• Source: Bien Hoa Base Camp

      • Bien Hoa Base Camp (also known as Bien Hoa Army Base) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northeast of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai province, southern Vietnam.


      History



      From 3 to 6 May 1965 United States Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft deployed the 173rd Airborne Brigade from Okinawa to Bien Hoa Air Base to secure the air base and surrounding areas and the port of Vũng Tàu. The 173rd established their base on the northeast perimeter of the air base. In June and July they were joined by the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and a New Zealand Artillery Battery attached as the third battery of the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment. The allied units were under the operational control of the 173rd until April 1966 when they were given their own tactical area of responsibility (TAOR) in Phước Tuy Province.
      On 15 March 1971 a grenade was tossed into an officer billet at the base killing 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Lieutenants Thomas A. Dellwo and Richard E. Harlan. Private Billy Dean Smith was charged with the murders, but was acquitted at a court-martial in November 1972.
      Other units stationed at Bien Hoa included:

      5th Special Forces Group, Detachment C-3
      Special Forces Detachment 60
      MIKE Force A-302
      101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagle Replacement Training School (SERTS)
      1st Cavalry Division replacement training center
      Military Assistance Command, Vietnam advisors Teams 95 and 98
      Army of the Republic of Vietnam 3rd Rangers


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