Mai Loc Camp

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Mai Loc Camp
Coordinates16°43′59″N 106°57′40″E / 16.733°N 106.961°E / 16.733; 106.961 (Mai Loc Camp)
TypeArmy
Site information
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1968
In use1968-72
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants5th Special Forces Group
Mai Loc Airfield
  • AMSL
348 ft / 106 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3,200 975 laterite

Mai Loc Camp (also known as Firebase Mai Loc and Firebase Victory) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located west of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.

History

Bunkers and trench line on the perimeter of Mai Loc Camp, 16 October 1969
Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, lays the foundation for a blastwall to protect an M102 105mm howitzer, 16 October 1969

Mai Loc was located approximately 8 km southwest of Ca Lu Combat Base and 25 km west of Quảng Trị.[1]

The 5th Special Forces Group first established the base here in early 1968.[2]

The 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division comprising:

supported by 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery was based here in October–November 1969.

On 9 April 1970 at 23:00 a

Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) AC-47 Spooky gunship provided fire support. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces withdrew by 04:55 leaving 19 dead; U.S. losses were six killed (including four members of the 14th Engineer Battalion) and 14 CIDG killed.[4][5] U.S. Special Forces left Mai Loc in late August 1970.[2]
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Other units based at Mai Loc included:

On 2 April 1972 the 147th Marine Brigade abandoned Mai Loc in the face of the PAVN assault on Quảng Trị.[6]

Current use

The base has been turned over to farmland.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1555716257
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  2. ^
    ISBN 9780760334492
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  3. ^
    ISBN 9780811700719
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  4. ^ "Viet Reds overrun U.S. camp". Chicago Tribune. 10 April 1970. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary 1970" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 17 August 1970. pp. 28–9. Retrieved 26 March 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ISBN 9780760333105
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