M109 in Vietnam?

[cyberspace_7]

What year was the M109 developed and was it actually around and used during the Vietnam War? Tried searching this but got nowhere. Thanks!

 

[wsucougarx]

They have been around since the mid-1950's IIRC.

 

[ida34]

They had CCKW shop vans in WWII so shop vans are not something new. I also have seen M135 series vehicles as shop vans. I am sure they were in Vietnam.

 

[roscoe]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIWGrzCiEII[/media]

check out at 2:27

 

[papabear]

I am sure they were cyber...I will ask some of our folks who were there if they have any pics etc to document that...but I'm gonna say yes.

 

[srodocker]

my grandpa drove them before vietnam. he got out the year before nam happened.

when i told him i bought a deuce he told me stories of all his convoys he had and how there would always have to be 2 or 3 wreckers because of all the break downs. he thinks im nuts. he was a part of electric group.

 

[cyberspace_7]

when i told him i bought a deuce he told me stories of all his convoys he had and how there would always have to be 2 or 3 wreckers because of all the break downs.

Must be why they upgraded them...A2...A3...

 

[srodocker]

thats what i keep telling him there there sweet now with the multifuels and he just shakes his head hahaha

 

[papabear]

"To: All Vietnam Veterans - I may never have fought in the war, but through living history displays I promise to honor the brothers and sisters on the wall and all those who served

You definately belong in our little group (CAMO) cyberspace-7...wish you were closer bro.
We honor all Veterans.

 

[dinger65]

Cyber, No pics, but they were in Viet Nam. I ditto Papa Bear.

"For every one hundred men you send us, Ten should not even be here. Eighty are nothing more than targets. Nine of them are real fighters; and we are lucky to have them, they the Battle make. Ah, but the one! One of them is a Warrior; and He will bring the others back.
Heraclitus

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Somewhere on my computer I do have pics!! I will try to find this week. Being that it was a shop truck for repairing equipment in the field. I know of quite a few ARTY units had their gun repair trucks as M109's. For lighter maint, they would drive the truck close to the gun pit instead of removing the gun from its emplacement. I remember them saying that unless it was for a barrel change, that the gun would usually stay at its set location.

Oh yea they were there.

 

[southdave]

I have some pic of 109 at Chu-Lai 1966 may it an areial photo of Alpha co yard scanner broke it in book US Navy Seabee
The first fifty years

 

[cyberspace_7]

Thanks everyone! I'm always amazed at the quick responses to otherwise "odd" question on the forum. Hope we can get some pictures posted of the M109 in service. Thanks again!

 

[papabear]

I forgot to ask the fellers cyber...sorry

I' try to remember to ask Saturday

 

[cyberspace_7]

papabear...that's ok, you have a lot on your mind! Hibernation and all! Just let me know what you find out...Thank You! Anyone else able to get their pictures posted yet?

 

[southdave]

NMCB3 Chu Lai 1966: NMCB3 Photo Album (Over 100 Photos)
check this out I think there is on there

 

[cavguy]

My response is a little dated but for those interested here it is.

There were M109s in Vietnam - I was a turret mechanic with 1-HOW, 11th ACR.

Here are some movies I took while there.

Videos - CavLand

Just click on the pictures.

 

[cavguy]

OOPS -- didn't do my homework -- I was looking for the M109 Howitzer -- and came across this thread -- sorry.

Nevermind.

Being a Cavalry guy, just thinking tracks.

But our Mess Truck looked a lot like the trucks I have looked up -- Until we got our track mess vehicle.

 

[Driver523]

This count?---We hauled this thing back to Cha Rang valley 1970 after the 4th Div found a NVA base camp in Cambodia, it was full of parts for the halftrack they also had (and we also hauled)

 

[Katahdin]

There was footage of a M109 towing a M105 in the recent "Vietnam in HD" series on the history channel. Check that thread for which episode.

I also came across a picture of three of them in a motor pool in this Vietnam Logistics Report, just scroll down to [226]. You can't see much of the one to the far left but it looks like the box is covered by two M35A2 cargo bed canvases.