Patrol Base Diamond III

Patrol Base Diamond III
Patrol Base Diamond III
Coordinates	11°02′49″N 106°12′54″E / 11.047°N 106.215°E / 11.047; 106.215 (Patrol Base Diamond III)
Type	Army Base
Site history
Built	14 April 1969
In use	April 1969
Battles/wars	; Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants	25th Infantry Division

Patrol Base Diamond III (also known as Firebase Diamond III) is a former U.S. Army base southeast of Tây Ninh in southern Vietnam.

History

The base was established on 14 April 1969 by the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment during Operation Toan Thang III 10 km southwest of Go Dau Ha and 2 km east of the Parrot's Beak, Cambodia.^[1]

At 03:00 on 15 April 1969 the base was attacked by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)/Vietcong (VC) forces. The base was hit by over 350 Rocket-propelled grenades and over 150 82mm mortar rounds followed by a ground attack. Two howitzer sections at the base fired over 350 high-explosive and 12 Beehive rounds while nearby artillery units fired a further 500 high-explosive and 40 Firecracker rounds in support of the base. The attack was repulsed with 198 PAVN/VC killed and eight captured and 40 individual and 42 crew-served weapons captured; U.S. losses were 13 killed.^[2]^[3]

Current use

The base has reverted to farmland.

References

^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1555716257.
^ "Operational Report Lessons Learned Period Ending 30 April 1969" (PDF). Headquarters 25th Infantry Division Artillery. 19 August 1969. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Command History 1969 Volume III" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 30 April 1970. p. L-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1555716257.

[2] "Operational Report Lessons Learned Period Ending 30 April 1969" (PDF). Headquarters 25th Infantry Division Artillery. 19 August 1969. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Command History 1969 Volume III" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 30 April 1970. p. L-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.