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The attack was repelled with 32 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) soldiers killed inside the defensive wire. Due to its losses in both equipment and personnel, later on 5 May Company A 1/77th was extracted and repositioned at LZ Jane. [2] Eleven US soldiers were killed in the 5 May attack. [citation needed]
LZ Dog was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division in late January 1966 as part of Operation Irving. [1] The base served as headquarters (together with Camp Radcliff) for the 1st Cavalry Division from July 1967 to January 1968. [2] English was the base for the 173rd Airborne Brigade from May 1968 to August 1971. [2]: 158
The base was located approximately 7 km south of the Fishhook in Tây Ninh Province approximately 25 km east of Katum Camp. [1]On 13 November 1968 the base was defended by the ARVN 36th Regiment supported by Battery D, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery when it was attacked by a 1000-man People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) force. [1]
During the Tet Offensive of 1968, the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 2nd Division tried to capture Đà Nẵng but they were defeated in the Battle of Lo Giang.PAVN General Chu Huy Mân Commander of Military Region 5 ordered General Giáp Văn Cương, commander of the 2nd Division, to split the Division into two fighting arms: one regiment would tie down the Americans in the Quế Son Valley ...
The year was the most expensive in the Vietnam War with America spending US$77.4 billion (US$ 678 billion in 2024) on the war. The year also became the deadliest of the Vietnam War for America and its allies with 27,915 ARVN soldiers killed and the Americans suffering 16,592 killed compared to around two hundred thousand PAVN/VC killed.
Landing Zones during the U.S.-involvement in the Vietnam War include: Landing Zone Albany, Central Highlands; involved in the Battle of Ia Drang; Landing Zone Baldy, Quảng Nam Province; Landing Zone Brace, Central Highlands; Landing Zone Brillo Pad, Central Highlands
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.
The 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry was based here from February 1968 to December 1969 giving the base its alternative name of Currahee Base Camp. [2]: 159 The 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry was based here from October 1969 to December 1970. [2]: 151 Other U.S. Army units based here included: 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry (May 1969) [2]: 125