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On 27 February 1969 a People's Army of Vietnam rocket hit LCU-1500 while it was loading at the Bridge Cargo Ramp killing 13 crewmen. On 30 June 1970 NSA Danang was deactivated and on 1 July new Army-Marine service support agreements went into effect. [6] In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam ...
In July 1968, NMCB 3 again deployed to Da Nang, Vietnam. They were first assigned to Camp Faulkner, to the south of the city, near Marble Mountain and next to the NSA (Naval Support Activity) Hospital. The battalion worked on "Igloo" bunkers at ASP-1 (Ammo Supply Point).
Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered on military targets near Saigon and Da Nang and were quickly beaten off.
The 95th Evacuation Hospital (Smbl) was a 320-bed air conditioned facility offering area medical support to U.S. Military units without organic medical support in the area around Da Nang, Vietnam. The hospital also provided medical care to the Free World Military Assistance Forces and civilian war casualties.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2024. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January -11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
In 1969, the 85th Evacuation Hospital moved from Qui Nhơn and was established at the northwest end of the airfield, adjacent to Highway 1. [1] In late 1969, the 101st Administration Company (101st Airborne Division) was moved from Bien Hoa Base Camp to Phu Bai. Units based at Phu Bai during this period included: 220th Aviation Company
Danang East was home to the main body in 1967–68 at Camp Adenir. Besides fielding Seabee teams the battalion sent a 28-man detachment the Royal Thai Air Force Base, at Nakhon Phanom, Thailand that deployment. The 1969-70 deployment took NMCB 7 to the combat base at Chu Lai.
In 1966, NAMRU-2 opened a detachment at the Naval Support Activity Hospital in Da Nang, South Vietnam. It was here that Lieutenant Myron Tong [ 4 ] performed some of his seminal research into pathogens infecting combat wounds resulting in the first descriptions of acinetobacter baumannii infection in combat casualties. [ 5 ]