Sa Huỳnh Base
| Sa Huỳnh Base | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°40′01″N 109°04′19″E / 14.667°N 109.072°E |
| Type | Navy/Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1967 |
| In use | 1967–1970 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
Sa Huỳnh Base (also known as Sa Huỳnh Naval Support Activity or simply Sa Huỳnh ) is a former U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in southern Quảng Ngãi Province in south-central Vietnam.
History
The base was located east of Highway 1 at the mouth of an inlet, some 18 km southeast of Đức Phổ Base Camp and 100 km south of Danang.[1] From 16–26 February 1967 the Marines Special Landing Force comprising 1st Battalion 4th Marines and HMM-363 conducted Operation Deckhouse VI an amphibious assault on Sa Huỳnh to clear Vietcong infiltration routes and secure an area to serve as a logistics support base for allied units operating in the area.[2]
The U.S. Navy built the Sa Huỳnh Naval Support Activity in mid-1967 to support the arrival of the Army's Task Force Oregon in the area.[2]: 232–3 [3]
On 15 February 1970 Sa Huỳnh Naval Support Activity was disbanded and its facilities were transferred to the U.S. Army Support Command.[4]
On 27 January 1973 the day before the ceasefire was to come into effect the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 141st Regiment captured Sa Huỳnh. The ARVN 2nd Division launched a series of counterattacks, forcing the PAVN out of Sa Huỳnh by 16 February 1973.[5]
References
- ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–452. ISBN 978-1-55571-625-7.
- ^ a b Telfer, Gary (1984). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4942-8544-9.
- ^ Marolda, Edward (1996). By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U. S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia. Diane Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7881-3250-6.
- ^ Smith, Charles (1988). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown 1969. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-4942-8762-7.
- ^ Sorley, Lewis (1999). A Better War The unexamined victories and final tragedy of America's last years in Vietnam. Harvest. p. 365. ISBN 0-15-601309-6.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.