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Firebase Bird was a U.S. Army firebase located in the in southern Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In December 1966 Bird was occupied by C Battery 6th Battalion, 16th Artillery and B Battery 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery and defended by elements of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry. On the early morning of 27 December after preparatory mortar fire Bird was attacked by 3 Battalions of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 22nd Regiment. The PAVN quickly breached the perimeter and occupied all the 155mm and some of the 105mm gun pits. The remaining guns of 2/19 Artillery were then used to fire Beehive rounds directly at the PAVN stopping the attack. Supporting artillery fire was called in from nearby Firebase Pony and helicopter gunships also arrived to give supporting fire, forcing the PAVN to

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rdfs:label	Firebase Bird (en)
rdfs:comment	Firebase Bird was a U.S. Army firebase located in the in southern Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In December 1966 Bird was occupied by C Battery 6th Battalion, 16th Artillery and B Battery 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery and defended by elements of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry. On the early morning of 27 December after preparatory mortar fire Bird was attacked by 3 Battalions of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 22nd Regiment. The PAVN quickly breached the perimeter and occupied all the 155mm and some of the 105mm gun pits. The remaining guns of 2/19 Artillery were then used to fire Beehive rounds directly at the PAVN stopping the attack. Supporting artillery fire was called in from nearby Firebase Pony and helicopter gunships also arrived to give supporting fire, forcing the PAVN to (en)
foaf:name	Firebase Bird (en)
name	Firebase Bird (en)
geo:lat	14.296000 (xsd:float)
geo:long	108.888000 (xsd:float)
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location	dbr:Firebase_Bird__location__1
dcterms:subject	Military installations closed in the 1960s Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Bình Định province
Wikipage page ID	45378090 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	1063480440 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Beehive anti-personnel round Presidential Unit Citation (United States) Delbert O. Jennings People's Army of Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam War 12th Cavalry Regiment 16th Field Artillery Regiment Medal of Honor S.L.A. Marshall Military installations closed in the 1960s 19th Field Artillery Regiment Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Bình Định province Fire support base dbr:Kim_Son_Valley
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used	1966 (xsd:integer)
condition	abandoned (en)
battles	60 (xsd:integer)
built	1966 (xsd:integer)
caption	0001-12-27 (xsd:gMonthDay)
type	Army (en)
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occupants	1 (xsd:integer) 2 (xsd:integer) 6 (xsd:integer)
has abstract	Firebase Bird was a U.S. Army firebase located in the in southern Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In December 1966 Bird was occupied by C Battery 6th Battalion, 16th Artillery and B Battery 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery and defended by elements of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry. On the early morning of 27 December after preparatory mortar fire Bird was attacked by 3 Battalions of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 22nd Regiment. The PAVN quickly breached the perimeter and occupied all the 155mm and some of the 105mm gun pits. The remaining guns of 2/19 Artillery were then used to fire Beehive rounds directly at the PAVN stopping the attack. Supporting artillery fire was called in from nearby Firebase Pony and helicopter gunships also arrived to give supporting fire, forcing the PAVN to retreat. U.S. losses at Firebase Bird were 27 dead and 67 wounded, more than 60 percent of the defenders, while the U.S. claimed that PAVN losses in the attack and a four-day pursuit of the attackers were 267 dead. B Battery 2/19 Artillery was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for its actions, while SSGT Delbert O. Jennings would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. The attack on Bird was the subject of the book Bird by military historian S.L.A. Marshall. Today the base has reverted to jungle. (en)
gold:hypernym	Firebase
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building end date	1966
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Firebase_Bird
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Delbert O. Jennings 1966 in the Vietnam War Field artillery Operation Davy Crockett Operation Masher Operation Thayer Firebase (U.S.-Vietnam War) Outline of the Vietnam War
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