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Operation Dewey Canyon was the last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. It took place from 22 January through 18 March 1969 and involved a sweep of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)–dominated A Shau and Song Đa Krông Valleys by the 9th Marine Regiment. Based on intelligence and captured documents, the PAVN ...
From January 22 to March 18, 1969, 2/9 participated in Operation Dewey Canyon which was a sweep of the A Shau Valley and the last major offensive by the Marine Corps in Vietnam. [7] 2/9 Marines wait to board USS Paul Revere. On August 1, 1969, 2/9 departed Vietnam onboard the USS Paul Revere bound for Camp Schwab, Okinawa.
The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment.
Operation Dewey Canyon [1] [5]: 33–51 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and ARVN 2nd Regiment offensive against PAVN communication lines in Laos: north of the A Shau Valley in Thừa Thiên Province: 1,667: 130 USMC Jan 24 – Feb 28: Operation Ohio Rapids [1]
Operation Neosho II [8]: 66 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the 1st Cavalry Division's arrival at Camp Evans: 24 km northwest of Huế: 1: Jan 21 – Feb 16: Operation Osceola II [1] [7]: 723 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation
5th Special Forces Group MIKE Force reconnaissance operation: II Corps: Aug 1 – 3: Operation Pike [1] [9]: 119 1st Marine Division search and destroy operation: Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Province: Aug 2 – 13: Operation Hood River [1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Aug 3 – 18 ...
Operation Dewey Canyon II [3] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base: Route 9: estimated 75 Feb 2 – Mar 8 ...
The U.S. 3rd Marine Division launched Operation Dewey Canyon to attack People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base areas in the A Shau and Song Đa Krông Valleys of Quảng Trị Province. The operation results in 1,617 PAVN killed while 130 Marines were killed. [6]: 50 29-30 January