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Operation Imperial Lake was a U.S. Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Army operation in the Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam that took place from 1 September 1970, to 7 May 1971. It was the last operation of the 1st Marine Division during the Vietnam War.
Operation Imperial Lake [2] 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion 5th Marines search and clear operation: Quảng Nam Province: 305: Sep 5 – 8: Operation Nebraska Rapids [2] 196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Sep 5 – Oct 6 71: Operation ...
On November 18, 1970, during Operation Imperial Lake Leftwich was killed in a crash of an HMM-263 CH-46D helicopter during an emergency extraction of one of his reconnaissance teams. In accordance with his practice of accompanying every emergency extraction called for by his teams, he was serving as senior "extract officer" for such a mission ...
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and other supporting units from Hawaii were attached to the 7th Marine Regiment in 2004 and 2005 during Operation Phantom Fury to assist with the invasion of Fallujah. The regiment deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Helmand Province ...
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970" ... Operation Imperial Lake; Operation Iron Mountain; Operation Ivory Coast; J.
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971" ... Operation Igloo White; Operation Imperial Lake; Operation Iron Mountain; J.
USS Leftwich (DD-984) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.She was named for Lieutenant Colonel William G. Leftwich, Jr., [1] USMC (1931–1970), commander of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion who was killed in action during Operation Imperial Lake in Quảng Nam Province South Vietnam on 18 November 1970 in a ...
Charles Fred Widdecke (May 11, 1919 – May 13, 1973) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps who reached the rank of major general.Widdecke received the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat, for his actions during the Recapture of Guam in July 1944.