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The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmoble) sailed from Charleston, South Carolina to Qui Nhơn, Republic of Vietnam on 17 September 1965. The first major action undertaken by the brigade began on 10 October 1965, and was followed by participation in the Battle of Ia Drang (14 November, 15,17) officially known as the Pleiku Campaign.
On 26 October the 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to move from northern I Corps to III Corps northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border in an operation named Operation Liberty Canyon. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the lead element of the Division and was air-lifted to Quần Lợi Base Camp to begin operations.
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation: Bình Dương Province: Mar 25 – Apr 8: Operation Lincoln [15] 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy/reconnaissance in force operation against the same PAVN units that had participated in the battle of the Ia Drang ...
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation: Boi Loi Woods and Long Nguyen Forest north of the Iron Triangle, Bình Dương Province: 123: Apr 26 – May 1: Operation Puckapunyal [1] [5]
At 17:30 a unit of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, was attacked 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of Phước Bình, the unit returned fire supported by artillery and airstrikes and the enemy withdrew after 20 minutes, leaving six dead and one individual weapon.
Operation Wallowa was launched on 4 October 1967 under the control of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, when it replaced the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and two battalions of the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. [4] [1]: 225–6 The operation involved intensive surveillance of the Hiệp Đức District-Quế Sơn Valley. Small ...
Units of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division killed nine PAVN/VC in two clashes 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Saigon. [99] 29 February. South Korea completed the withdrawal of its 2nd Marine brigade from South Vietnam. Two Republic of Korea Army divisions totaling 36,000 men remained in South Vietnam. [61]: 301 [31]: 55
The attacked was repulsed with artillery and AC-47 gunship support resulting in 78 PAVN killed and two captured; U.S. losses were two killed. At 02:00 the base of the 3rd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division 4 miles northeast of An Lộc was attacked by a PAVN force composed of troops from the 271st and 272nd Regiments, 9th Division.