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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.
| An Hòa Combat Base | |
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 An Hòa Combat Base, 27 January 1969 | |
| Coordinates | 15.785°N 108.073°E |
| Type | Marines |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966–70 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 3rd Marine Division 1st Marine Division |
An Hòa Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
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History
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.[1]
The base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when 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.[2]: 41 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 the Marines sought to pacify the area.[2]: 93 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 Vietcong killed.[2]: 204–10
In August 1966 the Marines completed the construction of the MSR (main supply route) between Đà Nẵng and An Hòa, naming it the "Liberty Road".[2]: 209 It was decided that a bridge would be built to shorten the route. From April to September 1967 Seabees of MCB 4 built a 2,040 "Liberty bridge" (Tự Do bridge, now is Giao Thủy bridge) over the Thu Bồn river for this purpose. [3]
An Hòa base was located southeast of a major Vietcong/People's Army of Vietnam base area known as the Arizona Territory across the Vu Gia River.[4]
The airfield was capable of handling C-7, C-123 and C-130 aircraft.[1]
Marine PFC Dan Bullock, the youngest American serviceman killed in action in 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.[5]
Current use
The base is abandoned and has reverted to jungle. Remains of the runway can still be seen.
References
- Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- Shulimson, Jack (1982). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: An Expanding War 1966. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. ISBN 978-1494285159.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Saga of the Liberty bridge, Sponson Box, Official Publication of the USMC Vietnam Tankers Association, Vol. IX , No 4 2016 October, November, December, p. 6
- Buchanan, William (2003). Full Circle: A Marine Rifle Company in Vietnam. Baylaurel Press. pp. 77–9. ISBN 9781931093019.
- Cosmas, Graham (1988). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Vietnamization and Redeployment 1970–1971. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 102. ISBN 978-1482384123. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
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