Английская Википедия:Bearcat Base
Шаблон:Infobox military installation Bearcat Base (also known as Bearcat, Camp Martin, Camp Cox or Long Thanh North) is a former U.S. Army base near the city of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai province in southern Vietnam.
History
Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to Đồng Tâm Base Camp near Mỹ Tho in late 1967. The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Biên Hòa.[1] The camp took its name from its Special Forces radio call sign.[2][3] Other U.S. units stationed at Bearcat included:
- 7th Battalion, 8th Artillery (June–October 1967)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (November 1966–August 1969)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 1st Battalion, 11th Artillery (January 1967–1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery (1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery (February 1967–1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising:
- 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (June 1967, February 1970)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry (January–February 1970)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry (January 1970)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry (January–February 1970)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising:
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry (October–November 1966)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (October–November 1966)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry (March–July 1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp1
Bearcat also served as the base for the Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division forces from 1968.[2][4]
- Long Than North Airfield
Aviation units;
- 210th Aviation Battalion (January 1968-August 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 25th Aviation Company (February 1968-July 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 54th Aviation Company (January 1968-March 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 73rd Aviation Company (January 1968-May 1970)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 74th Aviation Company (January 1968-July 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 120th Aviation Company (January 1968-April 1969)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 125th Aviation Company (January 1968-March 1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 184th Aviation Company (January 1968-July 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 214th Aviation Battalion (January 1967-November 1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 191st Assault Helicopter Company (May 1967-late 1968 when it moved to Dong Tam to support the 9th Infantry)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 200th Aviation Company (March 1967–July 1968)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 240th Aviation Company (May 1967–December 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
- 135th Aviation Company (January-unknown 1968)
- 244th Aviation Company (August–December 1971)[3]Шаблон:Rp
ARVN use
In 1972 the Army of the Republic of Vietnam infantry school and armor school began moving to Bearcat Base from Thủ Đức.[5]
Current use
The base was abandoned and turned over to farmland although the Long Thanh North airfield is clearly visible on satellite images.
References
- ↑ See map on: http://720mpreunion.org/history/project_vietnam/212th/detachments/Long_Thanh/long-thanh-north.html accessed October 16, 2018
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,00 3,01 3,02 3,03 3,04 3,05 3,06 3,07 3,08 3,09 3,10 3,11 3,12 3,13 3,14 3,15 3,16 3,17 3,18 3,19 3,20 3,21 3,22 3,23 3,24 3,25 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:PD-notice
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