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LCS66: In preparation for the mid May assault on Hill 352 (one peak on the Nui Hoac Ridge), 1LT Larry Swank, the 1st Bn 6th Inf Artillery Liaison Officer (LNO) and former artillery forward observer (FO) for A/1-6 Inf, called in an Americal Division Artillery time-on-target (TOT). Every artillery piece (105mm & 155mm howitzers, and 8-in gun) that could reach the target were coordinated to mass their fires on Hill 352. The 8-in guns fired delayed fuzes to explode below ground and destroy enemy bunkers - that worked a little, but did not take out all of the bunkers. The photo was taken from the east side of LZ Center
