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Fire mission

When the 155s got a fire mission the noise and the dust were horrific. Being a 24-hour service, they got them day and night, which made the few hours the grunts got to sleep between turns on guard duty even fewer. The artillerymen were good guys who worked their butts off. We always knew that we could depend on them to be on target when we were on the other end of those outgoing rounds. They saved a lot of infantry lives.


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sgt. james lilly 24-Jul-2023 20:05
need some info. on my old unit B btry. 2nd battilon 35th. artillary may of 66.to feb. 67 my gun was 155 sp call sign husky bravo gun name blue balls Quran loc viet nam would be nice to hear from some one that was part of unit thanks very much
Vic K 02-Apr-2017 18:55
My time in country Jan 21 1968 to Oct 6 1968. I drove a cargo track carrier B-22 and humped 155mm Joes and Powder with fuses from Lai Khe ammo dump to FSB Thunder II, III, Highway 13 (better known as thunder road).
My Howitzer #B-13 was named "Ball Buster". I only remember a few of the gun crew. A while later, I got into the ammo section. I would love to contact anyone who was out there with me. Much to talk about.
tom rondinello 16-Jan-2017 17:25
I serve 1967 to 1968 b btry 8/6 try to find any one who serve with me
Guest 17-Feb-2016 20:29
My husband was in C Btry 8/6th artillery in 1967, he was a specialist E4 and was in Operation Junction City/Iron Triangle. His radio call number was Dynamite Charlie 5-2. Thank you for posting these pictures.
Guest 14-Feb-2016 16:30
Quran Loo was the base camp for C Btry 8/6th artillary on Thunder Base V, 1968.
Mike Hansen 21-Sep-2011 06:52
Quan Loi had allot of fire support including 175's. They would fire them all night long over our hooches.that had rats and next to the French swimming pool.
Dave Berry23-Sep-2009 04:11
Sleep was more of a concept than a reality at any of the Fire Support Bases.
Gerard Murphy 02-Aug-2009 16:39
I was a fire direction officer on fire bases up in I Corps,for 155/8" guns.We worked 12hrs on,12hrs off.As soon as you got to sleep at night,those quad 50's would open and that place was rocking and rolling,just to let Charlie know that we knew he was out there.
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad14-Jun-2008 04:47
You must be glad to have these photos. I'm sure they bring back memories. Thanks for sharing.
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