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Operation Quyet Thang II was an ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search operation in IV Corps. The operation resulted in 37,874 PAVN/VC killed. [3] 3 January. A Vietcong (VC) bomb exploded in a messhall at Củ Chi Base Camp killing 15 Americans mostly from the 554th Engineer Battalion and two Vietnamese kitchen staff ...
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 .
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 ...
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 ...
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (U.S. Army) Condition: Abandoned: Site history; Built: 1960 () In use: 1960-1972 () Battles/wars: Vietnam War: Garrison information; Garrison: 9th Infantry Division Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division: Airfield information; Elevation: 140 feet (43 m) AMSL
On 1 June 1967, the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) comprising the 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and the US Navy River Assault Squadrons 9 and 11 was established at Đồng Tâm. By this time the base occupied 12 square kilometres and included a 500m runway and a loading basin for boats.
The 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division was responsible for the security of Long An Province, southwest of Saigon.Long An Province was the gateway to the Mekong Delta the "rice-basket" of South Vietnam, in addition to producing over 280,000 tons of rice per year itself.
1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation: Cambodia: May 16 – 24: Operation Cuu Long II [11] ARVN 9th Division, 21st Division, 4th Armored Brigade, 4th Ranger Group and Chau Doc Regional Forces and Popular Forces and FANK operation to clear PAVN forces: Takéo and along Route 2 and Route 3: 613: 36 May 18 – 30 ...