• Thumbnail for Battle of Kham Duc
    107.7969028 The Battle of Kham Duc was a major battle of the Vietnam War. The event occurred in Khâm Đức, now district capital of Khâm Đức District, then...
    71 KB (10,302 words) - 21:13, 5 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1968 Kham Duc C-130 shootdown
    Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules aircraft was shot down during the Battle of Kham Duc on May 12, 1968. Everyone on board, 183 Vietnamese civilians, one...
    4 KB (308 words) - 13:39, 2 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for 198th Infantry Brigade (United States)
    198th Infantry Brigade (United States) (category Training brigades of the United States Army)
    participated in the Battle of Kham Duc. On 21 November 1969, Colonel Joseph G. Clemons, (of Pork Chop Hill fame), assumed command of the 198th Infantry...
    5 KB (268 words) - 01:59, 28 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Phước Sơn district
    Phước Sơn district (category Districts of Quảng Nam province)
    area of 1,141 km2 (441 sq mi). The district capital lies at Khâm Đức. The district was the location of the 1968 Battle of Kham Duc, a major battle of the...
    5 KB (96 words) - 06:36, 3 December 2023
  • Operation Elk Canyon (category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War)
    loss of Khâm Đức to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during the Battle of Kham Duc from 10–12 May 1968, the PAVN had used the area as a base for operations...
    4 KB (403 words) - 05:13, 13 January 2023
  • Thumbnail for 1968 in the Vietnam War
    minister Xuan Thuy was assisted by Colonel Ha Van Lau. 10-12 May The Battle of Kham Duc was the struggle for the United States Army Special Forces camp located...
    120 KB (15,469 words) - 07:56, 7 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lockheed C-130 Hercules
    transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally...
    106 KB (11,925 words) - 17:13, 26 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1st Marine Division
    Happy Valley southwest of Da Nang.: 417–7  From 1 to 19 October Division units conducted Operation Maui Peak to relieve Thường Ðức Camp.: 418–21  From late...
    57 KB (5,628 words) - 17:16, 15 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Americal Division
    Americal Division (category Infantry divisions of the United States Army)
    important defeat at the Battle of Kham Duc but gave a solid performance during the Tet Offensive, the Battle of Lo Giang and the Battle of Landing Zone Center/Hill...
    42 KB (4,209 words) - 16:38, 7 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for William Westmoreland
    William Westmoreland (category Recipients of the Legion of Honour)
    strategic bombing of North Vietnam. Nevertheless, public support for the war eventually diminished, especially after the Battle of Khe Sanh and the Tet...
    64 KB (5,499 words) - 14:59, 1 May 2024