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LZ Bronco at Duc Pho became the base camp for Task Force Barker, an element of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division by 1968. Task Force Barker was named for Lt. Col. Frank Barker, its commander. Bronco was located near the southern border of I Corps, the northernmost corps in Vietnam, a particularly difficult area of operations.
U.S. losses were 97 killed while PAVN/VC losses until the end of July were 1,339 killed and 410 weapons captured. [2]: 242 By the end of July Highway 1 was open throughout the 3rd Brigade sector during daylight, and South Vietnamese officials claimed that the government controlled over half of the Đức Phổ District's population, a 100 percent increase since February.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade was tasked with conducting search and clear operations in the area of operations in southeastern Quảng Ngãi Province to destroy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) bases and forces, interdict PAVN/VC supply routes from the Central Highlands to the populated coastal areas and maintain liaison with Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Ranger ...
Ruong Ruong Valley, Thừa Thiên and Quảng Nam Provinces: Apr 30 – May 14: Operation Greene Queen II [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation: Darlac Province: May 1 – 31: Operation Mailed Fist [1] [3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification and reconnaissance operation: Duc Thanh District: May 1 – 16 July
Operation Muscatine was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the US Army in Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam from 18 December 1967 to 10 June 1968. . During this operation on 16 March 1968 the 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and the 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment carried out the My Lai Massac
The 57th Regiment, 3rd Division minus a battalion attached to the 2nd Infantry in Duc Duc, was attached to the division in the Quế Sơn Valley, and the 4th Regiment was deployed to the valley from Bình Sơn District in Quang Ngai Province to be the I Corps reserve south of the Hải Vân Pass.
Belligerents United States South Vietnam Viet Cong: Commanders and leaders; Lt Col. Gordon D. Rowe Lt Col. John K. Gibler MG Keith L. Ware General Cao Văn Viên: General Trần Độ