Camp Davies (Vietnam)

Camp Davies
 
Saigon Port, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam
Camp Davies in December 1965
Camp Davies is located in Vietnam
Camp Davies
Camp Davies
Shown within Vietnam
Coordinates10°45′29″N 106°43′55″E / 10.758°N 106.732°E / 10.758; 106.732
TypeArmy base
Site information
OperatorArmy of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
United States Army (U.S. Army)
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built1965 (1965)
In use1965-1975 (1975)
Battles/wars
Vietnam War

Camp Davies was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics base located on the Saigon River 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Saigon in southern Vietnam.

History

Davies was located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Saigon Port.[1]

The camp consisted of over 140 buildings, cantonment facilities for over 1,000 men, field maintenance and storage facilities and 350m of dockage space for harbor craft.[2]

On 29 April 1970 the camp was transferred to the ARVN 3rd Area Logistics Command which based the Saigon Transportation Terminal Command at the site.[2]

Current use

The base remains in commercial use.

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 5-139. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ^ a b "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary April 1970" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 17 August 1970. p. 71. Retrieved 26 March 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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