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Hội An Base Camp

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Hội An Base Camp
Coordinates15°53′20″N 108°19′05″E / 15.889°N 108.318°E / 15.889; 108.318 (Hội An Base Camp)
TypeArmy
Site information
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1968
In use1968-75
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants2nd Marine Division (Republic of Korea)
Hội An Airfield
Summary
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1,900 579 PSP

Hội An Base Camp was a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located in Hội An in central Vietnam.

History

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The base was located just north of the old town of Hội An and 22 km southeast of Danang.[1]

The base was constructed by the 58th Naval Construction Battalion starting on 1 March 1968 in what was the largest single Seabee construction mission of the Vietnam War. When construction was completed on 21 June 1968 the base complex comprised over 1300 structures and was capable of accommodating over 8000 men.[2]

The 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry was based here from June–July 1968[3]

Current use

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The base has been largely turned over to housing and a large Vietcong/PAVN cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ^ "Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 58" (PDF). U.S. Navy Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 144. ISBN 9780811700719.