DIRECT FIRE

Do you remember the Direct Fire Test? At night even!

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"BATTERY FIRE!"

A very rare occurance: Four 175mm guns fire at same time. Quan Loi, late 1969.

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DOWN THE BARREL

Quan Loi 1969

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LT. AT WORK

1Lt Montgomery at work in FDC at Quan Loi in late 1969 - 1Lt George Passage (left).

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FIRE DIRECTION CENTER

L to R: Bill Watson, Kurt Helmgren, Jim Cannon, Dan Smith, Bill Biggs, and John Heisler in center.

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FDC NCOIC, SP5 REED MCDONALD

Reed McDonald was chief of FDC until he was seriously injured on May 6, 1970 when the gun he caught a ride on flipped over from a bridge. Roy C. Ransom was killed in this accident. The only casualty during my 13 months.

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FDC

Dave Smith Facing Reed McDonald

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FDC

Lt. Roznowski Left & SP5 John Zmarthie, NCOIC of FDC

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FDC

Left - Mike Beak and Paul Fain

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