Camp Holloway
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Camp Holloway was a major U.S. Army aviation base used during the Vietnam War near Pleiku in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
CH-47 Chinook helicopters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UH-1 Iroquois helicopters NERFINISHED ⓘ light observation helicopters ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | Operation Flaming Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackConsequence |
U.S. casualties and aircraft damage (7 February 1965)
ⓘ
used as justification for Operation Flaming Dart ⓘ |
| attackType | mortar and ground attack (7 February 1965) ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army during Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Vietnam Central Highlands theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | Vietnamese military use (airfield area) ⓘ |
| function |
combat aviation operations base
ⓘ
helicopter base ⓘ logistics support base ⓘ |
| garrison |
52nd Combat Aviation Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army aviation units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedOverTo | Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Central Highlands, Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gia Lai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Warrant Officer Charles E. Holloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Pleiku Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Viet Cong attack on 7 February 1965 ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
52nd Combat Aviation Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army helicopter companies ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
52nd Aviation Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
52nd Combat Aviation Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. military infrastructure in Vietnam ⓘ |
| region | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
aerial resupply
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ support of ground operations in Central Highlands ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| status | former U.S. Army base ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key aviation hub in Central Highlands
ⓘ
supporting operations around Pleiku and Kontum ⓘ |
| theater | Central Highlands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. Army aviation units
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
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