Gia Nghĩa Camp
| Gia Nghĩa Camp | |
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| Coordinates | 12°00′43″N 107°43′40″E / 12.012°N 107.7277°E |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-75 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 5th Special Forces Group South Vietnamese Regional Force |
Gia Nghĩa Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 2,136 ft / 651 m | ||||||||||
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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
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
The base has been turned over to farmland.
References
- ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 197–8. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- ^ "Harry Brown, SSG". The Virtual Wall. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Fairchild C-123K Provider". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. p. 95. ISBN 9781594035722.