Firebase Argonne information

Firebase Argonne (also known as Hill 1308) was a U.S. Marine Corps firebase located northwest of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province in central Vietnam. The...

soldiers Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. † Marine Corps Private First Class Firebase Argonne, South Vietnam March 5, 1969 For using his body to shield a fellow...

was beaten back.: 55  On 20 March 1969 the Marines moved to reoccupy Firebase Argonne. As the US Army UH-1E 'Huey' helicopter carrying team Frostburg from...

completion of the construction of Firebase Argonne, 1/4 Marines rotated with 2/4 Marines who then closed Firebase Shepherd.: 450  On 21 November 3/4...

the Firebase. After weeks of reconnaissance by the PAVN, on the morning of 1 July 1970 the PAVN launched a surprise mortar attack on the Firebase. The...

near Varennes-en-Argonne to train and prepare for the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The division mobilized to the Clermont area in Argonne (just west of Verdun)...

war. Notable among these were the Battle of Hamburger Hill in 1969 and Firebase Ripcord in 1970. During the war, the division's bald eagle patch resulted...

Commander, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry and leadership at Firebase Rita. The battalion won eleven campaign streamers for their actions in...

increased the indirect firing capabilities of the Battalion by establishing Firebase Arrowhead at JSS Istiqlal, Iraq. The battalion was also given ADCON of...