Firebase St. George

Firebase St. George
Firebase St. George
Coordinates	13°41′17″N 108°04′48″E / 13.688°N 108.08°E
Type	Army
Site information
Condition	abandoned
Site history
Built	1969
In use	1969-70
Battles/wars	; Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants	4th Infantry Division

Firebase St. George (also known as LZ St. George or LZ Pierson) was a U.S. Army firebase located southeast of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

History[]

St. George was located at the intersection of (now Route 17) and Route 7B (now Route 25) approximately 20 km southeast of Camp Enari and 33 km southeast of Pleiku.^[1]

St. George was occupied by the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry and 1st Battalion, 9th Artillery when it was assaulted by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) sappers on the early morning of 6 November 1969 resulting in 9 U.S. killed.^[2]

Other units based at St. George included:

Current use[]

The base has been turned over to housing.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-1555716257.
^ "Thomas Putman PVT". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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[Kelley-1] Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-1555716257.

[2] "Thomas Putman PVT". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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