3 photos
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FSB Maureen
4 photos
FSB Maureen (Hill 980) was established overlooking the A Shau Valley, 32km southwest of Hue. The base was first established by the 101st ABN DIV in May 1970 to support Operation Texas Star.
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Fire Support Base Professional (also known as LZ Professional or Hill 185)
1 photo
The LZ/FSB was established in 1969 by the 23rd IN DIV and was located approximately 32km northwest of Chu Lai and 16km southwest of LZ East. The base was occupied by elemetns of the 1-46th IN and 1-14th ARTY when it was attached by the PAVN V-16 Sapper Battalion on the early morning of 12 May 1969. Following the sapper attack the PAVN continued to mortar the base and set up heavy machine guns to prevent helicopter support. On 13 May the PAVN 3rd REGT, 2nd DIV. engaged A/1-46th IN near the base. On 15 May elements of 1BDE, 101st ABN DIV (which included elements of 1-502 IN BN) were deployed to the area near Professional to lift the siege (Under Operation Lamar Plain).
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Fire Support Base (LZ) Granite
16 photos
YD432197 Ap Lai Bang 101st ABN DIV FSB Granite was constructed in February 1970 by the 101st ABN DIV approximately 28km west of Hue. The Firebase was assaulted by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) on the morning of 20 March 1970, the assault was repulsed for the loss of 10 US KIA; 10 PAVN KIA. FSB Granite was attacked again on the night of 29 April 1970, the assault was repulsed with the loss of 7 US KIA and 1 US MIA; 18 PAVN KIA. Units based at FSB Granite: 2-501 IN BN; 2-5 CAV
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Fire Support Base Airborne
38 photos
FSB AIRBORNE - A Screaming Eagle outpost built on the eastern lip of the enemy's A Shau "warehouse area" on the north end of a long ridge running parallel to the valley in Thua Thien Province, I Corps. A small knoll about 50 to 75 feet higher than the fire base was located to the east and was incorporated into the defense plan. The west and northwest sides of the fire base fell away at a very steep rate making an approach from this direction extremely difficult. The northeast, east and south approaches were gradual slopes and offered the best avenues of approach into the fire base. The fire base itself was very small. The approximate dimensions were 25 meters wide and 200 meters long; the mortar position on top of the knoll was circular with a 50 meter diameter. The vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the fire base was destroyed, but the rain forest was only two to three meters from the wire, partially thinned due to air strikes and artillery, but still very thick. The fire base was laid out in the shape of a shoe sole with a detached mortar position on the small knoll to the east. Three strands of concertina wire encircled the fire base with trip flares interspersed irregularly in the wire. In the early morning hours of 13 May 1969, A Company, 2d Battalion, 501st Infantry suffered a violent attack against Fire Base Airborne located on the eastern lip of the A Shau Valley in I Corps Tactical Zone2h Republic of Vietnam.
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Fire Support Base Anzio
4 photos
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Fire Support Base Apollo
9 photos
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Fire Support Base Arsenal
13 photos
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Fire Support Base Barbara
2 photos
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Fire Support Base Bastogne
72 photos
47 photos in 1 sub-albumFirebase Bastogne was a United States Firebase in South Vietnam, at (MGRS 48QYD620095). It was located along Highway 547 halfway between the city of Huế and the A Shau Valley, a feeder route from the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Bastogne was constructed in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. It was later closed, but reopened in August 1969 by the 2/501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. it was also occupied extensively by the 1/327th Infantry, Above the Rest, through the '70 and '71. Firebase Bastogne was the largest Firebase in Northern I Corp. It was also the closest to the A Shau Valley sitting along QL 547, the road from the City of Huế to the Valley. Bastogne had four artillery batteries: 105, 155, 175 and 8 inch. It also had 2 twin 40-MM "Dusters" (from D Battery 1/44th Artillery/108th Artillery group), 2 quad 50's and 1 searchlight.
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Fire Support Base Berchtesgaden
7 photos
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Fire Support Base Birmingham
38 photos
FSB Birmingham (LZ Birmingham and Hue Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and ARVN firebase southwest of Hue in Thua Thien - Hue Province, Vietnam. In 1968 the base was originally established in March/April 1968 by 2BDE, 101st ABN DIV on Highway 547 as part of Operation Jeb Stuart. The base is located approximately 12km southwest of Hue. Between 1969 and 1970 FSB Birmingham was used to support the 101st ABN DIV's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970. On 1 February 1972 in a turnover ceremony attended by BG John G. Hill Jr. Assistant Division Commander, 101st ABN DIV and MG Phu, FSB Birmingham was handed over to the ARVN. The base was overrun by the PAVN during the Easter Offensive, but later recaptured by the ARVN. In 1975 the base was captured by the PAVN again during the 1975 Spring Offensive.
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Fire Support Base Blaze
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Fire Support Base Boyd
4 photos
Location: YD735134
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Fire Support Base Brick
2 photos
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Fire Support Base Charlie II
1 photo
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Fire Support Base Checkmate_Hill 342
2 photos
Vicinity YD633083 Ap Lai Bang 101st ABN
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Fire Support Base Currahee
3 photos
YC398949 Ban Ko 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base Fury_Hill 825
5 photos
YC535846 A Sap 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base Gladiator_Hill 316
15 photos
YD416211 Ap Lai Bang 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base Henderson
2 photos
YD081411 Thon Doc Kinh 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base Hustler
3 photos
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Fire Support Base Jack
1 photo
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Fire Support Base Lash
2 photos
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Fire Support Base Los Banos
4 photos
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Fire Support Base Mongoose
1 photo
During 1968 1-321 FA supporting 2BDE, 101st ABN DIV in Operation CARENTAN II, had unit located at FSB MONGOOSE. 1-321 FA supported mission of the 1-501 IN BN east of HUE.
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Fire Support Base O'Reilly
1 photo
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Fire Support Base Panther
8 photos
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Fire Support Base Pinky
4 photos
FSB Pinky was established by D/2-501 IN in early March 1968. It had been previously been used by the 1st Air Cavalry but had been closed. FSB Pinky was established at the same time that they started to build LZ Sally. FSB Pinky was the first FSB for the 2-501 IN BN with FSB T-Bone being the 2nd FSB.
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Fire Support Base Rakkasan
1 photo
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Fire Support Base Rifle_Hill 201
6 photos
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Fire Support Base Ripcord
14 photos
YC343194 A Luoi
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Fire Support Base Roy
2 photos
ZD059032 Phu Loc (Q Phu Loc) 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base T-Bone
5 photos
YD653203 Ap Lai Bang 101st ABN DIV
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Fire Support Base Thor_Hill 1084
1 photo
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Fire Support Base Tomahawk
36 photos
FSB Tomahawk (Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Phu Loc District southeast of Hue in central Vietnam. FSB Tomahawk was constructed in 1969 by the units of the 101st ABN DIV near Phu Loc approximately 40im southeast of Hue beside Highway 1 north of the strategic Hai Van Pass. The base was occupied by the 2-501 IN BN and 2-138 ARTY BN when it was assaulted by the PAVN 4th Regiment on the night of 19 June 1969, the assault was repulsed for the loss of 13 U.S. (including 9 National Guardsmen from the 138th ARTY) and 23 PAVN killed. Other units based at FSB Tomahawk included 327th IN Regiment. On 15 November 1971 at a ceremony attended by MG Thomas M. Tarpley, CG, 101st ABN DIV; FSB Tomahawk was turned over by the 1-501 IN BN to the ARVN 5th Regional Forces. For Change of Responsibility Photo's see 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment Photo page under Fire Support Base Tomahawk Change of Responsibility.
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Fire Support Base Veghel
21 photos
Vicinity YD550035 Map Name: Ap Lai Bang Map Number: 6441-1
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Fire Support Base Whip
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Hill 831 Vicinity - YC58987
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Fire Support Vendegrift
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Vandegrift Combat Base (Also known as FSB Vandegrift and LZ STUD) was a former U.S. Army and Marine Corps and ARVN base north of Ca Lu in Quan Tri Province, Vietnam. In 1968 LZ STUD was established by the 1st CAV DIV on Route 8 to support Operation PEGASUS, the relief of KHE SANH. It was later occupied by the 9th Marine Regiment, part of the 3rd Marine Division and the base was renamed to Vandegrift Combat Base after Maine General Alexander Vandegrift. In 1969 the base was used in support of Operation DEWEY CANYON an offensive into the A SHAU VALLEY south of the base In was handed over to the ARVN 2d Division and was dismantled. In 1971 the base was reoccupied in support of Operation DEWEY CANYON II.