Phu Loi Base Camp (also known as Darkhorse Base or Phu Loi Field) is a former U.S. Army base north of
Saigon
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in southern
Vietnam.
History
1940s-1963
Phu Loi airfield was originally established by the Japanese in the 1940s and was located approximately 20 km north of Saigon in
Bình Dương Province. During the
First Indochina War the base was used by the French as a prisoner of war camp for captured
Viet Minh. Following the end of the war it was used to imprison opponents of the
Ngo Dinh Diem government.
1965-72
The U.S. Army base was established in 1965.
The
2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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History
World War I
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comprising:
*
2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment
*
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment[
* 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment][
was based at Phu Loi from December 1965-February 1966.
The ]3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
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Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
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* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
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comprising:
* 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment[
* 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment][
was based at Phu Loi from September 1968-December 1969
Other units stationed at Phu Loi included:
* 11th Combat Aviation Battalion:
** ]128th Assault Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch
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** 173rd Assault Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch
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before moving to Lai Khe
** 205th Aviation Support Helicopter Company
** 213th Aviation Support Helicopter Company
* D Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment[
* 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor][
* 34th Engineer Battalion (May 1968-October 1971)][
* 1st Battalion, 27th Artillery (April–November 1967)][
* 6th Battalion, 27th Artillery (March 1970-April 1971)][
* 2nd Battalion, 32nd Artillery (October 1969-January 1972)][
*A Battery, 5th Battalion, 42d Field Artillery (January–March 1972)
*44th Signal Battalion (May–June 1972)][
* 82nd Brigade Support Battalion
* 3rd Battalion, 197th Artillery (September 1968-September 1969)][
]
Current use
The base is largely abandoned, but a small section serves a museum. The former airfield is still clearly visible on satellite images.
References
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Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam
Buildings and structures in Bình Dương province