Firebase Tomahawk (also known as Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army

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located in the Phú Lộc District southeast of

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in central Vietnam.

History

Tomahawk was constructed in 1969 by the units of the

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near Phú Lộc approximately 40 km southeast of Huế beside

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north of the strategic

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. The base was occupied by the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 138th Artillery when it was assaulted by the

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(PAVN) 4th Regiment on the night of 19 June 1969, the assault was repulsed for the loss of 13 U.S. (including 9 Kentucky Army National Guardsmen from the 138th Artillery) and 23 PAVN killed. This resulted in the deadliest battle for the United States Army National Guard in the Vietnam War."Firebase Tomahawk: The National Guard's Deadliest Day in Vietnam", ''

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'', June/July 2008, page 40. Other units based at Tomahawk included: *

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On 15 November 1971 at a ceremony attended by Major General Thomas M. Tarpley, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, Tomahawk was turned over by the 1st Battalion,

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to the ARVN 5th Regional Forces.

Current use

The base has reverted to jungle.

References

External links

* http://angusashtonfilm.com/?p=2621 Photos and video of FSB Tomahawk Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Thừa Thiên Huế province Military history of Kentucky {{Vietnam-war-stub