I was in the Army Artillery in 1966 and 67 in Quang Tri Provence. My unit, 1st Bn. 40th Arty was attached to the 3rd Marine Division and a Marine Artillery Battery (M109 Self-propelled Howitzers) was next to ours. I believe it was the 12th Regiment, but others think it was the 11th. Can any of you tell me which regiment was at Dong Ha, Vietnam in 1967? Thanks
I WAS AT DONG HA WITH KILO 4/13 BATTERY WHICH WERE M-109 HOWITZER. OUR REAR HEAD OUARTERS WAS AT DONG HA. WE WERE UP AT FIRE BASE C-2 WHICH WAS NORTH OF DONG HA. KILO 4/13 I BELIVE WAS ATTACHED TO THE 5TH MARINE DIVISION. I WAS AT THIS LOCATION IN LATE 68. WE THEN MOVED TO PHU BAI THEN TO DANANG THEN TO AN HOA.
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Originally posted by 8963419: I was in the Army Artillery in 1966 and 67 in Quang Tri Provence. My unit, 1st Bn. 40th Arty was attached to the 3rd Marine Division and a Marine Artillery Battery (M109 Self-propelled Howitzers) was next to ours. I believe it was the 12th Regiment, but others think it was the 11th. Can any of you tell me which regiment was at Dong Ha, Vietnam in 1967? Thanks
The 13th Marines as the 26th and 27 Marine were indeed 5th Marine Division attached to the 3rd Marine Division in Viet Nam during the War...the 11th Marine were part of the 1st Marine Division and were never up north...
Originally posted by joeamodeo: The 13th Marines as the 26th and 27 Marine were indeed 5th Marine Division attached to the 3rd Marine Division in Viet Nam during the War...the 11th Marine were part of the 1st Marine Division and were never up north...
Maybe just a bad dream. The First Bn 11th Marines, Hdqtrs, Alpha Btry, Bravo Btry, and a small portion of Whiskey Btry supported the 1st and 2nd Bns of the 1st Marines at Khe Sanh and the surrounding hills. 1/11 relieved 1/13 at KSCB early April 68' and left when the base was abandoned in late June. One A/1/11 FO was KIA with 1/1 in early July near there. This post is not intended to be critical of Joe's post above. Bubby
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I was assigned to the 1 Bn 40th Artillery i967-1968. My first job was as liason officer to the 12th Marine Division at Dong Ha. It was the 12th for sure. It was located next to the Hq Btry of the 1/40th artillery. We had M109 self propelled Howitzers with units at the rock pile, C1, Dong Ha. I am rodabaugh@cox.net. Let me know if you were there at the same time.
12th Marine artillery regiment elements were at Dong Ha and Artillery Plateau which became Camp JJ Carrol in June 66 when I went north from Da Nang. My comm team was originally attached to a battery of the 12th and moved over to be attached to 3rd Marine Reg Hq at what was to become Camp Carrol when 3rd Marines arrived. Sometime during the next few weeks Army Artillery units also arrived at Artillery plateau. An Army 175 set in across the road, if u could call it a road, from us. When they fired in our direction the muzzle of the gun was almost directly overhead. Artillery plateau officialy became Camp J. J. Carrol on 10 November 1966. General Walt, CG of III MAF was present for the dedication and visited our bunker and others that day.
Originally posted by DuaneTRodabaugh: I was assigned to the 1 Bn 40th Artillery i967-1968. My first job was as liason officer to the 12th Marine Division at Dong Ha. It was the 12th for sure. It was located next to the Hq Btry of the 1/40th artillery. We had M109 self propelled Howitzers with units at the rock pile, C1, Dong Ha. I am rodabaugh@cox.net. Let me know if you were there at the same time.
Hello Col. I was Liason Sgt at 12th Marines, Jan - June 1967 from 1/40 FA. Cpt Williams was our S-3 and Lt Jim Reynolds was Bn FDO. Maj Alfred Gray was 12t hMar S-3. Been almost forty years cant remember many folks. But i sure enjoyed the duty.
KILO 4/13 WAS AT DONG HA. AND C-2 WHICH WAS NORTH OF DONG HA. K 4/13 THEN LEFT DONG HA AND TRAVELED SOUTH TO PHU BAI, DA NANG, AND AN HOA. WE LEFT DONG HA IN AUG.69 SEMPER FI JOE
It is interesting to see how the same BTRY's support the same infantry 30 years later. I was with A 1/11 in Desert Storm and on one of their west pacs. Both times we were the DS BTRY for 1/1. Now that changed in 93 when I got transferred over to G2/12 which was part of 5/11. We went over to Okinawa with 1/1 to go out with the 31st MEU SOC. That must be the first time they ever were apart.
