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The 7th Division lost 6 killed, while the VC lost 163 killed. [7]: 128–35 From 15–19 November 1967 the Division participated in Operation Kien Giang 9-1 with the ARVN 9th Division and the 5th Marine Battalion and the MRF against the VC 263rd Battalion's Base Area 470 in western Định Tường Province. The operation rendered the 263rd ...
9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation: Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces: 1,860: Jan 1 – Dec 31: Operation Quyet Thang II [1] ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search operations: IV Corps: 37,874: Jan 2: Operation Barrier Reef [2]
It then operated north of Saigon. It entered Cambodia in 1970 and defended An Lộc in 1972. Component units: 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Regiments; 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd Artillery Battalions; 1st Armoured Cavalry Squadron; US Advisory Team 70; 7th Infantry Division – Formed as the 7th Mobile Group by the French, it became the 7th Division ...
The Airborne Division, alongside the Vietnamese Rangers and the Marine Division were often regarded as among the most effective units, with former airborne advisor General Barry McCaffrey noting that "those of us privileged to serve with them were awestruck by their courage and tactical aggressiveness. The senior officers and non-commissioned ...
1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division multi-brigade search and destroy operations on the eastern flank of War Zone C to open Route 13 from Saigon to the north and engage the Viet Cong 9th Division: Tây Ninh Province: 119: 56 US Apr 26 – 28: Operation Bee Bee [1] 3/1 Cavalry show of force operation: near Bong Son, Bình Định Province ...
MRF 9th Infantry Division, 9th ARVN Division, ARVN 21st Division joint riverine, air and ground search operations to locate and destroy Vietcong MR 3 headquarters and to cordon and search Cu Lao May island in the Hậu River southwest of Cần Thơ. The operation was also to relieve enemy pressure on the city of Cần Thơ
7MRF 9th Infantry Division, 3/39 Infantry, ARVN 7th Division, 3/47 Infantry search and destroy operation to help provide security for the Dong Tam Base Camp: Dinh Tuong Province, Mỹ Tho River, 73: 9 Jul 8 – Aug 28: Operation Akumu/Xay Duong 12-7 [1] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 7th Regiment cordon and search operation: Bình ...
196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Sep 5 – Oct 6 71: Operation Jefferson Glenn [2] [7]: 84 101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops