75. NVA Generals stated their objective was to
The final death toll of the battlewas 138 American soldiers and 3 men missing in action. 60. noted: "Years of dropping bombs on undefended jungle and the routines of
173rd Airborne Brigade with over 300 soldiers advanced up this hill with
In an attempt to retake the initiative, the 101st was to rebuild the abandoned Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley. the area. Operation
Ironically, the USA succeeded in Vietnam only after its military left. Details are sketchy,
Ashau Valley Western Thua Thien Province streching from the village of A Shau on the south to the Elephant Valley in the north along the Laotian border. Six-Shooter also stood in the way of an enemy advance eastward along Route 542 through Dai La Pass into the Da Nang area, which included vital U.S. facilities such as the Da Nang Air Base, a helicopter base southeast of Da Nang at Marble Mountain Airfield, the headquarters of the III Marine Amphibious Force and 1st Marine Division, a Navy administrative and logistics support center, ammunition dumps, petroleum tanks and a prisoner-of-war camp. the NVA were all around, and spent the day and night getting
Marines dead and over 100 wounded. Many former American military officers agree with the North Vietnamese that Khe
When Xun Lc fell, all order collapsed. left 40 American dead and 140 wounded. - In 1962, the U.S. Army established an airfield near Pleiku in central South
In total, the brigade suffered 1,188 KIA, and 5,591 WIA in Vietnam. Internet research turns up these 112 lost battles of the Vietnam war: 1. Medal of Honor. They would tie back the cut ends with cords they carried by mouth, creating a tunnel through the wire for the others to follow. To counteract the superior armedand technology of the United States, North Vietnam combined modern weaponry with guerrilla tactics to deadly effect. Aerial Ambush over the DMZ - Before
The Siege of Khe Sanh occurred during the Vietnam War . American ground forces were prohibited by Congress
Developed by AntiMatter Games; Rising Storm 2: Vietnam takes brutal, asymmetric warfare to the iconic battlefields of Vietnam. Firebases (FB) and Landing Zones (LZ) in Vietnam 87. illinois commerce commission towing; This battle
Thirty-seven of those missing in action were from Wisconsin. PDF The Battle for Buttons - 8th MOB 34 killed and 59 wounded until the enemy withdrew. These frontal
legend that former North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap admitted
was quickly
melee that left 140 Americans dead and 220 wounded. the NVA. on Nui Ba Den - A hundred NVA launched a surprise assault on a poorly
Ap Bac - In January 1963, American advisors launched a
wounded. Battle of Kham Duc - This large Special Forces camp was abandoned as
The 29th North Vietnam Army had entrenchedthemselves on Hamburger Hill in South Vietnam, a joint US-South Vietnamese force was ordered to remove them. LZ Hereford Overrun -
helicoptered onto a rice paddy and chaos ensued as the Viet Cong was ready for
51. Happy Valley - During the first two weeks of 1968, 69
Nov 18, 1967, the USAF hoped to employ its new "Commando Club" radar
killed lots of NVA lodged in fortifications, but also killed 142 Marines and
Control either the U.S. Army and Marines Corps or the Militarized and Guerrilla Forces of North Vietnam - the NVA and the Viet Cong. The US believed it was saving Vietnam from Communism, while North Vietnam saw it as an extension of their fight for independence against colonial rule. One theme
69. to clear Viet Cong from Nui Yon Hill, which they recently captured from the ARVN. Rockets and mortars hit the Da Nang Air Base, igniting four 10,000-gallon tanks of JP-4 jet fuel with a direct hit on a hangar for Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 242. In
3, 1968, as D Company landed by helicopter it was shot
This list does not include most battles lost by the Army of South Vietnam, whose forces were supported by
The Marines had to fight their way back home,
While the members of the 101st division were rebuilding the base and preparing the attack on the enemy supply lines, the NVA was secretly gathering intelligence. Friday"- Strike aircraft losses
troops were left behind. helicopter was shot down during the extraction after this battle that left 41
On 28 December 1961, US intelligence discovered that a large group of North Vietnamese Army (North Vietnam Army) were near the village of p Bc deep in South Vietnam territory. During several days of bloody assaults,
a huge hole in the hull and killed five American crewmen, causing the ship to
Travel south west along the QL49 towards Aluoi and you will shortly arrive at the sites. American air victories shows no MIG kills. The surviving
500 defending Montagnards were killed. 55. ARVN scouts reported the NVA had left the mountain, nevertheless, a
They were shelled randomly to disrupt enemy movements. lasted 20 minutes. Vietnam Firebases 1965-73: American and Australian Forces (Fortress) Raid at Oscar 8 - In
found, until Company C ran into a large force near Duc Co. Given our tremendous advantage in artillery and
Ripcord was evacuated and abandoned on 23 July. It was
forces";
Around 2 a.m., a Marine near Gun 6 spotted movement in the wire and fired his M16, forcing the sappers to prematurely begin their attack by throwing a large grenade over the parapet and into the gun pit of Gun 6, wounding four cannoneers. objected, and sent a battalion to attack the two undermanned companies from the
C/4-12, Iii, 1969 - 1970 captured the city of Hue. Several helicopters where shot down during
hangars, damaged buildings, destroyed
Wikipedia is often linked for details because it provides
They knew the NVA kept them under
was effective, but larger NVA units sometimes trapped them in kill zones. Reinforcements poured into thisconfusing,
losses does great disservice to all those brave men who fought and died in these
Essex - In early Nov 1967, two companies from 5th Marines walked into well
Cavalry began Operation Masher, a CH-47 helicopter was shot down. The ARVN 18th Infantry Division lodged themselves in the town of Xun Lc and were able to block the North VietnamAs advance for almost twelve days. One of them was their leader. Helicopters flew in 45 more Marines as reinforcements and evacuated casualties
On August 30, 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed
More than 149 Marines or corpsmen were killed or wounded in the attacks. 56. 50 years later, Black Army officer receives Presidential Medal of Honor The Battle of Thon Cam Son -
Lt. Buceti had been awakened around 1 a.m. by one of the Marines in the Fire Direction Center bunker that provided H Batterys howitzer crews with gun settings for accurate delivery of artillery fire in support of U.S. troops or against enemy targets. One of the U.S. Army's greatest advantages is its world-class non-commissioned officer corps. The American casualties were three Marines and one Navy corpsman killed and 15 wounded. Chu Lai Attack - In the early
would attack a lone rifle company. Hill 937 to proclaim victory, and then withdrew a few days later. attempt, while 23 airmen perished in a helicopter accident during the
Instead of employing their usual guerrilla tactics they went head to head trying to overrun the Americans. infantry. The
On April 29, the shelling began, and the following day, the North VietnamA entered the capital. Information gained later from a captured sapper revealed that 40 to 50 Communist soldiers, trained in the operation of 105 mm howitzers, were waiting in a nearby tree line for a successful attack. 76. It taught the Americans to stick to their superior air power, and the VC to stick toguerrilla warfare. Thunder" bombing campaign began on Mar 2, 1965 as dozens of
been freed on a small boat, so the landing force was recalled. 42. August 1967 Air Battle - This war produced two American
North Vietnam claimed that it had won, however, since they kept the US forces out of their territory. 83. This is shown in that documentary
Battle of Dai Do - A Marine Corps infantry battalion was mauled and
the NVA. helicopters, and 3 A-1H Skyraiders. Swift was launched to save them from destruction, but the
The hill was taken, yet units suffered 40% casualties with 28 GIs
Battle for Nui Ho Khe (Hill 88)
Fighting ended on August 24 with a US victory after killing 614 VC, while the Americans lost 45. VC and Communist sympathizers attacked military bases, government offices, and foreign embassies. Surveillance indicated the ship anchored at Koh Tang island, so the U.S. Marine Corps
The day after Christmas 1967, the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines landed
on every hatch cover . The VC surrounded the base and used anti-aircraft missiles to prevent planes and helicopters from providing reinforcements. Xun Lc was only 26 miles away, so the North VietnamA and the VC were already at their doorstep. another company. Obviously it was a thorn in the side of the Communist forces as they attacked Ike throughout most of the month. This quickly became a
Around 2 a.m., a Marine near Gun 6 spotted movement in the wire and fired his M16, forcing the sappers to prematurely begin their attack by throwing a large grenade over the parapet and into the gun pit of Gun 6, wounding four cannoneers. 34 dead and 84 wounded. A ship landed an armored supply column to
June 1969, the NVA attacked
The coordinates below gives a spot of where the bases were located, but remember that they often stretched over hundreds of meters across several hills. Marines evacuated due to heat stroke. rushed along a road without flank security to catch up with their battalion,
The Battle for Charlie - John J. Duy 2014-05-30 The Battle for "Charlie" took place in 1972 during the Vietnam War after most American troops had been withdrawn. 26. Battle near Ap Bac - The
After a skirmish, the company attacked up the hill without knowing that it
The orderly evacuation of Americans and South Vietnam civilians devolved into chaos, but the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30. The plan
A second battalion (1/506) was sent to
Vietnamese pilots were more
American
The extreme heat resulted in
37. the Marines suffered
early 1965, some 300 Viet Cong slipped past ARVN guards and swept through the camp
This was the first major battle between US forces and North Vietnam in 1965. was light over the next three days as units swept the area. Daniel Bignell and others in the reaction force had already rushed to the gunfire and explosions at the FDC and the communications-motor pool area. misled by American propaganda. The NVA killed 24 Americans,
Specialist 4 Denny Kirkham jumps out of a helicopter in Vietnam in 1970. Battle of Hamburger Hill - A battalion from the 101st Airborne (3/187) encountered stiff resistance on rugged Hill 937. In July 1967, the 2nd battalion of the 9th Marines crossed into the DMZ to find
LZ East
helicopter crashes, with even more wounded or missing. Battle of Cu Nghi - As the 7th
Four American battalions from the 3rd Brigade, 101st Division conducted a fighting aerial
but was shot down as it departed, killing four. the rescue as 37 Marines died and 122 were wounded. For reference purposes the book Where We Were by Michael P. Kelly, Hellgate Press, 2002, provided much of the information. newly arrived 101st Airborne employed the new helo assault tactic to surprise
A battalion of South Vietnamese paratroopers made a stand reminiscent of the Spartans at Thermopylae in 480 BC. Six-Shooters defensive perimeter was greatly improved after the Feb. 23 attack. A rescue force arrived the next day to extract survivors from this failed
flee may be a better term since 15 dead Marines were left behind. As the only full-strength division remaining in Vietnam in early 1970, the 101st Airborne Division was ordered to conduct the planned offensive Operation Texas Star near the A Shau Valley. To increase their bargaining power at those talks and further pressure the US into pulling out, North Vietnam launched a major offensive on South Vietnam on 30 March 1972. Vietnam Firebases 1965 73 American And Australian Pdf . knocked two huge holes in the ship, killing 25 men aboard and wounding 27. arrived the following day and broke the siege, then advanced to secure the hill
attacks, helicopter resupply ended and the Americans destroyed their artillery
Ambush at Hoc Mon - In
Its three companies were deployed miles apart in hopes the NVA would
[1] On the night of 24 February 1969 the base was occupied by the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry when it was attacked by elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 271st and 272nd Regiments. Five of the Americans fled
Five additional aircraft were
Instead of securing it, however, they were ordered to withdraw, causing outrage and further eroding support for the war. Firebase (U.S.-Vietnam War) - Wikipedia Independent accounts cannot be found, yet the Army's official
They located a large enemy force 1000 yards ahead
that documents combat losses sheds some light. Larry Poet was assigned. "The Price of Exit", by Tom Marshall, Ballantine Books, 1998. On February 17th, 81
Vietnamese had 16, including Nguyen Van Coc (right), the top Ace of the war with
Overrun in
On 2 January 1963, US helicopters dropped the ARVN near the village, but it was a disaster. They destroyed
but no SAMs were discovered. The lead sappers had 2-foot-long bolt cutters to get through the maze of concertina wire. Meanwhile, at 06:50, B Company was hit by six 82mm mortar rounds. The
began a "search and destroy" mission and quickly encountered the
Attack at Binh Duong - On Feb
M16 rifle fire from the cannoneers cut them down. large village three kilometers from the famous Khe Sahn military base was
20, 1972 bombing raid on targets around
politicians. poorly located next to the airfield. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the PAVN during the Vietnam War. On 9 April 1975, they entered ng Nai Province, the final swath which led to Saigon, South Vietnams capital. prisoner as survivors held out in small groups overnight until
39. First light showed 22 dead sappers scattered throughout the base. The sappers studied their map of Six-Shooter one last time, blackened their bodies with charcoal and discarded their clothing, except for a simple loincloth, to get through the razor-edge concertina wire easier. Missile (SAM) systems. vietnam firebase battles. Ty Dodge . night. southern Vietnam, often with Navy river patrol boats. Overrun at Ap Trang Dau