Firebase Birmingham

Firebase Birmingham
Firebase Birmingham
	A UH-1D prepares to land at Birmingham with supplies for members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry, 28 January 1969
Coordinates	16°21′47″N 107°31′59″E / 16.363°N 107.533°E
Type	Army
Site information
Condition	abandoned
Site history
Built	1968
In use	1968-75
Battles/wars	; Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants	2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Firebase Birmingham (also known as FSB Birmingham, LZ Birmingham and Huế Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase southwest of Huế in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam.

History[]

1968[]

The base was originally established in March/April 1968 by the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division on as part of Operation Jeb Stuart. The base is located approximately 12 km southwest of Huế.^[1]

1969-70[]

Birmingham was used to support the 101st Airborne's major operations in the A Sầu Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970.

1972[]

On 1 February 1972 in a turnover ceremony attended by Brigadier General John G. Hill, Jr, assistant Division commander, 101st Airborne Division and Major General Phu, Birmingham was handed over to the ARVN.

The base was overrun by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during the Easter Offensive, but later recaptured by the ARVN.^[1]

1975[]

The base was captured by the PAVN again during the 1975 Spring Offensive.^[1]

Current use[]

The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland and housing.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–59. ISBN 978-1555716257.

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[Kelley-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–59. ISBN 978-1555716257.

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