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Slide Item Number: VAS021748
Pages
1
Media Type
Slide
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
General Note
Looking north above the village of Lam Son, Binh Duong Province in III Corps 20 miles north of Saigon. In the center isthe ARVN 5th Division base, which was built by the Japanese during WWII to serve as a prison. The group of lighter buildings at left center is Gosney Compound, the home of the Advisory Team 70. This location is about 4 miles east of the provincial capital of Phu Cuong. The mission of the 5th Division was basically to prevent an NVA attack on Saigon down Highway 13. Division HQ moved north to Lai Khe in 1970 when the US 1st Infantry Division moved out.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS021748

Citation
Slide, VAS021748. No Date, Willis F. Marshall Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS021748, Accessed 18 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VAS021748, Willis F. Marshall Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 01 Apr 2004 [Updated: 01 Apr 2004]