An Hòa Combat Base (also known as Đức Dục ) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Hội An in Quảng Nam Province , Vietnam .
12-817: The base was located approximately 28 km west of Hội An and 4 km west northwest of the Mỹ Sơn temple complex, near to the Tỉnh Yên River ( Thu Bồn River ) and the An Hòa industrial complex. An Hòa was located southeast of a major Vietcong (VC)/ People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base area known as the Arizona Territory across the Vu Gia River . The base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when
24-533: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ph%C3%BA Ninh District Phú Ninh ( listen ) is a district ( huyện ) of Quảng Nam province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam . As of 2003 the district had a population of 114,048. The district covers an area of 167 km². The district capital lies at Phú Thịnh . Between 2005 and 2016, the Bông Miêu gold mine operated in
36-400: The 1st Battalion, 12th Marines established a firebase there while the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and a Company from the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines swept the surrounding area. On 20 April 1966 the Marines returned to An Hòa on Operation Georgia , the 12th Marines reestablished a firebase while the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines provided security, the base would become permanent at this time as
48-447: The Marines sought to pacify the area. On 6 July 5 Marine Battalions launched Operation Macon around the An Hòa area, the operation continued into October resulting in 24 Marines and 380 VC killed. In August 1966 the Marines completed the construction of the MSR (main supply route) between Da Nang and An Hòa, naming it the "Liberty Road". It was decided that a bridge would be built to shorten
60-589: The Vietnam War died at An Hòa on 7 June 1969. The 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines handed over the base to the ARVN 1st Battalion, 51st Regiment on 15 October 1970. The base is abandoned and has reverted to jungle. Remains of the runway can still be seen. Thu B%E1%BB%93n River The Thu Bồn River ( Vietnamese : Sông Thu Bồn ) is a river in central Vietnam, located in Quảng Nam Province . From its source near
72-410: The base's eastern perimeter. When the attack began at 22:00, Marine tank and artillery crews on the perimeter began direct fire against the advancing PAVN/VC, using Beehive anti-personnel rounds . Amphibian tractors arrived and added the weight of their machine guns to the battle. Combined Action Platoon (CAP) 2-9-1, positioned in the hamlet of Mau Chanh (2), about a kilometer east of the base, lay in
84-513: The border of Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi provinces, it flows northwest through Bắc Trà My , Phú Ninh , Hiệp Đức and Quế Sơn districts; turning northeast, it forms the border between Đại Lộc district and Duy Xuyên district, before emptying into the South China Sea at Hội An . The Thu Bồn valley was a centre of Champa culture from 700 until the Vietnamese conquest in 1471. Cua Dai Chiem
96-525: The district. The mine was one of the largest gold mines in Southeast Asia. Following its 2018 bankruptcy, the mine's Canadian parent company Besra Gold corporation left Vietnam, leaving behind millions of USD in debt and environmental damages mitigation cost. After the mine was closed, illegal miners caused further pollution in the area. 15°34′N 108°24′E / 15.567°N 108.400°E / 15.567; 108.400 This article about
108-401: The hamlet and bring an ammunition resupply. The battle raged for five hours, during which the Marines threw back four attack waves. At 03:30 the shooting died down. Despite the heavy fighting, friendly casualties numbered only three Marines and a PF with minor wounds. Marine sources listed 21 dead PAVN/VC in the area. Marine PFC Dan Bullock , the youngest American serviceman killed in action in
120-464: The path of the attack. The CAP Marines and their South Vietnamese Popular Force (PF) counterparts took the PAVN/VC flanks and rear under fire, calling for air and artillery support. At 23:30, the PAVN/VC troops fell on CAP 2-9-1. AC-47 gunships held back the PAVN/VC while a platoon of Marines mounted in amphibian tractors, with tanks and helicopter gunships escorting, attacked east from An Hoa to reinforce
132-578: The route. From April to September 1967 Seabees of Mobile Construction Battalion 4 built a 2,040 feet (620 m) "Liberty bridge" (Tự Do bridge, now the Giao Thủy bridge) over the Thu Bồn river. The airfield was capable of handling C-7 , C-123 and C-130 aircraft. On the night of 21 November 1968, a PAVN/VC battalion attacked the base. Supported by fire from 82mm and 60mm mortars, 57mm recoilless rifles and B-44 rockets, PAVN and VC troops advanced against
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#1732934816726144-515: Was the Champa port on the estuary of the river at Hội An. Today boat trips up river to Mỹ Sơn are one of Hội An's tourist attractions. 15°51′47″N 108°16′59″E / 15.863°N 108.283°E / 15.863; 108.283 This article about a location in Quảng Nam Province , Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Vietnam
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