Đức Phong Camp (also known as Đức Phong Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; ) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Its predecessor was the ground forc ...
(ARVN) base east of
Sông Bé in southern
Vietnam
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.
History
The
5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-343
first established a base here in 1966. The base was located 30 km east of Sông Bé and 48 km northeast of
Đồng Xoài.
On 9 February 1965 the base was overrun by the
Vietcong
The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the Communism, communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vi ...
, but was reoccupied by ARVN forces the following day. SGT James McLean, an adviser from Advisory Team 88,
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was captured in the attack and later died in captivity.
In August 1969 the 3rd
Mike Force launched
Operation Bull Run I against the PAVN
5th Division near Đức Phong.
The base was handed over to the
South Vietnamese Regional Force in May 1970.
References
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Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam
Buildings and structures in Bình Phước province