22 February 1965
Siege of Da Nang
General Westmoreland requests 2 battalions of US Marines to protect the American air base at Da Nang from 6000 Vietcong
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Da Nang in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
General Westmoreland requests 2 battalions of US Marines to protect the American air base at Da Nang from 6000 Vietcong
Commands Marines landing at Da Nang as the first major US ground combat units
The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade are the 1st U.S. ground combat force in Vietnam
The 1st U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang
The 1st US combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang
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