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2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 marines and sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.
Marine PFC Dan Bullock, the youngest American serviceman killed in action in the Vietnam War died at An Hòa on 7 June 1969. The 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines handed over the base to the ARVN 1st Battalion, 51st Regiment on 15 October 1970. [5]
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy operation to entrap the NVA 3rd and 21st Regiments: north of Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam Province: 701: 110 May 30 – Jun 6: Operation Tulsa [11]
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines effort to relieve the Special Forces camp at Thường Ðức: Quảng Nam Province: 353: 28 Oct 7 – 12: Operation Logan Field [8]: 81
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines operation: southwest of Ca Lu, Quảng Trị Province: May 26 – Nov 7: Operation Pipestone Canyon [1] [5]: 174 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation
Operation Essex was an operation by the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in "Antenna Valley", Hiệp Đức District south of An Hoa Combat Base from 6 to 17 November 1967. Background [ edit ]
Operation Union II was a search and destroy mission in the Quế Sơn Valley carried out by the 5th Marine Regiment.Launched on 26 May 1967 the operation ended on 5 June. U.S. reported the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lost 701 killed and 23 captured, while U.S. casualties were 110 killed and 241 wounded.
[1]: 230 On 2 March the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, which had fought in the Battle of Huế rejoined their parent regiment in the operation in the Phú Lộc District. At the same time the 1/327th Infantry and the 2/502nd Infantry returned to Army control while the 2/327th Infantry was withdrawn from the ...
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