History 6th bn,56th arty 6thbattalion56thartillery. Redesignated 1 september 1971 as the 6th battalion. Artillerie bataillone, welche mit m109 in vietnam ausgerustet waren. Courtesy copy of interviews with men of 8th battalion 4th field artillery 175mm m107 spa, big guns of. Battalion activated 6 may 1959 at fort lewis, washington. The book tells the story of the battalion in vietnam from the eyes of its commanders and all of its men. I and others are trying to compile a list of those who served in the 8th bn 4th arty at anytime in vietnam. Army 1st battalion, 44th air defense artillery army. Inactivated after four nike hercules sites were constructed in 195758. Sells 3506th and task force 3506th logos on tshirts, mugs, sweatshirts and more. Wars are won by teamwork artillery and infantry are a winning combination.
To all past members of the 2nd battalion, 4th artillery, 9th infantry division, vietnam. Departing japan in november 1945, the 245th field artillery battalion with the rest of the americal division was inactivated at fort lewis washington on 26 november 1945. May 10, 2015 1st battalion 40th artillery dong ha vietnam. I spent the calendar year 1968 with the 8th 4th arty. We had 5th battalion, 2nd artillery, with the attached battery d, 71st artillery m55,and battery g, 29artillery searchlight. Xlarge vietnam 2nd battalion, 40th artillery tan by american enterprises military insignia cothing.
It was still in training when the armistice was signed and the regiment was demobilized at. Army, battery c, 1st battalion, 44th artillery place and date. As the 16th armored field artillery battalion, it served with the 9th armored division during world war ii, and with the 2nd armored division after the war. Below is a picture of that last heavy artillery round sent in by c battery fdo then lieutenant richard e. Nike unit was 4th battalion, 55th artillery and part of aradcom. Dusters 1st battalion, 44th artillery 4th battalion, 60th artillery 5th battalion, 2nd artillery quad 50s battery e, 41st artillery battery g, 55th artillery battery g, 65th artillery battery d, 71st artillery searchlights battery b, 29th artillery. The 245th was redesignated as the 69th field artillery battalion allocated to the regular army and assigned to the 25th infantry division on 9 august 1951. I remember pulling in to different lzs and camps were the field arty, inf. Army artillery unit in vietnam on 16 july 1965 with the arrival of the 2d brigade, 1st infantry division the big red one, and its supporting field artillery, the 1st battalion, 7th artillery. Army regimental system, with a single active battalion, the 1st battalion, 5th field artillery, which is assigned to the 1st brigade combat team, 1st infantry division at fort riley, kansas. Reorganized and redesignated june 1907 as battery b, 4th field artillery. By the fall of 1966, the war in vietnam was rapidly escalating and.
This battalion included c and g companies of the regiment, and was under the command of major crane, of the 4th artillery. While this was happening, main units of the battalion were going through their final training and incountry indoctrination. Colonel eustis, 4th artillery, commanding fortress monroe, was ordered to the frontier to take command of all the artillery. These photos were contributed by dave hornbarger who served with the b battery, 460th artillery from february 68 to february 69. Charlie was the first person from the 6th battalion 14th field artillery that we spoke to, which was back in 1996. As far as i know, i have not seen another one like it.
The 1st field force with two groups the 41st and 52nd and 2 separate battalions bn provided artillery support for all of ii corps tactical zone iictz. B battery b battery, 6th battalion, 29th artillery searchlight, 4th infantry division kia kontum province near dak to fragmentation wounds, body recovered very likely hill 875 captured nov. As a result, the 11th field artillery regiment went from its initial total of seven active battalions in the vietnam era to just two active battalions by 2004. It was the numerous conversations with charlie and his gracious assistance that led to the creation of the 614 arty website. Artillery in vietnam was organized primarily into two forces, the 1st field force vietnam iffv and the 2nd field force vietnam iiffv each with different tactical areas of responsibility taor.
The 3d battalion airborne, 319th artillery, relinquished its position as the only u. Marine corps units that served during the time of the vietnam conflict, and includes the records of those units that served in vietnam as well as domestically and throughout the world. Captain joe piram, artillery liaison officer from deadly to the 116 infantry, and some forward observers accompanied the 116 infantry on an operation east of quan loi. The 7th battalion th artillery was formed at fort irwin, california in july, 1966. The patch has come apart a little bit over the years, but it still holds up some 37 years later. The 2nd battalion was assigned to the 2nd brigade combat team, 25th infantry division in hawaii and the 4th battalion was assigned to the 172nd infantry brigade stryker in alaska. Vietnam 1971 8th battalion 4th field artillery, sp4 donald gibler k. Vietnam war 7th battalion, 15th field artillery have guns will travel, wire swinger pleiku in 1957, hhb, 1st battalion bn, 15th field artillery, was reorganized to form the 7th bn, 15th artillery arty. The 16th field artillery regiment is a field artillery regiment of the united states army.
Originally, the battalion was part of the 41st artillery group. Redesignated 1 february 1966 as the 2d battalion, 4th artillery, and activated at fort. They traveled to vietnam on the usns barrett, departing san diego on october 8, 1966, arriving on october 28 at the port of qui nhon. The 34th field artillery regiment, to which the 34th field artillery battalion is a successor, was first organized in august, 1918 at camp mcclellan, alabama. I am a member of the 8th4th veterans association whose website below provides information about our battalion history in. On 9 april 1972 at 1400 hours c battery, third gun section, of the 2nd battalion 94 th artillery fired the last american heavy artillery round in vietnam from hill 34 in the republic of south vietnam. I served with the quads of d71 they were part of 52ada a duster unit all together the total unit was a battalion with two added batteries. Our editor, erica soliatario, has done a superb job. Part one from 1917 to 1971 and part two from 1972 to 2020. Dennis ryan, myself and bob nehring christmas eve 1969. Enlarge this series primarily consists of command chronologies of u. The 1st howitzer battalion, 30th artillery would find itself in almost every area of vietnam during the 5 years and 4 months it spent there.
Abtry 614th artillery plei djereng, vietnam duration. Organized 2 august 1918 at camp mcclellan, alabama. Great site to bring old friends together, i was with a co. Field artillery, 19541973 center of military history. In early 2004, as part of planned inactivation of iii corps artillery and the transformation of the us army to the new modular force structure, 3rd battalion, 18th field artillery regiment was. The mission of the 6th battalion 29th field artillery is to provide direct artillery support to the maneuver elements of the first brigade, 4th infantry division, and to reinforce the fires of other artillery units. Our history is from ww1 through all of the vietnam war. Find people you served with from 1st battalion, 44th air defense artillery. Inactivated 15 december 1970 at fort carson, colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 4th infantry division. Tf 3506th support units such as delta battery, 2nd bn. Army 5th battalion, 2nd air defense artillery army. Fo section first shell stop n go in the nam web site for hepatitis 6869.
World war ii asiaticpacific theater, streamer without inscription. Later in the war, the 715th was under the 52nd artillery group. Redesignated 1 october 1963 as the 6th battalion, 29th field artillery. The regiment served with the 4th division in world war ii and with the 4th and 8th divisions between the world wars. Khe gio bridge, republic of vietnam, 12 march 1970. This facebook page is for all veterans of the 6th battalion, 29th field artillery regiment. A gold colored metal and enamel device 1 38 inches in height overall, consisting of a blue saltire bearing four white stars one near each end, and centered vertically thereover a gold sword with hilt in base upon a red field edged with gold and behind the sword point at top a red arrowhead point up upon the center of a gold radiant sun, and centered horizontally with shank.
The 5th field artillery regiment was constituted as part of the regular army in january 1907. Vietnam 1971 8th battalion 4th field artillery, sp4. Redesignated less former battery a, 2d field artillery battalion 1 september 1971 as the 5th battalion, 2d air defense artillery former battery a, 2d field artillery battalion, concurrently redesignated as the 4th battalion, 2d field artillery hereafter separate lineage activated 16 august 1991 in germany. I have attached his patch that he wore during his tour in vietnam. We at the 614 arty can not say enough good things about this tireless, wonderful, giving man. This domain provide a single access point most known websites and web pages containing the history of the men and units of the 5th division from wwi to present. I received my draft notice two days after i graduated from penn state. From the time of arrival in the republic of vietnam the men of the on time 6th battalion, 11th artillery have taken part in six major campaigns. Individual battalions have lineages which date back further. This memorial in the constitution park commemorates the operations of the 8th battalion, 4th artillery in the vietnam war. It contains the stories and many of the pictures shown on the battalion web site along with additional information.
The 84th field artillery battalion was first organized as the 84th field artillery regiment at camp sheridan, alabama, on october 3, 1918. They proceeded to lz hammond and the 1st air cavalry division. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The 9th infantry division arrived in vietnam on 16 december 1966 from ft. There they loaded the howitzers onto the ss adabelle lykes. The weapons of the 6th battalion, 56th artillery be they coast artillery with there 155 mm guns in world war ii, there 105mm field artillery weapons with the 7th infantry division in korea, there hawk missile in vietnam assigned to us army vietnam or the 23d infantry division americal division or protecting the air bases and skys in germany with there vulcan guns or chaparral missiles. Battalion history and war stories 7th battalion th. A, 326th combat engineers, 192nd ahc and others can be found on clothing and unique custom gift items. Most of these chronologies include four common sections of information. Field artillery 25th infantry division association. Frank alexander, at that time an assistant operations officer with 1st battalion, 5th field artillery regiment, 1st inf. The 4th air defense artillery regiment was constituted 1 june 1821 in the regular army as the.