Hill 55 - Wikipedia
Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir) is a hill 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam. The hill is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the confluence of the Yen, Ai Nghia, and La Tho Rivers and was a United States Marine Corps base during the Vietnam War .
Victims of notorious Hill 55 - MetroWest Daily News
Dec 6, 2006 · During the Vietnam War, a Marine lieutenant colonel was killed on the same hill. Located seven miles southwest of Da Nang, the Hill 55 area was picturesque. The green-blue South China Sea...
Hill 55
In 1966, this small hill was the dominant terrain feature in the 9th Marines TAOR, it was eventually cleared of mines and boody traps. Marine Engineers began construction on 29 March and Hill 55 eventually became the Command Post of the 9th Marine Regiment.
Apache (Viet Cong soldier) - Wikipedia
On Hill 55 near Duc Pho, Marines had been dying at the hands of a female Viet Cong sniper and interrogator nicknamed Apache.
On Hill 55, Sonora and Soledad - Bravo! The Project
May 7, 2013 · I wanted adventure, and today I think I was in Vietnam because I wanted to fight. And early on I got my chance. Not long before the 1st of May, 1967, a Seabee drowned in a river not far from Hill 55.
Hill 55 - Military Wiki | Fandom
Hill 55 or Nui Dat Son 15°55′15.73″N 108°9′23″E / 15.9210361°N 108.15639°E / was a hill southwest of Danang, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. The hill was located 3 km northeast of the confluence of the Yen, Ai Nghia and La Tho Rivers.
Marine Corps Operations in Vietnam, 1969-1972 | Proceedings
The 7 th Marines had its command post on Hill 55, well south of Da Nang, and its operations fanned out from there. The 5th Marines was south of the Vu Gia and Thu Bon rivers operating from its combat base at An Hoa.
Vietnam 2 - Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines
Northeast of Hill 55, a VC sapper unit has attacked the position of India 3/1; the 1st Platoon of Delta Co. is transported by tanks (in the dark) to reinforce the India Co. position. The attack causes a number of dead and wounded 3/1 Marines.
Category : Hill 55 - Wikimedia
Nov 5, 2023 · Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir) is a hill 16 km southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam. The hill is located 3 km northeast of the confluence of the Yen, Ai Nghia, and La Tho Rivers and was a United …
Carlos Hathcock II - Home of Heroes
The sniper battalion was quartered on Hill 55, about 12 miles south of Da Nang. As his reputation grew, with the body count he left behind, the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) placed a bounty of $30,000 USD on Hathcock's life for killing so many of its soldiers.
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