Hill 327

[2] On 8 March 1965, the 9th Marine Regiment made an amphibious landing at Red Beach north of Da Nang while the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines landed at Da Nang AB marking the first deployment of US combat troops to South Vietnam.

[2]: 188 During the Tet Offensive, together with other attacks on US and ARVN facilities in the Da Nang area, at 02:30 on 30 January the Vietcong launched a sapper attack on the 1st Marine Division subsector Bravo command post on Hill 200, 1 km north of the main command post, killing 4 marines and wounding 7.

[4]: 241 On 18 March 1970 the 1st Marine Regiment moved its command post from Hill 55 to Camp Perdue.

[5]: 78  In September the 5th Marine Regiment moved its headquarters from Division Ridge to the area between Landing Zone Baldy and Firebase Ross.

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HAWK missiles on Hill 327 in 1965