Firebase Checkmate

Firebase Checkmate
Coordinates 16°20′38″N 107°27′36″E / 16.344°N 107.46°E / 16.344; 107.46 (Firebase Checkmate)
Type Army
Site history
Built 1969
In use 1969-1975
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry

Firebase Checkmate (also known as Hill 342) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase southwest of Huế in central Vietnam.

History

The base was established along Route 547 15 km southwest of Huế.[1]

The base was first established by the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry.

During the Easter Offensive in April 1972 as part of their attack on Huế, the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked the base. The ARVN abandoned the base on the night of 28 April, shortly after Firebase Bastogne fell to a PAVN assault. the base was recaptured by the ARVN in mid-May.

Current use

The base has reverted to jungle.

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–103. ISBN 978-1555716257.
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