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The number of casualties is simply the number of members of a unit who are not available for duty. For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties.
The 1st Cavalry had borne the brunt of the combat during the Siege of Plei Me and the Battle of Ia Drang in October and November 1965, and some battalions of the 1st Cavalry had sustained heavy casualties. More than 5,000 soldiers in the division were recent arrivals in Vietnam with little combat experience.
The 1st Cavalry Division, an airmobile division with 20,000 men and nearly 450 helicopters, had the most firepower and mobility of any division-size unit in Vietnam. [3]: 42&209 When it arrived in I Corps, the 1st Cavalry Division fought in the Battle of Quang Tri and the Battle of Huế in the Tet Offensive.
The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") [1] is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. [2] It is based at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
South Vietnam North Vietnam: Commanders and leaders; George I. Forsythe: Units involved; 1st Cavalry Division 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 36th Rangers: Casualties and losses; 219 killed 6 missing 32 killed 1 missing: US body count: 2,898 killed 53 captured
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and Attached Units: Presidential Unit Citation, DAGO 40, 1967: 23 Oct. to 26 Nov. 1965: Distinguished themselves by outstanding performance of duty and extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in the Republic of Vietnam, becoming the first unit so honored for actions during the Vietnam War. [64]
The 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to move from northern I Corps to III Corps northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border in an operation named Operation Liberty Canyon. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the lead element of the Division and was air-lifted to Quần Lợi Base Camp to begin operations. [142] 27 October
Operation Nathan Hale was conducted by the 1st Cavalry Division west of Phú Yên Province. the operation resulted in 450 PAVN killed and a further 300 estimated killed. [21]: 197–8 21-4 June. Operation Lam Son 283 was an ARVN 1st Division operation in Quảng Trị Province. The operation resulted in 331 PAVN/VC and 37 ARVN killed. [19] 22 June