Type Army | In use 1967-74 Year built 1967 | |
Occupants 5th Special Forces Group, Vietnamese Rangers | ||
Tonle Cham Camp (also known as Tonle Cham Special Forces Camp or Tong Le Chon Special Force camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base southwest of An Lộc in southern Vietnam.
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History
The 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-334 first established a base here in 1967 to monitor communist infiltration from base areas in the Fishhook (Cambodia).The base was located beside the Saigon River on Route 248 8 km southeast of the Fishhook and approximately 14 km southwest of An Lộc.
On 28 November 1968 C-130B #61-2644 of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron was damaged beyond repair after its nose gear failed while landing at Tonle Cham
The base was transferred to 92nd Border Rangers in 1972.
In March 1973 less than 2 months after the Paris Peace Accords went into effect the camp was besieged by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces. The Rangers held out for more than a year before the base was captured on 12 April 1974.
Current use
The base has been turned over to farmland and housing.