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The following is a list of units of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Active Duty Divisions and Brigades in Theater ... 18th Military Police Brigade ...
Military installations of the United States in Laos (5 P) Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam (3 C, 19 P) Military installations of the United States in Thailand (1 C, 4 P)
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) confronted the US Army with a variety of challenges, both in the military context and at home. In the dense jungles of Vietnam, soldiers faced an invisible enemy using guerrilla tactics, while the difficult terrain, tropical diseases and the constant threat of ambushes strained the morale and effectiveness of the troops.
In early April Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) gave instructions to commence the Task Force Oregon plan, which involved the movement of an Army task force to Đức Phổ and Chu Lai area to allow the 1st Marine Division to move north to Danang to support the 3rd Marine Division in northern I Corps.
On 26 October 1966 and on 23 December 1967, US President Lyndon B. Johnson landed at the base on his only Presidential visit to South Vietnam, meeting US military personnel. [5] US President Lyndon Johnson with General William Westmoreland at Cam Ranh Air Base, 23 December 1967 HH-43B of Detachment 8, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron ...
A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: 1, II, III, and IV Corps. At the beginning of 1966, the number of U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam totaled 184,300.
On 30 August 1967 a People's Army of Vietnam mortar attack on the base damaged 13 helicopters, killing two Seabees and wounding 32 Marines and Seabees. [ 3 ] In late November 1967, the base was named Camp Hochmuth in honor of Bruno Hochmuth , Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, who was killed in a helicopter explosion north of Huế.
2 January U.S. Army UH-1B gunship shot down in the Battle of Ap Bac. The Battle of Ap Bac was the first major combat victory by the VC against the ARVN and U.S. forces. The battle took place near the hamlet of Ap Bac, 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Saigon in the Mekong Delta.