Type Marines In use 1968-9 Occupants 3rd Marine Division Occupant 3rd Marine Division | Condition abandoned Battles/wars Vietnam War Year built 1968 | |
Firebase Russell (also known as FSB Russell and LZ Russell) is a former U.S. Marine Corps base northwest of The Rockpile in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.
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History
The base was originally established in December 1968 by the 1st Battalion 4th Marines approximately 3 km northwest of The Rockpile and just south of the DMZ.
On the morning of 25 February 1969 sappers from the 27th NVA Regiment attacked FSB Russell killing 27 Marines from the 2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 12th Marines and 2 Navy corpsmen. On the same morning the North Vietnamese also attacked Firebase Neville 10 km west of FSB Russell killing 14 Marines and Corpsmen.
Current use
The base is abandoned and has reverted to jungle.
References
Firebase Russell Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA