Approximately 16 rounds impacted in the Marine Aircraft Group 16 sector and another four in the Army aviation company area. The task force headquarters and its two battalions returned to Chu Lai Base Area the following day. "[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. Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. The Allies claimed 343 PAVN/VC killed and 195 prisoners. In the Da Nang Vital Area, the artillery regiment, the 11th Marine Regiment, continued to oversee the Northern Sector Defense Command and the 1st Tank Battalion, the Southern Sector Defense Command. Allied intelligence officers identified members from the V-25th, R-20th, C-130th Battalions and the Q-15th and Q-16th Local Force Companies. From the south, about a dozen VC used boards to cross the outer wire and ladders and boards to clamber over the compound wall into the courtyard below. For the most part, the PAVN/VC limited their attacks on the Marines to mortar bombardments and harassing small arms fire. [1]:153, The attack on the western perimeter was probably the most serious thrust against Marine positions on the day and evening of 30 January. 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines was in the north, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines was in the center and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines was in the south. From firing positions southwest of the base, 28 122mm missiles fell on the airfield, destroying one aircraft and damaging six others. 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. Large numbers of flares shot high into the air and burst into . Doc, as his friends called him, was one of 58,200 Americans that died during the Vietnam War. 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. Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam a425couple Aug 29, 2017, 4:51:30 PM to Rocket attack 72 redhorse compound DaNang on: August 24, 2009, 08:06:45 pm Does anyone remember the date of. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] One of the first caches of bombs to explode. In Jun-Jul 1970 gave the base to the RVN and went back to DaNang. 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. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Survived many Rocket Attacks. In fact, elements of both regiments had reached jump-off points just south of the Cau Do River. artillery and air, the ARVN successfully contained the PAVN/VC units in the Nam and Lin Chiu regions. Robertson wanted to "canalize enemy movements in order to develop lucrative targets which could be exploited." It was the worst attack on Danang since July 5,. [1]:154, The ROKMC sent three companies to close the southern link and then moved forward into the attack. Communist attack of the war on an American stockade or brig. Use big bombs." The Marine staff speculated that the enemy launched the mortar attacks largely as a cover for the rocket attacks against Marble Mountain. Simultaneously, the division ordered the helilift of a company from the 3/5 Marines to reinforce the ARVN and the CAP Marines. The ROKMC, while not finding any sizeable forces, continued to encounter small enemy units and boobytraps which took their toll. [1]:153, The most serious ground attack against a Marine unit occurred in the western portion of the Da Nang TAOR just below the Ty Loan and Cu Rivers near the eastern bank of the Yn River. Noting the new web gear and weapons with the PAVN bodies left on the battlefield, Marine intelligence officers believed the PAVN unit to be from the 31st Regiment. At least some members of his group also reportedly provided security for Richard Spencer's often violent campus appearances. [1]:157, About 5,000 meters to the northwest, later that night, a squad from Company C, 1/7 Marines encountered an enemy force possibly from the same PAVN regiment. PAVN/VC fired rockets at both the Da Nang Air Base and Marble Mountain Air Facility. 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. "[1]:158, While the PAVN/VC forces continued to harass allied positions on the night of 31 January/1 February, the intensity of combat did not match that of the previous two nights. During the night, VC resistance dwindled to sniper fire on the ROKMC positions. One of the rockets damaged one of the missile launchers and wounded three of the Marines. 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. The 3/5 Marines were landed and immediately came under heavy automatic and small arms fire from the island. With both fixed-wing and helicopter gunships and more than 120 artillery pieces ranging from 4.2-inch mortars to 175mm guns, Robertson was confident that he could counter any threat that the enemy posed to Da Nang despite the thinness of his manned defenses. [1]:142, While activity in the Army's 23rd Infantry (Americal) Divisions areas of operations in Qung Ngi and Qung Tn Provinces was somewhat diminished, there was enough enemy in northern and central I Corps to cause concern for both the American and South Vietnamese commands. Went to Danang to help EOD with the munitions storage facility mishap just outside Danang Air Base. The Vietnam Security Police Association Web site features several additional recordings of rocket attacks on Da Nang Air Base. On 29 January, a local village chief told the security officer of the Naval Support Activity at Camp Tiensha that about 300 VC would attack the Marble Mountain transmitter that night. While successfully beating back the PAVN attack, the CAP leader called for help. 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. About 01:00, a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/7 Marines, positioned near the Nam Bridge on Highway 1 crossing the Cu River north of Da Nang, saw another two enemy on a raft with a wooden box. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. In the northern sector of Da Nang, PAVN/VC main force troops entered Nam O once again and killed the hamlet chief. According to this former member of the VC 401st Regimental Security Guard, local VC cadre stated that "the war had lasted too long and the Front had to seek a good opportunity to stage a great offensive that would bring the war to an early end." Army personnel were wounded. 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. Beginning their attack about 03:00, two companies of the V-25th Battalion used the noise of firecrackers set off and general firing by Tt celebrants to cover their approach. Darkness prevented Sailfish from observing the number of casualties that the artillery and air inflicted upon the enemy. The PAVN/VC rocket troops fired in two bursts, one at 03:42, followed by a second barrage three hours later. Note: Dick previously sent us some Stars and Stripes clippings mentioning rocket attacks and other "newsworthy items" of the day. With the PAVN too close to call in artillery or fixed-wing air, the Marines radioed for reinforcements. With covering fire provided by 81mm and 82mm mortars, about a reinforced company reached the I Corps headquarters compound actually located within the city of Da Nang just outside the northern perimeter of the Air Base. Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. In the attack on the I Corps headquarters and in the defense of Ha Vang village the Allies sustained losses of nine dead and several wounded. The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. At about the same time, approximately 15 enemy 122mm rockets struck an artillery complex in the 11th Marines Northern Sector Defense Command which included a detachment from the 1st Armored Amphibian Company, the 155mm Gun and 8-inch Gun Batteries, as well as Batteries H, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines and M, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines. 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. It also served to block one of the principal avenues of approach to Da Nang from the south. [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 was a helicopter facility that was constructed in August 1965 and served as home to Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), the 5th Special Forces Group and an assortment of other squadrons until May 1971. [1]:1423, From other sources, the Marine command learned of other ominous measures taken by the PAVN/VC forces in the Da Nang sector. Would like to get in touch w/anyone attached to Security. . [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. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. Liked the Oriental rock bands came to the Club: In the extensive Da Nang TAOR, the early morning hours of 31 January were almost a repeat of the events of the 30th. Robertson later praised the Security and Communications platoons of the 1st Marine Division Headquarters Battalion for their efforts in the defense. The attack force would consist of two groups, one to move by land and the other by water to knock out the bridge separating the city from Tiensha Peninsula and to capture the I Corps headquarters. The PAVN then attacked forcing the Marine platoons to fall back to more defendable positions. 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. Both Marine companies encountered heavy small-arms fire and RPGs as they approached their objectives. Da Nang Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of USMC and ARVN forces. Da Nang was a major base area for United States and South Vietnamese military forces supporting operations throughout I Corps. Elements of the PAVN 368B Rocket Artillery Regiment were in firing positions to the west and northwest of the 7th Marines. Two attached U .S. According to III MAF figures, from 29 January through 14 February at Da Nang, Marines sustained 124 killed and more than 480 wounded. Army advisor attached to the ARVN unit. Other units included the 402nd Sapper Battalion, the VC V-25th Battalion and other VC local forces. Suspected excavations camouflaged with tree branches were seen on a peninsula 6 miles southwest of Da Nang. Davis notified the division headquarters of his findings. heros. One rocket struck this barracks, but the man in this room survived by . [Peter Halferty photo]. On 27 January, COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland announced a ceasefire to be observed by Allied forces for 36 hours beginning at 18:00 on 29 January in honor of the Tt holidays. Da Nang Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of USMC and ARVN forces. About 07:45 approximately two companies or a reinforced company from the PAVN 31st Regiment ambushed a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/3 Marines. Hill received a telephone call at 03:45 on the 30th from Colonel Thomas Randall, the III MAF G-3, who asked him "to send three platoons to blocking positions south of I Corps headquarters." The bulk of the attack force remained in Ha Vang Village bogged down in a firefight with local Popular Force (PF) and Regional Force (RF) troops reinforced by a USMC Combined Action Platoon (CAP), E-3. He and Randall agreed that they would deploy one of the battalion's two reserve provisional Quick Reaction platoons composed of headquarters personnel. Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. Flight line VMO-2 after mortar / rocket attack "Tet Offensive" 1968. . Soon reports came in that the base was under attack and a Marine helicopter flew the general from his quarters to III MAF headquarters. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines alone shot off some 1,200 rounds. Pictures of Danang 10. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Marine commanders and staff officers could only speculate that the enemy was probably infiltrating north in small groups to "predetermined rallying points" for a further assault either on the city or on the Air Base. Given also the enemy rocket threat, he still needed to maintain extensive patrols in the so-called Rocket Belt. [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. [1]:144, Shortly after midnight, Marine sentries from the 1st MP Battalion, posted near the main I Corps Bridge connecting Da Nang to the Tiensha (Tin Sa) Peninsula, spotted two swimmers near the span. Once more the PAVN/VC failed to cut the main lines of communication into Da Nang. 07-18 488 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, The C-123's ability to land on short, unimproved fields proved invaluable and the four units served in Vietnam until the end of the war. 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. They fired, killing one of the enemy underwater demolition team, while the other member surrendered to the Marines. The Marine squad lost one killed. One sapper was captured. Of the 13-man Recon team, codename Dublin City, one was dead, nine were injured and three escaped unscathed. 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. In Vietnam this rocket comprised one of the primary means of inflicting standoff attacks against airfields and other . The Stand Off Rocket attack of July 15, 1967 was the deadliest attack of the war at Nng Air Base. [1]:163, The PAVN/VC offensive in the Da Nang sector had spent itself. The area the rockets were fired from was called the "Rocket Belt". In addition to the VC R-20th Battalion, south of Da Nang, the VC 1st and PAVN 3rd Regiments both part of the 2nd Division started to deploy toward G Ni Island. Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam HD Stock Footage CriticalPast 308K subscribers Subscribe 56K views 8 years ago CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage.. The VC attacked the compound from two directions, from the south and the east. 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. One of the nicest persons died there on the day he was turning his outside plant tool kit. At 07:35, VC gunners fired two RPGs at the compound tower and a VC infantry platoon opened up upon the CAP unit. 15 July 1967Unknown number of VC attacks Da Nang air base in Quang Nam Province with an estimated 50 rounds of suspected 122mm rockets. Later that night, the 1/7 Marines reported 15 secondary explosions from Marine counter-mortar artillery fire. They counted 34 PAVN dead. "We carried bullet clips in our pockets, but no weapons, because the rifle boxes were nailed shut in their shipping crates. During one attack I was writing a letter home and thought my guys were injured because of the rocket attack and I remember the no smoking sigh flapping in the wind because of the scrapnel. Obtenez des photos d'actualit haute rsolution de qualit sur Getty Images To the south, in the Korean sector, the ROKMC with the assistance of the ARVN again drove PAVN/VC forces out of the Hi An environs. One of the major attacks was against CAP B-3 in the hamlet of Duong Lam (1) just below the Ty Loan River. 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]. from Vice: That day, Mr. Trump hosted a ceremony to honor law enforcement officials who had provided security for the inauguration. 15 January 1968 U-10D Courier 66-14334 unit unknown, USAF, base unknown A mortar attack on the airfield at Luang Prabang in Laos destroyed a U-10D Courier. They later found four PAVN dead. You get your timing off and you've got problems. He arrived with 19 other soldiers, eight of whom were embalmers. With the departure of the 5th Marine Regiment to support operations further north in I Corps, there was only one Marine infantry regimental headquarters in the extensive Da Nang Tactical area of responsibility (TAOR). Date: July 15, 1967.Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com:57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download.Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. Apparently the division was slow in moving into the Da Nang area and was not in position to support the local forces in the earlier phase of the offensive . Today, several areas on the Da Nang Base including the loading, storage and mixing areas and Sen Lake to the north and the Pacer Ivy area at the south of the base have been confirmed to have . By dark the Korean had captured the hospital and were in position to relieve the engineer compound. The Northern Sector Defense Command rapidly assembled its reaction company and deployed one platoon to the division command post. An American advisor within the MACV compound reported at 11:45 that the VC were digging in the engineer compound. 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. Another platoon from the Marine company also reinforced the engaged troops about an hour later. They collected some 200 people that they detained for further questioning. 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. The ARVN 51st Regiment operating in the southern sector of the Da Nang area of operations came across evidence including documents pointing to a buildup of PAVN/VC strength together with probes of Allied defenses. . "[1]:147[2], Shortly afterwards, Marine fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter gunships blasted the VC in Ha Vang. **** TET 1968 West runway cratered, east runway open. In the town itself, 10 civilians caught in the crossfire, sustained wounds, but no civilians died as a result of the battle. Countermortar fire quickly silenced the enemy tubes. At first light, a Marine reaction force found enemy blood trails. Both the 2/3 Marines to the east of the Army task force and the 3/5 Marines to the south, also reported relatively little enemy activity in their sectors. The reaction force itself came under automatic weapons fire and RPGs disabled the two tanks. It was damaged by the fire of the adjacent aircraft (BuNo 152588) on the night of 29-30 January 1968. . The 11th Marines fired an artillery mission with unknown results. 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. "[1]:163 17. Reinforced by the remainder of Company L and two platoons from Company M together with two tanks and an LVTP-5, the Marines engaged the PAVN. This apparently broke the back of the VC resistance. The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. Even at Marble Mountain the damage was relatively contained. [1]:1502, On the morning of the 31st, the Marines of Company I, now reinforced by the ARVN and the AmTrac Marines, surveyed the results of the fighting and continued to mop up the remnants of the VC force. 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. On the ground a patrol from Company A, 1/7 Marines, operating below the battalion's command post on Hill 10, saw about 10 PAVN soldiers just south of the Ty Loan River preparing positions. At 09:20, PAVN/VC forces attacked the district towns of in Bn, just above the Ky Lam River and Duy Xuyn below the river. 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. He remembered that because of the number of casualties his battalion sustained, "it was necessary to employ administrative personnel on patrols" with "clerks, cooks, and drivers" on line. The first U.S. air strikes also occur against the Ho Chi Minh trail. According to Washington Post correspondent Don Oberdorfer, Lm pointed with his swagger stick to the enemy's firing positions on the large map in the room and said: "Milantoni, bomb here. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.Link to order this clip:http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029937_Vietcong-rocket-attack_Danang-Airbase_Marine-operation-headquarters_heavy-explosionsHistoric Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in VietnamShows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. According to the U.S. Da Nang Vietnam January 30, 1968 - Rocket attack on the Da Nang Air Base. In the 3/7 Marines area of operations, about 2,000 meters west of Hill 55 on the other side of a bend in the Yen River, a squad from Company L at 11:45 ran into what eventually turned out to be a fairly large-sized PAVN unit. Lieutenant Colonel William K . [1]:159, On the ground in the 7th Marines sector, PAVN units hit several of the CAPs, especially in the 3rd and 1st Battalion areas. Nine USAF personnel were killed during the barrage and 128 others were wounded, 40 of them requiring hospitalization. Nearly 11 million liters of Agent Orange were handled on the base. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. This fighting would continue in a desultory fashion throughout the night. They were ordered to the area to bolster defenses around the air base at Da Nang against possible VietCong attacks. He was killed in action on January 21, 1968, during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. After dark, both sides withdrew, the Marines to night defensive positions and the PAVN to the west. [1]:159, While from 15 February, the PAVN/VC ground assaults on Marine positions appeared to diminish , Marine spotters in the tower on Hill 55 reported the constant movement of small groups of enemy troops in the western portion of the ROKMC area of operations. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. [1]:149, About 5,000 meters to the east, in Hi An, however, PAVN/VC forces gained somewhat the upper hand. I called all the regiments and battalions and the same was happening to them. 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]:160, By this time, Robertson was worried about the ability to contain the PAVN/VC offensive south of Da Nang. The crowd scattered only to gather on the fringes of Red Beach Base Area. The USAF 620th Tactical Control Squadron established a control and reporting post (CRP) code-named Panama on the mountain in 1964 to support operations from Danang Air Base. The struggle for Hi An would continue into the following day. The Victory will be with us. According to a VC after-action report early in the offensive, the writer complained that the "commander did not know [the) situation accurately and that orders were not strictly obeyed ." Finally the PAVN broke contact at 20:00 and disappeared. In the northeast, near the Force Logistic Command sector, villagers from Nam (160654N 1080744E / 16.115N 108.129E / 16.115; 108.129) just south of the strategic Nam Bridge, told PF troops, members of the CAP Q-4 platoon, that the VC planned to attack the CAP compound. Marine and Army reconnaissance flights using infrared technology and XM-3 "People Sniffer" airborne personnel detectors (APD) mounted on UH-1 helicopters indicated strong enemy concentrations in the hills near Hiu c west of the 7th Marines. 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