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The U.S. 60th Infantry Regiment is a regimental unit in the United States Army.Its 2nd and 3rd Battalion conduct Basic Combat Training.. Participating in three wars on three continents, the 60th has played a conspicuous role in the achievements of 5th Division in World War I and 9th Infantry Division in World War II and Vietnam.
[2]: 189 In January 1967 the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry was deployed to Đồng Tâm to provide base and construction security followed in March by Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division which moved from Bearcat Base. In April the US Navy River Assault Squadron 9 was deployed to Đồng Tâm to support operations. [2]: 189
Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to Đồng Tâm Base Camp near Mỹ Tho in late 1967.
The 9th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Old Reliables") is an inactive infantry division of the United States Army. It was formed as the 9th Division during World War I , but never deployed overseas. In later years it was an important unit of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Vietnam War .
1st Cavalry Division, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operations to prevent PAVN/VC movement and operations: III Corps and IV Corps: 14,479: 685 Nov 11 – Dec 29: Operation Wayne Rock [1] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division pacification operation: Darlac Province: Nov 11 ...
At 07:25 a mechanized infantry unit of the 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, found eight PAVN/VC dead 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tân An, all had been killed by airstrikes earlier that day. At 13:30 a unit of the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, was led to a munitions cache 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Trảng Bàng by a Chieu Hoi, the ...
In Operation Shenandoah II from 29 September to 10 December 1967, the U.S. 1st Infantry Division and ARVN forces engaged the division along Highway 13. [ 9 ] : 46–69 Within this operation in the Battle of Ong Thanh on 17 October 1967 the Division's 271st Regiment ambushed the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment killing 68 U.S. for the ...
Operation Kentucky Jumper was a clear and search operation conducted by the 101st Airborne Division, 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division in Thừa Thiên Province. The operation resulted in 317 PAVN/VC killed for the loss of 61 U.S. killed. [5]: 288 [16] 1 March to August 1971