Vietnam

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

12 July, 1965

The 2nd Brigade of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division began to arrive in South Vietnam. The brigade was initially responsible for providing security for Bien Hoa Air Base.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-12 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 243
Location: Ban Me Thuot, Buon Ho, Mewal Plantation, Darlac Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/45, 3/45 ARVN Bns. Execution: the operation took place south of the east-west grid line AQ 30 between the Mewal Plantation and Buon Ho in coordination with HENRY CLAY. Results: 107 enemy killed, 4 detained, 17 ARVN KIA, 39 ARVN WIA.

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

13 July, 1965

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Isaac Camancho became the first U.S. prisoner of war to successfully escape from a VC prison camp. Four days earlier, Camancho had managed to pry loose a bar on a bamboo cage where he had been kept at night, after having been captured 19 months earlier on 24 November 1963.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

New Operations today in 1966:

13 Jul.-3 Sep.
Operation: EL PASO III
Location: An Loc (Hon Quan), Loc Ninh, Quan Loi, Route 13, Binh Long Province. Type: search and destroy, security, roadrunner. Controlling headquarters: 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 3d Bde (13-15 Jul): 1-16 Inf (14-15 Jul), 2-28 Inf (13-15 Jul), 2-33 Art (-) (13-15 Jul); 2d Bde (13 Jul-3 Sep): 2-16 Inf (14 Jul-1 Aug), 1-18 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 2-18 Inf (5-9 Aug), 1-28 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-4 Cav (-)(13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-7 Art (-) (13 Jul-3 Sep); 9th ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: 9th PLAF Division: 271st, 272nd, 273rd PLAF Regiments. Execution: The 2d Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade at Quan Loi to continue EL PASO. The 3d Brigade remained at Loc Ninh until 15 Jul before returning to Lai Khe. The 2d Brigade conducted search and destroy and roadrunner operations for the remainder of the period around Loc Ninh and An Loc but failed to engage the 9th PLAF Division.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

14 July, 1967

VC dressed in ARVN uniforms captured a prison in Hội An, releasing about 1,000 of the 1,200 inmates; they executed 30 in the prison yard. Ten civilians were killed and 29 wounded as the VC fought their way out of the area.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art; 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

13 Jul.-3 Sep.
Operation: EL PASO III
Location: An Loc (Hon Quan), Loc Ninh, Quan Loi, Route 13, Binh Long Province. Type: search and destroy, security, roadrunner. Controlling headquarters: 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 3d Bde (13-15 Jul): 1-16 Inf (14-15 Jul), 2-28 Inf (13-15 Jul), 2-33 Art (-) (13-15 Jul); 2d Bde (13 Jul-3 Sep): 2-16 Inf (14 Jul-1 Aug), 1-18 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 2-18 Inf (5-9 Aug), 1-28 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-4 Cav (-)(13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-7 Art (-) (13 Jul-3 Sep); 9th ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: 9th PLAF Division: 271st, 272nd, 273rd PLAF Regiments. Execution: The 2d Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade at Quan Loi to continue EL PASO. The 3d Brigade remained at Loc Ninh until 15 Jul before returning to Lai Khe. The 2d Brigade conducted search and destroy and roadrunner operations for the remainder of the period around Loc Ninh and An Loc but failed to engage the 9th PLAF Division.

New Operations today in 1966:

None


Other

14 Jul.
Philippine President Marcos signs bill providing for dispatch of 2,000-man Philippine Engineer Battalion (PHILCAGV) to RVN.

14 Jul.
USAF F-4Cs down two MiG-21s over NVN using Sidewinder missiles.

14 Jul.
Terrorist explosive device kills 1 US, wounds 13 US and 5 VN in Vung Tau, Phuoc Tuy Province.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

15 July, 1967

In a PAVN rocket attack on Da Nang Air Base, over 50 122mm rockets destroyed 10 aircraft, barracks and a bomb dump, damaging a further 40 aircraft and killing eight Americans and wounding 176.

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[jbmoore68]

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[berto]

On This Day

16 July, 1967

Operation Kingfisher was a 3rd Marine Division operation carried out in the western part of "Leatherneck Square" near Con Thien, lasting from 16 July to 31 October 1967.

At operation's end, Marine casualties were 340 dead and 1,461 wounded. According to US reports, the PAVN sustained 1,117 killed and 5 captured, with further claims of 1,942 kills by U.S. forces and 155 weapon captures. Tactical victories were claimed by both sides.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art; 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

13 Jul.-3 Sep.
Operation: EL PASO III
Location: An Loc (Hon Quan), Loc Ninh, Quan Loi, Route 13, Binh Long Province. Type: search and destroy, security, roadrunner. Controlling headquarters: 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 3d Bde (13-15 Jul): 1-16 Inf (14-15 Jul), 2-28 Inf (13-15 Jul), 2-33 Art (-) (13-15 Jul); 2d Bde (13 Jul-3 Sep): 2-16 Inf (14 Jul-1 Aug), 1-18 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 2-18 Inf (5-9 Aug), 1-28 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-4 Cav (-)(13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-7 Art (-) (13 Jul-3 Sep); 9th ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: 9th PLAF Division: 271st, 272nd, 273rd PLAF Regiments. Execution: The 2d Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade at Quan Loi to continue EL PASO. The 3d Brigade remained at Loc Ninh until 15 Jul before returning to Lai Khe. The 2d Brigade conducted search and destroy and roadrunner operations for the remainder of the period around Loc Ninh and An Loc but failed to engage the 9th PLAF Division.

14-22 Jul.
Operation KOKULIEA, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces.

15 Jul.
Battle of Helicopter Valley. As part of Operation HASTINGS, the 2/4 and 3/4 Marines will air assault the Song Ngan Valley just south of the DMZ. The DMZ itself however, remains off-limits.

15-23 Jul.
Op.SYDNEY II, 5RAR cordon and search around Duc My/Xa Binh Ba, West-central Phuoc Tuy province, 6 km N of Nui Dat

15-23 Jul.
Operation MOKOLEIA, 1/5 (25th Infantry) search and destroy in the Filhol Plantation

New Operations today in 1966:

16-18 Jul.
Operation BRISBANE begins 6RAR will launch a search and destroy mission in the Nui Dinh hills, some 4 km north of Route 15 and 12 km WSW of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province.

16-30 Jul.
Operation DECKHOUSE II begins. The SLF with 3/5 Marines as BLT will conduct an amphibious assault on the coast between Cua Viet and the southern boundary of the DMZ. Once ashore, the BLT will join TF DELTA in Operation HASTINGS.

Other

16 Jul.
US units discover 20-mm AA weapons and ammunition in Binh Duong and Quang Tri Provinces, first indication that enemy possesses this caliber weapon.

[jbmoore68]

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[berto]

On This Day

17 July, 1966

As the war escalated, North Vietnam's President Ho Chi Minh ordered a partial mobilization of the PAVN to "extend all-out support" to the VC forces. Ho said: "This war may go on for five more years, ten more years, 20 more years, or even more. Hanoi, Haiphong and a number of our other cities and enterprises may be destroyed, but the people of Vietnam are not afraid. There is nothing more precious than independence and freedom."

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art; 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

13 Jul.-3 Sep.
Operation: EL PASO III
Location: An Loc (Hon Quan), Loc Ninh, Quan Loi, Route 13, Binh Long Province. Type: search and destroy, security, roadrunner. Controlling headquarters: 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 3d Bde (13-15 Jul): 1-16 Inf (14-15 Jul), 2-28 Inf (13-15 Jul), 2-33 Art (-) (13-15 Jul); 2d Bde (13 Jul-3 Sep): 2-16 Inf (14 Jul-1 Aug), 1-18 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 2-18 Inf (5-9 Aug), 1-28 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-4 Cav (-)(13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-7 Art (-) (13 Jul-3 Sep); 9th ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: 9th PLAF Division: 271st, 272nd, 273rd PLAF Regiments. Execution: The 2d Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade at Quan Loi to continue EL PASO. The 3d Brigade remained at Loc Ninh until 15 Jul before returning to Lai Khe. The 2d Brigade conducted search and destroy and roadrunner operations for the remainder of the period around Loc Ninh and An Loc but failed to engage the 9th PLAF Division.

14-22 Jul.
Operation KOKULIEA, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces.

15 Jul.
Battle of Helicopter Valley. As part of Operation HASTINGS, the 2/4 and 3/4 Marines will air assault the Song Ngan Valley just south of the DMZ. The DMZ itself however, remains off-limits.

15-23 Jul.
Op.SYDNEY II, 5RAR cordon and search around Duc My/Xa Binh Ba, West-central Phuoc Tuy province, 6 km N of Nui Dat

15-23 Jul.
Operation MOKOLEIA, 1/5 (25th Infantry) search and destroy in the Filhol Plantation

16-18 Jul.
Operation BRISBANE begins 6RAR will launch a search and destroy mission in the Nui Dinh hills, some 4 km north of Route 15 and 12 km WSW of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province.

16-30 Jul.
Operation DECKHOUSE II begins. The SLF with 3/5 Marines as BLT will conduct an amphibious assault on the coast between Cua Viet and the southern boundary of the DMZ. Once ashore, the BLT will join TF DELTA in Operation HASTINGS.

New Operations today in 1966:

17 Jul. ARVN elements conduct one-day search-anddestroy
Operation LAM SON 290 in Quang Tri Province.

17-22 Jul.
Operation CEDAR RAPIDS I, 1/2, 2/2, 1/16, 1/26 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in the Ong Dong jungle, Binh Duong Province.

17 Jul.-1 Aug.
Operation HAYES, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division reconnaissance and screening west of Dak To and Dak Pek in Kontum Province.

17 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation AURORA II, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy 80km NE of Bien Hoa, Binh Tuy, Lam Dong and Long Khanh Provinces.

Other

17 Jul.
Ho Chi Minh proclaims partial mobilization of NVN, reiterates intransigent stand on settlement of the war.

17 Jul.
SECSTATE and SECDEF agree to ARC LIGHT B-52 strikes against selected remote Laos targets, to be executed without knowledge or concurrence of the RLG, with public cover in form of strike in nearby SVN territory.

[jbmoore68]

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[berto]

On This Day

18 July, 1968

Johnson met Thiệu in Honolulu and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend South Vietnam. Thiệu stated that the South Vietnamese would "continue to assume all the responsibility that the scale of forces of South Vietnam and their equipment will permit."

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art; 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

13 Jul.-3 Sep.
Operation: EL PASO III
Location: An Loc (Hon Quan), Loc Ninh, Quan Loi, Route 13, Binh Long Province. Type: search and destroy, security, roadrunner. Controlling headquarters: 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 3d Bde (13-15 Jul): 1-16 Inf (14-15 Jul), 2-28 Inf (13-15 Jul), 2-33 Art (-) (13-15 Jul); 2d Bde (13 Jul-3 Sep): 2-16 Inf (14 Jul-1 Aug), 1-18 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 2-18 Inf (5-9 Aug), 1-28 Inf (13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-4 Cav (-)(13 Jul-3 Sep), 1-7 Art (-) (13 Jul-3 Sep); 9th ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: 9th PLAF Division: 271st, 272nd, 273rd PLAF Regiments. Execution: The 2d Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade at Quan Loi to continue EL PASO. The 3d Brigade remained at Loc Ninh until 15 Jul before returning to Lai Khe. The 2d Brigade conducted search and destroy and roadrunner operations for the remainder of the period around Loc Ninh and An Loc but failed to engage the 9th PLAF Division.

14-22 Jul.
Operation KOKULIEA, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces.

15 Jul.
Battle of Helicopter Valley. As part of Operation HASTINGS, the 2/4 and 3/4 Marines will air assault the Song Ngan Valley just south of the DMZ. The DMZ itself however, remains off-limits.

15-23 Jul.
Op.SYDNEY II, 5RAR cordon and search around Duc My/Xa Binh Ba, West-central Phuoc Tuy province, 6 km N of Nui Dat

15-23 Jul.
Operation MOKOLEIA, 1/5 (25th Infantry) search and destroy in the Filhol Plantation

16-18 Jul.
Operation BRISBANE begins 6RAR will launch a search and destroy mission in the Nui Dinh hills, some 4 km north of Route 15 and 12 km WSW of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province.

16-30 Jul.
Operation DECKHOUSE II begins. The SLF with 3/5 Marines as BLT will conduct an amphibious assault on the coast between Cua Viet and the southern boundary of the DMZ. Once ashore, the BLT will join TF DELTA in Operation HASTINGS.

17-22 Jul.
Operation CEDAR RAPIDS I, 1/2, 2/2, 1/16, 1/26 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in the Ong Dong jungle, Binh Duong Province.

17 Jul.-1 Aug.
Operation HAYES, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division reconnaissance and screening west of Dak To and Dak Pek in Kontum Province.

17 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation AURORA II, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy 80km NE of Bien Hoa, Binh Tuy, Lam Dong and Long Khanh Provinces.

New Operations today in 1966:

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