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Chu Pa Region, Pleiku province. February 9, 1969 – February 11, 1969. For saving many lives as a medic during a number of vicious firefights. Second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Dwight W. Birdwell. Army. Specialist Five. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon. January 31, 1968.
This article is a list of US MIAs of the Vietnam War in the period 1961–1965. In 1973, the United States listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for from the entire Vietnam War. By October 2022, 1,582 Americans remained unaccounted for, of which 1,004 were classified as further pursuit, 488 as non-recoverable and 90 as deferred. [1]
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. Aerial operations and battles of the Vietnam War (22 P) Battles and operations of the Vietnam War by year (15 C) Naval battles of the Vietnam War (1 C, 5 P)
This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1972, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies. U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the Easter Offensive.
John M. Carland (2000), Combat Operations, 430 pages. Marvin E. Gettleman (1995), Vietnam and America, 560 pages. William Rosenau (2001), Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets, 60 pages. Lyndon Baines Johnson (1971), The vantage point, 636 pages. Mike McKinney (2003), Chariots of the Damned, 256 pages.
This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1967, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies. 3rd Marine Division operation. Writer Bernard B. Fall was killed by a VC mine while observing this operation. 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 47th ...
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. 11th Infantry Brigade. 18th Military Police Brigade. 44th Medical Brigade. 173rd Airborne Brigade. 196th Infantry Brigade. 198th Infantry Brigade. 199th Infantry Brigade. 18th Engineer Brigade (combat)