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Operation Austin IV was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in western Quang Duc and Phước Long Provinces. The operation resulted in 101 PAVN killed and six captured. U.S. losses were nine killed. [70] 3 May Kyōichi Sawada with his photo "Flight to safety"
From 20–25 March 1966 the 5th Airborne Battalion participated in Operation Texas with the ARVN 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 5th Regiment, 2nd Division and elements of the US 1st Marine Division fighting elements of the PAVN 21st Regiment and VC 1st Regiment around Hill 141 northwest of Quảng Ngãi.
Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search operation: Phú Hiệp: 118: 15 Oct 24 – Feb 11 1967: Operation Thayer II [2] [45] 1st Cavalry Division, 25th Infantry Division and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation in the coastal plains and the Kim Son and Soui Ca Valleys: western Bình ...
Operation Austin IV was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in western Quang Duc and Phước Long Provinces, from 1 to 18 May 1966. [1]
The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry [2] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry [2]: 139 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry [2]: 141 from October 1966 to June 1967. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967. [2]: 158
The 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment [3] 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment [3]: 143 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment [3]: 143 was based at Phu Loi from December 1965-February 1966. The 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment [3]: 158
During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles, including the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969. In mid-1968, the division was reorganized and redesignated as an airmobile division and in 1974, the division was again redesigned as an air assault division. The titles reflect the division's ...
Operation John Paul Jones was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in Phú Yên Province, lasting from 21 July to 5 September 1966. [ 1 ] : 251 Prelude