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The 4th Infantry Division deployed from Fort Lewis to Camp Enari, Pleiku, Vietnam on 25 September 1966 (The 2nd Brigade actually deployed on 21 July and arrived in Vietnam on August 2nd aboard the Nelson M Walker and was flown to Pleiku) and served more than four years, returning to Fort Carson, Colorado on 8 December 1970.
Camp Enari was established near Dragon Mountain (Núi Hàm Rồng) and Highway 19, 12 km southeast of Pleiku. The base was named for 1st Lieutenant Mark Enari, the first 4th Infantry Division member awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) in Vietnam, who was killed in action on 2 December 1966.
Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 1967. [2]: 287
23rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation: southwest of Tam Ky, Quảng Tín Province: 524: 116 May 18 – Jun 30: Operation Greene Gallop [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation: Pleiku Province: May 22 – Jun 1: Operation ...
25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation: Bình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces: May 13 – Jul 16: Operation Crickett [1] [9]: 46–7 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation: Quảng Trị Province: May 14 – Dec 7: Operation Kole ...
[1] The 4th Aviation "Attack Reconnaissance" Battalion was stationed at the base of Dragon Mountain, otherwise known as Camp Enari, 4th Infantry Division headquarters, in the Central Highlands of Pleiku, South Vietnam. [2] In 1968, the Bell AH-1 Huey Cobra gunships entered service. The 4th Aviation Battalion gunship motto was "Ace High.". [3]
2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 2nd and 3rd Brigades 25th Infantry Division and 3/1 Cavalry operation: 26 km west of Pleiku: 46: 3 May 12–13: Operation Asheville [1] 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation: III Corps: May 14–16: Operation Dan Chi 227 [2] [24] ARVN operation: An Xuyen Province: 247: 1 May 15 ...
Prior to the onset of the summer monsoon, Peers set up blocking positions from the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade base camp at Jackson Hole, west of Pleiku, and launched Operation Francis Marion on 17 May. The 4th had on hand its 1st and 2nd Brigades, while its 3rd Brigade operated with the 25th Infantry Division northwest of Saigon.