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Walt flew to Chu Lai and held a hurried council of war with his senior commanders there: Brigadier general Frederick J. Karch, who had become the Chu Lai Coordinator on 5 August, Colonel McClanahan of the 4th Marines and Colonel Oscar F. Peatross, the newly arrived 7th Marines' commander. Walt then decided to proceed with an operation.
In late 1967 Force Logistics Group Bravo moved from Chu Lai to Đông Hà, leaving only a reinforced supply company to handle logistics for the remaining Marines at Chu Lai. [5]: 229 In 1967 a Naval Support Activity base was established at Chu Lai to provide logistics support for allied operations in southern I Corps. [5]: 232
The base was located at the intersection of Highway 1 and Route 535, approximately 28 km northwest of Chu Lai. [1]Baldy was originally established by the U.S. Army 196th Light Infantry Brigade and was then taken over as the headquarters for the 7th Marines.
The general had developed two contingency plans: The first was predicated on government control of Highway 1, which would be utilized for two simultaneous withdrawals from Huế and Chu Lai to Da Nang; The second course presupposed PAVN interdiction of the highway and called for a withdrawal into three enclaves: Huế, Da Nang, and Chu Lai ...
20 km north of Chu Lai: May 24 – Jun 4: Operation Hardihood [4] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment multi-battalion reconnaissance operation and the clearance of Nui Dat and the establishment of the 1st Australian Task Force base area: Vũng Tàu area, Phước Tuy Province: 48: May 25 – 28: Operation Mobile [1]
The Battle of Hill 488 took place in Hiệp Đức District when the U.S. Marines 1st Reconnaissance Battalion engaged a PAVN/VC force. The battle resulted in 42-200 PAVN/VC and 14 Marines killed. [25]: 132–5 John Wayne signs a Marine's helmet during a visit to Chu Lai Base Area 17 June
Americal Division colors ceremony, Chu Lai, 27 October 1967 Americal Division in Tam Kỳ – Armored cavalry assault vehicles with anti-RPG screens - March 1968 The division was reactivated 25 September 1967 at Chu Lai in Vietnam from a combination of units already in Vietnam and newly arrived units.
The base was established in 1968 by the 23rd Infantry Division and was located approximately 32 km northwest of Chu Lai and 16 km southwest of Landing Zone East. [1]The base was occupied by elements of the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery when it was attacked by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) V-16 Sapper Battalion on the early morning of 12 May 1969.