Artillery in Vietnam

INTRODUCTION
15th Field Artillery and all US Army Vietnam artillery units

During the Vietnam War, the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery was part of larger artillery groups or commands. Originally, the battalion was part of the 41st Artillery Group. Later in the war, the 7/15th was under the 52nd Artillery Group. Both artillery groups were part of First Field Force Vietnam Artillery (IFFV Arty), in the 2 Corps Tactical Zone (CTZ).

The 6th Battalion/15th Artillery was in the 23rd Artillery Group, which was part of Second Field Force Artillery, in the 3 Corps Tactical Zone (CTZ). There were four Tactical Zones in South Vietnam; I Corps was the farthest north just below the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), II Corps included the Central Highlands which was the 7/15th's Area of Operations (AO), III Corps was the 6/15th's AO, and IV Corps included the Mekong Delta and the southernmost parts of Vietnam. (See Map Room)

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"A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets"
General William Tecumseh Sherman

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FIRST FIELD FORCE VIETNAM ARTILLERY
"First For Freedom"
16 November 1965 - 21 June 1972
During the Vietnam conflict, the following artillery units
served at one time or another with IFFV Arty:

SECOND FIELD FORCE VIETNAM ARTILLERY
8 March 1966 - 2 May 1971
During the Vietnam conflict the following artillery units served at one time or another under II Field Force Artillery control:

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Gun 2 - 'A' Battery - 8/4th Artillery
Camp J.J. Carroll - September 1970
Republic of Vietnam
Photo: Bob Webster

Battalion or Battery	Comments SP = Self-propelled T = Towed H = Howitzer Dusters = Dual 40mm guns SP Quads = Quad 50 machineguns
Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery	105mm H T, 155mm H T, + 8-inch H SP (M110)
5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery Contact: Irv Livingston	Dusters (Battery D, 71st Arty Quads attached)
2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery	105mm H T
5th Battalion, 4th Artillery	155mm H SP (M109)
8th Battalion, 4th Artillery	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
Headquarters Battery, 4th Infantry Division Artillery Contact: Dante' M. Puccetti	Division Survey section was in Camp Enari along with Survey Info Center and S3
1st Battalion, 5th Artillery	105mm H T
3rd Battalion, 6th Artillery Contact: Bill Hilling	105mm H SP (M108)
8th Battalion, 6th Artillery Contact: "Boz" Boswell	155mm H T + 8-inch H SP (M110)
1st Battalion, 7th Artillery Contact: Dave Teke	105mm H T "THE PHEONS"
1st Battalion, 8th Artillery Contact: Bert Allen	105mm H T
7th Battalion, 8th Artillery Contact: Gary D. Harrington	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery Contact: Dennis Dauphin	105mm H T
7th Battalion, 9th Artillery Contact: Ron Faircloth	105mm H T
1st, 2nd & 3rd Howitzer Batteries, 11th ACR Contact: Steve Dennis	155mm H SP (M109)
1st Battalion, 11th Artillery	105mm H T
2nd Battalion, 11th Artillery	155mm H T
6th Battalion, 11th Artillery Contact: James Schilling (There is no relation between the contact person and website)	105mm H T
7th Battalion, 11th Artillery	105mm H T
2nd Battalion, 12th Artillery	155mm H T
2nd Battalion, 13th Artillery	105mm H T
3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery Contact: Dave Emborsky	155mm H T + 8-inch H SP (M110)
7th Battalion, 13th Artillery Contact: Robert Wronski	105mm H T
1st Battalion, 14th Artillery [2] Contact: Al Simms, Jr.	105mm H T Countermortar Q4 Radar
6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Contact: Joe DiPardo	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
6th Battalion, 15th Artillery	105mm H T
7th Battalion, 15th Artillery Contact: Dave Holdorf	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery Contact: Bill Wright	155mm H T
5th Battalion, 16th Artillery	155mm H SP (M109) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
Battery C, 6th Howitzer Battalion, 16th Artillery Contact:	155mm H T
Battery F, 16th Artillery Contact: Jay Kute	155mm H T
2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery	105mm H T
3rd Battalion, 18th Artillery Contact: Garry Baxter	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery	105mm H T
2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery Contact: Russ Warriner	Aerial Rocket
1st Battalion, 21st Artillery	105mm H T
5th Battalion, 22nd Artillery Contact: Steve Sipos	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
Battery D, 25th Artillery	Target Acquisition
Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 25th Artillery	Target Acquisition
Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 26th Artillery	Target Acquisition
Battery F, 26th Artillery	Target Acquisition
Battery F, 26th Artillery Provisional	105mm H T
Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 26th Artillery Contact: Robert Wronski	Target Acquisition
1st Battalion, 27th Artillery Contact: Ron Steele	155mm H SP
5th Battalion, 27th Artillery Contact: Ron Steele	105mm H T
6th Battalion, 27th Artillery Contact: Ron Steele	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
Battery B, 29th Artillery	Searchlights (attached to the 4/60th [ADA])
6th Battalion, 29th Artillery	105mm H T
Battery G, 29th Artillery Contact: Gary Puro	Searchlights
Battery G, 29th Artillery Provisional	105mm H T
Battery H, 29th Artillery Contact: Holly Clark	Searchlights
Battery I, 29th Artillery	Searchlights
1st Battalion, 30th Artillery Contact: Dan Gillotti	155mm H T
2nd Battalion, 32nd Artillery Contact: Jerry Bursky	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
6th Battalion, 32nd Artillery Contact: David Lozano	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery Contact: Charles Workman	105mm H T
6th Battalion, 33rd Artillery Contact: Clyde Lewandowski	105mm H T
3rd Battalion, 34th Artillery	105mm H T - Provided artillery support for the 9th ID mobile riverine operations from barges
2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Contact: Thomas M. Larson	155mm H SP (M109)
37th Artillery Contact: William McBride	(not a Vietnam artillery unit) World War 2 & Korean War 105mm H T
1st Battalion, 39th Artillery Contact: Bob Coleates	155mm H SP (M109) 175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
1st Battalion, 40th Artillery	105mm H SP (M108)
2nd Battalion, 40th Artillery Contact: Charles Engel	105mm H T
Battery E, 41st Artillery	Quads (attached to the 4/60th [ADA])
4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Contact: John F. Karr	105mm H T
5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Contact: Rod Shaughnessy	155mm H T
1st Battalion, 44th Artillery Contact: Jim Ballowe	Dusters and Quads
Battery G, 55th Artillery	Quads (attached to Americal Division)
6th Battalion, 56th Artillery	HAWK missiles
4th Battalion, 60th Artillery Contact: Richard Wessling	Dusters / Quads of Battery E, 41st Artillery
Battery G, 65th Artillery	Quads
Battery D, 71st Artillery	Quads
6th Battalion, 71st Artillery	HAWK missiles
1st Battalion, 77th Artillery	105mm H T
2nd Battalion, 77th Artillery	105mm H T
4th Battalion, 77th Artillery Contact: Russ Warriner	Aerial Rocket
6th Battalion, 77th Artillery	105mm H T
Battery F, 77th Artillery	Aerial Rocket
Battery F, 79th Artillery Contact: Russ Warriner	Aerial Rocket
1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery Contact: Ron Griffin	155mm H T + 8-inch H SP (M110)
3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery Contact: George Whitehouse	105mm H T B Battery fired the last US Army artillery round in Vietnam in August 1972. Photo below was submitted by Gordon E. Thomas

Battery E, 82nd Artillery Contact: John Howard	Aviation/Observation
1st Battalion, 83rd Artillery Contact Bill Taggart	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
1st Battalion, 84th Artillery Contact: Rick Guidi	155mm H T + 8-inch H SP (M110)
6th Battalion, 84th Artillery Contact: Chris Muller	155mm H T
1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery Contact: David Powell	155mm H T
2nd Battalion, 94th Artillery [2]	175mm gun SP (M107) + 8-inch H SP (M110)
108th FA Group Contact: Jim Richie	108th FA Group Aerial Observation (VATLS)
2nd Battalion, 138th Artillery	155mm H SP (M109)
3rd Battalion, 197th Artillery	155mm H T
2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery Contact: Phillip Jordan	105mm H T
3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery Contact: Paul Dinardo	105mm H T Airborne "C" Battery fired the first US Army artillery round in Vietnam
2nd Battalion, 320th Artillery Contact: D. Angel	105mm H T Airborne
1st Battalion, 321st Artillery Contact: Armon Allen	105mm H T
2nd Battalion, 321st Artillery	105mm H T Airborne
Battery A, 377th Artillery Contact: Jason Miller	Aviation - Observation

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Fire Mission - commands used in artillery fire missions
Arty Heroes - artillerymen earning the Medal of Honor
Arty Legends - legends and tales of the field artillery
Arty Stories - Vietnam artillery stories (also see articles)
Arty Units - detailed list of artillery units in Vietnam
Big Guns - learn about the 8" Howitzer and 175mm gun
Photos - Vietnam War artillery pieces in action

Vietnam Artillery Units, Groups & Commands of the US Army

Vietnam Artillery Units,
Groups & Commands
of the US Army