The Places

MAG 13/Chu Lai West Runway - 1970-71

Aerial shot of Minuteman domain at Chu Lai Main (west). 1970 picture contributed by Roger Ladd. Aerial view of the MAG 13 officer area used by the 14th CAB after the Marines moved to operations to DaNang. The 176th lived in the huts on the south end. The large thatched roof building was the officer's club. It was a great club until the Army took it over. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant. " 'O` club at MAG 13, many memories of here, when I was allowed in!" Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. The photo also shows a good view of the sandy street between the club and the officer's quonset huts where many pilots like Lightnin and Spot practiced their low crawl technique at night. The Marine officer area used by the 176th and other companies after MAG 13 moved to DaNang This picture was taken looking southwest from Chu Lai East runway. The helicopter over the area indicates the downwind traffic pattern for landing at Chu Lai West that was directly over the quonset huts. Picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. Officer Country - The old MAG 13 area looking towards the officer's club. Picture contributed by Carl Zipperer. 176th quonset huts on the east row in "Officer Country". The rooms on the back side of these huts faced the sand between the huts and Chu Lai East runway. The helicopter traffic pattern often over-flew these quonset huts. Living there was quite noisy. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. Sign marking the Musket Domain on the end of a quonset hut at the old MAG 13 area near Chu Lai West. Wonder who was hiding the skull when this picture was taken? 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. The 176th AHC Orderly Room. Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter EM hootch roof tops looking north. Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter. The water tower near the 176th company area at the old MAG 13 compound. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht. Hootch maids pacing off distances for the next rocket attack. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht. Craig Thoricht's personal corner of Chu Lai. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht. Hangers - looking southwest. Picture taken from company watch tower contributed by Clayton Jeter. Hangars - looking south on the flight line Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter. Main hanger at Chu Lai West. 1970 picture contributed by Roger Ladd. Chu Lai West maintenance hanger used by the 176th in 1970-71. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht. 176th maintenance hanger close-up picture at Chu lai West. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht. 176th area at Chu Lai West looking east from the flight line Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter. 176th hangar at Chu Lai West after Typhoon Hector. Late 1971 picture contributed by Bill Church. Slicks at Chu Lai West in the old MAG 13 area. Nothing like the safety of those jet revetments and hangars. Slicks parked on the high speed turnoff at Chu Lai West Airfield. 70-71. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. Back to Top

In The Americal Division Area Of Operation

A "track" sporting a Rebel flag in the AO south of Duc Pho, spring of 1968. Picture contributed by Ed Hutcheson, 125th ATC. Musket gunships on standby at Quang Ngai airfield. UH-1M 66-00520 FTL and UH-1M 66-15069 FTT. Watch out for Butterfly 03! 1971 picture contributed by Jolly Wilson. Beautiful view of a river leading into the Annam mountains. Also a very typical depiction of weather conditions as rain storms rolled towards the east across the mountains. This appears to be a river valley south of Chu Lai, possibly a region known as the Horseshoe. Picture contributed by Steve Kerchanfaut. Aerial view of FSB Ky Tra, home to the 5/46th Bn., 198th LIB in 1970-71. This fire base, northwest of Chu Lai, was constructed and occupied earlier by ROK Marines. Like other hill top bases constructed by ROK Marines, Ky Tra was surrounded by booby traps. There was one safe trail down the hill to the village. The only other safe way off the hill was by helicopter. Picture contributed by Wallace Young. Ground view of the M102-105mm howitzer position from the helipad on Ky Tra manned by C Battery, 1st Bn., 14th Arty. Picture probably taken during a visit by the 198th Brigade Commander. Picture contributed by Wallace Young. Practice rockets impacting in the free fire zone south of Chu Lai on the northern tip of the Batangan Penisula. "My view as a Musket (1 week) I don`t think I ever hit anything except dirt!" Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. Typical small village in the coastal region of the Americal AO. 1970-71 picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. Nine kilometers from Laos - Kham Duc 1970. Picture contributed by Murlen Richmond. The ramp at Quang Ngai airfield. Picture contributed by Tom Herrington. Departing the air field at Quang Ngai, provincial headquarters. Quang Ngai was known for the hamburgers and fries available near the MACV Tropo pad. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips The small grey area near the center of this picture is believed to be the crash site of UH-1D 65-10053. Mack Bargainnier and Max Mizejewski were injured in the crash. The crash was a result of a tail rotor failure and possible enemy fire. 1967 picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Vietnamese herding cattle near a village. 1967 picture contributed by Hank Anthony. A cyclo in a village. 1967 picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Flying LOW level through the rice paddies. Not exactly knapp of the earth flying, this would be better described as skimming the rice.1971 picture contributed by Bill Church. Photo taken by Jerry Penny following a Musket gunship. 1969 picture contributed by Allen Penny, Jr. Over the shoulder view of Marble Mountain which was located on the south side of DaNang. 1971 picture contributed by Bill Church. LZ Professional. Very large (64Kb) file. Picture compliments of Leslie Hines, ADVA historian. Low level *IFR navigation. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. *I Follow Roads. Highway 1 through Tam Ky. 1970 picture contributed by Rick Phillips. The Monastery at Tam Ky. This is a closer view the same building visible in the picture of Highway 1 through Tam Ky. It was always unusual to see a such a large structure in the Americal AO. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. The Tam Ky Airstrip. 1970 picture contributed by Rick Phillips. An armored unit parked alongside the strip at Tam Ky. 1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. Sampans on the river near a fishing village. maybe just north of Chu Lai? Picture contributed by Steve Kerchenfaut. Looking north along the beach just south of the perimeter at Chu Lai.1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. This slick UH-IH 68-16536 appears to be near a bend on the Son Tra Bong just east of the valley and the Tra Bong compound. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. UH-1H 67-17239 flying low altitude heading north along Highway 1 just south of Chu Lai. 1969 picture contributed by Allen Penny, Jr. Fire Support Base Dottie. Home of the 1/6 Battalion in 1970-71. H. Norman Swarzkopf served as CO of this unit. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. Village on a hilltop- Dug in and fortified. Picture contributed by Steve Kerchenfaut Fire Support Base Stinson, formerly FSB Buff. The resupply pad. Home of the 1/52 Battalion in 1970-71. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. The 198th Bde. C&C aircraft UH-1H 69-15569 and LOH on the VIP pad at FSB Stinson. A cargo door step was added to this bird after Col. Richardson and some of his staff were injured by a mine in the 1/6 AO. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips. Happy Valley. It was important to know where you were in this part of the AO. The NVA/VC made this a very unhappy place for ARVN and U.S. forces. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant. Crowd at the local South Vietnamese village shopping mall. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. Rice paddy patterns-planting rice. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. Apparently an ARVN controlled village. Any one who recognizes this village should send e-mail to Carl Zipperer. 1970-71 picture was contributed by Steve Clark. Back to Top

Duc Pho - The Eagles Nest

Great aerial view of Duc Pho in 1968. Picture contributed by Ed Hutcheson, 125th ATC. ATC tower and Ed Hutcheson in Duc Pho 1968. Picture contributed by Ed Hutcheson, 125th ATC. The flight line at Duc Pho in 1967. Picture contributed by Robert Hovinen. Portable mess hall at Duc Pho? Can anyone from 67-68 help with this picture? Picture contributed by Robert Hovinen. Aicraft in flight, apparently at Duc Pho, 1967. Picture contributed by Robert Hovinen. No loitering here! If the smell didn't hurry you, the enemy might. You can see by the marks made from bullets impacting on the rocks that it wasn't safe to use the latrine in the early days at Duc Pho. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Other more eloborate latrine accomodations being test flown by Max Mizejewski. June or July 1967 picture contributed by Max Mizejewski. 176th Officer's Quarters at Duc Pho during June and July 1967. Picture contributed by Max Mizejewski. Aerial view of Duc Pho in 1967. Duc Pho Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Gas trucks dug in for protection from attack. When the job was finished, those trucks were completely out of site. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. WO Max Mizejewski's attempt at bringing culture to Duc Pho. The attempt failed due to poor quality, old movies. Probably didn't serve popcorn either. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Gunship revetments at Duc Pho. Look at the height of those sand bags. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Flight line at Duc Pho. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. LSTs loading up in Vung Ro Bay for the move to Duc Pho.The guy in the hat is SFC Richard Crowe. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Close up shot of LST 643 with a 2.5 ton truck on the loading ramp. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. LSTs unloading. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Convoy near Vung Ro Bay crossing a pontoon bridge beside a regular bridge blown by the enemy. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. The radio van and operations tent. Picture contributed by Hank Anthony. Living quarters used by Hank Anthony at Duc Pho in 1967. As the back of the picture states, "You can see how we live. When it rains, the bunk is in about 4 inches of water." Hank, like all other aviators was very happy to have a bunk while the option for Infantry was a fox hole and sleeping IN the water. Pictures contributed by Hank Anthony. Flight Operations. When finished, this building was slingloaded to Chu Lai. It was first tried in a single load, but got caught on the razor wire and Maj. Kettles had to release it or crash. It landed partially on a tent near the flight line. No one was in it. Click HERE for picture of part of the building (in lower part of this photo) that was dropped. We repiled it in halves on the flight line and flew it to Chu Lai. It was my longest flight to date. Major Kettles needed a nap. I don't know how he slept with me flying. Major Kettles designed it to be taken apart and reassembled. Roof was Group Med tent. Picture and information contributed by Hank Anthony. Ammo box quarters next to the operations tent. Originally the quarters of Specialist Glasgow, the luxurious accommodations were turned over to Hank Anthony. The person who resided in these quarters was required to pay the price of 24 hour-a-day radio duty and permanent CQ. The tent on the upper left is Company HQ 1st Sgt. tent. Picture and information contributed by Hank Anthony. Back to Top

Laos/QuangTri/Lam Son 719

Flight shutdown at Laos border (probably Khe San) waiting for orders to cross Lang Vei. Notice how hazy the sky is. Smoke from all the Bombs, etc. Picture taken looking into Laos. Picture and information provided by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. Khe San - preparation for insertion during Lam Son 719. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant. Flying high over one of those beautiful river valleys near Laos.1971 picture contributed by Bill Church. Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos along river west of Khe San. "I believe this is hwy 9. If memory serves the road is North of the river so we must have been flying East. The first day of the insertion "533" was lead in the second team. I think it was a flight of 'stingers' up front." 1971 picture and information contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant. Ho Chi Minh Trail west of Khe San. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.

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