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Camp Radcliff (also known as An Khê Army Airfield, An Khê Base or the Golf Course) is a former United States Army base in the An Khê District in central Vietnam.
Ben Het Camp (also known as Ben Het Special Forces Camp, Ben Het SF/CIDG Camp, Ben Het Ranger Camp, FSB Ben Het and Firebase 12) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in western Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
Đồng Tâm Base Camp (also known as Đồng Tâm Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam.
Most maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have “Grids” laid over them. LZ’s and other locations are usually given by “Grid Numbers”. The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. The exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the “BR” grid shown as an over-lay.
26 cze 2024 · The U.S. military established several significant bases in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, crucial for supporting its operations. Among the most notable were Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Long Binh. Each played distinct roles in military logistics and combat operations.
On 1 September 1965, Major Radcliff was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on US Army Vietnam General Orders Number 372. The US Ambassador to VIetnam, Henry Cabot Lodge, flew from Saigon to offically dedicate the new base as Camp Radcliff in formal ceremonies on 21 February 1966.
3 sie 2017 · During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was the U.S. Army’s largest base located in the former South Vietnam. It was situated between Bien Hoa, the location of a large American airbase, and Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam.
