Firebase Gela (also known as FSB Ge La) was a U.S. Army firebase located northwest of Lai Khê and southeast of Dầu Tiếng District in southern Vietnam.
| Firebase Gela | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°13′59″N 106°28′08″E / 11.233°N 106.469°E |
| Type | U.S. Army |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1969 |
| In use | 1969 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 1st Infantry Division |
History
editGela was constructed in 1969 by the 1st Infantry Division approximately 17 km northwest of Lai Khê.[1]
The base was assaulted by units of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 7th Infantry Division on the morning of 13 May 1969, the assault was repulsed for the loss of three U.S. and an estimated 39 PAVN soldiers killed.[1]
On 14 September 1969 a shaped charge on the base perimeter accidentally discharged killing eight U.S. soldiers.[2]
Units based at Gela included:
Current use
editThe base has reverted to jungle.
References
edit- ^ a b c Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- ^ Hodal, Kate (28 February 2015). "'Did they survive?': children of the Vietnam war, 50 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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