Tiên Phước Camp (also known as Tiên Phước Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and

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(ARVN) base southwest of

Tam Kỳ Tam Kỳ () is the capital city of Quảng Nam Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. As of 2019, the city had a population of 122,374. History The town was established in 1906 under the Nguyễn dynasty as an administrative and ta ...

in central

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History

The 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-102 first established a base here in March 1966 to monitor communist infiltration into the Song Chang Valley.The base was located on QL-585 approximately 20 km southwest of Tam Kỳ and 43 km northwest of

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. On the night of 22 February 1969 the

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(PAVN) attacked the camp which was defended by the 5th Special Forces Detachment A-102 and CIDG forces. The base was secured the following morning for a loss of 1 U.S. and 54 CIDG killed. In 1970 the units based at Tiên Phước averaged 50 to 60 PAVN killed each month for a period of 2–3 months. In October 1970 the base was transferred to the

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. In September 1972 Tiên Phước was attacked by a PAVN force numbering more than 1000 supported by tanks. The town and airfield were defended by more than 3000 ARVN troops. In May 1974 Tiên Phước was attacked again by the PAVN, reserve forces from the 2nd Division were moved from

Quảng Ngãi Quảng Ngãi () is a city in central Vietnam. It serves as the capital city of Quảng Ngãi Province. Quảng Ngãi City borders Tư Nghĩa District to the South and West, Sơn Tịnh District to the Northwest and Bình Sơn District to the ...

to Tiên Phước which invited further PAVN attacks in

Quảng Ngãi Province Quảng Ngãi is a northern coastal Provinces of Vietnam, province in the South Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Bình Định to the south, Kon Tum province, Kon Tum to the ...

resulting in serious losses to both sides.

Current use

The base has been turned over to farmland and jungle.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tien Phuoc Camp Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Military installations closed in the 1970s Buildings and structures in Quảng Nam province