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The relieving force sent to help the Mai Loc overrun was Troops A, B, and C of the 3/5 Cav Squadron stationed at Dong Ha. Mai Loc Camp (also known as Firebase Mai Loc and Firebase Victory ) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located west of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.
Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.. In 1963 team A-414 Special Forces set up operations at Kien Tuong. In 1965 Seabee team 0503 upgraded the outpost to a B camp for team B-41.
[5] By the beginning of 1968, control of Hill 55 had passed to the 7th Marine Regiment. [6]: 97 On January 31, 1968, during the Tet Offensive, Communist troops bombarded Hill 55 with mortars. Marine casualties were light. [6]: 155 During the night of 5–6 February, enemy gunners fired 122mm rockets at the base, resulting in little damage.
Jul 6 – 14: Operation Washington [1] [5]: 211–3 1st Reconnaissance Battalion reconnaissance operation in the Do Xa region: Quảng Ngãi Province: 13: Jul 6 – 26: Operation Springfield [1] 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation: III Corps: Jul 7 – Aug 3: Operation Hastings/Operation Deckhouse II [5]: 160–75
Aug 8 – Sep 6: Operation Nowra [1] [5] 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment defence of Bà Rịa and Long Điền District: Phước Tuy Province: Aug 12 – 16: Operation Dodge Valley [1] Elements of the 1st Marines, 7th Marines and 27th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: Aug 22 – Dec 12: Operation Dan Sinh 22-6 [1]
Jan 1 – 31: Operation Camden I [5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search missions: Hoa Long village, south of Nui Dat: Jan 1 – Apr 5: Operation Sam Houston [1] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy and border surveillance operation; follow-up to Operation Paul ...
The Mekong Delta was the chief rice growing area of Vietnam and the home of most tenant farmers in South Vietnam. The Viet Minh controlled much of the delta region. 12 March. Diệm launched a sudden offensive against Hoa Hao General Ba Cụt in Thốt Nốt, shelling the area heavily. The battle was inconclusive and both sides blamed the other ...
Holloway Airfield, 13 April 1966. Camp Holloway was established in 1962. It was located along Route 19 approximately 3km east of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The camp was named in 1963 for Piasecki CH-21 helicopter pilot Warrant Officer Charles E. Holloway, who in December 1962 became the first aviator assigned to the 81st Transportation Company to be killed in action.