Landing Zone Two Bits

Landing Zone Two Bits
Coordinates 14°25′11″N 109°00′00″E / 14.4197°N 109.0°E / 14.4197; 109.0 (Landing Zone Two Bits)
Type Army
Site history
Built 1967
In use 1967-9
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants 1st Cavalry Division
4th Infantry Division
Airfield information
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary

Landing Zone Two Bits (also known as FSB Two Bits) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located in the Bồng Sơn region northeast of An Khe, Bình Định Province in central Vietnam.

History

The base was located near the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 514, approximately 50 km northeast of An Khe.[1]

Two Bits was established in July 1967 as the forward command post of the 1st Cavalry Division and together with Landing Zone English, remained in use by the 1st Cavalry until they moved into I Corps in January 1968.[2]

The 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, comprising:

was based here from March-April 1968.

Other units based here included:

Current use

The base has reverted to housing and farmland.

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–509. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 73. ISBN 9780811700719.
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