Michelin Rubber Plantation Vietnam 1969

Targeted the 7th pavn division.

Michelin rubber plantation vietnam 1969. He was killed on his birthday on march 30 1969 in the battle of the michelin rubber plantation in binh duong in south vietnam. March 18 to april 2 1969. In 1966 it was established as the base camp for the 1st infantry division and and was turned over to the 1st cavalry division and the 11th armored cavalry when the big red one left in 1969. Sure could use some help locating somebody that knew him.

40 miles northwest of sai gon in the michelin rubber plantation area. The vietnam war a pictorial. On the evening of 27 november 1965 the army of the republic of vietnam arvn 7th regiment 5th division operating in the michelin rubber plantation was overrun by the viet cong vc 271st and 273rd regiments killing most of the regiment possibly up to 500 soldiers and its 5 us advisers. In early december 1965 a battalion of u s.

Virtual vietnam archive operations search aug. 11th armored cavalry regiment driver on a journey to take position at a michelin rubber plantation in 1969 wears sunglasses to protect his eyes against the strong sun. Troops was on the hunt for a viet cong regiment near the michelin rubber plantation in south vietnam. 2 2005 operation atlas wedge.

A barber at the base camp at the michelin rubber plantation at dau tieng. Originally a french rubber plantation dating to the early 1920 s quan loi was part of the aptly named terre rouge rubber plantation owned my the michelin. Dau tieng four members of an enemy mortar crew died as their own mortars were turned against them after they fired on a tropic lightning patrol in the michelin rubber plantation. Michelin rubber plantation was located near dầu tiếng district in bình dương province 72 km northwest of saigon.

Michelin rubber plantation was located near dầu tiếng district in bình dương province 72 km northwest of saigon the plantation was established by the michelin company in 1925 and at 12 400 hectares 31 000 acres it was the largest rubber plantation in vietnam. The plantation was established by the michelin company in 1925 and at 12 400 hectares 31 000 acres it was the largest rubber plantation in vietnam. Major contact developed on 30 march as the 1st squadron 4th cavalry followed a platoon sized pavn force north until the u s. The plantation was located approximately halfway between the cambodia border and saigon and so was an important base and.

Gaynor said there was a story that his body was found one morning with that of another vc after a nighttime. Members of the combined reconnaissance patrol crp of the 1st battalion 27th infantry wolfhounds were fired on two miles east of dau tieng. Combat tactical zone iii.