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Air Force: Major: North Vietnam: August 26, 1967: For actions as a prisoner of war from August 26, 1967 – March 4, 1973 Emilio A. De La Garza Jr. † Marine Corps: Lance Corporal: near Da Nang: April 11, 1970: Sacrificed his life and saved several Marines by blocking them from the blast of a grenade Merlyn H. Dethlefsen: Air Force: Captain
3,048. Paved. 02R/20L. 10,000. 3,048. Paved. Cam Ranh Air Force Base is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam. It was one of several air bases built and used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War. Cam Ranh Air Force Base was part of the large Cam Ranh Bay logistics facility built by the United States.
Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942. The Maryland World War II Army Airfield of the 1st Air Force [citation needed] was "designated a sub-base of Headquarters, Baltimore AAFld, late Nov 1942"—the 901st Quartermaster Company (Construction) became the base operating unit on 14 December 1942. [7]
Length and surface. 03/21. 3,200 feet (975 m) Asphalt. Sóc Trăng Airfield was a French colonial, Imperial Japanese Army, United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army (US ARMY) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) base located in Sóc Trăng in southern Vietnam.
Fort Holabird was located in the southeast corner of Baltimore and northwest of the suburban developments of Dundalk, Maryland, in surrounding Baltimore County, fronting on Holabird Avenue between Broening Highway and Dundalk Avenue. From 1941 until the end of World War II, the military installation grew to include approximately 350 acres and ...
This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1967, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies. 3rd Marine Division operation. Writer Bernard B. Fall was killed by a VC mine while observing this operation. 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 47th ...
Aberdeen Proving Ground. This sign on U.S. Route 40 in Aberdeen, Maryland commemorates the establishment of Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1917. Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a U.S. Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States. More than 7,500 civilians and 5,000 military personnel work at APG.