C 2/5 Cav - LZs, FSBs, and Base Areas

We are attempting to list all of the places C 2/5 Cav occupied during its 6 1/2 years in Vietnam. To be included in the list, the company must have actually been on the base (as opposed to the battalion headquarters being there), and there must have been some sort of semi-permanent structure or artillery pieces on the site, (as opposed to it being merely a place to land helicopters.)

This database is by no means complete. As the history of the company grows, we will add to this database. Please send additions and corrections to webmaster@tallcomanche.org. Listed alphabetically.

We are grateful to Michael P. Kelley and the locations of the bases found in his book "Where We Were in Vietnam." It is an excellent reference, and recommended for any student of the war.

Name	Times	Location	Comments
An Khe	1965 - 1968	BR 462-478 On east-west highway Route 19 on the eastern approaches to the Central Highlands Binh Dinh Province	Ah Khe was also known as Camp Radcliff, and was the main division base camp from the time the 1st Cav landed in Vietnam in 1965 until it deployed south in the fall of 1968.
Anchor, LZ	1966-67	Binh Dinh Province, Bong Song plains, just northwest of Dam Tra O. Map
Andy, LZ/FSB	1969-70	Northern III Corps, near Cambodian border, 12 km SE of Loc Ninh, and 12 km NNE of An Loc.	Also known as Quan Loi Base Camp
Anna, FSB	June 1970	XU 682522 Cambodia
Barbara, LZ	January-February, 1970	Tay Ninh Province Map (Large file)
Camlot, FSB	Built June 6, 1970	Cambodia
Carol, LZ	Aug 1968	Thua Thien Province, I Corps, due west of Hue at north end of the A Shau Valley	Later named FSB Carroll. Became famous in 1970 as FSB Ripcord and the 101st Airborne Division
Drinnon, FSB	Spring 1972	General area of FSB Gibraltar	Named after SGT Bedford Drinnon, the last KIA suffered by C 2/5 Cav. Was small, with two tubes of 105 artillery, 2 81mm mortar tubes, and secured by one platoon of infantry.
English, LZ	1966-68	Binh Dinh Province, Bong Son plains, on Route 1, north of the town of Bong Son. Map	Large brigade-sized base, with an air strip suitable for C-130 aircraft. Originally named LZ Dog.
Evelyn, FSB	Circa May, June, July 1971	YT901119 Long Khanh Province, III Corps
Fatima, LZ	January 1967	Exact location unknown Near Cambodian border in II Corps	Information from Don Markham
Granite, FSB (or FSB Ft. Granite)	Circa July 1970	XU 929082 Phuoc Long Province	Located on the Song Be, east of Loc Ninh
Furr, FSB	Circa June 1971	General vicinty of FSB Mace in Long Khanh Province, near Xuan Loc, III Corps
Gibraltar, FSB	Spring 1972	YT253279 30 kilometers NE of Bien Hoa Air Base, III Corps	This was the last FSB occupied by 2/5 Cav. It was turned over to 1/12th Cav on March 15, 1972, after which the battalion flew to Bien Hoa and was disbanded.
Gonder, FSB	June 1970	XU 807 383 Cambodia
Hammond, LZ	1966	BR 888570 On Route I in southern Binh Dinh Province Map
Hardcore, LZ	Circa October 1968.	Quang Tri Province, I Corps	At this base while OPCON to 3rd Squadron 5th cavalry (an armored unit)
Ike, LZ and FSB	April 1969 - February 1970	XT340715 Tay Ninh Province, War Zone C III Corps Map (Large file)	Built on April 20, 1969 by C 2/5 Cav, it was hit at least three times by a major attack. It was closed off and on, and used by other 1st Cav battalions. Last record is made in February 1970. Name was changed to FSB Ike when the entire 1st Cav Division was forced to change the names of all bases from LZ to FSB by the new CG of II Field Forces, LTG Ewell, who came from the 9th Infantry Division
Ingalls, FSB	October 1970	YT 739302 Long Khanh Province, 34 km NE of Xuan Loc	Built on or about October 8-10, abandoned November 1, 1970
Jake, LZ/FSB	February 1969	XT62280910 km due south of the tip of The Fishhook, 16 km SW of An Loc. near a small river. Map (Large file)
Jamie, LZ	April-May 1970	XT 482715 35 km NE of Tay Ninh, on Route 244 Map (Large File)	C 2/5 located on Jamie as jumping-off point into Cambodia
Jane, LZ	May, 1968	YD379437 Northern Thua Thien Province (some sources say it was in southern Quang Tri Province	There were multiple LZ Janes
Jess, LZ	March 1969	XT186717 Tay Ninh Province, War Zone C III Corps	Built on March 29, 1969 after a bad fire fight.
Lauffer, FSB	Circa July, 1970	Western III Corps, vicinity Song Be	Small base with 3 tubes of 105 artillery, and 2 81mm mortars Named for PFC Billy Lauffer of C 2/5 Cav, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in September, 1966.
Mace, FSB	Late 1971-January 1972	YT 595080 Long Khanh Province, III Corps 15 kilometers due east of Xuan Loc	Originally built by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, it was turned over to the 1st Cav when the 199th departed in September 1970. Built at the foot of Nui Chau Chan, a small mountain with a signal unit on top, but with enemy spotters on the mountain itself. It was a large base and built to be permanent.
Mary, LZ	July - September, 1969	YT 265 999 In the Song Be area, Phuoc Long Province III Corps
Maureen, LZ	Circa August 1968	Thua Thien Province I Corps
Nancy, LZ	Circa October 1968	YD440400 Quang Tri Province, I Corps	Before divisional move south the III Corps
Oasis, The	Fall 1965 - Fall 1966	ZA 114 275 25 kilometers south of Pleiku and near the Catecka Tea Plantation	The Oasis was a major staging area built originally for the Pleiku campaign in 1965, but used again in the spring of 1966 for other operations in the Central highlands. The last known time C 2/5 was at The Oasis was December, 1966
Odessa, LZ	Late 1968	XT 063 754 Near Katum, Tay Ninh Province III Corps Map (Large file)
Ollie, LZ
Peggy, FSB	December 1970 - February 1971	YT 860 330 Near Tan Linh Binh Tuy Province, III Corps Map
Phuoc Vinh Base Camp	Occupied Nov 1968 2/5 Cav was "Palace Guard" late fall 1969, and again spring 1970	XT975490 II Corps	Phuoc Vinh had been a major base of the 1st Infantry Division prior to the 1st Cav moving in during November 1968. It became the division forward base until the 1st Cav left VN in the spring of 1971, leaving the 3rd Brigade (Sep), which operated out of Bien Hoa
Quan Loi Base Camp (See LZ Andy)
Ready, FSB	Built May 14, 1970 by D 2/5 Cav, closed June 8, 1970	XU854426 Cambodia	D 2/5 Cav. CA'd into the LZ on 13 May (miserable rainy/foggy day). On 14 May, at first light, was probed by NVA forces. The berm was incomplete at about 18 inches of height. 18 NVA were killed and 1 US wounded.
Rita, LZ	January 28 - February 1969 and February 21 - February 25. 1969	XT 499 804 12 kilometers south of the Cambodian border, southwest of An Loc and Quan Loi, built across Rt. 244 Map
Sandra, FSB	Spring 1971	ZT 096 195 Binh Tuy Province, III Corps Map
Silver, FSB	September - October 1970	YT 829-043 Binh Tuy Province 35 kilometers SE of Xuan Loc.	Originally built by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, and closed when the 199th was sent home and deactivated. 2/5 Cav reopened it in September 1970
Sue, LZ	December 1968	XT 918 956 15 kilometers NE of An Loc Extreme right side of Map (Very large file)
Stud, LZ	April 1968	Northern I Corps, east of Khe Sanh Combat Base - Map
Terri, LZ (AKA Terry)	26 February through 28 March, 1969	XT 421168 Hau Nghia Province Angel's Wing area very near Cambodian border
Uplift, LZ	1966-67	Binh Dinh Province, Bong Song Plains, directly on Route 1
Wade, FSB	June-July 1970	Binh Long province in general vicinity of Loc Ninh, Song Be, and Quan Loi - near the Fish Hook in III Corps.
Wishart, FSB	Fall 1971	Exact location unknown, but in vicinity of FSB Mace in Long Khanh Province	From what little information is available about FSB Wishart, it seems to have been a small firebase an part of the protective ring around the Long Binh/Bien Hoa/Saigon complex late in the war. Named for LTC Leonard P. Wishart III who had the unusual opportunity to serve with 2/5 Cav on two tours. The first was in 1967 as the Battalion Operations Officer (S3), and the second was as the Commanding Officer from August 1970 to early 1971.