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On This Day
19 July, 1967
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is an American light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Cessna.
It was developed during the Vietnam War in response to military interest in new counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft to replace aging types such as the Douglas A-1 Skyraider. A formal United States Air Force (USAF) evaluation of the T-37 Tweet basic trainer for the COIN mission was conducted in late 1962, after which it was concluded that it could be modified to effectively perform the role. The attack-orientated A-37 was directly derived from the T-37, roughly doubling in both all-up weight and engine thrust as to permit considerable quantities of munitions to be carried along with extended flight endurance and additional mission avionics. The prototype YAT-37D performed its maiden flight during October 1964.
Two days underway, Project Combat Dragon was the combat testing of the A-37A Dragonfly at Bien Hoa Air Base by the 604th Air Commando Squadron. The testing ran from 17 July 1967 through mid December.
In testing, the A-37 was shown to be relatively low-maintenance, accurate, and suffering relatively few combat losses. It was able to engage targets at speeds roughly 100 miles per hour slower than swept-wing fighters and by doing so improve its bombing accuracy; pilots were reportedly able to achieve an average accuracy of 45 feet (14 m). While the aircraft's slow speed was feared to make it more vulnerable to hostile ground fire, the A-37's relatively small size, atypical speeds, and relatively low altitudes combined to make it somewhat hard to effectively hit with gunfire. The A-37 required a relatively low amount of maintenance compared to contemporary fighters—only two hours of maintenance for each hour of flight time, six times less than that of the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, for example.
Having proved to be effective in the theater , in August 1967, 25 A-37As were deployed operationally to Vietnam flying "air commando" missions, including close air support, helicopter escort, FAC, and night interdiction. Combat loads included high-explosive bombs, cluster munition dispensers, unguided rocket packs, napalm tanks, and the SUU-11/A Minigun pod.
The A-37 largely operated over South Vietnam, as well as in neighboring Laos and Cambodia.
By the war's end, the A-37 had flown over 160,000 combat sorties, during which only 22 of the aircraft were recorded as lost due to combat. The A-37 remained active in the theatre right up until the Fall of Saigon, shortly prior to which efforts were made to retrieve as many as possible before they fell into North Vietnamese hands. As a consequence of the North Vietnamese seizure of Da Nang Air Base at the end of March 1975, their forces captured large amounts of stores and equipment, including 33 intact A-37s. On 28 April 1975, several of these captured A-37s were used by the North Vietnamese to attack Tan Son Nhut Air Base, still held by the South Vietnamese.
19 July, 1967
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is an American light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Cessna.
It was developed during the Vietnam War in response to military interest in new counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft to replace aging types such as the Douglas A-1 Skyraider. A formal United States Air Force (USAF) evaluation of the T-37 Tweet basic trainer for the COIN mission was conducted in late 1962, after which it was concluded that it could be modified to effectively perform the role. The attack-orientated A-37 was directly derived from the T-37, roughly doubling in both all-up weight and engine thrust as to permit considerable quantities of munitions to be carried along with extended flight endurance and additional mission avionics. The prototype YAT-37D performed its maiden flight during October 1964.
Two days underway, Project Combat Dragon was the combat testing of the A-37A Dragonfly at Bien Hoa Air Base by the 604th Air Commando Squadron. The testing ran from 17 July 1967 through mid December.
In testing, the A-37 was shown to be relatively low-maintenance, accurate, and suffering relatively few combat losses. It was able to engage targets at speeds roughly 100 miles per hour slower than swept-wing fighters and by doing so improve its bombing accuracy; pilots were reportedly able to achieve an average accuracy of 45 feet (14 m). While the aircraft's slow speed was feared to make it more vulnerable to hostile ground fire, the A-37's relatively small size, atypical speeds, and relatively low altitudes combined to make it somewhat hard to effectively hit with gunfire. The A-37 required a relatively low amount of maintenance compared to contemporary fighters—only two hours of maintenance for each hour of flight time, six times less than that of the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, for example.
Having proved to be effective in the theater , in August 1967, 25 A-37As were deployed operationally to Vietnam flying "air commando" missions, including close air support, helicopter escort, FAC, and night interdiction. Combat loads included high-explosive bombs, cluster munition dispensers, unguided rocket packs, napalm tanks, and the SUU-11/A Minigun pod.
The A-37 largely operated over South Vietnam, as well as in neighboring Laos and Cambodia.
By the war's end, the A-37 had flown over 160,000 combat sorties, during which only 22 of the aircraft were recorded as lost due to combat. The A-37 remained active in the theatre right up until the Fall of Saigon, shortly prior to which efforts were made to retrieve as many as possible before they fell into North Vietnamese hands. As a consequence of the North Vietnamese seizure of Da Nang Air Base at the end of March 1975, their forces captured large amounts of stores and equipment, including 33 intact A-37s. On 28 April 1975, several of these captured A-37s were used by the North Vietnamese to attack Tan Son Nhut Air Base, still held by the South Vietnamese.
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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.
15-23 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
16-30 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.
18 Jul.
Operation: HAC HO 34
Location: Plateau Gi, Kontum Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 24th Special Tactical Zone.
18 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 246
Location: Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div.
New Operations today in 1966:
None
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.
15-23 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
16-30 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.
18 Jul.
Operation: HAC HO 34
Location: Plateau Gi, Kontum Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 24th Special Tactical Zone.
18 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 246
Location: Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div.
New Operations today in 1966:
None
Re: Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam !!!
Re: Vietnam
On This Day
20 July, 1966
Lieutenant Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war. Of the seven prisoners of war who escaped together from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos, only he and Thai citizen Phisit Intharathat survived.
The story of Dengler's capture and escape was later depicted in the 2006 epic war film Rescue Dawn, which starred Christian Bale.
20 July, 1966
Lieutenant Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war. Of the seven prisoners of war who escaped together from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos, only he and Thai citizen Phisit Intharathat survived.
The story of Dengler's capture and escape was later depicted in the 2006 epic war film Rescue Dawn, which starred Christian Bale.
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Re: Vietnam
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.
15-23 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
16-30 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:
20 Jul.
Operation: BINH PHU 14
Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div.
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.
15-23 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
16-30 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:
20 Jul.
Operation: BINH PHU 14
Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div.
Re: Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam !!!
Re: Vietnam
On This Day
21 July, 1954
The Geneva Accords were signed in Paris. The accords called for a cease fire in the war, the independence of Vietnam, its division at the 17th parallel of latitude into two provisional states, North Vietnam and the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), and the establishment of a demilitarized zone 10 kilometers (6 miles) wide separating the two provisional states. Viet Minh soldiers were to withdraw to the north and military forces allied to France to the south. Free movement between north and south was granted for 300 days.
The Final Declaration stated that the demarcation line at the 17th parallel between North and South Vietnam was only "provisional and should not in any way be interpreted as constituting a political or territorial boundary." Elections by secret ballot were to be held in July 1956 to unite the north and the south into a single country. (In his autobiography published in 1963, Eisenhower noted that "had elections been held as of the time of the fighting [1954], possibly 80 per cent of the population would have voted for the Communist Ho Chi Minh ... rather than chief of State Bao Dai." This clearly indicated major difficulties for any candidate other than Ho Chi Minh in those 1956 elections.)
Neither the United States nor the Viet Minh were pleased with the Geneva Accords, the U.S. because Vietnam north of the 17th parallel was given to the communist Viet Minh, the Viet Minh because, despite their military victory, they gained control over only one-half the country. Under pressure from the Soviet Union and China, the Viet Minh (hereafter called North Vietnam) signed the agreement. Neither the United States nor South Vietnam signed the Accords. The U.S. only "took note" of the Accords and promised not to "disturb them" by the threat or use of force.
21 July, 1954
The Geneva Accords were signed in Paris. The accords called for a cease fire in the war, the independence of Vietnam, its division at the 17th parallel of latitude into two provisional states, North Vietnam and the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), and the establishment of a demilitarized zone 10 kilometers (6 miles) wide separating the two provisional states. Viet Minh soldiers were to withdraw to the north and military forces allied to France to the south. Free movement between north and south was granted for 300 days.
The Final Declaration stated that the demarcation line at the 17th parallel between North and South Vietnam was only "provisional and should not in any way be interpreted as constituting a political or territorial boundary." Elections by secret ballot were to be held in July 1956 to unite the north and the south into a single country. (In his autobiography published in 1963, Eisenhower noted that "had elections been held as of the time of the fighting [1954], possibly 80 per cent of the population would have voted for the Communist Ho Chi Minh ... rather than chief of State Bao Dai." This clearly indicated major difficulties for any candidate other than Ho Chi Minh in those 1956 elections.)
Neither the United States nor the Viet Minh were pleased with the Geneva Accords, the U.S. because Vietnam north of the 17th parallel was given to the communist Viet Minh, the Viet Minh because, despite their military victory, they gained control over only one-half the country. Under pressure from the Soviet Union and China, the Viet Minh (hereafter called North Vietnam) signed the agreement. Neither the United States nor South Vietnam signed the Accords. The U.S. only "took note" of the Accords and promised not to "disturb them" by the threat or use of force.
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Re: Vietnam
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.
15-23 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
16-30 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:
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
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.
15-23 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
16-30 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:
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
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On This Day
22 July, 1968
The 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) deployed to South Vietnam.
22 July, 1968
The 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) deployed to South Vietnam.
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On This Day
23 July, 1967
The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, was the bloodiest of the urban uprisings in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the Detroit Police Department, it began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan.
The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar, known as a blind pig, on the city's Near West Side
In the early hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967, Detroit Police Department (DPD) officers raided an unlicensed weekend drinking club (known locally as a blind pig) in the office of the United Community League for Civic Action. They expected a few revelers inside, but instead found a party of 82 people celebrating the return of two local GIs from the Vietnam War. The police decided to arrest everyone present. While they were arranging for transportation, a sizable crowd of onlookers gathered on the street, having witnessed the raid. Later, in a memoir, William Walter Scott III, a doorman whose father was running the raided blind pig, took responsibility for starting the riot by inciting the crowd and throwing a bottle at a police officer.
The riot exploded into one of the deadliest and most destructive social insurgences in American history, lasting five days and surpassing the scale of Detroit's 1943 race riot 24 years earlier.
Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit to help end the disturbance. President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in elements of the the United States Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions.
Some analysts believed that violence escalated with the deployment of troops, although they brought rioting under control within 48 hours. Nearly all of the Michigan Army National Guard were exclusively white, inexperienced militarily, and did not have urban backgrounds, while the Army paratroopers were racially integrated and had seen service in Vietnam. As a result, the Army paratroopers were at ease and able to communicate easily in the city while the National Guardsmen were not as effective. The National Guardsmen engaged in what they said were firefights with locals, resulting in the death of one Guardsman. Of the 12 people that troops shot and killed, only one was shot by a federal soldier. Army paratroopers were ordered not to load their weapons except under the direct order of an officer. The Cyrus Vance report made afterward criticized the actions of the National Guardsmen, who shot and killed nine civilians.
Tanks and machine guns were used in the effort to keep the peace. Film footage and photos that were viewed internationally showed a city on fire, with tanks and combat troops in firefights in the streets.
The riot resulted in 43 deaths, 1,189 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 400 buildings destroyed.
The scale of the riot was the worst in the United States since the 1863 New York City draft riots during the American Civil War, and it was not surpassed until the 1992 Los Angeles riots 25 years later.
23 July, 1967
The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, was the bloodiest of the urban uprisings in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the Detroit Police Department, it began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan.
The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar, known as a blind pig, on the city's Near West Side
In the early hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967, Detroit Police Department (DPD) officers raided an unlicensed weekend drinking club (known locally as a blind pig) in the office of the United Community League for Civic Action. They expected a few revelers inside, but instead found a party of 82 people celebrating the return of two local GIs from the Vietnam War. The police decided to arrest everyone present. While they were arranging for transportation, a sizable crowd of onlookers gathered on the street, having witnessed the raid. Later, in a memoir, William Walter Scott III, a doorman whose father was running the raided blind pig, took responsibility for starting the riot by inciting the crowd and throwing a bottle at a police officer.
The riot exploded into one of the deadliest and most destructive social insurgences in American history, lasting five days and surpassing the scale of Detroit's 1943 race riot 24 years earlier.
Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit to help end the disturbance. President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in elements of the the United States Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions.
Some analysts believed that violence escalated with the deployment of troops, although they brought rioting under control within 48 hours. Nearly all of the Michigan Army National Guard were exclusively white, inexperienced militarily, and did not have urban backgrounds, while the Army paratroopers were racially integrated and had seen service in Vietnam. As a result, the Army paratroopers were at ease and able to communicate easily in the city while the National Guardsmen were not as effective. The National Guardsmen engaged in what they said were firefights with locals, resulting in the death of one Guardsman. Of the 12 people that troops shot and killed, only one was shot by a federal soldier. Army paratroopers were ordered not to load their weapons except under the direct order of an officer. The Cyrus Vance report made afterward criticized the actions of the National Guardsmen, who shot and killed nine civilians.
Tanks and machine guns were used in the effort to keep the peace. Film footage and photos that were viewed internationally showed a city on fire, with tanks and combat troops in firefights in the streets.
The riot resulted in 43 deaths, 1,189 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 400 buildings destroyed.
The scale of the riot was the worst in the United States since the 1863 New York City draft riots during the American Civil War, and it was not surpassed until the 1992 Los Angeles riots 25 years later.
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24 July, 1954
John Foster Dulles was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, Dulles served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation 1959 (due to his colon cancer diagnosis) and was briefly a Republican Senator from New York (State) in 1949. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, who advocated an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world.
Commenting on the Geneva Accords and U.S. objectives in Vietnam, Dulles said "The important thing...is to seize the future opportunity to prevent the loss of northern Vietnam from leading to the extension of Communism throughout Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific."
24 July, 1954
John Foster Dulles was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, Dulles served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation 1959 (due to his colon cancer diagnosis) and was briefly a Republican Senator from New York (State) in 1949. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, who advocated an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world.
Commenting on the Geneva Accords and U.S. objectives in Vietnam, Dulles said "The important thing...is to seize the future opportunity to prevent the loss of northern Vietnam from leading to the extension of Communism throughout Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific."
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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.
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.
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 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.
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
23 Jul.-6 Aug.
Operation: KOKOHEAD
Location: Trung Lap, Tan Thanh Dong, Liocara Plantation, Ho Bo Woods, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 3-13 Art (-); 3/49 ARVN Bn. Execution: the operation was conducted west and north of Cu Chi. Results: 42 enemy killed, 25 detained, 8 US KIA, 97 US WIA.
New Operations today in 1966:
24-29 Jul.
Operation: HOBART
Location: Xa Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 5RAR (one Co), 161 Bty RNZA, 1 APC Sqn (2 Trp). Intelligence: D445 PLAF Bn. Execution: operation took place 5 km east to east-southeast of Nui Dat near Xa Long Tan. Results: 7 enemy killed, 2 AUS KIA, 17 AUS WIA.
Other
24 Jul. US tactical air strikes commence in the DMZ.
24 Jul. Royal Thai Air Force squadron arrives in RVN to aid
VNAF airlift mission.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
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.
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 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.
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
23 Jul.-6 Aug.
Operation: KOKOHEAD
Location: Trung Lap, Tan Thanh Dong, Liocara Plantation, Ho Bo Woods, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 3-13 Art (-); 3/49 ARVN Bn. Execution: the operation was conducted west and north of Cu Chi. Results: 42 enemy killed, 25 detained, 8 US KIA, 97 US WIA.
New Operations today in 1966:
24-29 Jul.
Operation: HOBART
Location: Xa Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 5RAR (one Co), 161 Bty RNZA, 1 APC Sqn (2 Trp). Intelligence: D445 PLAF Bn. Execution: operation took place 5 km east to east-southeast of Nui Dat near Xa Long Tan. Results: 7 enemy killed, 2 AUS KIA, 17 AUS WIA.
Other
24 Jul. US tactical air strikes commence in the DMZ.
24 Jul. Royal Thai Air Force squadron arrives in RVN to aid
VNAF airlift mission.
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25 July, 1967
VC appeared at homes in Bình Triệu, Long An Province and kidnapped four men, a woman and the woman's 16-year-old son. All six were found the following morning along Highway 13, shot in the head with their hands tied behind their backs.
25 July, 1967
VC appeared at homes in Bình Triệu, Long An Province and kidnapped four men, a woman and the woman's 16-year-old son. All six were found the following morning along Highway 13, shot in the head with their hands tied behind their backs.
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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.
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.
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 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.
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
23 Jul.-6 Aug.
Operation: KOKOHEAD
Location: Trung Lap, Tan Thanh Dong, Liocara Plantation, Ho Bo Woods, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 3-13 Art (-); 3/49 ARVN Bn. Execution: the operation was conducted west and north of Cu Chi. Results: 42 enemy killed, 25 detained, 8 US KIA, 97 US WIA.
24-29 Jul.
Operation: HOBART
Location: Xa Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 5RAR (one Co), 161 Bty RNZA, 1 APC Sqn (2 Trp). Intelligence: D445 PLAF Bn. Execution: operation took place 5 km east to east-southeast of Nui Dat near Xa Long Tan. Results: 7 enemy killed, 2 AUS KIA, 17 AUS WIA.
New Operations today in 1966:
25 Jul.
Operation: STEEL HORSE VII
Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: artillery raid. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: C/6-16 Art
Other
25 Jul.
Premier Ky declares in magazine interview that invasion of NVN is necessary to win war.
25 Jul.
USAID Public Safety Advisor Normal L. Clowers killed by VC in ambush in Khanh Hoa Province, 8th USAID employee killed in RVN.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
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.
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 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.
21 Jul.-5 Sep.
Operation: JOHN PAUL JONES
Location: Tuy Hoa, Vung Ro Bay, Song Cau, Dong Tre, Tuy An. Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-8 Cav (16 Aug-5 Sep), 1-22 Inf (28 Aug-5 Sep), 2-320 Art, 5-27 Art (-), B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326th Eng Bn; 2d ROK Marine Brigade (21 Jul-18 Aug); 1/47 ARVN Bn. Intelligence: 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments, 95th PAVN Art Bn, 85th PLAF Bn. Execution: The brigade began deployment from Dak To by C-130 aircraft on 15 Jul and closed into Tuy Hoa in 21 Jul, reuniting with 2-327 Inf. Phase I of JOHN PAUL JONES kicked off on 21 Jul with 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf conducting search and destroy operations around the Vung Ro Bay to secure engineer work parties in the area. On 30 Jul, Phase II began with 2-502 Inf air-assaulting west of Song Cau to exploit a B-52 strike but found nothing. From 3-8 Aug the brigade conducted training and refitting at Tuy Hoa South while 2-327 Inf secured the Vung Ro area in coordination with the 2d ROK Marine Bde. From 8-15 Aug, 1-327 Inf and 2-502 Inf again exploited a B-52 strike, this time west of Dong Tre, failing to make contact but leaving stay-behind forces. Phase III began on 16 Aug with 2-8 Cav coming under opcon of the brigade and deploying to Dong Tre. On 17-18 Aug, 1-327 and 2-502 relieved the ROK Marines in place as they redeployed north to Chu Lai. On 18 Aug, 2-327 Inf moved to Dong Tre and the mission around Vung Ro was assumed by TF BRAVO (C/2-502 Inf, A/2-17 Cav). 2-327 Inf then moved overland toward Tuy An to protect the rice harvest there. On 22 Aug, 2-8 Cav conducted an air assault west of Dong Tre to exploit intelligence info from the stay-behind forces but failed to make contact. On 24 Aug, C/1-327 Inf was deployed to Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province to provide security for the deployment of the 9th ROK Inf Div. On 28 Aug, 2-8 Cav, 2-327 Inf and 1/47 ARVN Bn swept the area between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An but found little. On 28 Aug, 1-22 Inf passed under opcon to the brigade and relieved TF BRAVO from its security mission around Vung Ro Bay. Results: 209 enemy killed, 40 detained, 23 US KIA, 132 US WIA.
23 Jul.-6 Aug.
Operation: KOKOHEAD
Location: Trung Lap, Tan Thanh Dong, Liocara Plantation, Ho Bo Woods, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 3-13 Art (-); 3/49 ARVN Bn. Execution: the operation was conducted west and north of Cu Chi. Results: 42 enemy killed, 25 detained, 8 US KIA, 97 US WIA.
24-29 Jul.
Operation: HOBART
Location: Xa Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 5RAR (one Co), 161 Bty RNZA, 1 APC Sqn (2 Trp). Intelligence: D445 PLAF Bn. Execution: operation took place 5 km east to east-southeast of Nui Dat near Xa Long Tan. Results: 7 enemy killed, 2 AUS KIA, 17 AUS WIA.
New Operations today in 1966:
25 Jul.
Operation: STEEL HORSE VII
Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: artillery raid. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: C/6-16 Art
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25 Jul.
Premier Ky declares in magazine interview that invasion of NVN is necessary to win war.
25 Jul.
USAID Public Safety Advisor Normal L. Clowers killed by VC in ambush in Khanh Hoa Province, 8th USAID employee killed in RVN.
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