Dục Mỹ Camp
| Dục Mỹ Camp | |
|---|---|
 Infiltration Course at Duc My, 7 November 1971 | |
| Coordinates | 12°32′20″N 109°00′36″E / 12.539°N 109.01°E |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1961 |
| In use | 1961–75 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Vietnamese Rangers |
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| Elevation AMSL | 98 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
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Dục Mỹ Camp is a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Nha Trang in Khánh Hòa Province, south central Vietnam.
History
[edit]The base, located approximately 50 km northwest of Nha Trang, was used by the French Army in the 1950s as a training camp for the Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (GCMA). By 1957 it was the cantonment for the ARVN 15th Light Division. In 1961 it became a training center for ARVN rangers and artillery units.[1]
Duc My was home to the ARVN Ranger training centre and artillery school.[2]
The Dục Mỹ airfield was built as an auxiliary training field to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force Air Training Center at Nha Trang Air Base.
Current use
[edit]The base has reverted to housing and farmland, the airfield is still visible on satellite images.
References
[edit]- ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- ^ LeGro, William (2013). Vietnam Combat Operations 1972 – 1975. Lulu.com. p. 324. ISBN 9781939335302.
