Vietnam War grenade. "Our grenades worked, most of the NVA's were duds." -Vietnam Veteran. Photo by Jay Kline, a Cobra pilot a Scout Door Gunner & Crew Chief.with the Scout Platoon, D Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. 1969-1970. Courtesy of Mike Gustin. http://www.dtroop.com/
Subjects
grenades, hand grenades, Vietnam War
Local Identifiers
16-4203
Title
Debris In Tam Kỳ
Personal Creator
Howard Daugherty
Description
NVA (North Vietnamese Army) grenade's and a Bud beer can. Debris in Tam Kỳ, ARVN, 1968. Photo by Howard Daugherty.
Subjects
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), South Vietnamese Army (SVA), grenades, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), People’s Army of Vietnam, cans
Local Identifiers
16-3196
Title
Small Puppy Huddles in the Protective Arms of Marine Waiting to Move Forward
Personal Creator
Douglas Pike
Description
While a grenadier team softens communists positions in the Imperial city of Hue, a small puppy huddles in the protective arms Marine waiting to move forward. The fighting followed Viet Cong offensive during the Tet holiday period. Photo by Douglas Pike
Troopers of the 8th Vietnamese Airborne Battalion Fire M79 Grenade Launchers and Small Arms During Heavy Fighting
Personal Creator
Don Jellema
Description
Viet Cong Attack On Saigon - January 31, 1968 - Troopers of the 8th Vietnamese Airborne Battalion fire M79 grenade launchers and small arms during heavy fighting with the Viet Cong in a cemetery one-half mile northeast of Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airfield. Photo by Don Jellema. Donald D. Jellema, originally from Orange City, Iowa served in the U.S. Army from 1952 until 1976. Before going to Vietnam in 1967, he was stationed at Camp Breckenridge (KY), Ft. Sam Houston (TX), Munich, Germany, Ft. Lee (VA), and Chicago (IL) at 5th Army Headquarters. Jellema served in Korea between 1952 and 1953 in E Co., 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, where he took part in combat on Pork Chop Hill and in Operation SMACK. In Vietnam, Jellema served in Saigon as a platoon sergeant in HQ Co., 69th Signal Battalion and as a member of the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office Association (DASPO). After he left Vietnam in 1968, he served at the Pentagon, in Hawaii with DASPO-Pacific, and in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a recruiter. Jellema retired from the Army in 1976.
Table with AK47 rounds, Chicom Grenades, B40 RPG's, and a Claymore.
Subjects
weapons, Weapons and Ammunition, grenades, claymores, artillery, ammunition
Local Identifiers
16-3162
Title
Different Types of Grenades
Personal Creator
Tony Kristol
Description
Table with different types of grenades. "All pictures were taken while I was with the Korean 9th Inf Div out of Ninh Hoa, Vietnam. When SF was sent back to the states I was transferred to the ROK 9th as NCOIC. I participated in several missions. The pictures were taken on my last mission, when all 3 regiments went into the mountains for 3 weeks." -Vietnam Veteran. Photo Taken 1970-71 courtesy of Tony Kristol.
Subjects
grenades, claymores, explosives, weapons, Vietnam War
Local Identifiers
16-3176
Title
Captain George White
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Company Commander, Captain George White. Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
military personnel, captains, projectile weapons, artillery, grenades
Local Identifiers
16-2406
Title
Soldier in MP Platoon AO, LZ English
Personal Creator
Jerry W. Colwell
Description
Charlie Black, "Charlie always carried a grenade in his jungle jacket left front pocket, as you see in this picture. I asked him why he carried it. He replied, 'You never know when you might need it....'" 1970. This was in the MP Platoon AO, LZ English, April or May. "Charlie was a great MP to have on your side in a fight." Photo and comments by Jerry W. Colwell
Subjects
Landing Zone (LZ), army bases, Military Police (MP), grenades, Vietnam War, Vietnam, platoons, U.S. Military, air bases
Local Identifiers
16-3293
Title
Unidentified Soldier With A Grenade Launcher
Personal Creator
Ronald Isom
Description
Photograph of an unidentified soldier with a grenade launcher. Photo by Ronald Isom.
Subjects
soldiers, grenade launchers, grenades, artillery
Local Identifiers
16-3648
Title
Photograph of Lt. Bert Pence
Personal Creator
Lt. Bert Pence
Description
Photograph of Lt. Bert Pence. "Yours truly!" Photo by Lt. Bert Pence, FO Company B, 1/7 Cavalry, 1966.
Subjects
artillery, soldiers, grenades, lieutenants
Local Identifiers
16-2717
Title
Soldier With A M79 Grenade Launcher And Grenades
Personal Creator
Bart Uselton
Description
1968. M 79 Grenade Launcher. Hand grenades hanging from flak jacket. "I was moved quite often where needed. 2 places in the Mekong Delta which was Bac Lue and Camau on the very tip of Vietnam. Mosquitoes big and hungry. During the Tet offense I was near part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail Near The Cambodian Border. It was during Tet when I was wounded and medivaced off a mountaintop at night." -Bart Uselton. Photo by Bart Uselton.
