William Koontz Page 10

4th Battalion 42nd Artillery

William Koontz Battery C 4/42 Artillery 1967-1968

Leaving Enari airfield to the boonies again.

Leaving Pleiku

Good day to fly.

Rice paddies.

Large yard village around Pleiku.

Door gunners view from chopper.

The boonies.

Large river.

I did not like this bad monkey.

Captured enemy weapons.
Leaning against the table is, left, a B-40 Rocket Launcher (RPG-2), and right, an AK-47.
On table in front is a K-50 North Vietnamese submachine gun, and rear, an RPD Light Machine Gun
Leaning against the RPD is a high explosive rocket round for the B-40 launcher.

Closeup of the captured weapons. The 100 round drum magazine for the RPD
has its hinged cover open, showing the placement of the ammo belt inside.
The RPD fired the same cartridge as the AK-47 rifle.

Coming in for another sweep.

LT. John Culp, our Foward Observer is reading book, and Mike Stevens Radio Operator and guys are playing cards.

LT. Culp is laying down reading.

Chinook hauling in water cart, named for the Chinook winds of the western plains.

Same CH47 Chinook as above, after it unloaded the water cart, it landed with some supplies to unload.

Day is done , Gone the sun.

This may be highway 14.

Some guys coming back to the boonies from leave