Type Marines In use 1966-71 Occupants 3rd Marine Division Occupant 3rd Marine Division | Condition abandoned Year built 1966 | |
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Similar Hill 327, Hill 724, Hill 950 | ||
Russian air sea and land assault battle of hill 55 men of war assault squad modern mod gameplay
Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir) was a hill 16 km southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam. The hill was located 3 km northeast of the confluence of the Yen, Ai Nghia and La Tho Rivers.
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- Russian air sea and land assault battle of hill 55 men of war assault squad modern mod gameplay
- Da nang south viet nam 1967 dog patch hill 55
- History
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Da nang south viet nam 1967 dog patch hill 55
History
In the First Indochina War, two battalions of the French forces were wiped out on Hill 55.
The hill was extensively mined by the Viet Cong. As the hill was the dominant terrain feature in the area, the 7th Marines, supported by mine-clearing LVTE-1s of the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion and engineers from the 3rd Engineer Battalion took control of the hill, demined it and established a base there in late January/early February 1966.
The base was named Camp Muir after LTC Joseph Muir, commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines who was killed by a booby-trap on 11 September 1965.
In September 1966 the Marine 1st LAAM Battalion based a MIM-23 Hawk missile assault fire unit on the hill.
Captain Edward James Land operated a sniper school on the hill. The 1st Battalion placed a 105 mm artillery battery there Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines. Notable snipers Carlos Hathcock and John Roland Burke were stationed on Hill 55.
