The regiment has been involved with american conflicts dating back to then us involvement in the mexican civil war and more recently with the war on terrorism. To all past members of the 2nd battalion, 4th artillery, 9th infantry division, vietnam. All us army field artillery and antiaircraft artillery were combined as. Headquarters and headquarters battery, 1st battalion, 94th field artillery, reorganized and redesignated 16 november 1986 as battery a, 94th field artillery, and remained assigned to the 1st armored division remainder of battalion concurrently inactivated. Z gator, vietnam, february 1994 im home, but the house is gone. Hundreds of fire bases exist in vietnam, enabling the u. Among the units stationed here at one time or another were the 7th battalion 15th artillery 8inch. There is surprisingly little available on north vietnamese army and viet cong toes. Brief unit histories are followed by chapters giving an indepth look at the artillery barges and airdeployable firing platforms. Told in the voices of vietnam veterans looking back on their war, proud americans is an oral history of the 2nd battalion, 32nd field artillery unit that served in. After some service as a constabulary force in germany, the unit rejoined the 4th armored division at fort hood, texas, and in germany. An 8 inch howitzer emplacement of the 2nd battalion 94th field artillery at camp carroll, vietnam. A photographic history by the associated press is a beautiful oversized, hard covered book with 300 stunning mainly blackandwhite and many fullpage photographs.
C battery 2 94 field artillery 4 gun fire for effect camp carroll, vietnam dmz november 1966 barry devita did a great job capturing the moment including a round leaving the tube. Armys 2nd battalion, 94th field artillery regiment, fired its. Battery a additionally entitled to presidential unit citation navy, streamer embroidered chu lai battery a, 2nd battalion 94th artillery cited. January 1, 2015 please submit any links to web sites you feel would benefit others. 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. There are a total of 19 vietnam war artillery 1950 1953 entries in the military factory. At the fire bases, the gis dont go through hell or face death like the grunts, and theyre usually. Redesignated 1 september 1971 as the 1st battalion, 94th field artillery. On the morning of april 5, the battery came under fire from the nva artillery.
These were national guard units, the first to be deployed to vietnam. They were assigned to the 23d artillery group and the provisional corps, vietnam, respectively. I was a shakeandbake buck sergeant and was assigned to gun 3. Stout distinguished himself during an attack by a north vietnamese sapper company on his units firing position at khe gio bridge. I was then assigned to 627 artillery c battery in phu loi.
The secret history of artillery in the vietnam war, part 1. The stories are the personal experiences while serving with the the unit and range from battles to humor. We were at dong ha, gio linn, camp carroll, rock pile, and a place that we call the graveyard. Reassigned to the 25th infantry division on 1 august, 1967, it moved to cu chi in 1969. History of the 82nd field artillery regiment homepage. The surprise i was talking about for those that would be attending in 2011 was a 2 94 th challenge coin that was designed and production overseen by bill jones with the help of jim lary and others. The surprise i was talking about for those that would be attending in 2011 was a 2 94 th challenge coin that was designed and production overseen by bill jones with. Entries are listed below by initial year of service descending. S armys headquarters battery, 52nd artillery group, has been returned to fort sill, oklahoma, for inactivation. The reunion, near fort carson colorado, is where the only 77th field artillery regiment active duty unit, the 2nd battalion, is located.
Army, battery c, 1st battalion, 44th artillery place and date. Tactical air support and ara were able to eliminate most of the artillery positions, but several guns continued to hit the base. I am barely visible on top of the fcd track in the rear beyond the shower point note antennas. Government, military, other units, and any sites that would be informative, relative, or of interest to veterans are more than welcome. The 94th field artillery regiment is a field artillery regiment of the united states army, first constituted 1933 in the regular army. About two weeks after i arrived we got orders that we were. The battalions m107s were the wars longestrange artillery pieces used by.
I put this site up as a place for members of the 144 to share their photos and experiences. The book is organized chronologically starting in the 1950s with the first american boots on the ground and finishing with the dramatic fall of saigon in. As the 94th field artillery battalion, the unit served with the 4th armored division during world war ii. The two artillery battalions were the 3d battalion, 197th artillery, from new hampshire, and the 2d battalion, 8th artillery, from kentucky. Artillery was used extensively by both sides but the americans were able to ferry the lightweight 105 mm m102 howitzer. A company in the 196566 era has been shown as having a headquarters 25, heavy weapons platoon 40, and three. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. 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. Charley battery 627th artillery vietnam photos 1970 part 1. The 2d battalion, 35th artillery remained assigned to the 54th artillery group with the mission of general support, ii field force. In early 1958, the old units of the 82nd fa bn were reactivated again to form the 82nd artillery regt, by now known by its unofficial nickname of the dragons.
Firebases the bulk of gis who arent grunts and arent at the rear spend their year on a fire support base. Links 192nd fa vietnam 192nd field artillery association. Its purposes are to identify and honor all previous and current veterans who have served or are serving in the regiment, to promote the continued comradery of those who have served, and to collect and preserve the history of the regiment. 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.
Artillery organization in vietnam courtesy 192nd artillery current artillery 8inch and 175mm photos. The 2nd is now part of the 4th infantry division, division artillery div arty. The unit citation of the republic of vietnam civil actions medal was awarded certain units by the vietnamese government for meritorious service during the period 1 march 1961 to 28 march 1974. The book begins with a historical overview of riverine artillery in vietnam, which explains the unique mobility challenges faced by the u. This article is about the weapons used in the vietnam war, which involved the peoples army of. There were searchlights atop this hill capable of producing a dazzling light show. The best thing i have to say for it is the prolific illustrations throughout the text that help you to understand the systems they are talking about in the book. Currently, there are two active and three inactivate battalions in. The real war, it seemed, was in another solar system. Army 1st battalion, 21st artillery army veteran locator. The men, who fired and supported the mightiest artillery piece in vietnam.
Field artillery 25th infantry division association. The brigade main base bmb for redcatchers from the 199th infantry brigade seplt, 1966 1970. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. I arrived in vietnam in april 1970 at 90 th replacement center. See more ideas about military, big guns and self propelled artillery. New zealand artillery of the vietnam war digger history. Aaa vector graphics vietnam service 2nd battalion, 94th artillery. The 82nd fa battalion was the only horse artillery in the us army at that time. Sp4 joseph paul antonelli a member of h bty slt, 29th field artillery, was born wednesday, may 11, 1949. Khe gio bridge, republic of vietnam, 12 march 1970 citation. The battalion arrived in vietnam on 9 october, 1966, and was initially based at dau tieng as the direct support battalion for the 3rd brigade, 4th infantry division. Eddie chervony, and were killed in action at landing zone peanuts, near lang vei, west of khe sanh, in the republic of vietnam from may 4, 1968 through may 5, 1968. Later in the war, the 715th was under the 52nd artillery group. The following links are provided as a source of information for veterans and their families.
Originally, the battalion was part of the 41st artillery group. History books often tell us of how us artillery dominated the battlefield in vietnam, how large amounts of indirect fire were piledon to overwhelm the enemy, and that there were very few. May 10, 2015 1st battalion 40th artillery dong ha vietnam. The 2d battalion of the 94th artillery was originally a selfpropelled m107 175mm gun battalion located at dong ha. A tribute to the men of the united states army who served with my father, sgt. In july, 1965 the regular force artillery battery of 16th field regiment, 161 battery was deployed on active service to south vietnam where initially the battery served under the operational command of 173rd airborne brigade, us army, based at bien hoa. A slide rule, designed to compute artillery instructions, books of firing tables, the above charting tables and a new fadac digital computer were our weapons of war. He was killed in action on wednesday, january 14,1970 at ba xoai, at a special forces a team location, near the seven sisters mountains on the cambodian border. Artillery hill pleiku located at za 225535, this was the location for several battalions of largecaliber artillery, including 8inch howitzers and 175mm guns. Here are some photographs that were taken while i served with service battery, 2nd battalion 94th artillery in dong ha and camp jj carroll rvn. Stories the 192nd field artillery association vietnam. This is a well written overview of the artillery used by american and arvn forces in the vietnam war. To promote the recognition of the extraordinary military presence of the 108th artillery group and its personnel during the vietnam war. A valuable edition to and student of the vietnam war or scale modeler looking for.
They are listed chronologically from the date each was initially assigned to the 25th infantry division artillery and by the latest designation used while assigned. Republic of vietnam civil action honor medal, first class for vietnam 19691970. On every fire mission, a backup plottingtable operator did the same computations to doublecheck accuracy. Lz hurricane is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the 82nd field artillery regiment. The 294ths general richard trefry, 1st battalion commander in vietnam, honored by being the first recipient of the national award named in his. M110 8 selfpropelled howitzer courtesy of tom sellers artillery ocs ft sill part 1 and part 2. Lessons learned, headquarters, 2d battalion,35th artillery. Type 94 90mm mortar type 97 90 mm mortar m1938 107mm mortar. M107 175mm news article courtesy of army historical foundation and jerry kosty artillery models.
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