Camp Carroll
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Camp Carroll was a major U.S. Marine Corps artillery base in Quang Tri Province that played a key role in the defense of northern South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps installation
ⓘ
artillery base ⓘ military base ⓘ |
| armedWith |
155 mm howitzers
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175 mm guns ⓘ 8-inch howitzers ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
South Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | surrender of ARVN garrison in 1972 ⓘ |
| frontLineDistance | near DMZ ⓘ |
| function |
providing long-range artillery fire
ⓘ
supporting operations along the DMZ ⓘ |
| garrison |
3rd Marine Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps artillery units ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
I Corps Tactical Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quang Tri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cam Lo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain James J. Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | a U.S. Marine officer killed in action ⓘ |
| nearbyBase |
Dong Ha Combat Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khe Sanh Combat Base NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rockpile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy artillery concentration
ⓘ
role in defense of Quang Tri Province ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Marine Corps defensive network in I Corps
ⓘ
defense of northern South Vietnam ⓘ |
| region | northern South Vietnam ⓘ |
| role |
fire support base
ⓘ
key artillery strongpoint ⓘ |
| statusAfterUSWithdrawal | ARVN base ⓘ |
| statusDuringWar | major U.S. artillery base ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Route 9 corridor
ⓘ
defense of approaches to Quang Tri ⓘ |
| terrain | hilltop position ⓘ |
| theater | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
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