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Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi , the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.
One month after the Battle of Duc Lap the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) began a similar attempt to overrun Thường Ðức Camp southwest of Da Nang in Quảng Nam Province, central Vietnam. The camp came under attack in the early morning darkness of 28 September, with the PAVN overrunning the outposts manned by CIDG troops, firing into the ...
To protect his flank, Hinh had placed the battered 2nd Infantry Regiment on the road west of Đại Lộc, but it was not strong enough to move west along Route 4. More fire support for Thượng Ðức was provided, however, when Hinh moved a platoon of 175mm guns to Hieu Duc. Conditions in the Thượng Ðức perimeter were serious but not ...
The final plane evacuating men after the Battle of Kham Duc. The Battle of Kham Duc was the struggle for the United States Army Special Forces camp located in Quảng Tín Province. The camp was occupied by the 1st Special Forces detachment consisting of U.S. and South Vietnamese special forces, as well as Montagnard irregulars. [87]
Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Kien Tuong, Vĩnh Bình and Bình Long Provinces: 1546: Mar 3 – 7: Operation Mingo [7]: 249 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along Route 527 towards the A Shau Valley: Quảng Trị Province: 5: Mar 4 – 6: Operation Coronado XII [1]
The Battle of Ong Thanh took place when U.S. forces were ambushed by a superior communist force. Bing Guong and Bình Long Provinces. Sep 29 – Oct 11: Operation Kenmore [1] [5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation: Phước Tuy Province: Oct – Dec: Operation Night ...
LZ Bronco at Duc Pho became the base camp for Task Force Barker, an element of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division by 1968. Task Force Barker was named for Lt. Col. Frank Barker, its commander. Bronco was located near the southern border of I Corps, the northernmost corps in Vietnam, a particularly difficult area of operations.
Originally Operation Massachusetts Bay: Quảng Trị Province: Feb 27 – Jun 20: Operation Quảng Nam [1] ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation: Quảng Nam Province: 688: Feb 28 – Apr 2: Operation Greene Thunder II [1] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation: Pleiku Province: Feb 28 – Mar 31 1971: Operation Iron Mountain ...