Firebase Tomahawk

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Firebase Tomahawk (also known as Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Phú Lộc District southeast of Huế in central Vietnam.

History

Tomahawk was constructed in 1969 by the units of the 101st Airborne Division near Phú Lộc approximately 40 km southeast of Huế beside Highway 1 north of the strategic Hải Vân Pass.{{cite book|last=Kelley|first=Michael|title=Where we were in Vietnam|publisher=Hellgate Press|year=2002|isbn=978-1555716257|page=516}}

The base was occupied by the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 138th Artillery when it was assaulted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 4th Regiment on the night of 19 June 1969, the assault was repulsed for the loss of 13 U.S. (including 9 Kentucky Army National Guardsmen from the 138th Artillery) and 23 PAVN killed.{{cite web|url=http://kynghistory.ky.gov/history/4qtr/vietnam.htm|title=National Guard History eMuseum The Vietnam War (1968-9)|publisher=Commonwealth of Kentucky|accessdate=16 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223114205/http://kynghistory.ky.gov/history/4qtr/vietnam.htm|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead}} This resulted in the deadliest battle for the United States Army National Guard in the Vietnam War."Firebase Tomahawk: The National Guard's Deadliest Day in Vietnam", VFW Magazine, June/July 2008, page 40.

Other units based at Tomahawk included:

327th Infantry

On 15 November 1971 at a ceremony attended by Major General Thomas M. Tarpley, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, Tomahawk was turned over by the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment to the ARVN 5th Regional Forces.

Current use

The base has reverted to jungle.

References

External links

http://angusashtonfilm.com/?p=2621 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221131259/http://angusashtonfilm.com/?p=2621 |date=2014-12-21 }} Photos and video of FSB Tomahawk

Category:Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam

Category:Buildings and structures in Huế

Category:Military history of Kentucky