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Welcome! Come
back with us to a place called Quan Loi. The year might be 1967,
1968, 1969, or 1970. If you were there then, come with us now on a trip
back into your past. If you were never there, let us show you what it was like
so you can be glad you were never there. Let us show you the red dirt of Quan
Loi. Let us give you a glimpse of the place called
Quan Loi and the men of the
6/27th Artillery.
We were the “Cannon Kings”, "A" Battery 6th
Battalion, 27th Field Artillery. Twenty-third Artillery Group,
II Field Forces, U.S. Army. For
almost 4 years our two
8inch and two
175mm guns were located on the
Northwest side of Quan Loi Base Camp and Airfield. First known as LZ Andy,
Quan Loi could be found approximately 60 miles north of Saigon near the town of
An Loc, the provincial capitol of
Binh Long province. Our big guns were near enough so that the border areas of
Cambodia were in firing range.
Originally a
French rubber plantation, some of the French buildings, including a 1st
class
swimming pool, and most of the
rubber trees were still there surrounding the place. It was war in a
dirty (red dirt), but yet a strange and beautiful place. We fired
support for only the best Grunts: The Big Red One, the 1st
Cavalry and the 11th
Armored Cavalry and whoever else might need some serious help. In early
1970 two of our 8 inch guns were ordered to follow the 1140 Bravos towards
Cambodia and soon the other two 175mm guns joined them - never to return.
They “visited” places like FSB Ft. Defiance, FSB Burkett, as well as others and
then moved to Loc Ninh and Bu Dop and finally, in the fall of 1971, were sent
back to the States .
We hope you enjoy your visit to Quan Loi and will drop by
regularly as the site is a work in progress. We welcome your suggestions,
corrections, photos and contribution. Explore the site on your own by
using the navigation links at the top or bottom or take the "FNG" Tour by
choosing the link below.
John Wavra, Former Battery Clerk, May 69
to Jun 70
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