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Firebase Nancy (later known as Firebase My Chanh) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fire support base located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam. History
Richard Thomas Knowles (December 20, 1916 – September 18, 2013) was a United States Army lieutenant general, who served as assistant commander of the 1st Cavalry Division and as commander of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and Task Force Oregon during the Vietnam War.
On 18 March 1967, General Bruce Palmer Jr., new commander of II Field Force, Vietnam, after General Seaman, launched the second phase of Junction City, this time directly to the east by the mechanized divisions, the 1st Infantry Division and 11th ACR, reinforced this time from the 1st Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division.
FSB Mary Ann was established on 19 February 1970 by elements of the 1st battalion, 46th Infantry, part of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade (196th LIB). At the time it was not intended to be a permanent base, and was closed by the same battalion about two months after it was opened.
A box of 81 mm mortar ammunition exploded at Firebase Nancy, 20 miles (32 km) north-northeast of Xuân Lộc, killed 13 soldiers of the U.S. 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. [8] 22 January. A PAVN/VC attack on a Republic of Vietnam Marine Division (VNMC) base in the Mekong Delta results in 72 PAVN/VC and 15 VNMC killed. [8] 28 January
They had met in Germany during World War II when Margaret was employed by the American Red Cross. They had three sons – Robert, Timothy and John, and a daughter, Margaret. [26] [27] Baldwin's surviving children, especially his son Timothy, later conducted research on the FSB Mary Ann attack in an effort to clear their father's name. [28]
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]
Operation Attleboro was a Vietnam War search and destroy operation initiated by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade with the objective to discover the location(s) of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) base areas and force them to fight.
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