Landing Zone Two Bits (also known as FSB Two Bits) was a U.S. Army and

Army of the Republic of Vietnam The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. It is estimated to have suffe ...

(ARVN) base located in the Bồng Sơn region northeast of An Khe, Bình Định Province in central Vietnam. The base was located near the intersection of

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and Highway 514, approximately 50 km northeast of An Khe.

Establishment

Two Bits was established in July 1967 as the forward command post of the 1st Cavalry Division and together with Landing Zone English, remained in use by the division until they moved into I Corps in January 1968. The 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, comprising: * 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry * 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry *

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry The 35th Infantry Regiment ("Cacti") was created on 1 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona from elements of the 11th, 18th and 22nd Infantry Regiments. The 35th served on the Mexico–US border during the First World War and was stationed at Nogale ...

* 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry was based here from March-April 1968. Other units based here included: * 7th Battalion, 13th Artillery (1967-October 1969) * 1st Battalion, 30th Artillery (April 1967-February 1968) * 5th Maintenance Battalion * 534th Signal Company

References

{{Reflist Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Military installations closed in 1969 Buildings and structures in Bình Định province