Hill 327

Hill 327
Coordinates 16°02′35″N 108°06′00″E / 16.043°N 108.1°E / 16.043; 108.1 (Hill 327)
Type Marines/Army
Site history
Built 1965
In use 1965-1971
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants 3rd Marine Division
ARVN 1st Division
ARVN 3rd Division

Hill 327 (also known as Camp Perdue, Division Hill or Freedom Hill) is a former U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base southwest of Da Nang in central Vietnam.

History

HAWK missiles on Hill 327 in 1965

The base was established on a ridgeline 4 km west of Da Nang Air Base.[1]

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–230. ISBN 978-1555716257.

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