Americal Locations in Vietnam

The following information was obtained from Mr. Les Hines, Des Moines, Iowa. The information is the result of his personal research and the research of other interested parties. The information is believed to be reliable but the reader should understand that errors may exist, e.g., typographical. Commentary by Les Hines. Efforts were made to credit others for their contributions to this summary. Your comments are solicited.

Maps

Here are the names and the best information I have at this time. The grid coordinates with "?" marks are coordinates I worked out using the markings from maps provided by Mr McCaig, Bill Staffa, Frank (Jim) Stefancic, and Tony May. It is possible to obtain maps from the Defense Agency Depot. The order will be mailed to your reserve unit. Call 1-410-757-1673. Fax orders 1-410-626-8767, with name, rank, unit, address, and quantity.

Series 1501 Sheet ND 49-1 Edition 2. 1:250,000

Da Nang area south to Mo Duc. LZ Sooner, LZ Baldy, LZ Ross, LZ Ryder, LZ Fiddlers Green, LZ Hawk Hill, LZ Professional, LZ Cork, LZ Snoopy, LZ Gator, LZ Buff (Stinson), OP1, LZ Chippewa, and LZ Bowman. Not as detailed as other maps, but shows more area with one map.

Song Ha (La Lang) Stock No. L70146739111

Horseshoe Area, Happy Valley, LZ Stinson (LZ Buff), LZ Cork, etc. 1:50,000

Sheet 6738 series L607. 1:100,000

Penny Arcade, 515 Valley, LZ Crunch-Minh Long, LZ Bulldog, LZ MAX, Mo Duc- LZ Dragon, Ba To, LZ Liz, Charlie Brown, LZ Debbie-Thunder, Duc Pho-LZ Bronco, San Juan Hill, LZ Jeff, LZ Mitt, O.D. Lake, Gia Vuc, LZ Warrior, LZ Cam, LZ Amy, LZDon.

Sheet 6640 Series L607. scale 1:100,000

LZ Young, LZ Sooner, LZ East, LZ Center, LZ Baldy, LZ Ross, LZ East, Hill 59, Hawk Hill (Hill 29) LZ Siberia, Pineapple Forest, LZ Ryder, Arizona Territory, Antenna Valley, Nui Loc Son, LZ Mellon, Polar Bear II, LZ Karen, LZ Donner, Fiddler's Green, Sparrow's Knob, Hill 110, LZ Colt, Dai Loc, LZ Bols, LZ Motor Pool, LZ Ike, Barrier Island, and Hoi An.

Sheet 6739 Series L607. 1:100,000

Arty Hill, LZ Bayonet, Tra Bong-LZ Cindy, Ha Thanh, Ba Gia, LZ Buff-Stinson, LZ Dottie, Binh Son, LZ Minuteman, LZ Snoopy, Fat City, KyHa (123d Avn Bn Hqtrs), Horsehoe, Happy Valley, Pinkville- My Lai, LZ George, LZ Pineapple, LZ Clemson, LZ Manassas, LZ Goldie, LZ Chippewa, Riverboat South, LZ George, LZ Sue, Hill 410, 91st Evac, 27th Evac, LZ Moore, LZ 707, LZ Tinville North, LZ Tinville South, Tooth Lake, LZPepper, LZ Chevy, LZ Dottie, LZ Gator, LZ Paradise, LZSouth, LZ Cork, Son Tinh, Hill 76, Hill 54, Hill 69, LAAM site (Hawk Missile battery), and Chu Lai.

Sheet 6640 Tam Ky. Scale 1:50,000

Hill 29 marked. Area includes LZ East, Thang Binh, Tam Ky, LZ Young and Barrier Island. Detailed map of area around Chu Lai

Kon Tum, Vietnam 12 October 1965. JOG(a) 1501 ND49-5 version 1. 1:250,000

South of Quang Ngai along the coast to Quin Nhon.

Quang Ngai, Vietnam 9 August 1962. AGC-ND 49-1. Scale 1:250,000

Ranges from North of the Hoi An river south of Da Nang along the coast to south of Quang Ngai City. Includes Cu Lao Re island on the east and goes out a few miles west of Hiep Duc. Brilliant colors, best color map. Created by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center,U.S. Air Force, St Louis, MO, 63118.

Sheet 6539 IV, Series L7014

Border area with Laos; Tinh Quan Nam and Tinh Quang Tin province border shown.

Sheet 6639, series L7014

LZ Prep Northern center edge of map. LZ Prep, Tien Phuoc, LZ Bowman, LZ Professional, LZ Clifford, LZ Boxer, Old Hau Duc-LZ Mildred, New Hau Duc-LZ Lonely Boy, Rice Bowl, and LZ Ranger.

Coordinates of Key Locations

26th Engr Base Camp

(BT439075)

515 Valley

BS6842 Runs east by northeast

FB 4-11

In Quang Ngai area. ARVN & 11th BS539732/BS539731

LZ Ace

(Div Arty ORLL BT140446)

AK Valley

East part of Que Son valley.

LZ Amy

BS475542 (Div Arty ORLL BS473526)

An Hoa

Marine 3rd division headquarters. North west of LZ Baldy. Twenty-two miles southwest of Da Nang. AT874475

An Tan

BT513048

Antenna Valley west of LZ Ross

Also known as Dragon Valley. AT8434-AT9036 (AT9137 ref Jul68 ORL)

LZ Ann

(Div Arty ORLL BS655960)

Arizona Territory

Immediately northeast Marine base at An Hoa.

LZ Artillery Hill. (Divarty Hill)

BS 515042 (DIVARTY ORLL BT434039)

FSB Aspen

AT014348

LZ Baldy

North of Hawk Hill, South of An Hoa. Thirty-five miles North of Chu Lai. Thirty-two miles from Da Nang. On Highway One near the coast. BT133453 (BT 135 305)

(Baldy

BT130449 per Div Arty ORL, BT139455 Pilot's guide)

Batangan Penisula

(AKA Van Tuong Penisula 12 miles S of Chu Lai.

Ba To

BS555325 (Pilot's guide BS565324)

CIDG camp A-102

twenty-seven kilometers south-southwest of Quang Ngai on the upper reaches of the Tra Bong River. BS565318.

Ba To

BS 558 327 A-106 Mar 65 converted to ARVN Ranger Sep 70. Another site prior to Mar 65.

LZ Bayonet

Headquarters of the 198th Brigade. Chu Lai at the top of 1,000 foot hill. BT549016

FSB Bayonet West

(BT547000)

Binh Son

BS596927? (BS612933 Pilot's guide)

LZ Birmingham

15 Miles Northwest of Chu Lai.

FSB Blackhawk

(BS314971)

FSB Bludgeon

(BT342007)

LZ Blue

3rd Marine operation Starlite. BS6792? Site of first significant action by Americans in area August 17-19 1965 (573 CKIA enemy vs 46 Americans).

LZ Bols

BT245167

LZ Bowles AKA LZ Bols

(Div Arty BT247168)

Bong Son

BR846947 pilot's guide

LZ Bowman

Southwest of Tam Ky Approximately BT3015?

?

(Div Arty ORLL BT238140 and BT237140)

LZ Boxer

BT119980 (opened in 1970) (Frederick Hill COAR (BS116979)

LZ Bronco

West outside of Duc Pho. Base Camp for Eleventh Infantry Brigade. BS812383 (DivArty ORLLBS812375)

Bu Dop

Special forces camp just South of the Cambodian border. Twenty miles north of An Loc. <

FSB Buck

AT806320

LZ Buddha

?

LZ Buff

Renamed to LZ Stinson after Colonel Stinson was killed on 1st Flt Platoon leader A/123rd Avn Bn., Sergeant Smith' mission on helicopter "737" Mar 3, 1969. BS539824

LZ Bulldog

(?BS730528) BS645559 on latest map

LZ Cacti

BT060473 (Div Arty ORL BT 063 470) (named after 4th Inf Div unit nicknamed "Blue Cacti" in Task Force Oregon) (Also listed at AT055470 in Frederick Hill COARS).

LZ Cadet

BS562244 Set up 5 July 70

LZ Cam

BS392505 (Div Arty ORLL BS393502)

LZ Carenten

(BS 843371) (abandoned village used for training 11th LIB in 1967 after they first arrived in-country)

FSB Carolyn

BS300970)

LZ Cedar Mountain

(Div Arty ORLL BS582660)

LZ Center

East of Hiep Duc. In Hiep Duc Valley 1 mile northeast of Vinh Dong hill. BT050250 (Frederick Hill report BT059351)

LZ Charger Hill

(Hawk Hill?)

LZ Charlie Brown

Ten miles southeast of Duc Pho. Almost completely surrounded by water. BS928220 BS9352244 by latest map. Near American built port Sa Huynh. (Div Arty ORLL BS928220) <

Charlie Ridge

(AT8964)

LZ Chevy

BS429718 (Div Arty ORLL BS428714)

FSB Chi Lang

(ORLL BS289687)

LZ CHIC

Refugee camp North of Quang Ngai along the river. Over 11,000 kept their from clearing operation on Batangan peninsula. Combined Holding and Interrogation Center. Chin Sung Southwest of Tam Ky

FSB Chloe

(AT938476)

Chu Lai

BT555035 (Pilot's guide BT537062). Was not a Vietnamese town, as many thought. Named after the Marine general officer Krulak's chinese mandarin pronounciation of his initials. Approval to build Chu Lai was worked out in March-April 1965 by Defense Secretary Mc Namara. June 1, 1965 the first combat missions were flown by VMA-225 (A-4 Skyhawks). Base for B-11 Special Forces.

Chu Lai Main Gate

BT520044.

LZ Cindy by Tra Bong.

Big Battle Aug 69. Had 155mm and 175mm battery near Cinnamon forest. BS343882 (Div Arty ORLL BS342883)

LZ Checker

(DIVARTY ORLL BS437337)

LZ Chippewa

BS485967 (Div Arty ORLL BS485968)

LZ Clemson

BS480828? (DIVARTY ORLL BS480828)

LZ Clifford

BT260135 by latest map (DivArty ORLL BT259104)

LZ Cobra

BT002371

LZ Colt

North west of Hawk Hill BT114371 or BT115 371.

FSB Colt 45

BS296807

LZ Cork

High up in the mountains lots of down drafts. West of Duc Pho. Bad to fly into during monsoon. BS448612? (Div Arty ORLL BS450612 and BS448612) Supported Iron Mountain and Vernon Lake II operations.

Craterville Area

BT1528

FSB Crest

BT816379 (Frederick Hill AT876378)

LZ Crunch

BS534515 (AKA Minh Long) (DIVARTY ORLL BS534515)

Cu La Re

Beautiful island off the coast of Chu Lai.

LZ Custer

BS5136573

FSB Dak Rose Set up 19 Jul 70

YB864989

LZ Dancer

BS682402

LZ Debbie

BS869319 BS870325 by latest map, (AKA LZ Thunder)

LZ Div Arty Hill

BT51580399

LZ Don

BS7611278 (DIVARTY ORL BS764277)

LZ Donner

AT934242 Between LZ West and LZ Siberia.

LZ Dottie

twelve miles south of Chu Lai BS630855 AKA Hill 102 and Nui Dong De. East of highway 1 and North of Ham Giang River. (Div Arty ORLL BS630 856)

Duc Pho

south of Quang Ngai on Highway one.

LZ Bronco

Home of 11th infantry brigade and sharks was here. Pilot's guide BS809384.

Dragon Valley

West of LZ Ross also known as Antenna Valley.

LZ Dragon

South of Mo Duc BS730529 (ARVN) (ORLL BS375255) (Div Arty ORLL BS731528 and BS730528)

LZ Dragon Base

AT999315

FSB Duke

BS240855

OP Duong Uoi

BT148122 Overrun 5 May 1970.

FSB Dwarf

(BS731328) (Oct 1970 ORLL Americal)

LZ East (Hill 488)

eleven miles west of Tam Ky

BT132203 (DivArty ORLL BT13102025) (BT131203 Fred Hill COARS).

LZ English (173rd Airborne)

South along the coast near Bong Son BS879005.

FSB Excedrin

AT015347

LZ Fat City

Close to Chu Lai BT435079 (Div Arty ORLL BT440077 and BT439075)

LZ Fiddlers Green

Named after 1-1 Cav ditty. BT215437. Turned over to ARVN troops, then lost by ARVN forces and re-taken by US troops several times. Set up in January 1969 as part of Operation Hardin Falls. East of LZ Baldy.

FSB Freddie

BS229578

LZ Frederick Hill

9th Marine Engineers base?

FSB Fury

(BT1511264)

LZ Gator

South of Chu Lai BS 578961 (Div Arty ORLL BS571963 and BS572965)

Gaza Coastal Strip

BS8049

LZ George

BS478859 (DIVARTY ORLL BS470867)

Gia Vuc special forces camp

BS372275 (DIVARTY ORLL BS377265) A-103 Feb 62 -Feb 69 turned over to VNSF.

LZ Gimlet

AT858230

LZ Goldie

BS680657

Go Noi Island

AT0254. Island in the Hoi An river. Lots of Marine action here.

LZ Grunt

AT957112 by Frederick Hill COAR.

Ha Binh

BT2445 vicinity (Barrier Island)

Ha Thanh

CIDG west of Quang Ngai BS395705? (Div Arty ORLL BS428718) (Also known as LZ Shirley) A-104 special forces opened 28 Apr 65 - Aug 70 converted to ARVN Ranger. (Old Ha Thanh was Son Ha).

Hau Duc - LZ Mildred

I've was run out by mortars here. Saw ARVNs with cross bows. Five miles east of LZ Mary Ann. Hau Duc BT048043 (Old Hau Duc DIVARTY ORLL BT024979)

New Hau Duc

(DIVARTY ORLL BT0700062)

LZ Hawk Hill (AKA Hill 29)

North of Tam Ky and south of LZ Baldy West of Highway One. Eight miles south of Thang Binh and seven miles north or Tam Ky just west of the railroad. BT231315? or BT230315 (Div Arty ORLL BT22431)

Happy Valley

BS4100790? is somewhere in the middle of this coordinate. Where the Vietnamese used to hide out from the Chinese armies centuries past. Part of the area known as Do Xa.

Hardcore

(AT 977 502 Div Arty ORLL)

Hiep Duc

20 miles north west of Tam Ky. Thirty miles south of Da Nang. Thirty-five miles northwest of Chu Lai. Hiep Duc Valley was also known as Death Valley

Hill 10

BT200390 Between Hawk Hill and Baldy. (Div Arty ORLL Hill 10 BS583722)

Hill 14

BT286190

Hill 26

BS771616 (Div Arty ORLL BS771816)

Hill 29 (AKA Hawk Hill)

BT 226 318

Hill 35

AKA Charger Hill, AKA Fat City

Hill 38

BT282225

Hill 43

BS6791? Operation Starlite 3d Marines August 18-19, 1965.

Hill 54

North of Chu Lai, provided arty support for Chu Lai North BT396145? (Div Arty ORLL BT396143 and BT396144 and BT397143) Supported Operation Burlington Trail.

Hill 59

BT165233 Northwest of LZ East.

Hill 63 AKA LZ Baldy

(BT132453)

Hill 68

(Div Arty ORLL BT316 131)

Hill 69

BT462072

Hill 76

BT451038 (Mentioned in book, "Friendly Fire").

Hill 102

AKA Million Dollar Hill.

Hill 110

BT232189 East of LZ East.

Hill 151

AT938476

Hill 165

Near LZ Professional

Hill 173

Near BT1624

Hill 251

near BT1528

Hill 270

BT420048 & AT860680

Hill 285

BS829285 (DIVARTY ORLL BS820235)

Hill 314

Near BT1528

Hill 350

AT837857

Hill 410

BT389034 (Mentioned in book, "Friendly Fire").Used intermittently as a Fire base. (DIVARTY ORLL BT389034)

Hill 411

(DIVARTY ORLL BS540730)

Hill 482

AT875175

FSB 497

BT189047 opened 21Jan70 for 196th LIB. BT187050)

HIll 502

AT840658

Hill 510

AT946404

Hill 707

BT418034

Hill 868

AT838828

Hoi An

BT146517? (BT142576 Pilot's guide)

Horseshoe area. On Song Tra Khuc River

Twenty mi S of Chu Lai.

Huong My

BT242403

LZ Hurricane

BT515040 (on Div Arty Hill) (BT537033 in 1970 ORLL)

LZ Hustler set up 1 April 1970

Vic BS 2903. (DIVARTY ORLL BT2966031)

LZ Ike

AT945405 (North of LZ Ryder) (Div Arty ORLL AT945405. (AT938396 in Frederick Hill)

Irene

ZC 108125 by Fred Hill COARS.

Iron Mountain ?

West of Duc Pho?

LZ Jane

BS 660758

LZ Jeff

SE of San Juan Hill BS688328 (Div Arty ORLL BS689323) (New LZ used April 22, 1969 to support operations in the southern Song Ve Valley)

FSB John

(DIVARTY ORLL BS542384)

LZ Judy

(AT 961015) seven miles west of LZ Mary Ann. (AT014863 by Frederick Hill COAR)

OP Juliet

(BT077273 ORL)

FSB Kala

YC988094 set up 12 Jul 70 (YC987097 by Fred Hill COAR)

LZ Karen

Between LZ West and LZ Siberia (Hiep Duc area) AT955238 (38 mi NW of Tam Ky) (AT924236 Oper Fred. Hill)

Kham Duc

West of Chu Lai by border ZC003081 overrun/evacuated under fire May 68. CIDG special Forces A-105 opened Sept 63 overrun 12 May 68.

Ky Ha

BT529116?; The 30th Naval Construction Regiment, with four Seabee battalions built helicopter facilities at Marble Mountain and Ky Ha. At Chu Lai, Seabees, assisted by Marine Air Base Squadron 36 and Marine engineers, built a helicopter air facility on the Ky Ha Peninsula. MAG-36 flew the first mission from the new facility on 12 Sep. 1965.

Ky My RF outpost

BT247254

Ky Sanh Valley.

Northwest of LZ Bayonet

Ky Tra

BT316089

OP/LZ Legionaire

By South Vietnamese western border 82d artillery base observing HO CHI MINH TRAIL. In area of BT1525.

LZ Leslie in Que Son valley? (AKA Hill 138)

AT 979 307

IOS Linda

AT865681

LZ Lion

BS715300 (ORLL)

LZ Liz

lowland five miles Northwest of Duc Pho was bad place at times. BS757432 BS743435? (Div Arty ORLL BS753434 and BS753432)

FSB Lobo

BS645538

LZ Lonely Boy

LZ Lowboy ?

LZ Lurch

AT926238

LZ Manassas

BS551663? (Div Arty ORLL BS552666)

LZ Manchester

(DIVARTY ORLL BS302882)

LZ Marge

2-1 Infantry re-established it 16 January 1971. North of Dragon Valley. (COARS Frederick Hill BT185?74).

LZ Mary Ann

AS961998 (38 miles west of Chu Lai. Also 962999 from 1970 Americal ORL (Frederick Hill COAR has AS959999.)

LZ Mary Lou

BT 132 203 named after 4th Infantry Colonel Kimmel's wife (He was killed in Vietnam).

Marble Mountain

Mountain a little south of DaNang along the coast. BT065738

LZ Maude

Northwest of LZ professional. Opened up with a 10,000 lb daisy cutter around August 1970? AT835757)

LZ Max

BS759469? (DIVARTY BS760471)

LZ Mellon

In Que Son Valley. AT804184 or AT805184 blocked infiltration route from Kham Duc. (DivArty ORLL AT805183) AT803181 by Frederick Hill COAR.

LZ Mildred

at (Old) Hau Duc.

Million Dollar Hill (HIll 102)

Around Hiep Duc. Just North of LZ Karen across the old French Road. South of Song Lau River and Nui Chom Mountain. Named after losing over a million dollars in helicopters during a battle.

LZ Mimosa

ZC 1801344 by Frederick Hill COARs.

Minh Long Special forces

BS536511 (Div Arty ORLL BS458466 and BS536513). A-108 Special Forces 25 Aug 66 Sep 70 converted to ARVN Ranger. (1st site was before Aug 66.)

LZ Minuteman

(First LZ built on Batangan peninsula. Fifteen mi S of Chu Lai.) BS786857

LZ Mitt

(Div Arty ORLL BS730358)

Mo Duc

District capital south near coast. Not far from Duc Pho. (BS733543) (Pilot's guide BS725535)

Monkey Mountain

on the Peninsula that juts out from Da Nang.

Motor Pool

BT025289

LZ Moore

BT431985

My Lai

Four small hamlets associated with the village of Song My. My Lai (IV) was site of massacre near LZ Pinkville. South of LZ Uptight about 4-5 five miles,

My Lan

AT875175 by Fred Hill COAR.

Nghia Hanh

BS614641/BS618642 (battle nearby was vic BS6061) (Div Arty ORLL BS611625 and BS616640)

Ngok Tavak

Old French fort 5 kilometers southwest of Kham Duc overrun May 68 YC96400091

LZ Nong Son

AT814383

LZ North

Bad times real close to an old 2nd NVA division headquarters. (Div Arty ORLL BS725907)

NUE HOAC

Ridgline near Kham Duc BT0722

FSB Nui Pho Tinh

BS648936

Nui Yon

OP guarded western approach to Tam Ky. Overrun. (DIVARTY ORLL BT248169)

Nui Loc Son

BT02288 13 kilometers west of battle at BT1528

Nui Vong

BS702601

LZ Oasis

Americal artillery working in 4th Division AO.

LZ O'Connor

Near Antenna Valley. AT935243 Named after 1st Cav pilot who later became POW near DMZ in February 1968. (AT934242 Div Arty ORLL)

O.D. Lake

BS7836

OP#1

BS515780. (BS516778 ORL) Used to get Mortar attacks on helicopter when we landed.

OP#3

BS754421 (DIVARTY ORLL)

LZ Paradise

BS705972

LZ Paris

(Div Arty ORLL BS480828)

LZ Patch

(Div Arty ORLL BS436635)

LZ Pepper

BS491729? (Div Arty BS496716)

Penny Arcade

Legendary NVA helicopter shooting gallery runs south with river BS348450 to BS348510

Phu Bai

North of Da Nang just south of Hue.

LZ Phoenix

BS567878

Piedmont

North of Tam Ky

LZ Pineapple

BS371966

Pineapple Forest

West of Tam Ky BT1820-BT2120

LZ Pinkville

Near My Lai on Batangan Peninsula. My Lai also known as Pinkville massacre, or Song My massacre. BS730775

LZ Pleasantville

BT051049

LZ Polar Bear

AT 897 472

LZ Polar Bear II

AT939211

LZ Pratt temporary firebase set up by 4-31 November 1970

North of LZ Siberia by requesting extension into Marine AO.

LZ Prep

CIA helicopters and Nung mercenaries hung out here. (DIVARTY ORLL BT0008148) (Fred Hill COAR BT009147)

LZ Professional

Twenty miles northwest of Chu Lai. BT176070 (Div Arty ORLL BT173076) (John Wills visited here March 1995. He believes the coordinates are wrong. Upper part of hill has eroded and placed about two feet of mud on helipads. Top of hill is much smaller than before. Area had been scavenged. All he could find were old sandbags. 1/46 Inf left 22 Aug 70 and base was closed. (Frederick Hill COAR BT172078).

Quang Ngai City

South of Chu Lai on highway 1. Area was the third most populated area in Vietnam. BS647723

Quang Ngai Air Field

BS605719 (Div Arty ORLL BS605 719)

Que Son Valley

AKA Nui Loc Son Basin, Phuoc Valley, or Death Valley.

Que Son

District captial near LZ Ross. BT 040345 East of LZ Ross

LZ Ranger

BT287998

FSB Rawhide

AT879578

FSB Reed

BS764277 (Oct 70 Americal ORLL)

Rice Bowl

AT9909 valley in general area of Hiep Duc

LZ Richards

(AT866214)

Riverboat South

BT621013

LZ Rock Crusher

BT108428 (rock quarry for engineers, had civilians working here.

Rock Pile

Area west of Quang Ngai (Not the one by the DMZ)

Rocket Pocket

Included area five miles southwest of Chu Lai.

LZ Ross

Refueling point between LZ Baldy and Hiep Duc area. BT027342 (BT028341 and BT027341 Div Arty ORLL)

LZ Ryder

West of LZ Ross. Queson Mts Highest Peak (closed down then rebuilt) Thirty miles west of Tam Ky. (invalid reference? BS948346?) AT952355. (Div Arty ORLL AT946342 Frederick Hill AT949345)

LZ Saloon

Opened 6-14-71

Sam Hai

Small village outside of Ky Ha where most of the hootch maids lived who worked on the 123rd Avn Bn base.

LZ San Juan Hill

Five miles northwest of Duc Pho. Mortar attacks on incoming helicopters. BS634380 (Div Arty ORLL BS634380)

LZ Sheryl

BT302192

LZ Shirley

BS382700 (also known Ha Thanh Special Forces Camp) (COARS Frederick Hill established by 2-1 Inf 3 December 1970; AT873385)

LZ Siberia

West of Tam Ky? 35 miles northwest of Chu Lai. Overlooked the resettlement village for Hiep Duc. AT901232 or AT903232. (Div Arty ORLL AT903232) (Newly opened and used April 19, 1969 per artillery ORL)

LZ Snoopy

BS705612? (Div Arty ORLL BS705610)

Song Ve

Twelve miles south of Quang Ngai

Song Chang Valley

Better known as AK valley. Near Hiep Duc Valley.

Song Re Valley

25 miles southwest of Quang Ngai.

Son Tra

BT622015

LZ Sooner

AT87367 (Div Arty ORL AT869359)

LZ South

11th Infantry Brigade BS700830 (Div Arty ORLL BS702827)

LZ Sparrow Knob

BT200387

LZ Stinson.

Was LZ Buff renamed (21 May 1969) for LTC Stinson killed on A/123d Avn Co. Helicopter #737 on March 3, 1969 in Hau Duc area. LZ Stinson is West of Quang Ngai City along Song Tra Khuc river. BS538824

LZ Sue

BS554674 (Div Arty ORLL BS 566 877)

OP Sugar Mill Hill

BS613735

Tam Ky

Between Chu Lai and Hoi An River. (Div Arty ORLL BT 310 225)

Tam Ky Airfield

BT305199 (BT309186 pilot pocket guide)

LZ Thunder

South of Chu Lai. BS872325 (AKA LZ Debbie) (Div Arty ORLL BS 870 321)

Tien Phuoc

Fifteen miles Southwest of Tam Ky. BT116138

Tien Phuoc SF/CIDG camp

(Div Arty ORLL BT105102 and BT104144) (A-102 1 Mar 66 - Oct 70 converted to ARVN Ranger).

LZ Tinville

North BS595810

LZ Tinville

South BS610797

LZ Tiger

BS638552 and BS478478 opened in early 1970

Tooth Lake

BS528752?

Tra Bong

25 miles northwest of Quang Ngai City BS341880? (Pilot's guide BS338878, ORLL BS343883) A-107 28 Aug 65 - Aug 70 converted to ARVN Ranger (previous site before 28 Aug 65.)

LZ Two Bits

LZ Uptight

Five miles east of LZ Dottie and four miles North of My Lai (4). Aproximately BS720780? (Div Arty ORLL BS726857 and BS728850)

FSB Vanguard

BS576433)

LZ Volunteer

(Div Arty ORL BS 348593)

LZ Warrior

BS400540

Wedding cake hill

Northeast of Million dollar hill near the Song Lau river.

LZ West

Was 196th Brigade headquarters. Nineteen miles west of Tam Ky. (The mountain is known as the mountain of leeches to the Vietnamese). LZ Karen was just the next hill west of LZ West. To the south was the Song Chang River. In the valley to the north was the Song Lau River and the Old French Road. To the east was the Nui Lon Mountain. AT990251/990250 (Div Arty ORLL AT988249) (Fred Hill Oper report AT990250)

White Beach

(Batangan Penisula) BT743883.

FSB Woodstock

(Near BS660569)

FSB Yonkers

(AT945405)

LZ Young

Four or Five miles west of Tam Ky. Really bad place to go in 1968. Was area near NVA Divisional headquarters at one time. BT182146 ??BT188168?? (DIVARTY ORLL BT188157 and BT187155) (BT188157 Fred HillCOAR report) NVA division headquarters found 22 miles west of Duc Pho.

Highway 535

Was also known as Tien Phuoc Highway.

Highway 534

Was also known as the old French Road.

Hoi An

Was Quang Nam province headquarters.

Tam Ky

Was Quang Tin province headquarters.

Quang Ngai

Was Quang Ngai province headquarters

Bong Son and Qui Nhon

Shared province headquarters for Binh Dinh province.

Map Sheet Information

I received this information from Joe Kralich. One may order xerox copies of the AO grid maps for $4.80 per map, with a minimum order of $9.60. The maps are 1:50;000 scale. You would need to know the map number. I was refused the maps I requested as they were identified as classified. I believe that one will need to write a good reason why the maps are needed and maybe even get the help of a Congressman. Joe has identified the following map numbers:

Allow four weeks for delivery.

Maps used for reference in the ORLL reports

Map references: Vietnam 1:50,000 Series L7014

Sheets:
• 6538 I
• 6539 II, III, IV
• 6638 I, IV
• 6639 I, II, III, IV
• 6640 I, II, III, IV
• 6738 II, III, IV
• 6739 I, II, III, IV
• 6838 III, IV

Map referenced in book, "Friendly Fire" was AMS Vietnam scale 1:50,000 scale. Tra Bong Sheet 6739 IV Series L7014

The best civilian style map of Vietnam came from a February 1967 issue of National Geographics. Perhaps the best high level map available is the easiest and quickest to obtain from "Sporty's", a catalogue supplier to aviators. Almost all of South Vietnam is on the ONC-K10map. If you are interested in areas North of Da Nang, then you may want ONC-J11 as well. The maps are scaled 1:1,000,000 and are 42" x 57" and in color. Grid coordinates are marked on the map. The advertised cost of each map is $4.50 (they only charged 3.25 each when I ordered two) plus about $4.75 shipping and handling. Phone 1-800-543-8633 to place an order.

I found it interesting that Minh Long, Duc Pho, and Tam Ky airports were marked as not useable. The runways at Chu Lai appear to be operational. LZ Baldy, Marble Mountain, and Chu Lai are marked on the map even though these were not Vietnamese names. Saigon is marked as Hoi Chi Minh City. These warnings appear on the map:

WARNING VIETNAM AND LAOS ARE DESIGNATED SPECIAL AREAS. STATE DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR OVERFLIGHT. SEE FOREIGN CLEARANCE GUIDE.

WARNING. Aircraft infringing upon Non-Free flying territory may be fired upon without warning.

WARNING. Unlisted radio emissions from this area may constitute a navigation hazard or result in overflight unless unusual precaution is exercised.

From Americal Division Artillery ORLL

May 1969

Courtesy of Frank Jodaitis.

From "Operational Report- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division, Period Ending 30 April 1968.

U.S. Army Landing Zones & Fire Bases

Major Bridges

Special Forces Camps

VC/NVA Operational Areas

U.S. Marine Corps Bases

From USMC CAAR & Comd Chrono's

F. T. Jodaitis, 28 March 1993

From Dan Gillotti - 30th Artillery Association

1st Cavalry Division Fire Support Bases in and around Tay Ninh 1969-1970

Based on Artillery ORLLs