South Vietnamese and Korean casualties probably equalled or slightly exceeded the U.S. losses. Local villagers told the Marines that at least one VC had been killed in the brief skirmish. . The Marine companies then pulled back and called in artillery and air. Lost him to a rocket attack. Army advisor attached to the ARVN unit. About 09:00, Lieutenant Colonel Rockey, the 3/5 Marines commander, ordered a small command group and two companies, Company M of his battalion and Company F, 2/3 Marines attached to his command, to the relief of the ARVN camp. Battery A, 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion armed with MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles, in the mountainous Hi Vn Pass sector north of Da Nang, reported about 01:40 coming under 82mm mortar fire. Further to the east Company G, 2/3 Marines, at the battalion's command post about 500 meters north of in Bn town, remained as the division mobile reserve mounted in LVTP-5s and supported by tanks. artillery and air, the ARVN successfully contained the PAVN/VC units in the Nam and Lin Chiu regions. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. Although the Koreans and the ARVN surrounded most of the city, the VC still were able to keep their southern flank open. While the 1st MP Battalion supported by the 1st Tank Battalion established blocking positions north of the Cu River, the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 51st Regiment swept the sector south of the river. Next Photo. The III MAF Command Center later that evening radioed MACV in Saigon: "Although the enemy has suffered heavy losses within his local and main force VC units during the past two days, he still possesses a formidable threat utilizing [PAVN] troops poised on the periphery of the Da Nang TAOR. Pictures of Danang 8. Fourteen aircraft, six pieces of ground support equipment , five buildings, and another two vehicles sustained damage of one sort or another. "[1]:147[2], Shortly afterwards, Marine fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter gunships blasted the VC in Ha Vang. According to the Marine after-action report, 3/5 Marines and the attached two companies from the 2/3rd Marines accounted for more than 320 PAVN/VC dead in less than 36 hours. In Jun-Jul 1970 gave the base to the RVN and went back to DaNang. The following day, the same sources indicated that both the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd Regiments had also withdrawn to the Go Noi. Americal Division artillery operating in the Qu Sn sector took the PAVN/VC forces under fire, but did not shell Duy Xuyn town because of the civilian population there. Entering the town from the southwest, the VC fired about 70 RPGs at the local forces, but never penetrated the defender's perimeter. Because of the location of Hill 65, just above Route 4 about 4,000 meters west of the district town of i Lc and below Charlie Ridge (155610N 1080542E / 15.936N 108.095E / 15.936; 108.095), where the VC had heavy machine gun emplacements which precluded any helicopter lift, the Marine company had to make the move on foot. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. At Duy Xuyn, however, the PAVN/VC overran the town, forcing the district chief to flee and take refuge with the Koreans. [1]:1445, About 02:30, the PAVN/VC struck the perimeters of the Da Nang base itself. On 14 February 1965 the Marine 1st LAAM Battalion established its anti-aircraft operations center colocated with the USAF CRP. [1]:1478, The Marine response to the bombardments was rapid, the 11th Marines artillery units "initiated counter-rocket fires" at suspected avenues of approach. He nevertheless released Task Force Miracle from the operational control of the 1st Marine Division and returned it to the Americal Division. The enemy had also planned to hit the main airfield at Da Nang. The 1st MP Battalion completed three sweeps of the Air Base perimeter and the areas just southeast, southwest and just north of the airbase without incident. In this fighting, which had lasted about three hours, the South Vietnamese defenders sustained casualties of three dead, seven wounded, and two damaged armored vehicles. Finally there were rumors that the other two regiments of the 2nd Division, the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd, had infiltrated even further north. [1]:154, The ROKMC sent three companies to close the southern link and then moved forward into the attack. While successfully beating back the PAVN attack, the CAP leader called for help. About two-and-a-half hours later, the VC units "ceased fire and withdrew." Suspected excavations camouflaged with tree branches were seen on a peninsula 6 miles southwest of Da Nang. * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. At the meeting Westmoreland ordered Americal Division commander General Samuel W. Koster to reinforce Danang. 29/30 January 1968 One battalion was to deploy immediately, with the other to deploy the next day. with rocket and mortar attacks at the Da Nang and Marhle Mountain Airfields on 30 January, and hit the Marble Mountain facility once again on 31 January, They hit the new Quang Tri airstrip with Doth rockets and mortars on 24, 27, and 29 January. According to the prisoner accounts, they were from the PAVN 3rd Battalion, 31st Regiment and confirmed that "Da Nang itself was the ultimate objective. The South Vietnamese quickly rushed the newly arrived ARVN 5th Ranger Battalion into the area. Milantoni relayed the request to the air support center. [1]:154, South of Da Nang, in Hi An, on the 30th, the ROKMC, reinforced by elements of the ARVN 51st Regiment, tried to tighten the loop and began preparations to retake the city. It wrapped around the base and city. Further, the National Police reported that VC local leaders from Qung Tn, Qung Nam and Qung Ngi Provinces met in a base area in the hills of northern Qung Ngi to plan attacks on Chu Lai and on Qung Ngi City. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. Robertson observed that the delay of the 2nd Division into the picture may have been because the PAVN forces "got their signals mixed " The VC were supposed to be inside "when the [PAVN] division came marching down main street. The combined force then swept the general area where they found two PAVN bodies and took three prisoners. In Da Nang City itself, about 10:50 in the morning, approximately 500 people gathered at a Buddhist pagoda and attempted to hold a march. Both Marine companies encountered heavy small-arms fire and RPGs as they approached their objectives. Another platoon from the Marine company also reinforced the engaged troops about an hour later. "[1]:142, On the evening of 28 January, just west of Hiu c, a Marine squad from Company C, 1/7 Marines ambushed a three-man VC reconnaissance patrol. The only other Marine reserves available to the division were the provisional companies of the Northern and Southern Defense Commands. Simultaneously, the division ordered the helilift of a company from the 3/5 Marines to reinforce the ARVN and the CAP Marines. In the morning when searching the battle area, the Marines would find "ample evidence of enemy casualties, but only two enemy bodies." The VC had learned that artillery and/or air strikes would be called in on the launch sites. At 18:35, Recon team Ice Bound, positioned in the mountains about 8 miles (13km) northwest of Da Nang observed an enemy rocket unit prepare a firing position for their missiles. WASHINGTON The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are . The PAVN obviously were bringing the local VC main force units up to strength, even if to do so they had to bring in replacements from the north. Remains of 45-1102; sandbag detail later. Finally, according to Marine intelligence officers, another "very reliable source" flatly stated "that the time of attack throughout MR (Military Region) 5 would be" at 01:30 and no later than 02:00 on 30 January. SAIGON (UPI) - Communist troops blasted the city of Da Nang and nearby military installations with nearly 200 rockets or mortar rounds early today in their heaviest attack on the Northern coastal area in a year, spokesmen said. The MPs shot one of the swimmers, took the other man prisoner and drove off the boats with a fusillade of bullets. *** The first time that rockets were used in the Republic of Vietnam by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. Other units included the 402nd Sapper Battalion, the VC V-25th Battalion and other VC local forces. About an hour later, PAVN troops who had infiltrated Duong Lam rushed the CAP compound. One of the rockets damaged one of the missile launchers and wounded three of the Marines. Robertson later compared the enemy activity that night to a "10-ring circus." During the day's fighting, the Marines killed 107 PAVN and took two prisoners for losses of 11 killed and 53 wounded. After calling in artillery which resulted in three secondary explosions, the reconnaissance Marines reported seven enemy killed. Posted: 02/01/2018. [1]:143, While the PAVN/VC concentrated their forces for the large offensive, many of these units suffered from too many rapid replacements and in some cases from poor morale. In one contact about 16:45, Company M, 3/5 Marines met a force of 100 PAVN/VC troops. In the resulting engagement, Company E killed about 13 VC from the Q-55th Local Force Company, which normally operated in the area. According to documents captured later, the two VC assault companies were to pull out at first light, but became bogged down in the city. At least some members of his group also reportedly provided security for Richard Spencer's often violent campus appearances. This fighting would continue in a desultory fashion throughout the night. The area around Nng, especially military installations, was subject to rocket attacks since that February. Allied intelligence officers identified members from the V-25th, R-20th, C-130th Battalions and the Q-15th and Q-16th Local Force Companies. As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. Miner attached two additional companies to the 3/7 Marines, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and Company H, 2/7 Marines to cover its extended area. At 17:00 on 29 January, Westmoreland cancelled the truce in the entire I Corps sector. At 02:40, a squad from the 1/7 Marines, supported by two tanks from the 1st Tank Battalion, moved to assist the embattled CAP unit. Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. During the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. Marine Corps deployed a Hawk air defense missile battery from the 3d Light Antiaircraft Missile (LAAM) Battalion to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, to protect the U.S. naval base from a surprise low-level air attack by Soviet and Cuban aircraft. Manning defensive positions, the Marine communicators and engineers repelled the attacking force, killing four VC. Material and equipment losses, however, were much more extensive. Total Marine casualties of this incident on the 30th were 10 Marines killed and 15 wounded, most from the platoon of Company G that was initially ambushed. Within the city itself, VC cadre were to force the "inhabitants into the street for demonstrations and prepare the people for continuing political struggle against the government as well as kill GVN and ARVN cadre. He arrived with 19 other soldiers, eight of whom were embalmers. Full Citation: Photograph 127-N-A190364; Rocket Attack on the Da Nang Air Base; 1/30/1968; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Four ARVN M113 armored personnel carriers reinforced by a reconnaissance squad maneuvered to contain the attackers. 366th Security Police K-9. Rockey then ordered a platoon from his Company K to reinforce Company G. By the end of the day, the elements of the four Marine companies had established their night positions. Da Nang air base attacked in Vietnam by 40mm rockets 7 miles away, 47 killed many from local village (partial newsreel) Addeddate 2005-04-08 19:44:43 Color b&w Identifier 1967-03-03_Airbase_Shelled . Results of a rocket attack on Da Nang air base: revetment area building Shortly after midnight on July 15, 1967, Da Nang Air Base in Quang Nam Province, RVN, came under a heavy rocket attack. Four died there. The air base at Da Nang was, therefore, a particularly enticing target. 1969. Its two runways accommodated a take-off or landing every 60 seconds. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. Rockey, the 3/5 Marines commander, commented on the "increasing frequency and ferocity" of enemy contacts. An American advisor within the MACV compound reported at 11:45 that the VC were digging in the engineer compound. "[1]:144, By evening on the 29th, the 1st Marine Division at Da Nang was on 100-percent alert. On January 29, 1968, the night sky above the sprawling Bien Hoa Air Base, where I was on sentry patrol, appeared to be on fire. Soon reports came in that the base was under attack and a Marine helicopter flew the general from his quarters to III MAF headquarters. Landing in large bursts, about 50 to 75 artillery rounds fell on the lead column. At first light, a Marine reaction force found enemy blood trails. In the town itself, 10 civilians caught in the crossfire, sustained wounds, but no civilians died as a result of the battle. [1]:157, There were two serious incidents in the 7th Marines sector. 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. Proud to have had . Newsreel reporting on a rocket attack on the Da Nang military base being used for US Marine Corps operations. One of the companies captured a German missionary hospital in the city and the other hit the rear base of the ARVN 51st Regiment, the Chi Lng Camp, garrisoned by the ARVN 102nd Engineer Battalion. [1]:1445, At 03:30 PAVN/VC forces launched an assault against General Hong Xun Lm's I Corps headquarters. (AP) AP [1]:146, Lieutenant Colonel Twyman R. Hill's 1st MP Battalion operated directly under III MAF and was responsible for the "close-in defense" of the Da Nang Air Base, the two bridges between Tiensha Peninsula, Marble Mountain Air Facility and the Naval Hospital on the Tiensha (Tin Sa) Peninsula. Cleaning up and repairs at Gunfighter Village. in foreground gives perspective. [1]:1423, From other sources, the Marine command learned of other ominous measures taken by the PAVN/VC forces in the Da Nang sector. From 18:00 to 24:00 on the 30th, the 1st Marine Division reported to III MAF over 30 incidents ranging from sightings of large enemy forces, to mortar attacks and a few infantry assaults. Another sapper squad, about the same size as the one that carried out the earlier attack, penetrated the 1st Marine Division Subsector Bravo combat operations center and communications facility on Hill 200, less than 1,000 meters from the main command post on Hill 327. A reluctance to cause undue damage to the historic town and avoid civilian casualties was suggested as a reason for the slow ROKMC advance. While the Marine battalions successfully kept these initial assaults on the night of 5/6 February in check, Robertson was not sure how much longer they could. Survived many Rocket Attacks. The battalion's Company B, however, in an operation with a CAP in two hamlets on the Tiensha Peninsula or Da Nang East, surprised a VC force in two hamlets north of Marble Mountain. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. The VC continued to hold the hospital, however, and part of the engineer compound. A total of 49 mortar and rocket rounds were counted landing on the airfield during this attack. The remaining rocket attacks were ineffective. Newsreel story showing the aftermath of the shelling of an . Company M advanced toward a hamlet to the south of the ARVN. [1]:1612, In the ensuing battle of Lo Giang the Marine and Army forces successfully repulsed the PAVN 2nd Division attack. One of the major attacks was against CAP B-3 in the hamlet of Duong Lam (1) just below the Ty Loan River. Although the Koreans and ARVN in a combined operation finally cleared Hi An, PAVN/VC units to the west south, and north of the city continued to press the attack. [1]:1445, In scattered and intermittent attacks beginning before 02:00 and lasting about one-half hour, PAVN/VC gunners fired both mortars and rockets that landed near positions of Marine artillery, antiair missiles, and the Force Logistic Command at Red Beach Base Area. According to a Marine report, "it was evident that the enemy was prepared to masquerade as Vietnamese civilians in the process of infiltrating the TAOR and that he was attempting to infiltrate his forces in small units. During the day, the division had positioned 11 reconnaissance Stingray patrols along likely enemy avenues of approach. Bringing up two artillery platoons , the ARVN gunners lowered their pieces and fired pointblank at the VC. About 50 minutes later, another recon team, Air Hose, about 2,000 meters to the northeast of Saddle Bag, saw more than 50 enemy troops moving eastward. According to U.S. advisors and to South Vietnamese sources, the fight for Hi An resulted in Allied casualties of 58 killed, 103 wounded in action, 21 missing in action and 14 weapons lost. Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines alone shot off some 1,200 rounds. The helicopter burned upon crashing, but the crew and most of the patrol were able to get out. This platoon under First Lieutenant John E. Manning departed the airbase about 04:15 and arrived in the blocking positions about 05:15. [Peter Halferty photo]. at Bien Hoa Air Base, those in II Corps were consolidated at Tuy Hoa Air Base, and those in I Corps were consolidated at Da Nang Air Base [Carmichael 1972; Cecil 1986; Hull 2002; Young 2006]. At 07:30, the ROKMC reported about 200 to 300 enemy troops still in Hi An. These included Hills 65 and 52 manned by companies of the 3/7 Marines in the southwestern part of the TAOR and Hill 41 defended by Company D, 1/7 Marines in the central western sector. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972, Palm Bay, FL. Approximately 16 rounds impacted in the Marine Aircraft Group 16 sector and another four in the Army aviation company area. The two PAVN prisoners identified themselves as members of the H-2 Engineering Company, part of the 2nd Sapper Battalion. Freedom Hill 327 can be seen beneath the left flare, with convoy lights winding up the perimeter road. He later confided to Davis, "Bill, your phone call was right on the money! In addition, the 1st Marine Division alerted one company to participate in the relief of Hi An, if needed. By the afternoon of the 31st, the Marines and Rangers had completed their sweep. Bldg. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century. The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. Pictures of Danang 10. In Vietnam this rocket comprised one of the primary means of inflicting standoff attacks against airfields and other . At 02:30 on the 30th at in Bn, elements of the R-20th and V-25th struck the subsector headquarters defended by the 15th Popular Forces Platoon and the 708 Regional Forces Company. The Front announced that the 1968 Tt greeting of "Chairman Ho [Chi Minh] is actually a combat order for our entire Army and population. The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. General Walt's staff received word on 27 October that a VC main force battalion was moving out of its base in "Happy Valley," 10 miles southwest of Da Nang, and heading towards the base. Later that afternoon, the 1st Marine Division helilifted a "Bald Eagle" reaction force from Company E, 2/3 Marines east of the river in an attempt to encircle the PAVN. Rummage soon determined that the total number of PAVN approximated 500 or more men, moving in two columns. Some of the VC in the hamlet fled south, but encountered a platoon from Company E, 2/7 Marines coming up to reinforce the Allied forces in the Nam O area. Only the 7th Marines to the west experienced an increase in incidents as PAVN/VC troops moved through the western TAOR to return to their mountain strongholds in Base Area 114 and through Charlie Ridge into Happy Valley. According to Marine sources, the heavy action on this small island resulted in 102 VC killed, 88 prisoners of war, 13 VC suspects and 70 laborers. Caught east of the Cm L Bridge and Highway 1, on a small island formed by the convergence of the Cu , a small tributary of the river and the Vien Dien River, the VC turned to fight. He personally believed the plans were impractical and deserted at the first chance he had. During the next few days, Task Force Miracle conducted sweeps in its sector and encountered relatively little resistance . Da Nang air base in the mid- to late-60s was the busiest (and possibly the largest) airport in the world. Since you were there, Colonel, you can verify that there were no fewer than 26 rocket attacks on the Da Nang. Airbase Shelled: Soviet Rockets Used in Attack (film #111 on Universal Newsreels). More like this Camp Friendship Korat Cat Air Force Special Operations Vietnam War Photos May Bay North Vietnam Air Force Bases Vietnam Veterans In the initial fighting for Ha Vang, the South Vietnamese and Americans accounted for 25 VC dead. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] Second cache of bombs ignites. 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