106:
205:
523:
551:
527:
546:
281:
command post on the Hill 327 ridgeline, the main bunker was 300-foot (91 m) long and 50-foot (15 m) deep and capable of withstanding a direct hit from a 120 mm mortar.
556:
561:
566:
236:
270:(9th MEB) were tasked with defending Da Nang AB, while overall responsibility for defending the Da Nang area remained with the ARVN. In late March the
267:
311:
position northwest of the Hill, both attacks were beaten back with 18 Marines killed and 80 wounded while the PAVN lost 75 killed or captured.
31:
353:
349:
133:
348:
assumed responsibility for the defense of
Division Ridge. In late April as part of the general drawdown of U.S. forces, the
274:
occupied the Hill 327 ridgeline and
Battery B, 1st LAAM Battalion was moved to Hill 327 from the southwest of Da Nang AB.
330:
318:
293:
278:
255:
129:
125:
508:
474:
385:
296:
subsector Bravo command post on Hill 200, 1 km north of the main command post, killing 4 marines and wounding 7.
181:
446:
421:
232:
141:
137:
304:
288:, together with other attacks on US and ARVN facilities in the Da Nang area, at 02:30 on 30 January the
531:
271:
411:
359:
The base remains in use by the PAVN as Trường Bắn 327, with a large military cemetery adjacent to it.
345:
326:
308:
263:
244:
216:
224:
266:
landed at Da Nang AB marking the first deployment of US combat troops to South
Vietnam. The
8:
259:
334:
504:
470:
442:
417:
381:
220:
177:
248:
193:
314:
In July 1969 the 1st LAAM Battalion ceased operations and redeployed to the US.
416:. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. pp. 4–5.
240:
105:
469:. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 100.
441:. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 146.
540:
503:. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 37.
338:
285:
47:
33:
307:(PAVN) launched sapper attacks on the northern slope of Hill 327 and on the
329:
assumed responsibility for the defense of
Division Ridge. In September the
552:
Military installations of the United States Marine Corps in South
Vietnam
228:
208:
110:
204:
300:
289:
501:
U.S. Marines in
Vietnam: Vietnamization and Redeployment 1970–1971
322:
189:
185:
333:
moved its headquarters from
Division Ridge to the area between
352:
took over the
Marines tactical area of responsibility and the
192:. The base was established on a ridgeline 4 km west of
547:
Military installations of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
247:
on 8 February, by 9 February the HAWKs were operational at
467:
U.S. Marines in
Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown 1969
557:
Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam
231:
to South Vietnam to defend against any attacks by the
562:
Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
356:occupied the Marine positions on Division Ridge.
277:In July 1965 the Marines began construction of a
538:
439:U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year
567:Buildings and structures in Quảng Nam province
243:was ordered to deploy to Da Nang. Arriving by
225:retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam
436:
409:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
203:
460:
458:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
539:
498:
375:
483:
464:
455:
394:
299:On 23 February 1969 as part of the
13:
530:from websites or documents of the
215:On 7 February 1965, following the
14:
578:
413:The Landing and the Buildup, 1965
325:to Camp Perdue. On 10 August the
526: This article incorporates
521:
292:launched a sapper attack on the
268:9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
104:
380:. Hellgate Press. p. 230.
182:Army of the Republic of Vietnam
430:
369:
258:made an amphibious landing at
1:
362:
321:moved its command post from
7:
262:north of Da Nang while the
10:
583:
532:United States Marine Corps
272:3rd Battalion, 9th Marines
233:Vietnam People's Air Force
199:
346:2nd Battalion 1st Marines
327:1st Battalion 5th Marines
309:2nd Battalion 7th Marines
264:1st Battalion 3rd Marines
184:(ARVN) base southwest of
121:
116:
100:
92:
84:
79:
71:
25:
20:
437:Shulimson, Jack (1997).
410:Shulimson, Jack (1978).
378:Where we were in Vietnam
376:Kelley, Michael (2002).
305:People's Army of Vietnam
499:Cosmas, Graham (1988).
465:Smith, Charles (1988).
217:Attack on Camp Holloway
528:public domain material
354:196th Infantry Brigade
350:23rd Infantry Division
227:and the deployment of
212:
180:(USMC), U.S. Army and
134:196th Infantry Brigade
344:On 24 March 1971 the
317:On 18 March 1970 the
254:On 8 March 1965, the
207:
117:Garrison information
331:5th Marine Regiment
319:1st Marine Regiment
294:1st Marine Division
279:3rd Marine Division
256:9th Marine Regiment
211:on Hill 327 in 1965
130:1st Marine Division
126:3rd Marine Division
43: /
335:Landing Zone Baldy
237:1st LAAM Battalion
213:
48:16.013°N 108.167°E
235:(VPAF). The USMC
221:Lyndon B. Johnson
178:U.S. Marine Corps
147:
146:
142:ARVN 3rd Division
138:ARVN 1st Division
574:
525:
524:
515:
514:
496:
481:
480:
462:
453:
452:
434:
428:
427:
407:
392:
391:
373:
194:Da Nang Air Base
108:
67:
66:
64:
63:
62:
60:
55:
54:
49:
44:
41:
40:
39:
36:
18:
17:
582:
581:
577:
576:
575:
573:
572:
571:
537:
536:
522:
519:
518:
511:
497:
484:
477:
463:
456:
449:
435:
431:
424:
408:
395:
388:
374:
370:
365:
219:, US President
202:
152:(also known as
140:
136:
132:
128:
109:
58:
56:
53:16.013; 108.167
52:
50:
46:
45:
42:
37:
34:
32:
30:
29:
12:
11:
5:
580:
570:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
517:
516:
510:978-1482384123
509:
482:
476:978-1494287627
475:
454:
447:
429:
422:
393:
387:978-1555716257
386:
367:
366:
364:
361:
201:
198:
176:) is a former
170:Division Ridge
145:
144:
123:
119:
118:
114:
113:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
27:
23:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
579:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
544:
542:
535:
533:
529:
512:
506:
502:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
478:
472:
468:
461:
459:
450:
444:
440:
433:
425:
419:
415:
414:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
389:
383:
379:
372:
368:
360:
357:
355:
351:
347:
342:
340:
339:Firebase Ross
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
315:
312:
310:
306:
303:attacks, the
302:
297:
295:
291:
287:
286:Tet Offensive
282:
280:
275:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
229:HAWK missiles
226:
222:
218:
210:
209:HAWK missiles
206:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
166:Division Hill
163:
162:Camp Reasoner
159:
155:
154:Brigade Ridge
151:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
120:
115:
112:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
78:
74:
70:
65:
28:
24:
19:
16:
520:
500:
466:
438:
432:
412:
377:
371:
358:
343:
316:
313:
298:
283:
276:
253:
214:
174:Freedom Hill
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
148:
101:Battles/wars
80:Site history
75:Marines/Army
15:
284:During the
188:in central
158:Camp Perdue
111:Vietnam War
93:In use
51: /
38:108°10′01″E
26:Coordinates
541:Categories
448:0160491258
423:1494287552
363:References
249:Da Nang AB
57: (
35:16°00′47″N
260:Red Beach
239:based on
122:Occupants
96:1965–1972
301:Tet 1969
290:Vietcong
223:ordered
150:Hill 327
59:Hill 327
21:Hill 327
323:Hill 55
241:Okinawa
200:History
190:Vietnam
186:Da Nang
507:
473:
445:
420:
384:
245:C-130
85:Built
505:ISBN
471:ISBN
443:ISBN
418:ISBN
382:ISBN
337:and
88:1965
72:Type
172:or
543::
534:.
485:^
457:^
396:^
341:.
251:.
196:.
168:,
164:,
160:,
156:,
513:.
479:.
451:.
426:.
390:.
61:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
