| Vandegrift Combat Base | |
|---|---|
 April 4, 1968 1st Cavalry forces at LZ Stud | |
| Coordinates | 16°42′00″N 106°52′48″E / 16.7°N 106.88°E |
| Type | Army/Marines |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1968 |
| In use | 1968-71 |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants |
1st Cavalry Division 9th Marines ARVN 2nd Division |
Vandegrift Combat Base (also known as FSB Vandegrift and LZ Stud) is a former U.S. Army and Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base north of Ca Lu in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.
History[]
1968[]
LZ Stud was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division on Route 9 in early 1968 to support Operation Pegasus, the relief of Khe Sanh.[1] The base was later occuppied by the 9th Marines, part of the 3rd Marine Division who renamed it Vandegrift Combat Base after Marine General Alexander Vandegrift.[1][2]
1969[]
From January–March 1969 Vandegrift was used to support Operation Dewey Canyon an offensive into the A Shau Valley south of the base.
On 9 April 1969 a Marine CH-53A helicopter (BuNo 153738) of HMH-462 crashed into the ammunition dump at Vandegrift triggering a large fire.[3]
In October 1969 the base was handed over to the ARVN 2nd Division who dismantled it and used it to reinforce Camp Carroll.[1]
1971[]
In late January 1971 the base was reoccuppied by the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division in support of Operation Dewey Canyon II.[2]
Current use[]
The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–533. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811700719. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Stanton" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "MAG-36 Command Chronology, April 1969". U.S. Marine Corps. p. 4. http://media.nara.gov/usmc/078/00005388.pdf. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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