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On 22 May a patrol from Company A 1/4 Marines ran into a PAVN force east of Con Thien. 1/4 Marines attacked east from Con Thien, while 3/3 Marines attacked west from Strongpoint A-3. 3/9 Marines were helicoptered into blocking positions in the south, while 1/9 Marines was helicoptered into blocking positions in the north.
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Cam Lộ was intended to form a supporting base for the McNamara Line [3]: 89–91 and provided artillery support USMC forces engaged at Con Thien. Route 561 which ran from Cam Lộ was the main supply route to Con Thien [ 3 ] : 91–4 Cam Lộ formed one corner of what became known as Leatherneck Square , with the other corners being Con Thien ...
On 22 May a unit from the 320th ran into a Company from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines between Con Thien and Gio Linh and was caught in the open by Marine artillery and air support. [ 4 ] : 308 East of Con Thien the 1st Battalion 4th Marines encountered another PAVN unit setting off a two-day battle as the PAVN tried to escape back through the DMZ ...
Following the conclusion of Operation Kingfisher, 3rd Marine Division split the Kingfisher tactical area of responsibility (TAOR) in two. The new Kentucky TAOR which included Firebase Gio Linh, Con Thien, Cam Lộ Combat Base and Đông Hà Combat Base (the area known to Marines as Leatherneck Square) was under the control of the 9th Marines, while to the west the Operation Lancaster TAOR ...
PAVN artillery begins bombarding Con Thien with a peak of 1,200 rounds hitting the base on 25 September. [9]: 135–9 CBS News broadcast the first footage of the bombardment on 11 September 1967. [87] TIME featured the story on the cover of its 6 October 1967 issue. [88] David Douglas Duncan's photos of the Marines at Con Thien were featured in ...
The PTH85D44-VN18 is a mobile artillery unit that contains a D-44 artillery gun mounted on a Ural-375 6x6 truck. This may just be a prototype that never went into full production. D-30: 122 mm towed howitzer PTH122 Soviet Union Vietnam: While the current number in service is unclear, the Soviet Union provided 50 pieces of the D-30 in 1974. [79]
On 8 May the PAVN launched an attack on Con Thien and shelled Gio Linh in an attempt to reduce its fire support for Con Thien. [3]: 21 On 17/18 May PAVN artillery rockets and artillery hit Đông Hà and Gio Linh, killing 1 Marine and wounding 12 others at Gio Linh.