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  2. Camp Radcliff - Wikipedia

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    Camp Radcliff was established in late August 1965 by the 70th Engineer Battalion as the base camp for the 1st Cavalry Division.The camp was located on the main highway, QL-19, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Qui Nhơn on the coast and 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Pleiku in the Central Highlands.

  3. Operation Crazy Horse - Wikipedia

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    In September 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division, newly arrived in South Vietnam, carved out Camp Radcliff, its base, near the town of An Khe to ensure that Highway 19 which reached from the coast of South Vietnam to the Central Highlands city of Pleiku remained under the control of allied forces. Almost immediately the 1st Cavalry began mounting ...

  4. Landing Zone English - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. An Khê - Wikipedia

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    In August 1965 the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division established their main base, Camp Radcliff, near An Khê. In September of that year, the Battle of An Ninh took place about 30 km east of the town. Camp Radcliff remained in use by various U.S. Army units until late 1970 after which it was turned over to the ARVN.

  6. 1967 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    McNamara commissioned the Vietnam Study Task Force, its final report would later become known as the Pentagon Papers. A USAF C-130B crashed on takeoff from Camp Radcliff killing 35 on board. [58] 18 June - 2 July. Operation Beacon Torch/Calhoun was conducted by the BLT 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines southeast of Hội An. The operation resulted in ...

  7. 8th Engineer Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The battalion arrived in Vietnam by mid-September and oversaw the construction of Camp Radcliff, the base camp of the 1st Cavalry. In addition to base construction, in which they were assisted by the 70th Engineer Battalion , the battalion also leveled the top of Hon Cong Mountain, which overlooked Camp Radcliff, so that a signal relay station ...

  8. 173rd Airborne Brigade - Wikipedia

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    While several of its units, including the 2-503rd and A/3-319th were ordered to Tuy Hòa to repair and refit, [60] [61] the 173rd was transferred to Camp Radcliff in An Khê and Bong Son areas during 1968, seeing very little action while the combat ineffective elements of the brigade were rebuilt. Company D, 16th Armor was engaged in a battle ...

  9. 1962 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. The Viet Cong (VC) insurgency expanded in South Vietnam in 1962. U.S. military personnel flew combat missions and accompanied South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find and defeat the insurgents.