arty (8-in/175) Boswell, 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery The pressure to end integrated training and form field artillery and air defense artillery as two distinct combat arms branches mounted. howitzers and the rapid response of aerial artillery signified important changes in tactics. For the military Tet presented a golden opportunity to crush the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese because they were weakened by that great effort. I remember a black guy (Pvt/Cpl/Sgt? Ballowe, Quads (attached to Americal 3rd Bn, 34th Arty (105, T) 2nd Bn, 11th Arty (155, T) Although firepower was a decisive factor, it had limitations. The enemys proximity to American troops precluded aerial artillery from being employed, while tube artillery was out of range. 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). Share this article In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the , Subscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter. I received orders to return to Camp Chaffee for Artillery training after the normal week off. beginning early in 1969, the Americans upgraded assistance pro- grams to improve South Vietnamese artillery operations, allowed the South Vietnamese to func- tion independently, and launched equipment modernization and training programs. M. Larson, 37th If you have any Contact: Bill Wright, 155mm H SP (M109) + 8-inch H Box 42nd Field Artillery Group DUI. These bombardments along with small arms fire broke up several attacks during the day. Contact: In 1968 the North Vietnamese abandoned their strategy of a protracted war. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As the 2nd Brigade opened a thrust south down the valley, the rest of the division pushed rapidly southwest of Bong Son. Contact: As a result, the enemy feared American field artillery and made batteries prime targets for infiltration or full-scale attacks. Dan Gillotti, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Artillery 3rd Bn, 197th Arty (155, T) 2 Using CH-54 Flying Cranes and CH-47 Chinook helicopters and reducing the weight of the 155-mm. Enemy tactics compelled the resumption of small unit actions, ranging from squad- to company-size. 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] [ADA]), 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Crest:,The hand grasping the spears indicates firepower in any direction. As a part of the advanced course, student officers received instruction at the Artillery and Guided Missile School and the Air Defense School at Fort Bliss, Texas. Normally, a raid included one 105-mm. This meant that the infantry and cavalry would have to fight alone on the enemys terms unless they were under a protective umbrella of fire support. Commanders permitted batteries to operate independently because the war was basically a small unit conflict and was being fought over a large area. 1964. Then went back to duty. 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. Battalion, 82nd Artillery 5TH BATTALION AND 42ND ARTILLERY, VIET NAM Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts David Powell The ability to airlift towed 105-mm. Constituted 29 June 1918 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 42d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), Inactivated 17 August 1921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia, Redesignated 1 July 1924 as the 1st Battalion, 42d Coast Artillery, Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 42d Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 42d Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 4th Infantry Division, Relieved 1 April 1957 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 42d Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 42d Field Artillery, Withdrawn 15 January 1996 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army as the 42d Field Artillery and assigned to 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 the 42d Field Artillery, Redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 42d Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 4th Division (later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division), and activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, Inactivated 16 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina, Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California. Most every one in the unit had at least two years of college and we were treated a little nicer that we expected. We knew that Elvis was the COs driver so as the lead jeep passed us we waved and yelled to him. If it were m After 5 you could pick up a pass to go to town. Contact: 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. 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. 3rd Bn, 34th Arty (105, T) E. Thomas, Battery E, 82nd Artillery Artillery This is a violation of privacy. Battles in 1967 and 1968 also reflected this preoccupation with firepower. Both pointed out that operations in the Ia Drang revealed the importance of having mutually supporting field artillery positions.Towed 105-mm. + 8-inch H SP (M110), 5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery 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. 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). howitzers could not be used in a direct fire role on a landing zone surrounded by dense vegeta- tion without causing extensive casualties to the security force. In fact, the only thing "static" in our lives was change. McBride, (not On 14 November CH47 Chinook helicopter airlifts placed two batteries at Landing Zone t .con to support the 1/7 Cavalrys offensive at Landing Zone X-Ray. .. PHAN RANG VIETNAM? No way the Seventh Army was going to stop 65 tank divisions located across the Eastern Boarder in the Fulda Gap. We were protected by a battery of antiaircraft guns and a company of light infantry. Even though 1st Cavalry field artillerymen could maneuver their 105-mm. In some cases, batteries fragmented operations even more by assigning part of their guns for base camp defense and the other for tactical employment. FDC cleaned the showers and sinks. Artillery, Battery C, 3rd Bn, 82nd Arty, 196th Inf Bde (105, T) He and his men trained at Fort Sill on the 105 mm towed howitzer. The 1/92nd Field I remember going for the parade day thing and a change of command ceremony. Generally, post-Tet operations reflected past counter-guerrilla operations. Arty Units - detailed list 8th Battalion, 25th He drove by with a smile and gave us a sweeping Hi and a wink. 2 talking about this. I remember one of the Lieutenants (a company commander?) He was a tough old man but great for the troops. I also have some general information about the 280mm Gun, including a photo copy of the pamphlet "Test of the 280mm Gun" published by the Artillery Center in May, 1953. The steel tracks have replaceable rubber pads. Occasionally fights broke out between the Batterys and the Engineers who were stationed at Rivers Barracks. (Photo Credit: U.S. Armed Forces), An Inside Look at Russias Zombie Wave Tactics in Ukraine, Man Bursts From Russian Consulate in Brazil, Attacks Anti-War Protester, The Brutal Battle of Vuhledar, Where Russian Infantry Clashed With Ukrainian Forces, War in Ukraine: A Year That Defied Expectations. Contact: Richard When I ETS'd & came home, my accent was thick, broken English! The regiment did not initially mobilize for the Second World War during the general activation of units beginning in August 1939. Contact: Charles Workman, 6th Battalion, 33rd Artillery My older brother said he got to drive a 2 1/2 ton truck (he was 12). The latter part of my stay there, I met a German family whom lived in Allendorf, through Sabine & Greg, the Stockhauses. By using this format the reader can clearly see the organization and chain of command for the artillery units. Throughout the night the North Vietnamese continued their attempt to defeat the Americans, but intensive fire from two batteries at Landing Zone Falcon and aggressive fighting by the cavalry repulsed the charges. 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. 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 Add a link Because of the size of the brigades area and range limitation, the division artillery commander attached a battery to a partic- ular battalion to provide the maximum coverage. Photo: Bill Van Eck C-2/32 "Can Do" of the 2/32d fires the first 175mm The scouts fired on the North Vietnamese. 5thBN 42ND Artillery as comrades we get together each year to remember our fellow heroes. She was worried about the German toilet paper (too rough), so just before he left we bought a big freezer and bought a side of beef and tons of American toilet paper. To defend themselves American gun crews levelled their tubes and spewed beehive rounds (canister rounds filled with hundreds of metal darts) into the Viet Cong. Mostly though we were all E3s or E4s. 7th Bn, 13th Arty (105, T) LTC Ring was the commanding officer of the 2nd of the 82nd (8" self-propelled howitzers). Shortly after I was there, orders came down to remove the names from the guns, so they were painted over. As such, the Vietnam War had a profound impact on the field artillery. howitzers could not occupy positions within range of the objective. Maybe it was just there to scare Russian satellites into thinking we had "one" (a nuke) on the pad ready to go - lol. When a Btry was split it formed Platoons of howitzers and the most common was the 2-howitzer platoon although I have found reference to a 3-howitzer platoon once in my reading of our records. 2nd Bn, 77th Arty (105, T) 2nd Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment. By the early 1960s North Vietnam had a formidable army that had been organized, equipped, and trained alongChinese lines and that relied upon stealth and foot mobility. Their response was which corner. To economize and speed up displacements they devised a system of using one helicopter to carry both. To all past members of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam. Battalion, 27th Artillery I saw a former A 3/6 member, Pfc David Lee Marcum, in the same unit. 6th Bn, 27th Arty (8-in/175) That night the North Vietnamese ferociously hit the 1/9 Cavalry. Unable to take such punishment, the NVietnamese finally abandoned their drive to destroy the artillery that had been so destruc- tive at X-Ray. Contact: Robert Wronski, 1st another under II Field Force Artillery control: 265th Field Artillery Radar Do you have 5TH BATTALION 27TH ARTILLERY. [2], 108th FA Group The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942. Lewandowski, 105mm H T - Provided I am uncertain whether this gun accompanied the 867th in its later deployment to Germany, referred to by some on your web site as "AWOL". . 8" Howitzer and 175mm gun Since diodes and chips were not available, the Q-10 radar set operated on vacuum tubes. unit on this page. Later in the war, the 7/15th was under the 52nd Artillery Group. 2nd Bn, 9th Arty (105, T) Lent has begun. 1st Battalion, 333rd Field Artillery was activated 2 July 1973 in Germany (Wiesbaden). It was common practice (at least during 1969 to 1971) to have one of the batteries be a "Swing Battery." The Army and 1st Cavalry Division drew two more conclusions. Ironically, the Armys past conditioned soldiers to see firepowerartillery, naval guns, and tactical air-as the preferable solution.
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