Landing Zone East

Landing Zone East
Coordinates 15°32′35″N 108°19′08″E / 15.543°N 108.319°E / 15.543; 108.319 (Landing Zone East)
Type Army
Site information
Condition abandoned
Site history
Built 1967
In use 1967-69
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants 196th Infantry Brigade

Landing Zone East (also known as FSB East, LZ Mary Lou, Hill 488 or Howard's Hill) is a former U.S. Army base west of Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam.

History

The base was established in 1967 by the 196th Infantry Brigade and was located approximately 17 km west of Tam Kỳ and 7 km northeast of Tiên Phước Camp.[1]

The base was occupied by elements of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery when it was attacked by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 35th Sapper Battalion on the morning of 11 June 1969, resulting in 16 U.S. and 27 PAVN killed.[2]

Current use

The base is abandoned and has returned to jungle.

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–168. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. "Bruce Tibbetts, PFC". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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