Vietnam Combat Vet 6th Psyops Bn Us Pillows

The 6th Psychological Operations Battalion was a command-and-control unit under US Army - VIETNAM, Special Troops and baded at Tan Son Nhut until 1969 when it moved to Ben Hoa, They provided psychological operations support in the III Corps Tactical Zone.

The 6th Battalion 33rd Artillery was reactivated on 1 September 1967 at Ft. Carson, Colorado. The battalion sailed towards Vietnam aboard the USNS Upshur arriving at Red Beach, DaNang on 21 February 1968. The battalion’s first round in Vietnam was fired by C Battery on 28 February 1968 from Marine Camp Brooks in support of the 1st Marine Division. On 4 March 1968 the battalion deployed to LZ Sharon near Quang Tri. The battalion fired its 100,000th round in Vietnam on 28 July 1968, 157 days after arriving in country. In November 1968 the battalion headquarters elements displaced from LZ Sharon to Phu Bai. The Battalion served in Vietnam for more than 2 years.

8th Bn/6th Art (155mm How/8" How) Oct 1965 – Apr 1970

The 17th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. World War I: Aisne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1918; Ile de France 1918 World War II: Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953 Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III;

22 May, 1967 - The 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery ("Indianheads"), towed 105mm Howitzer Battalion located at Lai Khe, attached to 1st Infantry Division. 15 July 1968 - Transferred to the 23rd Artillery Group at Tan San Nhut and Tay Ninh 15 August 1969 - Transferred to 54th Artillery Groupat Long Thanh 22 October 1969 - Transferred to II Field Force Vietnam Artillery 22 November 1969 - Departed Vietnam.

22 May, 1967 - The 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery ("Indianheads"), towed 105mm Howitzer Battalion located at Lai Khe, attached to 1st Infantry Division. 15 July 1968 - Transferred to the 23rd Artillery Group at Tan San Nhut and Tay Ninh 15 August 1969 - Transferred to 54th Artillery Group at Long Thanh 22 October 1969 - Transferred to II Field Force Vietnam Artillery 22 November 1969 - Departed Vietnam

22 May, 1967 - The 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery ("Indianheads"), towed 105mm Howitzer Battalion located at Lai Khe, attached to 1st Infantry Division. 15 July 1968 - Transferred to the 23rd Artillery Group at Tan San Nhut and Tay Ninh 15 August 1969 - Transferred to 54th Artillery Groupat Long Thanh 22 October 1969 - Transferred to II Field Force Vietnam Artillery 22 November 1969 - Departed Vietnam

22 May, 1967 - The 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery ("Indianheads"), towed 105mm Howitzer Battalion located at Lai Khe, attached to 1st Infantry Division. 15 July 1968 - Transferred to the 23rd Artillery Group at Tan San Nhut and Tay Ninh 15 August 1969 - Transferred to 54th Artillery Groupat Long Thanh 22 October 1969 - Transferred to II Field Force Vietnam Artillery 22 November 1969 - Departed Vietnam