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Gia Nghĩa Camp

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Gia Nghĩa Camp
Coordinates12°00′43″N 107°43′40″E / 12.012°N 107.7277°E / 12.012; 107.7277 (Gia Nghĩa Camp)
TypeArmy Base
Site history
Built1966
In use1966-75
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants5th Special Forces Group
South Vietnamese Regional Force
Gia Nghĩa Airfield
Summary
Elevation AMSL2,136 ft / 651 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2,100 640 laterite

Gia Nghĩa Camp (also known as Gia Nghĩa Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base east of Gia Nghĩa, Dak Nong Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

History

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The 5th Special Forces Group first established a base here in 1966. The base was located 5 km east of Gia Nghĩa.[1] Advisory Team 32, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was based at Gia Nghĩa.

On 12 February 1968, Bell UH-1H Iroquois #66-17027 crashed on a night medevac mission to Gia Nghĩa, the four crewmen were missing presumed killed.[2]

On 17 December 1969 a USAF Fairchild C-123K Provider #55-4562 crashed on landing at Gia Nghĩa resulting in one fatality.[3]

On 22 March 1975 Gia Nghĩa came under artillery and then ground attack from the PAVN 271B Regiment, after two days of fighting the PAVN captured the town.[4]

Current use

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The base has been turned over to farmland.

References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 197–8. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ^ "Harry Brown, SSG". The Virtual Wall. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Fairchild C-123K Provider". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. p. 95. ISBN 9781594035722.