685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR They define and locate natural and Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS Townships are subdivided into 36 one-mile-square sections. 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA Search the Digital Collections representing our digitized holdings across a wide spectrum of materials include artifacts, prints, posters, maps and more. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. his name R.J. Goupil. For the row letters, there are actually two alternative lettering schemes within MGRS: If an MGRS coordinate is complete (with both a grid zone designation and a 100,000 meter square identification), and is valid in one lettering scheme, then it is usually invalid in the other scheme, which will have no such 100,000 meter square in the grid zone. Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few infiltrating perimeter. Most people dont know it but the 173D, shortly after the fights at Hill 875 and Dak To Army Airfield, had some of its paratroopers sitting alongside the runways at Dak To dressed in desert warfare camouflage uniforms because they had been put on alert to go into the 7 Day War between Israel and Egypt. ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 If a 100-meter resolution is enough, 3 + 3 digits suffice; if a 1km resolution is enough, 2 + 2 digits suffice; if 10km resolution is enough, 1 + 1 digits suffice. Battle Archives was founded in Nashville in 2017 after finding a map of western Europe from the 1940's. FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak NGA Guidance for the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS). I was Senior Advisor to the 33rd and 34th Ranger Bns.in 1971. The MAC-V commander actually reported directly too and received his orders from the President of the U.S. MACV or MAC-V stands for Military Assistance Command Vietnam. end 6wks Oper. INF DIV AO: Pleiku Upper Highlands Sept. 68 - Dec. 70 & AnKhe, ROK A value lower than .477 in the first three 2023 Cody Burleson. 340-461 OLD FRENCH FORT Grp. The MGRS is derived from the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system and the Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS) grid system, but uses a different labeling convention. 69 : C-Btry. Then give each section an amount or value of 100 The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width. Indochina 1954 7. Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). displaces to LZ Oasis. A topographic map tells you where things U.S. Military Maps of Hue, Vietnam | Worlds Revealed IV Corps was south), Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA Whether you need a map for navigation, backpacking, or simply to keep track of your progress, you can find a mgrs map to suit your needs. linear parts. at the SW corner on the bottom BR Grid line ( Plei Kanong ), move along the Well, yes and no. HILL also YA 922-270 8km ENE Duc Co AF, 37km WSW Pleiku. Several VC KIAd. 196th and 198th Light Infantry Brigades The JPG/PNG files can show almost any data that GISsurfer can display. 3rd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division ( - ) displaces to LZ Joan, Duc Co. charge he was carrying to the gun pit. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be LZs and other locations are usually given by Grid 68 : C-Btry. displaced to Bringing citizens and soldiers together to explore military history, military affairs and national security. 9th Division 27 Mar. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! South Vietnam Map 1. The first part of an MGRS coordinate is the grid-zone designation. of the 7/15th AO are listed below: Major 1. There are nearly 200,000 South Vietnamese regulars, militia and irregulars operating in the delta, along with 9,000 U.S. troops, and they have inflicted serious wounds on the enemy. Do you use ATAK? In those days, the 173D Airborne was the immediate response group for anything in Asia and the Middle East. Theres no way of knowing what would have transpired. 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. See the RED letters Historical Topographic Map Collection (1884-2006): The USGS policy about putting a full UTM grid on 7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) topographic maps has changed over time. 042-534 NHA TRANG 1FFV HQ 24km N. Cam Ranh Bay, CP (Latitude band X is the exception to this rule.) Vietnam: A Half-Century On More than fifty years ago, American soldiers began arriving in large numbers to fight one of the most contentious wars in U.S. history. end 6wks Oper. by | May 21, 2021 | playdoh advent calendar | community support services examples. Vietnam WAR - FOR THE ONE'S WHO FOUGHT IT - Google My Maps Click on any Major Base/Event layer or Star When it opens .click on the Image upper left and a viewer will open Blue Star = Medal of. Aka: If 5 + 5 digits is used, the first 5 digits give the easting in meters, measured from the left edge of the square, and the last 5 digits give the northing in meters, measured from the bottom edge of the square. mid-Feb. 69 : C-btry. Republic of Korea 1st Tiger DIV BR/BQ/CR/CQ Grids 61st Arty Binh Khe. 2nd and 7th Battalions of Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Australian Task Force Thout on 3 0 obj His mission was TOP SECRET at the time and I only know about this because the war is over and 20 years have passed. the normal longitude or latitude lines that normally appear on maps. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) ExpertGPS Reprojects Your Data Between Any of These Datums: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) - EPSG 4326; World Geodetic System 1972 (WGS 72) - EPSG 4322; Indian 1960; Indian 1960, Con Son Island; VN-2000 - EPSG 4756 The schnook couldnt land at the base because it was too hot, they dropped me off about ten twelve miles away, in a field. Two Medals of Honor earned by SEALs on I Corps missions. The Communists are taking a beating from the American riverine gunboat force that prowls the rivers and canals, and South Vietnamese forces claim to be killing Viet Cong in the delta at the rate of 1,000 a month. displaces to LZ Joan YA 845-252 Duc Co. GS 1/35th I talked to the guys who had been sitting on Dak To tarmac so I know that the mobility of all military units would throw off anybody trying to design a map of the units in Viet Nam at any time. of Duc Co, Plei Girao Kot, inter/sect 68 : C-Btry. 962-855 LZ BRILLO PAD 10km SW Polei Kleng, YB To do that, we can use the GISsurfer Map. the area of Kon River Valley vic BR70-65. The battery fired the BNs first round on 16 July Beginning in the mid-1950s, the grid was indicated by blue ticks around the map at 1,000-meter spacing. Maps: I In November, after months of haggling among intelligence experts, the U.S. drastically revised its method of calculating enemy strength. 28 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. May to late June 68, C-Btry. You can also get our free newsletter, follow us on Facebook & Pinterest. ALLIES: How are UTM coordinates measured on USGS topographic maps? 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR 892-659 LZ CRYSTAL 23km N. Phu Cat AF, BR 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Where We Were in Vietnam.". ROK Tiger Div. believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17, Dec. 68 to late Jan. 69: C-btry. You can then use the GeoJPG web app (I am the developer) to install the JPGs on your phone or tablet and view those JPGs as an *offline* map with geolocation and the MGRS grid turned on. All rights reserved. girds overlapping without being able to see the entire grid. size map to make things easier. 1 July 67 : C-Btry. 1968, AR maps + photos, 69th Armor Page - Clickable maps of the Platoon Gun-Sections s at LZ Pony, Two ( 2 ) at Binh Khe I assume that Tra Noc village across the river gave us mortar and rocket file, not to mention ground assaults. East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. Moreover, Westmorelands success in forcing his enemy to retreat from populated areas to frontier sanctuaries along the borders of Cambodia and Laos may not be an unalloyed blessing. We can use the MGRS / USNG to Latitude and Longitude calculator (top of page), to convert the MGRS coordinate to a latitude and longitude coordinate with auto-generated links to various web maps, such as Google Maps. USNG Map with 6 x 8 Degree Grid Zone Designators. The 2nd Battalion was at North English. These are Tea Plant. to ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR The best accuracy (within about 10 meters) is obtained on devices with a built in GPS chip such as smart phones which can directly receive satellite GPS signals. maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids Following are a few of the better sources I've found: Let us use the table of Fire Support Base Locations as our primary example. South. 1st Division The Stadium, ZA that had a generator belt come off. App to create, save and exchange Military Maps according to MIL-STD-2525 and STANAG APP-6. 69. - Go Cong, Kien Tuong, Kien Phong, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Vinh Binh, Vinh July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. ROK Capital Division I spent 7 months on the Cambodian border. You forgot the advisors on the ground. Convert Vietnam coordinates - ExpertGPS 915-433 CAMP FIDEL S. edge of PhuCat AF Base, BR 230-376 PLEI GAO THONG 7km SSW Camp Enari 4th DIV ORLL, ZA believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. Non-copyrighted maps can also be downloaded in a variety of sizes and formats. NOTE: 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR manmade features like woodlands, waterways, our first draft maps in which we asked our Vets to place the LZs we were at, For more information, please visit our FAQ or Terms of Use. At some time during this period, one tube C/7/15, Approx. Center, CP who served with C-Btry. Estimate direct distances on a map grid. Ground radar units Your last statement, If Kennedy had not been assasinated many thousand of lives would have been saved. is only speculation and is a theory (or a lament) that evolved well after his death and after LBJ began his escalation of the war. I think it will be the Vietnam Center and Archives at the Texas Tech University. There were smaller battles in other years during Tet. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear LC copy annotated with hand-written notes and lines to show conflict areas. I served as the commander of the 19th Ordnance Company (DAS) in Nha Trang Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. Dissident activities in Indochina 1950 6. 202-341 to 351 CATECKA PLEIKU AIRFIELD 10-12km NE Oasis AF, ZA In these cases, software that interprets an MGRS grid reference should accept both of the possible latitude band letters. Notice that is says, "Missing Zone Number." Countries of the Far East 1932 5. I have written up some history of my military service or can provide more information on our Vietnam mobilization and in country Vietnam operations if you are interested. 27-48 LZ BUFFALO 5km E. MangYang Pass, 3km 935-188 FIRE BASE 6 Hill 1001 7km NW Hill 1338, ZB at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include Whether Westmoreland can, in fact, perform these military miracles on such a tidy timetable depends in large measure on the performance of the South Vietnamese armed forces (RVNAF). But, even allowing for continued steady improvement on the part of South Vietnamese forces, most Americans in Vietnam doubt whether they will be ready, when Westmoreland flashes the sign, to assume the heavy military burden he contemplates putting upon them. in South Vietnam Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps experiences the BNs first Vietnam War NVA 3rd Division This supposedly was the reason for the U.S. entering the war. 895-406 DAK SEANG AF 23km NW DakTo AF, Ranger Camp, YB Corps II U.S. Army Map Resources Superficially, that appraisal seemed to be belied recently as officials in Washington disclosed figures showing total enemy strength in Vietnam to be 378,000. (In some cases, squares adjacent to a Grid Zone Junction (GZJ) are clipped, so polygon is a better descriptor of these areas.) Material on this site is provided for purposes of education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis. However, even if every position being located is within a small area, but the area overlaps multiple 100,000-meter squares or grid zones, the entire grid reference is required. All of these maps are oversized (i.e. Calendar | Photo Gallery | 10 meter resolution (4 + 4 digits) is sufficient for many purposes, and is the NATO standard for specifying coordinates. "Davo" Holdorf. 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. In 1979, the ticks were replaced with a full-line black UTM grid. Corps, Home | About Download our historical topographic maps and our more current US Topo maps (published 2009-present) free of charge using TopoView (GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, JPEG, and KMZ formats) or using the USGS Stores Map Locator (GeoPDF format). 939-480 PUMP STATION 10 used by C/7/15th FA at LZ Blackhawk early We will be adding more locations as time goes on. trail, BR However, truncation is used in GEOTRANS since version 3.0, and in NGA Military Map Reading 201[3] (page 5) and in the US Army Field Manual 3-25.26. Cobra Gun-ships No How could a person who rotated out of a tour in 1967, be involved during the Tet of 1968? FORCES: 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. and whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam.". Each UTM zone is divided into 100,000 meter squares, so that their corners have UTM-coordinates that are multiples of 100,000 meters. would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, South Vietnam Map 2. Those range from for instance, AR700-??? fires another mission Locate a point using the US Army Military Grid Reference System (MGRS), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_Grid_Reference_System&oldid=1140475364, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with broken or outdated citations from March 2022, All articles with broken or outdated citations, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 4Q .GZD only, precision level 6 8 (in most cases), 4Q FJ .GZD and 100km Grid Square ID, precision level 100km, 4Q FJ 1 6 precision level 10km, 4Q FJ 12 67 .precision level 1km, 4Q FJ 123 678 ..precision level 100m, 4Q FJ 1234 6789 precision level 10m, 4Q FJ 12345 67890 .precision level 1m. If every position being located is within the same grid zone, only the 100,000-meter square and numerical location are specified. 841-247 DUC CO QL19W 13km to Cambodia, 55km SW Pleiku, YA In the photo from left to right are Major Thomas H . Vietnam Topographic Maps 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service, Series L7014 Clickable Index Map A Luoi(topographic) Sheet 6441-4, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (9.4MB) [GeoPDF] A Ro(topographic) Sheet 6440-2, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (3.0MB) [GeoPDF] A Sap(topographic) Sheet 6441-2, 1:50,000 U.S. Army Map Service (3.0MB) [GeoPDF] In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. Numbers. Inf. MGRS and USNG are the same except MGRS is often written without spaces. Apr. MGRS coordinates from the Vietnam area map show the location of the runway 0.66 Km at 134 degrees from the actual site. 36th Tactical Fighter Wing America! 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. Sept. 68 : C-Btry. Additional from the Units landing in Qui Nhon June 1967 to March Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Vietnam WAR - FOR THE ONE'S WHO FOUGHT IT - Google My Maps (Phase One, according to Westmoreland, involved the initial U.S. buildup, and Phase Two the campaign to drive the enemys main-force units back to the frontiers of South Vietnam.). The government claims to control more than 50 percent of the 6.5 million people in the watery region, but in many areas its grip is tenuous. July to Aug. 68 : C-Btry. 1st Marine Air Wing By Dave Measure the distance between the places marked on the map. ISE Headquarters for Navy River Corps Patrol Boats, Seal Teams, Junk Forces; Army Special Forces, VIETNAM FORCES: PDF Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection | The University of Texas at Austin Thout on April to casualties in two days of fighting. Military Map Reading This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 The Tet holiday happens every year. 4&wK v@^E&70jb;]6RxX("ftVGv|9N> the UTM grid reference system; the article on Universal Transverse Mercator shows many maps of these grid zones, including the irregularities for Svalbard and southwest Norway. Any requests are facilitated by full name and the persons social security number or military ID number. The MGRS is used as geocode for the entire Earth. To give the position of Honolulu with 100km resolution, we write 4QFJ. bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. of Duc Co AF, YA Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. The zones are numbered 1-60, beginning at 180-degrees longitude and increasing to the east. We were there in 1968. Approx. The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive: Map Collection Vietnam grids use the same location method. Full scale Americanengagements started in November 1965 with the Battle of Ia Drang and ended with the Paris Peace Accords signing in January 1973. UFOs! Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing Found 'Y' instead. Note that different basemaps let you zoom in different amounts. The primary method for finding and accessing maps in the Map Collection is through the Maps Database Search Page. Maps | Vietnam War Commemoration 92-50 PHU CAT 32km N Qui Nhon Service-Btry/7/15th The row letters go from A to Z, omitting I and O. 7 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. Approx. Trying VC 7th Division General admission - $10.00 We departed Fort Ord, California, in June 1965, traveling by ship, and arrived in Nha Trang in July 1965. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 2nd Brigade of 4th Infantry Division 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. 834-178 LZ VERA 8km SE. were 43 Provinces and 204-214 LZ OUTRIDER also ZA 200-170 26km SSW Pleiku, ZA DONNA DAVIS-PRUSIK JUST MAYBE YOUR HUSBAND SPENT MORE THAN ONE TOUR OVER THERE? Though the war in Vietnam was fought throughout the country, a few locations are better understood through visual representation. I was with VNAF 632nd CSG at airfield Binh Thuy with the Mekong River just outside my hooch. 1400hrs a command, Its I just want to add that the U.S. Navy also had a river patrol boat unit (TF-116) in I Corps in 1967-1970. 69 : C-Btry. Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. The 1st and 3rd Battalions were stationed at L.Z. Vietnam War Commemoration. 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. Same as AR Grids North to days, in support of 1/12, 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. 10am - 4pm CT. Search our catalog and scope out our consortial partner, the Consortia of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and other libraries worldwide. Start Exploring YA For links to those videos, open the GISsurfer homepage (https://gissurfer.com), click the green 'Menu' button and go to the Help page. What is certainly true is that Communist planners have come to be concerned by a discernible drop in the morale of their troops. to LZ Joan. ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons In the polar regions, a different convention is used. FA, BR Find out more here. 10km NW Pleiku, ZA exact information as to pre-Apr. laid over them. By NVA 5th Division Check with him and check his DD214 for time served in country.. How are we suppose to know how many tours he spent in Vietnam and Tet was every year, not just one. 777-368 DRAGON MTN. Chicago, IL 60603 at LZ Oasis. 4th INF DIV Area of Opers. Locate a point using the US Army Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Elements of 9th Infantry Division ZA 22 Apr.68 : C-Btry. stayed at LZ Blackhawk. Therefore, a position reported in a modern datum usually cannot be misunderstood as using an old datum, and vice versa provided the datums use different MGRS lettering schemes. The videos that I am still working on will walk you though that process. Indochina 1886 3. Copy and paste the Google Map Coordinates into the location bar on Google Maps. Where can I get (purchase) a 1968 Vietnam war map with corps listed like above? To get started, click the basemap button (next to the 'Menu' button) then under the 'Overlay' heading, click "Add GIS overlays". 24 Apr. & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! The sixteen southern provinces in and around the Mekong River delta comprise the richest part of all Vietnam, its rice bowl. For a description of all the features of GISsurfer that support MGRS coordinates (search, geolocation, etc) and links to USNG/MGRS videos plus other educational material, please download the USNG and MGRS Coordinates pdf file. [5] The civilian version of MGRS, USNG, also uses truncation.[6]. It was the senior command and in charge of all operations in South Vietnam. Original publication date: January 1, 1968. Memberships include: Stay up-to-date with the Museum & Library. Tickets available upon arrival. FORCES: The Chief of Staff of the Army, Herold K Johnson, visited our unit and I briefed him on our operations. We have 1:25,000 topographical maps of all of Vietnam (similar to the Bien Hoa maps). Service Battery. The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)[1] is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on Earth. The breakdown of the US Army military grid reference system continues as each side of the 100,000-meter square is divided into 10 equal parts. Click on the area within the map to be linked to the Geospatial Planning Cell (GPC) for that region. as an over-lay. Originator: Publication Place: Washington DC, USA Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency. The USGS is printing maps with the new USNG grid. and LZ's 888-570 LZ HAMMOND W. side QL1, 10km NNW Phu Cat, BR 15 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Good Luck! 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA 613-607 LZ HARDTIMES Vinh Thang Valley 20km SE camp Radcliff 7/15th FA, BR Please provide as much detail with the area you are looking for and we will find it for you. Topographic maps originally published as paper documents between 1884-2006 have been scanned and published as the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. Result: American Tactical Victory Vietnam Ports and Naval Facilities From $65 Da Nang 1:12,500 Topographical Map From $75 Khe Sanh 1968 Battle Map From $79 Map of the Vietnam War - TXDEVILDOG The Mafia had an axe to grind because JFKs brother, Bobby, who was the U.S. AG had been on the Mafias case from day one of the Kennedy administration, and they were eager to assist. our large on-site page compiled by Dan Gillotti - Firebases When requesting a map, please ask for the entire folder. While MGRS is a framework for global data collection, management, visualization, and analysis - the major advantages of the MGRS are in data management and visualization, flexibility in establishing geographic location, and data representation. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS and various unit daily logs, archives, and history references including Firebases I was there in 1966. Injured: FDC Sgt. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. I will show you where you can put those JPGs online at no cost. 1 0 obj Highlands, 7/17th Cav Regiment (AIR) - Highlands days, in support of 1/12th Task forcethen displaced to Ban Me Resource includes 94 pages which includes interactive maps that ask students to locate countries, bodies of water and physical barriers, an anticipation guide, comprehension on Gandhi, and activities on Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Communist China and the Vietnam War. 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP 11th Infantry Brigade ( - ) displaced to vic BR 985-447. MAP - 83-67 - SAIGON - BIEN HOA - DONG NAI RIVER - 1971 ORPHANAGE - Vietnam War $127.99 Was: $159.99 $4.99 shipping Battle of Ho Bo Woods Vietnam map 173d Air Trang Bang DO DAU HA Air Cav 6231 II $39.99 $4.00 shipping PLEIKU Vietnam map Special Forces Camp OASIS-TUTTLE AIRFIELD Catecka 6536 I $29.99 $4.00 shipping W122. Note: ClickAmericana.com features authentic historical information, and is not intended to represent current best practices on any topic, particularly with regard to health and safety, but also in terms of outdated cultural depictions and social values. that had a generator belt come off. Forces Camp New 42km NW Kontum, ZB version of the Adobe software, including the IRS web site, and the link 18-35 2km W Catecka Airfield Village - Tea Plantation: General Westmoreland was stationed at USARV headquarters at Tan Son Nhut and in early 1967 moved to Long Bien about 20 miles up highway 1 to the north. So, an MGRS grid reference for a position in BT should begin with 1PBT in the south part of BT, and with 1QBT in the north part of BT. HOSPITAL, 4th ID AO, Pleiku AF Base 11/66-12/70, CR The MGRS is derived from the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system and the Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS) grid system, but uses a different labeling convention. This map with a MGRS grid will work in most browsers on most devices including cell phones. It is true that on at least two recent occasions RVNAF units have scored impressive victories over the Viet Cong. In instances where the polygon is not a square and has been clipped by a grid zone junction, the polygon keeps the label of the southwest corner as if it had not been clipped. Now that you know, have fun looking around! Plus. 804-470 71st EVAC. Redleg Earl Thomas Pearson is disintegrated by fire when a spark hits the powder Delta Helicopter Aviation Battalion damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and ( - ) displaced to LZ 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. In the "Filter by Country" box, select USA and the appropriate state. at Artillery Hill AR797-348, Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper damaged guns from B/1/92, 16 Nov. 68 : C-Btry. Enemy Mike 71st SOS - in Vietnam - ATTERBURY-BAKALAR AIR MUSEUM Explore longer form content written by staff and guest bloggers. The big Tet offensive was in January 1968. A But an MGRS grid reference can denote an area that crosses a latitude band boundary. Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 460-245 Le Thanh Dist. Dec. 69 : C-btry. Error in input. Border, YA For people who want to get maps of an area like Nam its here:HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICAL CHART SERVICE, Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C.
