Vinh Long Airfield

Vĩnh Long Airfield (also known as Vĩnh Long Army Airfield, Gauvin-Upton Airfield or Shannon-Wright Compound) is a former United States Army base west of Vĩnh Long in Vĩnh Long Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

The base was named after Captain Roger Gauvin and SP5 Carleton Upton of the 114th Aviation Company who were killed in action on 15 March 1964.

[1] The base was attacked by Vietcong forces as part of the Tet Offensive on 31 January 1968 resulting in seven U.S. killed and three Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters destroyed.

The 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division comprising: was based here from April–May 1968.

Other units stationed at Vĩnh Long at various times included: The base was renovated into many civil facilities and the runway has become Võ Văn Kiệt street This article about the Vietnam War is a stub.

CH-21s at Vĩnh Long, February 1963
Airfield facilities, October 1964.jpg