Tam Soc Base Explained

Tam Soc Base
Type:	Army
Occupants:	Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Battles:	Vietnam War

Tam Soc Base was an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located southwest of Sóc Trăng, Sóc Trăng Province in southern Vietnam.

History

The base was located approximately 14 km southwest of Sóc Trăng.^[1]

The base was attacked by a Vietcong unit on the early morning of 24 March 1969. Two U.S. military advisers from Advisory Team 71, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, were killed in the attack, while a further two, First Lieutenant Richard Bowers and Staff Sergeant Gerasimo Arroyo-Baez were taken prisoner and subsequently died in captivity.^{[2] [3]}

Current use

The base has reverted to housing and farmland.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kelley, Michael. Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. 2002. 978-1555716257. 492.
2. Web site: Richard Lee Bowers. American Battle Monuments Commission. 6 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106104602/http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/Vietnam_58. 6 January 2015.
3. Web site: Gerasimo Arroyo-Baez. American Battle Monuments Commission. 6 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106104633/http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/Vietnam_16. 6 January 2015.