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Firefight: French National Cemetery, May 6, 1968

Audio Item Number: 1048AU0801
Pages
0
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
CS71.4
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
Cassette
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
4:16
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 06 May 1968
General Note
This recording is the sounds of war recorded by Specialist Bryan K. Grigsby (DASPO), at the French National Cemetery located outside of Saigon between Plantation Road and Tan Son Nhut Airbase. The battle was between elements of the ARVN 1st Airborne Headquarters and elements of the 104th Brigade, 762nd Regiment of the 9th NVA/VC Division. The battle was part of the MAG Offensive, shortly after the Tet Offensive. The siren heard is located at Tan Son Nhut Airbase.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1048AU0801

Citation
Firefight: French National Cemetery, May 6, 1968, 1048AU0801. 06 May 1968, Bryan Grigsby Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1048AU0801, Accessed 27 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1048AU0801, Bryan Grigsby Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 27 Oct 2002 [Updated: 19 Nov 2013]