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The Battle of FSB Mary Ann occurred when Viet Cong (VC) sappers attacked a U.S. firebase located in Quảng Tín Province, South Vietnam early on the morning of 28 March 1971. Fire Support Base (FSB) Mary Ann was established to interdict movement of North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and VC troops and materiel down the K-7 ...
ARVN forces relieved Firebase Tran Hung Dao which had been under siege by the PAVN for five days, while the PAVN continued to besiege Firebase Alpha 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Krek. [260] In fighting near Kien Thien in the Mekong Delta, 18 ARVN and 16 PAVN were killed. [3]: 381 3 October. The 1971 South Vietnamese presidential election was held ...
Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases.
On 28 March 1971, Vietcong sappers attacked Firebase Mary Ann, which was being transferred by the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment to the ARVN, resulting in 33 US/ARVN killed. [4] The 198th and 11th Brigades were withdrawn from Vietnam in November 1971, and the division was inactivated.
The firebase was to be used to support Operation Chicago Peak, a planned offensive by the 101st Airborne to destroy PAVN supply bases in the A Shau Valley. Meanwhile, the PAVN 324B Division , having encountered soldiers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division several times, especially the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969, had become aware of ...
The attack against US Army Firebase Mary Ann in 1971 by the Main Force VC 409th Sapper Battalion, is another example of these techniques. Surprise was achieved on the objective – with many on the US side not believing the NVA would attack such a small outpost. The Firebase had seen little serious threat in the past, and was manned by 250 ...
On 28 March in the Battle of FSB Mary Ann, VC overran the base killing 33 US for the loss of 13 VC killed. On the morning of 31 March Troop F, 17th Cavalry Regiment engaged a PAVN/VC force killing 11. [2]: 37 On 1 April Company D, 1/46th found an arms cache containing six weapons.
Sappers in the Wire: The Life and Death of Firebase Mary Ann. Nolan, Keith W. 1992. Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ. Nolan, Keith W. 2003. Ripcord : Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970. Robert S. McNamara. 1996. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. Larry Berman. 2002.