Vietnam

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

1-9 Mar.
Operation: DAN CHI 281/A
Location: Ba Xuyen Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 21st ARVN Division. Results: 109 enemy killed, 83 detained, 3 ARVN WIA.

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7-11 Mar.
Operation: CUMBERLAND
Location: Tan Hiep, Binh Tri, Co Mi Jungle, Dong Nai Sensitive Zone, Bien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 2-16 Inf, 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 58th ARVN RF Bn (-). Execution: This was a sub operation of LAM SON 67. In Phase I (7-8 Mar) the combined Allied forces searched the villages of Tan Hiep and Binh Tri. In Phase II (9-11 Mar), 2-16 Inf conducted search and destroy operations in the eastern part of the Co Mi Jungle with negative contact. Results: 14 enemy detained.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

New Operations

9 Mar.
Operation: CUU LONG/77/GC/67
Location: Go Cong Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 7th ARVN Div. Execution: operation conducted 5 km southeast of Go Cong by Go Cong Sector forces, three RF companies and RAG 21. Results: 1 enemy killed, 6 captured, 7 detained.

Other

9 Mar.
President acknowledge US jets based in Thailand are bombing NVN.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7-11 Mar.
Operation: CUMBERLAND
Location: Tan Hiep, Binh Tri, Co Mi Jungle, Dong Nai Sensitive Zone, Bien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 2-16 Inf, 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 58th ARVN RF Bn (-). Execution: This was a sub operation of LAM SON 67. In Phase I (7-8 Mar) the combined Allied forces searched the villages of Tan Hiep and Binh Tri. In Phase II (9-11 Mar), 2-16 Inf conducted search and destroy operations in the eastern part of the Co Mi Jungle with negative contact. Results: 14 enemy detained.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

New Operations

10-12 Mar.
Operation: YUBA
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/4 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted southwest of Da Nang in the general area from which the first enemy initiated 140mm rocket attack was launched against Da Nang AB on 27 Feb. Results: 1 enemy killed, 8 detained, 10 US WIA.

10-14 Mar.
Operation: LAM SON 25
Location: Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 191 enemy killed, 3 detained, 27 ARVN KIA, 96 ARVN WIA.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

Other

10 Mar.
US planes bomb the Thai Nguyen iron and steel complex 38 miles north of Hanoi in the first bombing raid on major industrial installations in North Vietnam.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7-11 Mar.
Operation: CUMBERLAND
Location: Tan Hiep, Binh Tri, Co Mi Jungle, Dong Nai Sensitive Zone, Bien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div. Task organization: 2-16 Inf, 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 58th ARVN RF Bn (-). Execution: This was a sub operation of LAM SON 67. In Phase I (7-8 Mar) the combined Allied forces searched the villages of Tan Hiep and Binh Tri. In Phase II (9-11 Mar), 2-16 Inf conducted search and destroy operations in the eastern part of the Co Mi Jungle with negative contact. Results: 14 enemy detained.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-12 Mar.
Operation: YUBA
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/4 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted southwest of Da Nang in the general area from which the first enemy initiated 140mm rocket attack was launched against Da Nang AB on 27 Feb. Results: 1 enemy killed, 8 detained, 10 US WIA.

10-14 Mar.
Operation: LAM SON 25
Location: Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 191 enemy killed, 3 detained, 27 ARVN KIA, 96 ARVN WIA.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

New Operations

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

Other

11 Mar.
White House announces presidential trip to Guam on 19 March for conference with COMUSMACV, CINCPAC and SECDEF.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-12 Mar.
Operation: YUBA
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/4 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted southwest of Da Nang in the general area from which the first enemy initiated 140mm rocket attack was launched against Da Nang AB on 27 Feb. Results: 1 enemy killed, 8 detained, 10 US WIA.

10-14 Mar.
Operation: LAM SON 25
Location: Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 191 enemy killed, 3 detained, 27 ARVN KIA, 96 ARVN WIA.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

New Operations

12 Mar.
Operation: SONG THAN 8
Location: Bong Son, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task organization: 3rd and 4th VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution: Operation conducted near the Bong Son River. Results: 2 enemy captured, 44 detained, 1 VNMC WIA.

12 Mar.
Operation: CUU LONG/78/GC/67
Location: Soirap, Go Cong Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 7th ARVN Div. Execution: operation conducted at the mouth of the Soirap River by elts of the 7th ARVN Div and RAG 21 and 33. Results: 30 enemy killed.

12-13 Mar.
Operation: PHI PHUNG 5
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 51st ARVN Rgt. Results: 125 enemy killed, 5 ARVN KIA, 11 ARVN WIA.

Other

12 Mar. US strike pilots fly 575 tactical air strikes over RVN, tying 22 Feb record.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-14 Mar.
Operation: LAM SON 25
Location: Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 191 enemy killed, 3 detained, 27 ARVN KIA, 96 ARVN WIA.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

12-13 Mar.
Operation: PHI PHUNG 5
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 51st ARVN Rgt. Results: 125 enemy killed, 5 ARVN KIA, 11 ARVN WIA.

New Operations

13 Mar.
Operation: TRAN TRUNG TIEN/12/67
Location: Vinh Binh Province. Type: search and destroy. Execution: operation conducted 32 km south of Phu Vinh by Vinh Binh Sector forces and VNN Coastal Group 36. Results: 1 enemy killed, 11 detained.

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

Other

13 Mar.
USG announces agreement with RTG to base B-52s in Thailand

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-14 Mar.
Operation: LAM SON 25
Location: Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 191 enemy killed, 3 detained, 27 ARVN KIA, 96 ARVN WIA.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

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Other

14 Mar.
A steel-hulled trawler intercepted by MARKET TIME units 60 miles southeast of Da Nang. After an exchange of fire the trawler beached at Phuoc Thien and was destroyed. Large amount of weapons and munitions seized.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

New Operations

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

Other

15 Mar.
RAAF Caribou and Iroquois aircraft make their first air strikes of the war.

15 Mar.
President Johnson announces AMB Ellsworth Bunker will replace AMB Henry Cabot Lodge in Saigon.

15 Mar.
Premier Ky announces he, Chief od State Thieu and CJCS Vien will meet US officials in Guam on 19 March.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

New Operations

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

Other

16 Mar.
US cargo ship, SS Conqueror, while heading up the Long Tau River hit by six rounds of 75mm RR fire.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

13-18 Mar.
Operation: TIPPECANOE
Location: Quang Tin Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 5th Marines. Task organization: 1/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted 10 km south of Tam Ky. Results: 3 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 4 US WIA

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

New Operations

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

18-23 Mar.
Operation: INTOSH JOYCE 4
Location: Long Khanh Province. Execution: (no other info).

Other

18 Mar.
South Vietnam's Constituent Assembly votes unanimous final approval of entire constitution.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-18 Mar.
Operation: PRAIRIE II
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Hill 124, Hill 162, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd). Task organization: 1/3 Marines (1-6 Feb), 2/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, F/2/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 12th Marines (-). Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div. Execution: PRAIRIE II was a continuation of Operation PRAIRIE in the DMZ area against enemy infiltration in Quang Tri Province. On 6 Feb, due to the lack of activity around Khe Sanh, 1/3 Marines was relieved by Co B 1/9 Marines and departed for Okinawa. After the Tet truce period (8-12 Feb), enemy movement dramatically increased both north and south of the Ben Hai River and on 25 Feb, the Marines were given permission to fire in the DMZ for the first time. On 27 Feb, a Marine Recon team was surrounded by a company from the 812th Rgt, 324B Div, 5 km north of Cam Lo. Cos L/3/4 and L/2/3 were sent to the aid of the endangered team and the contact soon developed into a major engagement with additional Marine companies being committed into the fray. When the battle ended on the morning of March 3, more than 200 enemy bodies were found. On 7 March, between 420 and 485 mortar and rocket rounds hit Camp Carroll, including 209 spin-stabilized 122mm rockets. The remainder of PRAIRIE II consisted of a series of battalion sweeps between Cam Lo and Con Thien. The Marines located several mass graves, the discovery of many abandoned bodies emphasizing the disorganized state of the enemy. Results: 694 enemy killed, 20 detained, 93 US KIA, 483 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-19 Mar.
Operation: OVERLORD II
Location: Loc Thanh Ha Island, Rach Cat, Vam Co, Soirap, Rung Sat Special Zone. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 199th Inf Bde (Lt); 25th ARVN Div. Execution: OVERLORD II was conducted by elts of the 199th Inf Bde (Lt) and 25th ARVN Div with support from RAG 24 and 28. The objective of the operation was to secure the area around an old French fort on Loc Thanh Ha Island. The fort, located at the junction of the Rach Cat, Vam Co and Soirap Rivers, 24 km south of Saigon, was earmarked for permanent use by US troops. Results: 15 enemy killed, 16 captured, 101 detained, friendly losses not reported.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

10-19 Mar.
Operation: OCEAN DRIVE
Location: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-56 Project SIGMA. Execution: Operation initiated on request from II FFORCEV in western Long Khanh and eastern Bien Hoa Provinces to investigate the presence of a battalion from the 274th PLAF Rgt along Route 1 between Xuan Loc and Long Binh. Results: (no info).

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

18-23 Mar.
Operation: INTOSH JOYCE 4
Location: Long Khanh Province. Execution: (no other info).

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

18-23 Mar.
Operation: INTOSH JOYCE 4
Location: Long Khanh Province. Execution: (no other info).

New Operations

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

Other

20 Mar.
The Southv Vtnamese Armed Forces Directorate issues communique stating its intention to accept Constitution as adopted by Constituent Assembly.

20 Mar.
President Johnson, SECDEF McNamara and CJCS GEN Wheeler arrive in Guam for talks with Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu. AMBs Bunker, Komer and Lodge and GEN Westmoreland attends.

20 Mar.
MG John H. Hay, USA, assumes command of the 1st Infantry Division.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

18-23 Mar.
Operation: INTOSH JOYCE 4
Location: Long Khanh Province. Execution: (no other info).

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

New Operations

21-25 Mar.
Operation: NEW CASTLE
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted in the southern portion of the Da Nang TAOR 4 km northwest of An Hoa. On 23 Mar, E/2/5 made significant contact with an estimated enemy battalion, killing 61. The following day, Cos E and F fell in an U-shaped ambush but both units reacted swiftly, killing 42 VCs while losing only 1 KIA. Results: 118 enemy killed, 34 detained, 5 US KIA, 55 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8-23 Mar.
Operation: FARRAGUT IV
Location: Son Hai, Vinh Hao, Secret Base 7, Secret Base 35, Route 1, Route 407, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 101st Abn Div. Task organization: 1-327 Inf, 2-327 Inf, 2-502 Inf, 2-320 Art, B/1-30 Art, A/2-17 Cav, A/326 Eng, 2/44 ARVN Bn, 4th Troop, 8th ARVN ACS. Execution: The fourth phase of Operation FARRAGUT was directed into Secret Base 35 south of Phan Rang and west of Route 1. on 8 Mar, LRRP teams were inserted into the AO to conduct ambush and surveillance patrols, followed the next day by 2-502 Inf executing an airmobile raid to cordon and search the hamlet of Son Hai on the coast. At the same time, 2-327 Inf was combat assaulted into the northern part of the secret base while 1-327 Inf moved overland from Tuy Phong. Contact was light and infrequent. On 10 Mar, the brigade CP was relocated from Song Mao to the brigade main base camp at Phan Rang. On 13 Mar, 2-327 Inf with one battery of artillery terminated its participation in FARRAGUT and was moved overland to Tuy Hoa to reinforce Task Force IVY. On 15 Mar, 2-502 Inf conducted an overland and airmobile movement just to the south of Secret Base 7 but made minimal contact. On 22 Mar, 1-327 Inf returned to Phan Rang while 2-502 Inf conducted a oneday airmobile raid on the deserted hamlet of Vinh Hao in Binh Thuan Province, capturing only 2 ARVN deserters. The following day, Operation FARRAGUT was terminated and all the brigade elements closed Phan Rang. Results: (all four phases) 115 enemy killed, 20 captured, 119 detained, 1 returnee, 15 US KIA, 114 US WIA, 5 ARVN WIA

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

18-23 Mar.
Operation: INTOSH JOYCE 4
Location: Long Khanh Province. Execution: (no other info).

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21-25 Mar.
Operation: NEW CASTLE
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted in the southern portion of the Da Nang TAOR 4 km northwest of An Hoa. On 23 Mar, E/2/5 made significant contact with an estimated enemy battalion, killing 61. The following day, Cos E and F fell in an U-shaped ambush but both units reacted swiftly, killing 42 VCs while losing only 1 KIA. Results: 118 enemy killed, 34 detained, 5 US KIA, 55 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

New Operations

23-24 Mar.
Operation: EARLY
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 1/1 Marines, 2/4 ARVN ACR. Execution: Operation conducted south of Da Nang with light contact. Results: 5 enemy killed, 3 detained, 2 US WIA.

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Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21-25 Mar.
Operation: NEW CASTLE
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted in the southern portion of the Da Nang TAOR 4 km northwest of An Hoa. On 23 Mar, E/2/5 made significant contact with an estimated enemy battalion, killing 61. The following day, Cos E and F fell in an U-shaped ambush but both units reacted swiftly, killing 42 VCs while losing only 1 KIA. Results: 118 enemy killed, 34 detained, 5 US KIA, 55 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

23-24 Mar.
Operation: EARLY
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 1/1 Marines, 2/4 ARVN ACR. Execution: Operation conducted south of Da Nang with light contact. Results: 5 enemy killed, 3 detained, 2 US WIA.

New Operations

24-25 Mar.
Operation: CAI CACH/5/3
Location: Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 25th ARVN Div. Results: 243 enemy killed, 2 ARVN KIA, 14 ARVN WIA, 14 ARVN MIA.

24-26 Mar.
Operation: CUU LONG/57/SD
Location: Kien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 7th ARVN Div. Execution: operation conducted 16 km south of My Tho by elts of the 7th ARVN Div and RAG 21, 23, 27, 31 and 33. Results: 15 enemy

Other

24 Mar.
LTG Jonathan O. Seaman, USA, turns over command of Headquarters II FFORCEV to LTG Bruce Palmer, Jr., USA.

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

10 Jan.-23 Mar.
Operation: BLACKJACK 41
Location: Chau Doc Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Execution: mobile guerrilla operation conducted in the Seven Mountains region of IV CTZ.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21-25 Mar.
Operation: NEW CASTLE
Location: Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/5 Marines. Execution: Operation conducted in the southern portion of the Da Nang TAOR 4 km northwest of An Hoa. On 23 Mar, E/2/5 made significant contact with an estimated enemy battalion, killing 61. The following day, Cos E and F fell in an U-shaped ambush but both units reacted swiftly, killing 42 VCs while losing only 1 KIA. Results: 118 enemy killed, 34 detained, 5 US KIA, 55 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

24-25 Mar.
Operation: CAI CACH/5/3
Location: Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 25th ARVN Div. Results: 243 enemy killed, 2 ARVN KIA, 14 ARVN WIA, 14 ARVN MIA.

24-26 Mar.
Operation: CUU LONG/57/SD
Location: Kien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 7th ARVN Div. Execution: operation conducted 16 km south of My Tho by elts of the 7th ARVN Div and RAG 21, 23, 27, 31 and 33. Results: 15 enemy

New Operations

25-28 Mar.
Operation: PERRY
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/7 Marines; one Co from 2d ROKMC Bde. Execution: Operation conducted south of Chu Lai with light contact. Results: 9 detained, 10 US WIA.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

24-26 Mar.
Operation: CUU LONG/57/SD
Location: Kien Hoa Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 7th ARVN Div. Execution: operation conducted 16 km south of My Tho by elts of the 7th ARVN Div and RAG 21, 23, 27, 31 and 33. Results: 15 enemy

25-28 Mar.
Operation: PERRY
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/7 Marines; one Co from 2d ROKMC Bde. Execution: Operation conducted south of Chu Lai with light contact. Results: 9 detained, 10 US WIA.

New Operations

26-27 Mar.
Operation: LONG PHI/999/G
Location: Vinh Long Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th ARVN Div. Results: 142 enemy killed, 4 detained, 14 ARVN KIA, 78 ARVN WIA.

26 Mar-4 Apr.
Operation: QUYET THANG/56/G
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2nd ARVN Div. Results: 74 enemy killed, no friendly casualties.

Other

26 Mar.
III MAF is ordered to prepare a plan for locating, constructing, and occupying a strong point obstacle system south of the DMZ to prevent the North Vietnamese from infiltrating through that zone into South Vietnam. III MAF eventually begins building this strong point system later in the year while under fire by North Vietnamese artillery. This anti-infiltration effort, also known as Dye Marker and Project Nine, is called "McNamara's Wall" by the media. A series of strong points are sited so as to force infiltrators into 'corridors' where they can be located and destroyed by American planes, arty and infantry

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

25-28 Mar.
Operation: PERRY
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/7 Marines; one Co from 2d ROKMC Bde. Execution: Operation conducted south of Chu Lai with light contact. Results: 9 detained, 10 US WIA.

26-27 Mar.
Operation: LONG PHI/999/G
Location: Vinh Long Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th ARVN Div. Results: 142 enemy killed, 4 detained, 14 ARVN KIA, 78 ARVN WIA.

26 Mar-4 Apr.
Operation: QUYET THANG/56/G
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2nd ARVN Div. Results: 74 enemy killed, no friendly casualties.

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Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

25-28 Mar.
Operation: PERRY
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/7 Marines; one Co from 2d ROKMC Bde. Execution: Operation conducted south of Chu Lai with light contact. Results: 9 detained, 10 US WIA.

26-27 Mar.
Operation: LONG PHI/999/G
Location: Vinh Long Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th ARVN Div. Results: 142 enemy killed, 4 detained, 14 ARVN KIA, 78 ARVN WIA.

26 Mar-4 Apr.
Operation: QUYET THANG/56/G
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2nd ARVN Div. Results: 74 enemy killed, no friendly casualties.

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Ongoing Operations today in 1967

26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68
Operation: BYRD
Location: Phan Thiet, LZ BETTY, Binh Thuan Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: I FFORCEV. Task organization: TF 2-7: 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, A/1-21 Art, C/2-20 Art (-), C/8th Eng Bn (-), C/229th Avn Bn, Det 228th Avn Bn. Execution: Planned as a short-term, economy-of-force measure, BYRD became a continuous offensive that would last into 1968. Upon I FFORCEV request, the 1st Cav Div detached at battalion-size task force to help pacify isolated Binh Thuan Province in southern II Corps. Results (at year's end): 351 enemy killed, 151 detained, 8 US KIA, 85 US WIA.

1 Oct.66-17 Jan 68
Operation: DAZZLEM
Location: Camp Radcliff, An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. Type: security. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: Base Defense Task Force. Execution: Operation DAZZLEM was the contingency plan for the defense of Camp Radcliff provided by one infantry battalion with supporting artillery and
reinforcing personnel from residence units. On 17 Jan 68, the 173d Abn Bde relieved the 1st Cav Div from the mission of defending An Khe. Results: 80 enemy killed, 9 detained.

11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67
Operation: UNIONTOWN II
Location: Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province Type: security. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV. Execution: Operation UNIONTOWN was a security operation designed to protect the Long Binh logistical complex, RMK Rock Quarry and II FFORCEV Headquarters. Units were assigned on a rotation basis from each major command under II FFORCEV.

25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67
Operation: ADAMS
Location: Tuy Hoa, Tuy An, Vung Ro Bay, Phu Yen Province. Type: search and destroy, rice denial. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-8 Inf, 3-8 Inf, 3-12 Inf, 6-29 Art, A/5-16 Art, A/1-10 Cav, A/4th Eng Bn . Intelligence: 5th PAVN Division. Execution: The brigade conducted rice denial operations along the coast in an area fifty kilometers from the Vung Ro Bay to Tuy An and twenty kilometers inland. Contacts during January had become so infrequent that the brigade and two battalions deployed to the Central Highlands, leaving only Task Force IVY behind. On 8 Mar, the CRID and WHRID entered the ADAMS AO in Operation OH JAC KYO, assuming responsibility for Phu Yen Province, and TF IVY was disbanded on 2 Apr, ending the operation. Results: 491 enemy killed, 46 US KIA, 491 US WIA.

20 Nov.66-14 May 67.
Operation: FORT NISQUALLY
Location: Bearcat, Dau Tieng, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: deployment. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (20 Nov-22 Dec), 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div (from 23 Dec). Task organization: 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art. Execution: the purpose of this operation was to support the deployment of the 3d Bde, 4th Inf Div from Bearcat to its new base camp at Dau Tieng with the 25th Inf Div as the sponsoring unit and subsequent actions to secure the base camp and eliminate enemy influence in the brigade's TAOR. Results: 28 enemy killed, 26 detained.

25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67
Operation: FITCHBURG
Location: Tay Ninh West, Trai Bi, Route 26, Nui Ba Den, Rock Crusher site, Tay Ninh Province. Type: search and destroy, security. Controlling headquarters: 196th LIB. Task organization: 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-) (2-22 Dec), 3- 82 Art, B/2-13 Art. Execution: Operation FITCHBURG was a search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province executed in 25 phases coupled with a security mission for the Tay Ninh West base camp. Results: 55 enemy killed, 148 detained, 22 US KIA, 99 US WIA.

30 Nov. 66-15 Dec.67
Operation: FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
Location: Nha Be, Thu Duc and Binh Chanh Districts, Gia Dinh Province. Type: pacification. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV, CMD. Task organization: 1st Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 2-16 Inf; 4th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3-22 Inf; 25th Inf Div (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 4-9 Inf; CMD (30 Nov 66-31 Jan 67): 3rd and 5th ARVN Abn Bns, 30th Ranger Bn; 199th LIB (31 Jan-15 Dec.): 2-3 Inf, 3-7 Inf, 4-12 Inf, 2-40 Art; 5th ARVN Ranger Group (31 Jan.-15 Dec): 30th, 33rd and 38th ARVN Ranger Bns. Intelligence: Military Region 4, 165A PLAF Regiment. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE... Results (end of 1966): 149 enemy killed, 40 detained, 11 US KIA, 67 US WIA, 23 ARVN KIA, 58 ARVN WIA, 1 ARVN MIA.

1 Dec. 66-14 May 67
Operation: ALA MOANA
Location: Cu Chi, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Trang Bang, Phu Hoa Dong, Ho Bo Woods, Boi Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy , reconnaissance-in-force, saturation patrolling. Controlling headquarters: 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2d Bde: (1 Dec 66-22 Feb 67): 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 3-4 Cav (-), 1-8 Art; 1st Bde (22 Feb-14 May): 4-9 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... Results: 381 enemy killed, 25 detained.

1 Jan.-5 Apr.
Operation: PAUL REVERE V/SAM HOUSTON
Location: Pleiku, New Plei Djereng, Duc Co, Plei Doc, Edap
Enang, LZ 3 TANGO, LZ 501 NORTH, Route 14, Route 19, Route 509, Nam Sathay River, Se San River, Plei Trap Valley, Base Area 702, Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Inf Div. Task organization ... SEE ABOVE ... Intelligence: 1st PAVN Div: 32nd, 33rd and 66th Rgts; 10th PAVN Div: 88th, 95B and 101C Rgts; 24th PAVN Rgt; 200th PAVN Art Bn; 407th PLAF MF Bn; H15 PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 733 enemy killed, 17 detained, 172 US KIA, 802 US WIA.

26 Jan.-7 Apr.
Operation: DESOTO
Location: Duc Pho, Sa Huynh, Vinh Binh, Truong Sanh, Tan Tu, Sa Binh, Hai Mon, Nui Dang, Nui Dau, Song Tra Cau, LZ BAT, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force X-RAY. Task organization: 3/7 Marines, 1/4 Marines (20 Feb-3 Mar), 1/5 Marines (26 Feb-3 Mar), L/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), M/3/5 Marines (from 31 Mar), I/3/12 Marines; 2nd ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 38th and 95th PLAF LF Bns. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE.... Results: 383 enemy killed, 378 detained, 76 US KIA 574 US WIA.

28 Jan.-31 May
Operation: PALM BEACH
Location: Dong Tam, Ap Bac, 20/7 Heartland Zone, Cam Son Secret Zone, Ban Long Base Area, Base Area 470, Route 4, Song My Tho, Dinh Tuong Province. Type: security, search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div (28 Jan-10 Mar); 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div (10 Mar-31 May). Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 3-34 Art, USN Task Force 117. Intelligence: 263rd PLAF MF Bn, 514th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: PALM BEACH began as a security operation aimed at protecting engineer parties dredging the future base of the Mobile Riverine Force at Dong Tam. On 10 Mar, the 2d Bde headquarters arrived at Dong Tam, assuming control of the operation, and was joined a few days later by 3-47 Inf which had completed riverine training in the Rung Sat Special Zone. In April, COL Fulton, commander of the 2d Bde, learned that the 514th LF Bn had moved into Ap Bac where a much publicized battle had taken place in Jan 1963. Mounting an operation with 3-47 Inf, 3-60 Inf and elements of 5-60 Inf (M), American forces attacked the village on 2 May, killing nearly 200 enemies and losing 15 KIA and 27 WIA. On 13 May, 4-47 Inf joined the brigade after riverine training in the RSSZ. With his full brigade assembled at Dong Tam, COL Fulton began a sustained riverine campaign against the 20/7 Heartland Zone, a major insurgent sanctuary located immediately west of the base. On 15 May an operation was launched with 3-47 Inf and 4-47 Inf on the north bank of the Song My Tho in the western portion of the base area known as the Cam Son Secret Zone, trapping the 514th PLAF LF Bn once again. Enemy casualties were over 100 killed while US forces sustained 1 KIA and 25 WIA. On 18-19 May, a similar operation against Base Area 470 in western Dinh Tuong some 36 km inland from the My Tho turned to be a dry hole. On 31 May, PALM BEACH phased into the CORONADO series of operations. Results: 570 enemy killed, 97 detained, 51 US KIA, 321 US WIA.

1 Feb.-23 Sep.
Operation: LAM SON 142/AB/P3
Location: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st ARVN Div. Results: 435 enemy killed, 33 detained, 172 ARVN KIA, 420 ARVN WIA, 31 ARVN MIA.

8 Feb.67-31 Jan.68
Operation: LAM SON 67
Location: Phu Loi, An My, Ong Dong Jungle, Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, security, jungle clearing. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Inf Div (8 Feb-17 Mar, 17 Apr 67-31 Jan 68); 3d Bde, 1st Inf Div (17 Mar-17 Apr). Task organization: 1st Inf Div Revolutionary Development Task Force (various infantry, cavalry and support units were assigned on a rotation basis during the period). Execution: The operation supported the GVN's Revolutionary Development Program in conjunction with ARVN units in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces. LAM SON 67 consisted of cordon and search, reconnaissance in force, harassment, jungle clearing, population control, civic action and psychological warfare operations directed against priority targets. Contact in the AO was characterized by light sporadic incidents with local VC elements. On 6 Jan 68, the Phu Loi base camp received 123 rounds of mixed mortar fire, 46 aircraft were damaged and 6 US WIA. Reacting to the attack, A/2-18 Inf and B/2-2 Inf (M) swept the area to the north of the base and contacted two enemy companies of the Phu Loi PLAF Bn. 92 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 14 US WIA. Operation LAM SON 67 was terminated on 31 Jan 68 with the beginning of the enemy's Tet Offensive. Results: 527 enemy killed, 263 captured, 2,327 detained, 346 defectors, 56 US KIA, 572 US WIA.

12 Feb. 67-18 Jan. 68
Operation: PERSHING
Location: Bong Son, Tuy An, Tam Quan, Hoa Tan, Sa Huynh, Truong Son, An Qui, Trung Xuan, An Lac, An Lao Valley, Kim Son Valley, Suoi Ca Valley, 506 Valley, Nuoc Dinh Valley, Phu My Valley, Song Re Valley, the Crescent, Nui Mieu, Nui Sang, Cay Giep, Dam Tra-O Lake, Route 1, LZ BRONCO BEACH, LZ CRYSTAL, LZ ENGLISH, LZ GARNET, LZ GERONIMO, LZ GLENN, LZ HAMMOND, LZ IRON, LZ MEADE, LZ PAT, LZ SANDRA, LZ STEEL, LZ TOM, LZ TWO BITS, LZ UPLIFT, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization (As of 12 Feb): 1 s t Bde: 1-8 Cav, 1-12 Cav, 5-7 Cav, 2-19 Art (-), D/2-17 Art, C/1-21 Art, A/3-18 Art; 2d Bde: 2-5 Cav, 1-5 Cav (-), 1-7 Cav (-), 2-12 Cav, 1-77 Art (-), B/1-8 Art, A/1-21 Art, C/1-30 Art, B/8th Eng; 3d Bde: 2-8 Cav, C/1-5 Cav, 1-21 Art (-), 2-17 Art (-), C/6-16 Art, C/2-19 Art, C/8th Eng; 3d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div (12 Feb-19 Apr): 1-14 Inf, 1-35 Inf, 2-35 Inf (4-19 Apr), 2-9 Art, A/1-77 Art, 5-16 Art, C/3-4 Cav, D/65th Eng; Div Arty: 2-20 Art (-), 7-13 Art (-), B/29 Art, E/82 Art, 3-18 Art (-); Div Troops: 1-9 Cav, 8th Eng Bn (-). Intelligence: 3rd PAVN Div: 18th and 22nd PAVN Rgts, 2nd PLAF Rgt. Execution: ... SEE ABOVE ... Results: 5,
388 enemy killed, 2,356 captured, 10,609 detained, 221 returnees, 852 US KIA, 4,119 US WIA, 22 US MIA.

13 Feb. 67-10 Mar. 68
Operation: ENTERPRISE
Location: Tan An, Rach Kien, Ben Luc, Binh Phuoc, Tan Tru, Doi Ma Creek, Plain of Reeds9, Base Area 371, Route 14, Long An Province. Type: search and destroy, cordon and search, saturation patrolling, eagle flights. Controlling headquarters: 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-39 Inf, 2-60 Inf, 5-60 Inf (M), 2-4 Art, C/15th Eng. Intelligence: 2nd PLAF MF Bn, 506th PLAF LF Bn. Execution: ENTERPRISE was the continuation of the pacification effort of Long An Province initiated the previous year by the 25th Inf Div with Operation LANIKAI. On 13 Feb, 3-39 Inf relieved 2-14 Inf at Rach Kien. Strength of division elements in the province were subsequently increased to brigade size with movement of 2-60 Inf into Tan Tru, 5-60 Inf into Binh Phuoc and Headquarters, 3d Bde into Tan An. The first major engagement occurred on 9 Apr when 3-39 Inf made contact with the 506th PLAF Bn on the bank of Doi Ma Creek. Additional companies were brought in, killing 247 of the enemy. On 2 May, the 506th Bn exacted vengeance on the 3-39 Inf, attacking one of its companies in night defensive position near Route 4. 17 US were KIA and 48 WIA but no enemy bodies were found. The operation was temporarily extended north to the Plain of Reeds area on 8-14 May with sub-operation NIRVANA II directed against the enemy's Base Area 371. Elements of the 3d Bde joined forces with the 4/50 ARVN Bn of the 25th ARVN Div but found nothing, killing only 14 of the enemy. On 14 May, the 2nd PLAF Bn struck the compound of the 2/50 ARVN Bn in Rach Kien, killing 31 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 34. 3d Bde units were committed but couldn't regain contact with the attacking force. After that, contact with the enemy dropped sharply for the remainder of 1967, indicating an apparent enemy desire to avoid friendly forces. On 31 Jan 68, the brigade responded to the Tet Offensive, 5-60 Inf engaged in heavy fighting southwest of Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, killing 128 enemy soldiers. From 1-5 Feb, 3-39 Inf and 2-60 Inf were sent to Kien Hoa Province to help recapture Ben Tre, the provincial capital. On 10 Feb, the brigade HQ at Tan An came under attack from an unknown size enemy force. 33 enemy were killed, 4 US KIA and 53 US WIA. During March, brigade elements conducted "Aquabush" operations along the numerous canals south of Saigon in conjunction with the 199th Inf Bde (Lt). Pacification activities decreased sharply during the Tet Offensive and the operation was terminated on 10 March. Results: 2,107 enemy killed, 74 US KIA, 380 US WIA.

14 Feb.67-21 Mar.68
Operation: KITTYHAWK
Location: Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Long Giao, Gia Ray, Suoi Cat, Blackhorse, Route 1, Route 2, Long Khanh and Bien Hoa Province. Type: reconnaissance-in-force, cordon and search, security, road clearing. Controlling headquarters: 9th Inf Div (14 Feb 67-15 Feb 68); 11th ACR (15 Feb-21 Mar 68). Task organization: 3-5 Cav, 1/11 ACR, 2/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: The purpose of KITTYHAWK was to secure LOCs and selected installations within Long Khanh Province, conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations and cordon and search of selected hamlets within the AO, secure Blackhorse base camp and the Gia Ray rock quarry and provide ready reaction forces along Route 1. On 21 May, K Troop, 3/11 ACR was ambushed by an estimated reinforced enemy battalion near Suoi Cat on Route 1. 30 enemy are killed, 12 US KIA and 13 US WIA. On 27 Jun 1/11 ACR moved to reinforce the 52nd ARVN Rgr Bn which was in heavy contact with elements of the 3rd Bn, 275th PLAF Rgt, killing 49 of the enemy11. On 30 Dec two enemy companies ambushed Troop C, 3-5 Cav on Route 2. Friendly losses are 10 KIA, 29 WIA and 3 MIA. On 31 Jan 68, in reaction to the VC Tet Offensive, the 3-5 Cav was alerted to respond to enemy activity in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area. A/3-5 Cav bypassed several roadblocks, breaking through enemy forces and reached the Bien Hoa airfield, sweeping nearby wood lines and killing 40. During the period 2-3 Feb, C/3-5 Cav was sent to defend Xuan Loc against an intense ground attack, killing nearly 50 enemy soldiers. On 15 Feb the KITTYHAWK mission was assumed by the 11th ACR as the 3-5 Cav (-) was directed by HQ USARV to deploy to Da Nang, I CTZ. On 21 Mar, the operation was phased into Operation ALCORN COVE. Results: 201 enemy killed, 7 captured, 1 returnee, 62 US KIA, 224 US WIA.

16 Feb.-22 May.
Operation: CHAPMAN/RIVER RAIDER I
Location: Ly Nhon, Tac Ong Nghia, Rach Don, Rung Sat Special Zone, Nhon Trach District, Gia Dinh and Bien Hoa Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 9th Inf Div. Task organization: 3-47 Inf, 4-47 Inf, C/4-39 Inf (8-12 May), 3-34 Art (-), RAS 9. Execution: CHAPMAN was a shake-down operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone to clear the Long Tau Shipping Channel and test the new Mobile Riverine Force concept. There was no contact with large enemy units but numerous base camps, bunkers and supply caches were destroyed. The first portion of the operation (16 Feb-20 Mar) was known as RIVER RAIDER I and conducted by the 3-47 Inf. On 20 Mar 4-47 Inf took over Operation CHAPMAN, conducting many company-size riverine insertions in the AO. During the period 8- 12 May, 4-47 Inf and C/4-39 Inf conducted sub-operation SALOMON in the Nhon Trach Disctrict north of the RSSZ with negative contact. Results: 12 enemy killed, 8 US WIA.

19 Feb.-4 Apr.
Operation: CHINOOK II
Location: Phong Dien, Ap Trung Kieu, Street Without Joy, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 1/9 Marines, 2/9 Marines, 3/26 Marines, 3/12 Marines (-). Execution: Operation took place in the Street Without Joy area, 19 km northwest of Hue. On 21 Feb, author and authority on Vietnam, Dr. Bernard B. Fall, was killed by an enemy mine while accompanying a Marine patrol. Results: 104 enemy killed, 226 detained, 12 US KIA, 111 US WIA.

22 Feb-14 May
Operation: JUNCTION CITY
Location: Katum, Prek Klok, Suoi Da, Quan Loi, Minh Thanh, Bo Tuc, Ap Gu, Suoi Tre, Ap Bau Bang, War Zone C, Dog's Head13, FSB II, FSB 20, FSB GOLD, FSB MUSTANG, FSB PANTHER, FSB PARRY, FSB THRUST, Route 4, Route 13, Route 22, Route 246, Route 247, DZ "C", LZ GEORGE, LZ SILVER, Tay Ninh, Binh Long and Binh Duong Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: II FFORCEV (22 Feb-15 Apr). 25th Inf Div (16 Apr-14 May). Task organization (Phase I): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 1-2 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-5 Art; 3d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div: 2-2 Inf (M), 1-16 Inf, 2-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav, B/2-34 Arm, 2-33 Art, A/5-2 Art; 173d Abn Bde: 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf14, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 2d Bde, 25 t h Inf Div: 1-5 Inf (M), 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div: 2-12 Inf, 2-14 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 196 t h Inf Bde (Lt): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR : 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR, 4-23 Inf; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div (from 4 Mar): 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); Task Force WALLACE: 35th ARVN Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop 1st ARVN ACS; VNMC Task Force ALPHA: 1st and 5th VNMC Bns. Task organization (Phase II): 1 s t Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 1-2 Inf, 1-18 Inf, 1-28 Inf, 1-4 Cav (-), 1-5 Art; 2d Bde, 1 s t Inf Div : 2-16 Inf, 2-18 Inf, 1-26 Inf, 1-7 Art, 2/11 ACR, 36th ARVN Rgr Bn; 173d Abn Bde (20 Mar-13 Apr): 1-503 Inf, 2-503 Inf, 4-503 Inf, 3-319 Art, D/16 Arm, E/17 Cav, 173d Eng Co; 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-34 Arm (-), 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 7-9 Art (-); 196 t h LIB (18 Mar-9 Apr): 2-1 Inf, 3-21 Inf, 4-31 Inf, 3-82 Art; 11 t h ACR (1-15 Apr): 1/11 ACR, 3/11 ACR. Task organization (Phase III): 3d Bde, 4 t h Inf Div : 2-12 Inf, 2-22 Inf (M), 3-22 Inf, 2-77 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 4-39 Inf, 2-47 Inf (M), 3-5 Cav, 2-34 Arm (-), 7-9 Art (-), 36th ARVN Rgr Bn. Intelligence: COSVN, 9th PLAF Div (101st PAVN Rgt, 271st, 272nd and 273rd PLAF Rgts), 70th PLAF Guard Rgt. Execution: ...SEE ABOVE... . Results: 2,728 enemy killed, 34 captured, 65 detained, 139 returnees, 282 US KIA, 1,576 US WIA

3 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: DAWES
Location: Kontum Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-50 Project OMEGA. Execution: DAWES was a long-range reconnaissance effort in western Kontum Province along the Cambodian border but no major infiltration was detected in the AO. Results: (no info).

4 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: 4-67/KNOX
Location: An Lao Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: Det B-52 Project DELTA, 81st ARVN Abn Rgr Bn. Execution: Operation conducted from FOB An Khe in support of PERSHING. 28 team and 7 ranger company operations were conducted, resulting in 27 enemy contacts. Results: 3 enemy killed, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 5 ARVN WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: LEETON
Location: Dat Do, the Horseshoe (Hill 82), Lang Phuoc Hai, Route 44, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: interdiction barrier. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR, 7RAR, A Sqn 3 Cav, 1 Fld Rgt, A/1-83 Art. Execution: Operation LEETON consisted in establishing a company-size defensive position atop the Horseshoe, a low hill north of Dat Do, and building a 10 km long anti-infiltration fence of barbed wire and anti-personnel mines from the Horseshoe to the sea at Lang Phuoc Hai along the eastern side of Route 44. 20,292 mines were laid within the fence system but it proved ineffectual against enemy infiltration as the VC lifted the mines in great numbers and redeployed them against Allied forces. Results: 5 enemy killed, 7 AUS KIA, 12 AUS WIA.

6-Mar-1 Jun.
Operation: AYR
Location: Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 6RAR, 101 Fld Bty. Execution: Operation AYR was conducted 4 km east-southeast of Xa Binh Ba to practice airmobile assault techniques. It generated no contact with the enemy. Results: none.

7 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 23
Location: Suoi Kon Valley, Binh Dinh Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-218 MGF. Execution: A-218 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in the Suoi Kon Valley with limited contact. Results: 10 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 US KIA, 2 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 12 ARVN WIA.

7 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: OH JAC KYO
Location: Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: ROK Field Command. Task organization: CRID (-), WHRID (-) (7 maneuver battalions). Intelligence: 95th PAVN Rgt, 85th PLAF MF Bn. Execution: OH JAC KYO was the largest Korean operation conducted to date and was designed primarily to link up the ROK Capital and White Horse Division TAORs, whereby the ROKFV would become responsible for the coastal area from Phan Rang to a point north of Qui Nhon, releasing US forces in the AO for other missions. On 2 Apr, the South Korean assumed control over the Operation ADAMS area, relieving Task Force IVY at Tuy Hoa. The only major contact during OH JAC KYO occurred on 10 Apr when the enemy attacked a company in night laager, losing 50 killed, which led the US observers to question the 22:1 kill ratio claimed by the ROKs during this operation. Results: 940 enemy killed, 432 detained, 288 returnees, 44 ROK KIA, 165 ROK WIA.

8 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation: WAIALUA
Location: Tra Cu, Tho Mo, Song Vam Co Dong, FSB TAYLOR,
FSB SCOTT, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 1-8 Art (-), 34th ARVN Rgr Bn. Execution: Objectives for WAIALUA were to destroy VC supplies
and base camps and to interdict the flow of supplies on the Vam Co Dong River in western Hau Nghia Province. No major contact with the enemy was recorded during the operation. Results: 67 enemy killed, 14 captured, 52 detained.

11 Mar.-11 Apr.
Operation: RUNG SAT/47/67
Location: Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: VNMC Brigade. Task organization: 4th VNMC Bn, A/VNMC Art Bn, RAG 22, RAG 28. Results: (no info).

15 Mar.-3 Apr.
Operation: BLACKJACK 32
Location: Long Khanh, Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task organization: A-304 MGF. Execution: A-304 conducted mobile guerrilla operations in southeastern Long Khanh, southwestern Binh Tuy, and eastern Phuoc Tuy Provinces. 8 contacts were made and 24 airstrikes were directed against enemy forces. Results: 26 enemy killed, 1 US WIA, 2 ARVN KIA, 6 ARVN WIA

16 Mar.-19 May
Operation: BLACKJACK 24
Location: Dak Pek, Kontum Province. Type: mobile guerrilla. Controlling headquarters: 5th SFGA. Task Organization: A- 219 MIKE Force, A-217 MGF, A-242 CIDG. Execution: operation took place in northwestern Kontum Province. 16 contact were made with enemy forces. Results: 11 enemy killed, 1 captured, 1 USSF KIA, 1 MIKE KIA, 1 USSF WIA, 9 MIKE WIA.

18 Mar-13 Apr.
Operation: SONG THAN 9
Location: An Lao, Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy.
Controlling headquarters: VNMC TF BRAVO. Task
organization: 2nd and 3rd VNMC Bns, C/VNMC Art Bn. Execution:
Operation conducted in the An Lao Valley. On 30 Mar the
task force helped evacuate the population from the valley. Results:
(no info).

18 Mar.-20 Apr.
Operation: PRAIRIE III
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, Cua Viet, Ba Long, Mai Loc, Ca Lu, Camp Carroll, the Rockpile, Route 9, Song Ben Hai, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 3d Mar Div (Fwd), 3d Marines. Task organization: 3/3 Marines, 1/4 Marines (28 Mar-1 Apr), 3/4 Marines, 1/9 Marines, 3/9 Marines, 2/26 Marines, 12th Marines (+), 11th Eng Bn. Intelligence: 324B PAVN Div; 808th and 814th PAVN Bns. Execution: Anticipating renewed NVA efforts, III MAF held five infantry battalions and four artillery battalions inn the DMZ area. Battalions at Dong Ha served under the operational control of the 3d Division's forward headquarters, while those at Camp Carroll and the Rockpile came under the control of the 3d Marines. Additional company-strength outposts were at the Cua Viet port facility, Gio Linh, Mai Loc, Ba Long and Ca Lu and a two-company outpost was at Khe Sanh. The operation started on 18 Mar with the opening of a LST ramp at Cua Viet, tripling the daily tonnage that could be brought in by ships. On the 19th, the 11th Eng Bn opened Route 9 all the way from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. The next day, the SLF with 1/4 as BLT landed near Gio Linh (see Operation BEACON HILL). During the period 28 Mar-1 Apr, 1/4 came under opcon of the 3d Marines before reembarking on ARG shipping. On 24 Mar, 3/3 and 1/9 made contact with an estimated NVA battalion southeast of Con Thien, killing 33. The battle continued for another 2 days until the NVA broke contact and withdrew into the DMZ. On 30 Mar, I/3/9 was overrun just north of Cam Lo, 67 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 16 KIA and 47 WIA. On 6 Apr, a Viet Cong unit broke into the Quang Tri provincial jail, freeing more than 200 prisoners. During April, as contacts with the enemy dropped off in the PRAIRIE AO, the Marines concentrated on clearing the anti-infiltration trace between Gio Linh and Con Thien and developing the strongpoint system. Approximately half of the strip had been completed when the operation came to an end on 20 Apr. Results: 252 enemy killed, 4 detained, 56 US KIA and 530 US WIA.

18 Mar.-21 Apr.
Operation: MAKALAPA
Location: Duc Hoa, Luong Hoa, Vinh Loc, Ap Tay, Rach Gau, Cau An Canal, Kinh Xang Canal, the Pineapple, Gia Dinh and Hau Nghia Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div (18 Mar-18 Apr); 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div (8-21 Apr); 25th ARVN Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 2d Bde: 1-27 Inf, 2-27 Inf, 2-14 Inf (-), 1-8 Art; 25 t h ARVN Div : 1/50 Bn, 51st Rgr Bn, 3rd Troop, 10th ACS . Execution: The first phase of MAKALAPA consisted in a battalion-size operation to interdict VC supply routes to and from Saigon and Tan Son Nhut AFB. On 18 Mar, 4-9 Inf established its CP near Vinh Loc and conducted eagle flights and cordon and search operations in the neighboring hamlets. The only significant contact occurred on 27 Mar when B/4-9 Inf killed 12 enemy near the Kinh Xang Canal. On 8 Apr, phase II was launched when the 2d Brigade joined the 1st and began search and destroy operations in the Pineapple area, an old abandoned plantation around Luong Hoa. Contacts were minimal but extensive weapon caches were discovered and 3,324 bunkers destroyed Results: 58 enemy killed, 6 captured, 144 detained, 3 returnees; friendly losses unknown.

20 Mar.-1 Apr.
Operation: BEACON HILL
Location: Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Con Thien, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: SLF. Task organization: BLT 1/4 Marines, HMM-363. Execution: BEACON HILL was mounted to support the 3d Mar Div's Operation PRAIRIE III in the DMZ area. On 20 Mar the SLF landed north of the Cua Viet River and the next day made contact with about 80 NVA troops between Con Thien and Gio Ling, killing 43. On 28 Mar 1/4 Marines shifted to the operational control of the 3d Marines and occupied a blocking position 1,300 meters south of Con Thien. This was the last phase of BEACON HILL and the operation ended on 1 Apr. Results: 334 enemy killed, 29 US KIA, 230 US WIA.

21 Mar.-17 Apr.
Operation: PORTSEA
Location: Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Song Rai, The Horseshoe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF (21 Mar-17 Apr); 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div (1-17 Apr); 43rd ARVN Rgt. Task organization: 1ATF: 6RAR, 101st Fld Bty, 1/11 ACR, A/2-35 Art; 1 s t Bde, 9 t h Inf Div : 3-5 Cav, 2-47 Inf (M), 2-39 Inf, A/1-11 Art, B/1-11 Art, A/1-84 Art; 43 rd ARVN Rgt: 1/43 Bn, 35th Ranger Bn, 2nd Trp, 5th ACS. Intelligence: 275th PLAF Rgt. Execution: PORTSEA was a combined search and destroy operation aimed at disrupting VC movement of supplies and equipment from the populated areas to the south of the Province to main force units to the north and northeast of Xuyen Moc. Phase I was conducted by the 1ATF and 43rd ARVN Rgt in an AO centered 6 km east-southeast of Dat Do. On 1 Apr, the 1st Bde, 9th Inf Div joined the operation in an AO 11 km eastnortheast of Dat Do. Contact was minimal but numerous caches were found. Results: 29 enemy killed, 6 captured, 4 US KIA, 39 US WIA, 3 AUS KIA, 7 AUS WIA.

25-28 Mar.
Operation: PERRY
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Task organization: 2/7 Marines; one Co from 2d ROKMC Bde. Execution: Operation conducted south of Chu Lai with light contact. Results: 9 detained, 10 US WIA.

26 Mar-4 Apr.
Operation: QUYET THANG/56/G
Location: Quang Ngai Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2nd ARVN Div. Results: 74 enemy killed, no friendly casualties.

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