Charlie 1-506th Infantry

Firebase Locations in time sequence
DateFirebase or Location

Sep 1967

Phuoc Vinh

Jan 1968

FSB Keene

Jan 1968

LZ Judy

Feb 1968

Song Be

Mar 1968

AO Harrisburg - YD 430250

Mar 1968

FSB Paris

Apr 1968

Song Be Bridge

Jun 1968

Dak To - Firebase 5

Jun 1968

Cu Chi

Jul 1968

FB Patton

Jul 1968

FB Wallace

Oct 1968

Camp Eagle

Oct 1968

FB Boyd

Oct 1968

FB Panther II

Nov 1968

Camp Evans

1/1/1969

YD 3527 (approx 8 km north of FB Granite and 8 km sw of FB Sword)

1/8/1969

YD 4030 (2km sw FB Sword)

1/19/1969

A Company on Jack; Charlie at 4231 (FB Sword)

1/29/1969

Charlie 5134 (3 km nw of Camp Evans); Alpha on Jack and Jeane

2/6/1969

A Company on Jack, Charlie on Jeanne, others at 5134

2/14/1969

Charlie on Jack and Sword; Alpha at 3933

2/18/1969

Charlie on Jack, recon and 4th platoon on Sword; others 4232

2/28/1969

Charlie on Jack; Delta on Rakkasan; E on Sword; others 4130

3/5/1969

Bravo on Jeane, Charlie on Jack, Alpha 4631

3/14/1969

Alpha 5312, Bravo on Jeane and Charlie on Jack

3/23/1969

Alpha on Bastogne (Bn TOC) and Charlie 6110 (2km nw of FB Bastogne)

3/31/1969

Alpha on Bastogne and Charlie 5810 (4km nw of FB Bastogne)

4/6/1969

Alpha on Bastogne, Charlie 5810, 3/187 Veghel

4/14/1969

Alpha Bastogne, Charlie 5302 (near FB Blaze), 3/187 Veghel

4/21/1969

Bravo Blaze; Charlie 4903 (2km nw FB Blaze)

4/29/1969

Alpha on Arrow, all others on Blaze

5/3/1969

Delta on Cannon; others on Blaze

5/10/1969

Currahee

6/9/1969

Eagle’s Nest

6/18/1969

Currahee

8/27/1969

Rendevous

9/3/1969

Berchtesgaden

9/7/1969

Blaze

9/30/1969

Mai Loc

10/3/1969

Shrapnel

10/10/1969

Victory

11/5/1969

Camp Evans

2/17/1970

4818 (4km east of FB Granite)

3/12/1970

Granite

4/1/1970

4815 (six km southeast of FB Granite)

5/5/1970

Rakkasan

5/12/1970

4212 (5km west of FB Kathryn)

6/8/1970

Ripcord

6/15/1970

Kathryn

7/10/1970

Bastogne

7/23/1970

Kathryn

8/6/1970

Birmingham

11/1/1970

Alpha 5719, Bn TOC Rakkasan, C(-) Rakkasan

11/12/1970

Alpha 5820, Bravo 4802, Charlie 4216 (between Maureen and Granite), TOC Rakkasan

11/20/1970

Alpha 4027, Bravo 5530, Charlie on Jack, Delta 4825

11/30/1970

Alpha 3928, Bravo 5026, Charlie 5828 (5km SE of Camp Evans), D on Jack with TOC

12/8/1970

Alpha on Jack and 5727; Bravo 5123; Charlie 3928 (5km SW of FB Sword), 5727 and Jack; Delta 4232

12/14/1970

Alpha 5428; Bravo Jack; Charlie 5123 (4km NE of FB Rakkassan)

12/20/1970

Alpha 5828; Bravo 4533; Charlie 5322 (four km NE of FB Rakkassan); Delta on Jack

12/30/1970

Alpha 5728; Bravo 4632; Charlie on Jack; Delta 5323, TOC on Jack; Delta plt Longshot

Feb 1971

FB Rakkasan

Mar 1971

Location of short round incident - YD 442232

Mar 1971

Lowlands near Camp Evans

Apr-May 1971

FB Gladiator

Jul 1971

FB Barbara and FB Gladiator

Aug 1971

FB Rakkasan

Sep 1971

FB Jack and Camp Evans AO

Sep1971

Quang Tri

Oct-Nov 1971

Lowlands near Camp Evans




Fire Base and Other Locations


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18th Surgical - Quang Tri YD 541318 16.5547017,107.3810570
22d Surgical - Phu Bai YD 885149 16.3981668,107.7010426
85th Evac - Phu Bai YD 879146 16.3955299,107.6953924
AO Harrisburg XT 959499 11.3013354,106.7948112
Arrow YD 798107 16.3612690,107.6191457
Arsenal YD 812080 16.3367232,107.6319140
Barbara YD 253290 16.5323148,107.1110511
Bastogne YD 630083 16.3414893,107.4617213
Berchtesgaden YD 423013 16.2804309,107.2673522
Birmingham YD 704101 16.3569258,107.5311477
Blaze YD 520020 16.2857616, 107.3581423
Boyd YD 740133 16.3854175,107.5652001
Camp Eagle YD 827137 16.3880209,107.6466368
Camp Evans YD 530310 16.5475934,107.3706674
Cannon YD 473029 16.2943768,107.3142827
Carrol YD 064547 16.7662218,106.9363672
Cu Chi XT 430116 10.9575844,106.3087052
Currahee YC 399949 16.2228577,107.2442500
Dak To (FB5) YB 898188 14.6270890,107.6901512
Eagle Beach YD 830330 16.5622700,107.6518148
Eagle's Nest YD 406036 16.3013770,107.2516905
Fury YC 534846 16.1284504,107.3693557
Gladiator YD 416211 16.4593547,107.2628679
Granite YD 439189 16.4392488,107.2841652
Hamburger Hill YC 328981 16.2524572,107.1781833
Hill 916 YC 315970 16.2426448,107.1659174
Hill 996 YC 313940 16.2155627,107.1637509
Jack YD 498282 16.5226415,107.3403960
Jeanne YD 552395 16.6241301,107.3922182
Kathryn YD 468111 16.3684965,107.3104764
Keene YT 043358 11.1734091,106.8709209
Longshot YD 435317 16.5549092,107.2817768
LZ Judy XT 985390 11.2026620,106.8180055
Mai Loc YD 098516 16.7379131,106.9679633
Maureen YD 429122 16.3788301,107.2741018
Mooney YD 446195 16.4445970,107.2907806
Panther II YD 798107 16.3612690,107.6191457
Paris YT 133092 10.9324536,106.9517170
Patton XT 693217 11.0477678,106.5498179
Phu Bai Combat Base YD 885135 16.3855249,107.7008683
Phuoc Vinh XT 962488 11.2913754,106.7974969
Rakkasan YD 490198 16.4468526,107.3319963
Rendezvous YC 436962 17.1374918,107.2897130
Ripcord YD 344194 16.4447153,107.1952951
Shepard XD 934410 16.6435483,106.8132827
Shrapnel XD 857592 16.8086143,106.7426073
Song Be YU 144076 11.8217704,106.9678781
Song Be Bridge XT 928426 11.2355176,106.7660160
Sword YD 425312 16.5504951,107.2723585
Thor YC 665835 16.1171204,107.4916384
Tomahawk ZD 117014 16.2733822,107.9162443
Veghel YD 549036 16.2999091,107.3854376
Victory XD 942476 16.7031153,106.8213450
Wallace XS 574856 10.7219187,106.4393392