The following units supported the Regulars during 1970-71

  A Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery (A/1-14 Arty) 105mm Howitzers

     With two howitzers from B /1-14th Arty, A Btry provided support to the 1st Bn 6th Inf from split
positions.  Four howitzers were located at LZ Bayonet (BT 558 003) and four were located at LZ Dottie
(BS 630 853).

     Two howitzers were moved from Dotie to a field position (BT 568 000) on 19 Jan 71 to provide
fire support for an eagle flight by 1/6 Inf troops.

     On 30 April 71, the battery headquarters and four howizers were located at LZ Bayonet, while two
remained at LZ Dottie.  The other two were at Ha Thanh (BS 385 698) to support 1-52d Inf.

  D Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery (D/1-14 Arty) 105mm Howitzers

     D Btry provided support to 1-6 Inf troops with two howitzers at Nui Pho Tinh (Bs 648 936) until
8 Nov 1970, when they moved to LZ Stinson to support 1-52d Inf.
 

  A Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery (A/1-82 Arty) 155mm Howitzers

     155mm howitzers reinforced the artillery fires of 1-14 Arty .  Four howitzers  were at Fat City
(BT 440 077) and two were at LZ Dottie until 25 Jan 1971, when they moved to Fat City.

     Link to 1-82nd FA Home Page

  D Battery, 1st Battaliion, 82nd Artillery (B/1-82 Arty) 8 inch guns

     Two 8 inch guns provided reinforcing support to 1-14 Arty in support of 1-6th Inf  from
LZ Dottie.  On 21 Jan 71, the unit consolidated its 8 inch and 175mm guns and departed north
to support the Marines.  In April 1971, they returned to support the 196th Inf Bde to the west.

  Company B, 39th Engineer Battalion

  59th Engineer Company (Land Clearing), 39th Engineer Battalion
 

  176th Assault Helicopter Company -- "Minuteman" UH-1H lift helicopters and
"Muskets" UH-1C gunships. Link to Minuteman Homepage.

  178th Assault Support Helicopter Company -- "Boxcars" CH-47 heavy lift helicopters.
 Link to photos of  Boxcars supporting the 1st Bn 6th Inf.  Link to Boxcars Homepage.