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

  1. ↑ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 5–452. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 978-1494285449.
  3. ↑ 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 9780788132506.
  4. ↑ 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 978-1494287627.
  5. ↑ 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.

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