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Andre Cavaro Lucas (October 2, 1930 – July 23, 1970) was killed in action while serving as the commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, at Fire Support Base Ripcord in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam.
Gary Lee Littrell (born October 26, 1944) is a retired United States Army command sergeant major who, while serving as an adviser to Army of the Republic of Vietnam's Ranger units during the Vietnam War, acted with extraordinary courage during a four-day siege on his battalion, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
At 07:00 on 18 September 1965 the 2/502nd Infantry and an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Ranger company deployed by helicopter into an area near An Ninh, a hamlet 30km east of An Khê and about 14km north of Highway 19. Intelligence sources suggested the presence of an enemy unit in the mountains nearby.
Total South Vietnamese losses were 392 men killed and missing. [11]: 51 On the afternoon of 10 June 1965 during the Battle of Đồng Xoài, the 52nd Ranger Battalion was landed by helicopter 3 kilometres south of Đồng Xoài. While the lead company was ambushed by VC suffering heavy losses, the unit pushed on into Đồng Xoài reinforcing ...
Jan 2 – 4: Operation Tiger Balm [1] [3] 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit cordon and search operation: Phước Tuy Province: Jan 3 – 7: Operation Water Trap [4] Mobile Riverine Force 9th Infantry cordon and search operation: Thoi Son Island, Mỹ Tho River, south of Dong Tam Base Camp: Jan 5 ...
Army National Guard Ranger Companies [6] [7] Infantry (Ranger) Company State Activated on Inactivated on D Co, 151st Infantry (Ranger) [8] Indiana 1 December 1967 1 March 1977 E Co, 65th Infantry (Ranger) Puerto Rico 1 April 1971 1 February 1980 F Co, 425th Infantry (Ranger) Michigan 1 September 1972 1988 G Co, 143rd Infantry (Ranger) [9] [10 ...
Walter Joseph "Joe" Marm Jr. (born November 20, 1941) is a retired United States Army colonel and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. [2] [3]
The US soldiers opened fire at close range. Startled, the VC broke formation and headed north into a wooded area after having lost 44 of their number killed; 2 Americans died in the brief firefight. When night fell, the 199th Infantry Brigade’s blocking forces remained firmly ensconced on either side of Bình Trị Đông. [1]: 571