Operation Name "The Name of the Operation". Sometimes a Vietnamese and an American name is given. CTZ S. Vietnam Corps Tactical Zone (I, II, III, IV) TAO Description of the tactical area of operation. This can include provinces, cities, towns, or landmarks. Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved A listing of the American, South Vietnamese, or other allied units involved in the operation. Each force is designated with its branch of service (e.g. USA=US Army, USMC=US Marine Corps, USAF= US Air Force, USN=US Navy, ARVN=Army of the Republic of Vietnam, VNN= Enemy Units Involved A listing of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units involved in the operation. Each force is designated with its branch of service (e.g. PAVN=People's Army of Vietnam, VC=Viet Cong) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Total number of allied soldiers Total number of enemy soldiers Allied Killed-in-Action Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Allied Wounded-in-Action Allied Missing-in-Action Enemy Killed-in-Action Enemy WIA Enemy Wounded-in-Action Objective of Operation Descriptive narrative of the operation's objectives (e.g. search-and-destroy, reconnaissance in force, etc.) Descriptive Narrative of Operation Descriptive narrative of the operation from beginning to end and its consequences. Sources Used in Archive A List of all the sources used to compile the information by title and author. Operation Name "Vinh Loc" CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - Vinh Loc Island Start Date End Date 9/10/1968 9/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); USN; 54th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name 17-65 CTZ TAO Phuoc Thanh Province Start Date End Date 7/6/1965 7/9/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name 19-65 (Opord 19-65) CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 7/28/1965 8/2/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to disrupt suspected VC supply route from Rung Sat into III CTZ Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name 24 - 65 (OPORD 24 - 65) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 9/14/1965 9/28/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name 27 - 65 (OPORD 27 - 65) CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 10/23/1965 10/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Abilene CTZ III TAO 40 miles east of Saigon, south of Cam My village; Phuc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 3/30/1966 4/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division (USA)(reinforced by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and the 161st New Zealand Artillery Battery); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); II Field Force Vietnam (HQ) Enemy Units Involved D800 main force VC battalion Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 36 from Company C (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 71 from Company C (USA) 81-180 VC Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destory operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation The major battle of the operation occurred on 11 April when Company C, 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry fought the VC force. The U.S. killed a few of the VC and then followed the retreating soldiers. However, the VC were falling back on their battalion base. The VC attacked with Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adair CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 6/15/1967 6/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search and Destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adairsville CTZ III TAO Ben Hoa Province, defense of Long Binh Start Date End Date 1/31/1968 3/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Part of III corps Operation Quyet Thang Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adams CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 10/26/1966 3/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 47th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved 18B and 95th PAVN Regiments Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to protect rice harvest in Tuy Hoa/Tuy An Area Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adelaide I CTZ III TAO III Corps Tactical Zone Start Date End Date 5/30/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search-and-destroy operation and security and repair of Highway 16 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adelaide II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 5/31/1966 6/8/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy and cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended June 7 to move troops to Adelaide III Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Adelaide III CTZ III? TAO Di An to Phuoc Vinh Start Date End Date 6/7/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy, road clearing from Di An to Phuoc Vinh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ahina CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Tay Ninh Provinces, War Zone C Start Date End Date 5/13/1967 5/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (HQ); 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Aiea CTZ III? TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 8/8/1966 9/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ainslie CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/31/1967 9/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force, Vietnam (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Resettlement operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Akron CTZ III TAO 10 km North of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 5/8/1966 5/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Akron (2nd part) CTZ III TAO Phuc Tuy and Bien Hoa Provinces Start Date End Date 6/9/1967 6/29/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 9th Infantry Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations in Southeast Asia Operation Name Akron II CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 8/22/1967 8/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Akron III CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 9/26/1967 10/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Akron V CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - Southeast Binh Son rubber plantation Start Date End Date 1/11/1968 1/21/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation in conjunction with 1st Australian Task Force operation DUNTROON Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Mlitary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Akumu / Xay Duong 12-7 CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 7/8/1967 8/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 7th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ala Moana CTZ III TAO Binh Duong, Hau Nghai, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 12/1/1966 5/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to push VC away from a major rice producing area near Sai Gon; search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation In December of 1966, the US troops occasionally made contact with the VC near Duc Hoa. In 1967 the Division moved to along Highway 1. CEDAR FALLS was taking place at the same time and part of the division temporarily served there. In Late February the divison saw the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Alabama CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/29/1966 3/30/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Alcorn Grove CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 3/21/1968 4/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Alexandria CTZ TAO Duc Thanh and Xuan Loc Provinces Start Date End Date 12/4/1966 12/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Alice CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 9/1/1966 9/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Security Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name All The Way CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 10/24/1965 11/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation in conjunction with Operation LONG REACH Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Allegheny CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/19/1966 8/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destory operatoin Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Allenbrook CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province, Go Noi Island, west of Hoi An City Start Date End Date 5/3/1968 8/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, & 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (elements, USMC); 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, & 3d Battalions, 27th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,017 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia; Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Allentown / Lam Son II South CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, and Gia Dinh Provinces Start Date End Date 10/21/1966 11/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Allons CTZ TAO Dong Nai float bridge Start Date End Date 4/22/1968 4/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 168th Engineer Battalions; 100th Float Bridge Company; 573d Float Bridge Company Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Altoona CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 1/13/1968 1/23/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Amarillo CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 8/22/1966 9/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Security operation, road clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ambush Ally CTZ III TAO Highway 13 Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road and convoy security operation on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Anvil CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/16/1965 8/17/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Apache CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 6/6/1966 6/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destory operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Apache Snow CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces, A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 5/10/1969 6/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Battalions, 9th Regiment (USMC); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA)(3d Battalion, 187th Infantry; 2d Battalion, 501st Infantry; 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry in "Hamburger Hill"); ARVN 2d Battalion, 3d Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved 29th Regiment (7th and 8th Battalions)PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 56-70 (US); 5 (ARVN) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 372 (US) 630-977 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to keep pressure on PAVN units and base camps in the A Shua Valley; to disrupt and destroy PAVN units to prevent attacks on the coastal provinces (included battle of Ap Bia Mountain or "Hamburger Hill"); a sweep and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation During the operation, most units encountered some resistance from the PAVN. However, the 3d/187th engaged in the most heavy fighting as they approached Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937). Here the PAVN uncharacteristically decided to stand against U.S. frontal attacks. The Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Selby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Arc Light (B-52 Raids) CTZ South Vietnam and Laos TAO South Vietnam and Laos, flown from Thailand and Guam Start Date End Date 6/18/1965 8/15/1973 Allied Units Involved USAF B-52 Stratofortresses (7th, 22d, 91st, 99th, 306th, 320th, 454th, 461st Bomb Wings Enemy Units Involved VC; PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 31 B-52s lost Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation USAF B-52 bombing missions to support ground tactical operations and to interdict enemy supply lines in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and later to strike at targets in North Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation These operations were most often used in close air support (CAS) bombing raids of enemy base camps, troop concentrations, or supply lines. They were usually carried out at high altitudes and often called "aerial excavations" by the ground forces. Most of the sorties were Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast History Operation Name Arcadia CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/8/1966 11/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions,1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ardmore CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/17/1967 10/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ USMC); 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation renamed Operation SCOTLAND at the end of October and continued Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Arizona CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 6/13/1967 6/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Arkansas City I CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/18/1967 9/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Arkansas City II CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/24/1967 10/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Arlington CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/27/1969 1/27/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Arlington Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/3/1969 9/21/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HG, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Clear and search operation; security of Vandegrift Combat Base from rocket attacks Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Asheville CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/12/1966 5/13/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ashfield CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/15/1970 5/25/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Rifle company reconnaisance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ashgrove Tram CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/25/1968 3/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ashland CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 5/18/1967 6/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations On Southeast Asia Operation Name Atalla CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1968 1/27/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA); 2d Brigade and 101st Airborne (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Athens CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province, 25 km south of Hue Start Date End Date 5/23/1966 6/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation, patrol and ambush operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atherton CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/10/1969 1/10/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atlanta CTZ III TAO Long Khang, Phuoc Tuy, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces, the Iron Triangle area Start Date End Date 10/20/1966 12/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atlanta (2nd part) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Hau Nghia Provinces Start Date End Date 11/18/1967 12/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d and 3d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atlantic City CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 9/13/1966 9/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atlas I CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province Start Date End Date 4/3/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Atlas Power CTZ III TAO Saigon Area Start Date End Date 4/10/1969 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Atlas Wedge CTZ III TAO 40 miles northwest of Sai Gon, in the Michelin Rubber Plantation area Start Date End Date 3/18/1969 4/2/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (USA): 25th Infantry (USA); 1st Cavalry Divisions (1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry) Enemy Units Involved VC; 7th PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 20 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 100 (USA) 421 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation part of the larger TOAN THANG III Operation beginning on 17 February 1969; to enact the Vietnamization program with securing the local hamlets from VC and PAVN inrfiltration and control, while supporting the ARVN units that were to manage the area. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The operation targeted the 7th PAVN Division. Major contact developed on 30 March as the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry followed a platoon-sized PAVN force north until the U.S. men came under fire in an ambush. The cavalry-men positioned their armored personnel carriers (APCs) Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Attala CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province Start Date End Date 1/21/1968 1/27/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Attleboro CTZ III TAO War Zone C, Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 9/14/1966 11/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 196th Light Infantry Brigade and 2d Brigade,25th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); ARVN Battalions Enemy Units Involved 9th VC Division (101st PAVN Regiment, 271st, 272d, and 273d VC Regiments) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 155 Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 494 1,106 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation A search-and-destroy operation meant to combat test the 196th Light Infantry Brigade against "light" guerrilla opposition Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation began as a single battalion air assault leading to a search-and-destroy mission. By the time it ended in November, it had expanded into the largest U.S. Joint operation of the war at that time. During Phase I, there was relatively little contact with the VC as the Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Auburn CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Security of Da Nang rocket belt in 1967 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Aurburn (2) CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/28/1967 1/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search-and-destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Aurora I CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 7/9/1966 7/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Aurora II CTZ TAO Phuong Lam Province Start Date End Date 7/17/1966 8/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Austin CTZ III TAO Binh Thuan, Binh Tuy, Lam Dong, Phuoc Long and Quang Doc Provinces Start Date End Date 4/12/1966 5/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Austin I CTZ III TAO Upper Dak Som River Valley Start Date End Date 4/12/1966 4/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Austin II CTZ III TAO Northwest of Phan Thiet, along the II/III CTZ Boundary Start Date End Date 4/11/1966 4/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Austin IV CTZ III TAO Quang Duc and Phuoc Long Provinces Start Date End Date 5/1/1966 5/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 173d Ariborne Brigade (USA); 45th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation on II/III CTZ boundaries near the Cambodian border Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Mliitary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Badger Catch CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/23/1968 1/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Badger Hunt CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province, Dai Loc District Start Date End Date 11/13/1967 11/29/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation coordinated with Operation FOSTER Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Badger Tooth CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 12/26/1967 1/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Baek Ma (Whitehorse) CTZ TAO south/southwest of Nha Trang Start Date End Date 10/11/1968 11/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th ROK Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Baird Silver CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 4/24/1970 5/4/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bald Eagle CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/8/1966 2/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ballard Valley CTZ I TAO vicinity of Danang Start Date End Date 9/10/1970 9/19/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see operation Dubois Square Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ballistic Arch CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - 7 km south of the DMZ Start Date End Date 11/24/1967 11/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines(USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation helicopter and amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ballistic Charge CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces - 4 miles southwest of Dai Loc Start Date End Date 9/16/1967 9/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bangor CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 9/6/1966 9/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Banish Beach CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/7/1969 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to destroy the enemy and to produce a sustained forest fire Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was Operation INFERNO until May 1968. Bulk fuel was dropped from C-130s in concentrated areas. The Operation was deemed cost prohibitive based on analysis of missions flown from April 1968 - August 1968. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Banjo Royce / Quang Trung 23/4 CTZ II TAO Lam Dong and Tuyen Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 6/7/1968 6/18/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Barbara Glade I CTZ I TAO Khe Sanh plain and Da Krong River valley Start Date End Date 5/15/1970 5/30/1970 Allied Units Involved Project DELTA Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation intelligence gathering Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Barbara Glade II CTZ I TAO Khe Sanh plain and Da Krong River valley Start Date End Date 6/23/1970 6/30/1970 Allied Units Involved Project DELTA Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Intelligence gathering Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Chekclist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Barking Sands CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces; in the Ho Bo Woods, Bui Loi Woods, Fillhol Plantation, and the Iron Triangle Start Date End Date 5/19/1967 12/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Included Operations KAWELA, AKUMU, WAIMEA, and KUNIA Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Barracuda CTZ TAO Khanh Hoa Province Start Date End Date 8/19/1965 8/20/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist of United States Military OperationsIn Southeast Asia Operation Name Barrel Roll CTZ Laos TAO northern Laos; stretching from Vientiane at the Thailand border north to the strategic Plain of Jars and then northeast to the Pathet Lao capital fo Sam Neua bordering Nnorth Vietnam Start Date End Date 6/9/1964 4/17/1973 Allied Units Involved USAF: Hmong and irregular units; Royal Lao Air Force (RLAF); Royal Lao Army (RLA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; Pathet Lao Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to support ground forces of the Royal Laotian Government (RLG) and the CIA-trained Hmong irregular forces of Gen. Vang Pao Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation originated in response to the failure of the 1962 Geneva Accords which would have set Laos as an independent and neutral state. In response to the Pathet Lao/PAVN offensive in the Plain of Jars, Johnson approved this air operation beginning in 1964. The Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Barren Green CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/24/1970 7/26/1970 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious force (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Barrier Reef CTZ IV TAO Mekong Delta; extending from GIANT SLINGSHOT on the Vam Co Tay along the Lagrange Canal from Tuyen Nhon to Ap Bac and westward along the Ong Lan Canal to the upper Mekong River at An Long Start Date End Date 1/2/1969 Allied Units Involved USN; SEALORDS Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to construct a fourth barrier by connecting TRAN HUNG DAO and GIANT SLINGSHOT Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Bastion Hill CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - Hai Long National Forest Start Date End Date 10/11/1967 10/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation code name for Operation MEDINA during the 1/3 move into area Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bathurst CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 10/2/1966 10/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Baton Rouge CTZ TAO Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 9/4/1966 10/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Batten Down / Dagger Thrust CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 7th Fleet Landing Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to destroy VC Installations and capture or destroy VC personnel and material Descriptive Narrative of Operation Originally called DAGGER THRUST. This was a series of short (usually 1 or 2 day) amphibious operations aimed at the destruction of Viet Cong installations and capturing or destroying VC personnel and material. Code name changed to BATTEN DOWN in February 1966. Sources Used in Archive Operation Name Baxter Garden/ Lam Son 214 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 4/19/1968 4/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ); 1st and 2d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat sweep Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacan Torch CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 7/17/657 7/25/1967 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation and amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation phased into Operation CALHOUN on June 25. CALHOUN ended on July 1. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacon Gate CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 8/7/1967 8/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation sweeping mission Descriptive Narrative of Operation succeeded by Operation COCHISE Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacon Guide CTZ I TAO 18 miles southeast of Hue Start Date End Date 7/21/1967 7/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacon Hill CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - northeast of Dong Ha Start Date End Date 3/20/1967 3/31/1967 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacon Point CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - "Street Without Joy" area Start Date End Date 9/1/1967 9/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marine Regiment (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation sweeping mission; amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beacon Star CTZ I TAO Phase I: Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - along O Lau River in the area known as the "Street Without Joy" Phase II: move to Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 4/24/1967 5/12/1967 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase II was the "first battle of Khe Sanh." The action moved to Khe Sanh on April 26 and engaged the enemy from april 27 - May 10. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bear Bite CTZ I TAO 40 km south of the DMZ in the "Street Without Joy" area Start Date End Date 6/2/1967 6/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 35d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bear Chain / Fremont CTZ I TAO coastal region between Quang Tri City and Hue Start Date End Date 7/20/1967 7/26/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved 806th VC Battalion Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to attack the VC along their exposed section Descriptive Narrative of Operation attack on seaward exposed section of the 806th VC Battalion. This operation was phased into Operation FREMONT on July 21. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bear Trap CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 12/11/1965 12/12/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beau Charger CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 5/17/1967 5/26/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation see Operation HICKORY Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beau Diddly CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 4/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation amphibious operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaumauris CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/12/1967 2/14/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beauregard CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 6/24/1966 7/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation surveyed the Loatian/Cambodian border in the western highlands in the vicinity of Dak To. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaver CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 12/17/1965 12/21/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearing and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaver (2nd part) CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 6/1/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaver Cage CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces - Que Son Valley Start Date End Date 4/30/1967 5/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HG, USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; amphibious assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaver Dam CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/13/1969 4/19/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation protection escort for land clearing operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beaver Track CTZ I TAO Cam Lo area south of the DMZ Start Date End Date 7/4/1967 7/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bee Bee CTZ II TAO Bong Son village and Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/26/1966 4/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Show of force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Beer Barrel CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1966 3/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Route security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Belfast CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 8/15/1966 8/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Belt Drive CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Nhung River south of Quang Tri City Start Date End Date 8/27/1967 9/6/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was interrupted September 1-4 to take part in Operation LIBERTY. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Belt Line CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province, Highway 13 Start Date End Date 2/18/1966 2/19/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearance and security operation on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Belt Tight CTZ I TAO DMZ buffer area south of Ben Hai River Start Date End Date 5/20/1967 5/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning / Trail Boss CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/21/1966 5/5/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning II CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 6/6/1966 6/20/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning III CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 6/30/1966 7/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning IV CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/31/1966 9/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning V CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/2/1966 9/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benning VI CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/29/1966 10/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Benton CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 8/13/1967 9/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bethlehem CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/20/1966 10/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Big Horn CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/26/1965 10/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Big Horn (2d operation) CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 4/4/1967 4/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Big Lodge CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/15/1966 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Big Muddy CTZ III TAO Saigon River Start Date End Date 1/5/1969 1/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Saigon River operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Big Spring CTZ III TAO War Zone D Start Date End Date 1/29/1967 2/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Billings CTZ III TAO Binh Long, Phuoc Long and Binh Duong Provinces - War Zone D Start Date End Date 6/12/676 6/26/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binder I CTZ III TAO Bihn Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1965 11/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binder II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/2/1965 11/2/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binder III CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/7/1965 11/7/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binder IV CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/8/1965 11/8/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Dinh CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 8/10/1965 8/11/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Son Support CTZ TAO Chu Lai Start Date End Date 12/3/1967 12/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Tay I (Tame The West) CTZ adjacent III and IV TAO Fishhook and Parrot's Beak areas in Cambodia (Ratanakiri province) Start Date End Date 5/4/1970 5/25/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (USA); 40th Regiment, 22d Division, 2d Ranger Group (ARVN); 23d Division, 2d Ranger Group (ARVN); 2d Armored Brigade (ARVN); 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN B-3 Front in northeastern Cambodia Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 43 Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 118 212 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Part of the Cambodian Incursion; part one of a four stage operation directed at logistical support complexes of the PAVN in northeastern Cambodia. This was the third MACV Cambodian assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation The U.S. 4th Infantry Division did not particpate in this operation for long because it had recently been relocated to the area and had no forward installations and limited logistical support. When the 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry attempted to land , they encountered heavy Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Tay II (Tame The West) CTZ adjacent III and IV Corps TAO along the Darlac and Pleiku Province in Vietnam (Ratanakiri Province) Start Date End Date 5/14/1970 5/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 40th and 47th Regiments, 22d ARVN Division; 3d Armored Cavalry Squadron (USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN B-3 Front Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 1 ARVN Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 4 ARVN 73 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Part of the Cambodian Incursion; part two of a four stage operation directed at logistical support complexes of the PAVN in northeastern Cambodia Descriptive Narrative of Operation This part of the Cambodian Incursion began along the Darlac Province in Vietnam. It was directed at Enemy Base Area 701. The regiments of the 22d ARVN Division were inserted by helicopter while the Cavalry Squadron drove across the border. Contact with the enemy was Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Tay III (Tame The West) CTZ adjacent to III and IV Corps TAO Enemy Base Area 740, west of Ban Me Thuot, west of Darlac and Quang Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 5/20/1970 6/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 23d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved PAVN B-3 Front (33d Regiment and 251st Transportation Battalion) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 29+ ARVN Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 77+ ARVN 98+ PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Part of the Cambodian Incursion; part three of a four stage operation directed at logistical support complexes of the PAVN in northeastern Cambodia Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation took place in three phases. Phase one lasted from May 20 - June 3; Phase two lasted from June 4 - 12; Phase three lasted from June 19 - 27. During the first phase, the 23d Division was inserted to search for the PAVN 33d Regiment and 251st Transportation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Binh Tay IV CTZ adjacent to III and IV Corps TAO Highway 19; Ba Kev Start Date End Date 6/23/1970 6/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 22d Division ARVN task force; U.S. artillery and air cavalry support Enemy Units Involved PAVN B-3 Front Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 2 ARVN Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 8 ARVN 6 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Part of the Cambodian Incursion; part four of a four stage operation directed at logistical support complexes of the PAVN in northeastern Cambodia Descriptive Narrative of Operation This final Binh Tay operation was unplanned. An ARVN 22d Division task force, protected by the U.S. artillery and air cavalry, sought Khmer refugees at an army garrison and moved them to Ba Kev. From there they were moved to Duc Co in Pleiku Province. By the end of the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Birdwood CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 6/29/1970 7/23/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to interdict movement to and from the Long Hai Mountains Descriptive Narrative of Operation a continuation of operation CUNG CHUNG Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Birmingham CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province - War Zone C Start Date End Date 4/24/1966 5/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division; 25th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bismark CTZ III TAO Highway 16 between Phuoc Vinh and Di An Start Date End Date 11/25/1966 12/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation and road clearing along Highway 16 between Phuoc Vinh and Di An Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bismark / Brunswick CTZ III TAO Highway 13 Start Date End Date 3/24/1966 3/26/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation; road clearance on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Black Ferret CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 11/3/1965 11/5/1965 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Black Horse CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1966 3/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Black Lion CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/13/1965 10/13/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blackjack CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/15/1967 5/26/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group; Mobile Guerrilla Forces 876 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blackjack 22 CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 12/10/1966 1/12/1967 Allied Units Involved OMEGA Team (B-50 Detatchment); Mobile Guerrilla Force 768 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation surveillance mission Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blackjack 23 CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/3/1967 4/3/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Guerrilla Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blackjack 24 CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/15/1967 4/30/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Guerrilla Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blackjack 25 CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 4/15/1967 5/26/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Guerrilla Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blast Out I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/2/1965 8/3/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blue Bonnet / Red Bayonet CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province, Highway 19 Start Date End Date 10/1/1965 10/9/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blue Jay CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 8/30/1966 9/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to deploy the 196th Light Infantry Brigade from Vung Tau to Tay Ninh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blue Light (Holokai XII) CTZ II TAO from Hawaii to Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 12/23/1965 1/23/1966 Allied Units Involved two Military Airlift Command units (USAF); the 60th and 61st Military Airlift Wings (MAW) (USAF); 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to transport men and equipment required for the 25th Infantry's advance deployment team; to transport the remainder of the 3d Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division; security operation for the arrival of the 25th Infantry Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the first major U.S. Air Force airlift operation of the Vietnam War. It transported men and supplies from Hawaii to Pleiku in the middle of an already heavy transport schedule. C-141s and C-133s were used to transport the cargo. In the first phase of the operation, the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Blue Marlin CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 11/10/1965 11/12/1265 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion VNMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation First joint Vietnamese-US amphibious landing Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Blue Marlin II CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 11/16/1965 11/18/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 11th and 39th ARVN Raner Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bluefield CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/5/1967 6/9/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bluefield II CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/23/1967 9/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation, road clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bob Cat CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/30/1966 1/31/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bobcat Tracker CTZ III TAO Hau Ngai Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1966 2/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bold Lancer I CTZ Cambodia TAO Cambodia Start Date End Date 5/4/1970 5/14/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bold Lancer II CTZ Cambodia TAO Cambodia Start Date End Date 5/15/1970 6/28/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bold Mariner / Russell Beach CTZ I TAO Batangan Peninsula in Quang Ngai Start Date End Date 1/13/1969 Allied Units Involved two Marine Corps battalion landing teams (USMC); two battalions, 23d Division (Americal, USA) Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 56 USA/USMC Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 158 VC Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to support the pacification of the peninsula by clearing out VC forces and converting the Communist stronghold into an area of government control Descriptive Narrative of Operation In this operation, the U.S. forces helped to round up VC forces. They relocated civilians to tents where they were screened for VC cadres, and then returned home. CORDS and the government approved these actions because the civilians would be returned to their homes in Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Bolivar CTZ TAO from Lai Khe to Phu Chcong Start Date End Date 4/15/1966 4/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearing from Lai Khe to Phu Chcong Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Mlitary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bolling CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province; Tuy Hao Basin Start Date End Date 9/19/1967 1/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 4th Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (173d Airborne Brigade, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 715 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy/combat operation against Communists in the Tuy Hao Basin; reconnaissance in force and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Lasted from Sept 19 1967 - January 31 1969. It was suspended and then reinstated on 15 October 1968, suspended again on 30 November 1968 and reinstated again on 22 January 1969. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bolo CTZ North Vietnam TAO Hanoi Area Start Date End Date 1/2/1967 1/2/1967 Allied Units Involved 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF); 366th Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF) Enemy Units Involved North Vietnamese Air Force Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA three flights (28 F-4s) 16 MiG-21s no USAF losses Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 7 MiG-21s and 2 probable MiG-21s Enemy WIA Objective of Operation ruse designed to engage North Vietnamese MiG-21s Descriptive Narrative of Operation Before April 1967, Washington would not allow the Air Force to bomb DRV airfields and destroy the enemy's aircraft while it was grounded. Operation BOLO became a plan to lure the MiG-21s into the air where they could be defeated. F-4s imitated the formations of Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Bondi I CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 12/28/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation village cordon and search Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bondi II CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 12/31/1969 2/16/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boone CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/31/1967 4/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalionn 7th Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Division; 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boston CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/6/1966 3/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boudinot CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 10/15/1967 12/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces; 27th MSF Company; Camp Strike Force, Trang Phuc CIDG Camp Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boulder CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation ca. December 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boundary Rider CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 12/27/1968 12/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation blocking and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bowen CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/10/1967 5/12/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bowie CTZ III TAO Highway 13 in vicinity of Lai Khe Start Date End Date 4/22/1966 4/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; saturation patrolling along Highway 13 in vicinity of Lai Khe Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Box Springs CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/16/1968 3/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 199th Light Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Boyd CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 9/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brandeis Blue CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/2/1970 9/1/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Operation Name Brandeis Blue I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Phu Bon, and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 7/2/1970 7/22/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brandeis Blue II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/27/1970 8/25/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brandywine CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 2/20/1967 2/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Breezeway CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province on Highway 13 Start Date End Date 2/14/1966 2/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearance and security operation on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bremerton CTZ TAO Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 10/25/1966 11/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bribie CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/17/1967 2/18/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Operation Name Bright Light CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/9/1971 3/9/1971 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation prisoner of war recovery operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brisbane CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/16/1966 7/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bristol CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/20/1966 4/21/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bristol Boots CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Nam Provinces - Ruong Ruong Valley Start Date End Date 4/24/1969 5/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Broken Hill CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/6/1967 6/13/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Broome CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/18/1966 8/20/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brown CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 6/17/1967 6/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 4/51st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brownsville CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/23/1966 3/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brunswick CTZ III TAO along Highway 16 from Phuoc Vinh to Di An Start Date End Date 3/24/1966 3/26/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation along Highway 16 Descriptive Narrative of Operation See Operation BISMARCK Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Brush CTZ II/III CTZ Boundary TAO Start Date End Date 12/14/1967 1/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces (USA); Mobile Strike Force 25 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bryan White CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 5/20/1970 6/29/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry (USA); 2d Squadron, 1st Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buchanan / Wyatt Earp / Kam IV CTZ II TAO Highway 19 Start Date End Date 3/14/1966 3/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and security operation along Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buchanan II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province, along Highway 19 from Qhi Nhon to Pleiku Start Date End Date 3/27/1966 5/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d Brigade 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearing along Highway 19 from Qhi Nhon to Pleiku Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buckner CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 4/15/1967 5/15/1967 Allied Units Involved OMEGA Team (B-50 Attachment) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bucks CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province- 15 km South of Danang Start Date End Date 8/2/1966 8/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buckskin CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Hau Nghai Provinces - vicinity of Ho Bo Woods Start Date End Date 1/12/1966 1/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; clearing operation north and west of Chu Chi; follow up to Operation CRIMP Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buena Vista CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Binh Hoa Provinces Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 5th ARVN Marine Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buffalo (I Corp) CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, south of the DMZ at Con Thien Start Date End Date 7/2/1967 7/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9)(USMC); 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9)(USMC); Battalion landing team (BLT) 1/3 from Special Landing Force (SLF) Alpha Enemy Units Involved 304th, 320th, 324B, and 325C Divisions (PAVN) (especially the 90th PAVN Regiment ) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 159 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 345 (USMC) 1,281-1290 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To defend the Con Thien combat base; search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation followed Operation CIMARRON and was succeded by Operation HICKORY II. Con Thien, because of its position, was widely considered to be the most important natural observation post along the DMZ. Prior to BUFFALO, PAVN troops were positioning across the Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Buffalo (III Corp) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/19/1966 5/19/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bull Run I CTZ III TAO Phuoc Long Province Start Date End Date 8/18/1969 9/24/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group (USA); 3d Mobile Strike Force Command Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bull Run II CTZ III TAO Phuoc Long Province Start Date End Date 1/19/1970 3/15/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group (USA); 3d Mobile Strike Force Command Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bullard CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 5/16/1967 6/28/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Guerrilla Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bullseye V CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - southwestern Bong Son Plain Start Date End Date 1/27/1967 1/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 40th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force; part of Operation THAYER II Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bundaberg CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/30/1966 10/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation a COUNTY FAIR operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bunker Hill CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 2/16/1967 2/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Burlington Trail CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province along the Quang Nam Province border Start Date End Date 4/8/1968 11/11/1968 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade, 23d Infantry Division (Americal, USA); 16th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 11th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,931 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat Sweep Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Burnham CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 8/29/1969 9/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance operations; land clearing protection, and combined operation with 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Burtrand CTZ II TAO Hon Tre Island - southeast of Nha Trang Start Date End Date 11/14/1969 11/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group (USA); 5th Mobile Strike Force Command Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bushmaster CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/14/1965 11/22/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation south of the Michelin rubber plantation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Heavy action on November 20 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bushmaster Bravo CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/17/1965 10/17/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bushmaster II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/28/1965 12/9/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Bushmaster III CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/9/1965 12/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and desroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Butler CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 6/9/1967 6/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (One company each, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Byrd CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, and Tuyen Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 8/26/1966 1/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile); 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 849 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation an economy-of-force operation in Binh Thuan Province; search and destroy operation in support of revolutionary development Descriptive Narrative of Operation One or two Battalions were usually involved. This was an independent tast force operation under control of I Field Force. It was suspended from November 30, 1967 - January 8, 1968 for Operation KLAMATH FALLS. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cactus CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 9/13/1965 9/14/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Calhoun CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 6/25/1967 7/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation BEACON TORCH phased into CALHOUN on June 25 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Caloundia CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/9/1967 1/10/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cambodian Incursion CTZ III TAO Cambodia Start Date End Date 4/29/1970 6/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 50,000 ARVN troops (9th, 21st, 22d, 23d, Divisions); 30,000 USA troops (3d Brigade, 1st Calvary (USA); 11th Armored Calvary Regiment (USA); 4th Infantry Division; 3d ARVN Airborne Brigade) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 638 (ARVN); 338 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 4,009 (ARVN); 1,525 (USA) 35 (ARVN); 13 (USA) 10,000-11,349+ Enemy WIA Objective of Operation relieve pressure on the National Khmer Armed Forces, destroy Communist sanctuaries, capture the headquarters of the Central Office for South Vietnam, demonstrate Vietnamization, buy time for U.S. troops withdrawal, & break the bargaining stalemate Descriptive Narrative of Operation Excursions into Cambodia began in April when RVN forces initiated raids against Communist bases in Parrot's Beak. There were 13 major combat operations in Cambodia during the following months, two of which included U.S. ground units. The other operations were Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Camden CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/14/1967 1/18/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Camden (2nd part) CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 12/16/1967 12/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 49th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation searchand destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cameron Falls CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - south and southeast of Ca Lu Start Date End Date 5/29/1969 6/23/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Campbell Steamer CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 7/12/1969 8/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 502d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Canary CTZ III? TAO from Vung Tau and Saigon to Long Binh Start Date End Date 11/28/1966 1/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation November 28, 1966-December 26, 1966 or December 7, 1966-January 5, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Canberra CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/6/1966 10/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cane Field CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/25/1969 3/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Operation In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cannon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/7/1966 9/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tri Provinces Start Date End Date 4/5/1967 4/10/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 25th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Capital CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/12/1968 10/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Capricorn CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/26/1970 6/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation battalion reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Carentan I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 3/8/1968 3/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy / combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Carentan II (Carrington II) CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces,the lowlands Start Date End Date 4/1/1968 5/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy / combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia; Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Carlisle CTZ III TAO Phuoc Long Province Start Date End Date 4/3/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Carolina Blaster CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces - A Shau and Da Krong Valleys Start Date End Date 8/14/1969 9/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airbonre Division (USA); 3d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated Operation RICHLAND SQUARE on August 17. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Caroline Hill CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/29/1971 7/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Aisa Operation Name Carrington II (Carentan II) CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 4/1/1968 5/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy / combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Casey CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/21/1968 1/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Castine CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 8/19/1966 8/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Catawba Falls CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/18/1970 9/19/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cavalier Beach CTZ I TAO Phu Bai; Camp Horn; Camp Hawskins Start Date End Date 5/5/1970 5/9/1970 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force (USMC); XXIV Corps (HQ) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to transfer command of I CTZ from III Marine Amphibious Force to XXIV Corps Descriptive Narrative of Operation XXIV Corps Headquaters moved from Phu Bai to Camp Horn. III Marine Amphibious Force moved to Camp Hawskins. On March 9 III Marine Amphibious Force turned over command of I CTZ to XXIV Corps Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cedar Falls (Operation Niagara - Cedar Falls) CTZ III TAO Iron Triangle, 25 miles northwest of Saigon including the Thanh Dien Forest Reserve; VC Military Region 4 Headquarters; Ben Suc and surrounding villages; Binh Duong, Hau Nghia and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 1/8/1967 1/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Division, 26th Infantry (USA); 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Light Infantry Brigade (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 173d Airborne Brigade(USA); 11th Armored Enemy Units Involved 165th and 272d VC Regiments; VC Main Force Phu Loi Battalion Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 72 (USA); 11 (ARVN) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 337 (USA); 8 (ARVN) 720-750 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To interdict VC control of the transportation and communications network in the area; search and destroy operation to seal off the Iron Triangle and crush everything within it Descriptive Narrative of Operation The II Field Force (IIFFV) chose a "hammer-and-anvil" attack to be used on the target, with the anvil along the Saigon River at the southwestern boundary of the Iron Triangle and the hammer to swing through the triangle. The local residents were evacuated and the area was Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Cedar Rapids I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/17/1966 7/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cedar Rapids II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/22/1966 7/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Battalions, 2d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Champaign Grove CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Son Tra Khuc Valley west of Qhi Nhon city Start Date End Date 9/3/1968 9/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chapman CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/16/1967 6/13/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Charger / Lam Son 235 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 6/26/1968 6/27/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Charger Sweep I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1965 12/9/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Charleston CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 11/27/1966 12/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chatanooga CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/22/1966 4/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chattachoochee Swamp / Lien Ket 45 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Song Tea Khuc and Song Tam Rao valleys Start Date End Date 6/20/1968 6/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade; 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cheadle Blue CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/14/1970 5/28/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Checkerboard (1st part) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/1/1965 10/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Checkerboard (2d Part) CTZ III TAO Nam Phan Province ? Start Date End Date 11/28/1965 12/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Aisa Operation Name Checkmate CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/14/1965 10/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cherokee CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 5/4/1966 5/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cherokee Trail CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Kontum and Pleiku Provinces; Highway 19 Start Date End Date 12/23/1965 12/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cheyenne CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - on coast 20 km north of Chu Lai Start Date End Date 5/24/1966 5/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cheyenne (III corps) CTZ III TAO Highway 13, Lai Khe to An Loc Start Date End Date 8/2/1966 8/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation opening and securing Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation also August 1-5 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cheyenne II CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 5/31/1966 5/31/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cheyenne Sabre CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/4/1969 4/19/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chicago / Buffalo CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/27/1966 5/28/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chieftain CTZ TAO Duc Thanh Start Date End Date 9/3/1969 10/4/1969 Allied Units Involved B Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Pacification of Duc Thanh district Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operatins In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chinook I CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 12/20/1966 2/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chinook II CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 2/19/1967 4/4/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Chisago Peak CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 7/24/1970 8/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat cooperation Descriptive Narrative of Operation part of Operation TEXAS STAR Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Choctaw CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 5/21/1967 7/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC);1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cimarron CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 6/1/1967 7/2/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USA); 2d and 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d and 3d Battalions, 9the Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation replaced by Operation PRARIE IV Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cincinnati CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/18/1967 5/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Circle Pines CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - Ho Bo Woods and Filhol Rubber Plantation Start Date End Date 3/28/1966 4/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 7th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation First operation in which massed armored battalions were used. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Citrus CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/15/1967 12/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marine Regiment (HQ); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Claiborne Chute CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - vicinity of Hue Start Date End Date 8/15/1969 9/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation, security for rice harvest Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clarksville CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 3/23/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clay CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1967 2/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clean House I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/16/1965 12/19/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clean House II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/19/1965 12/22/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clean House III CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/27/1965 12/31/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clean Sweep CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 2/22/1966 2/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clean Sweep (part 2 ) CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 12/30/1968 12/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Dviision (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cleansweep I CTZ II TAO Pleiku ProvinceCamp Enari TAOR Start Date End Date 7/20/1968 7/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division Artillery (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clearwater CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 1/1/1968 3/1/1973 Allied Units Involved USN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways in I CTZ Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clemens Green (Darlac Province) CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 6/26/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation highway security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southwest Asia Operation Name Clemens Green (Pleiku Province) CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 6/24/1970 6/26/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeasst Asia Operation Name Cleveland CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/24/1967 1/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cliff Dweller CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province - Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain) Start Date End Date 10/21/1969 10/24/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cliff Dweller IV CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province - Nui Ba Den Start Date End Date 1/4/1970 1/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clifton Corral CTZ TAO War Zone D Start Date End Date 4/15/1968 4/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation armored cavalry raid and reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation part of Operation TOAN THANG Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Clinch Valley CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Khe Sanh Plain Start Date End Date 7/9/1970 7/15/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division; 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coberg CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Phuoc Tuy Provinces - east of Bien Hao Start Date End Date 1/24/1968 3/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d, 3d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; A Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cobra / Settlement CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province along Highway 19 Start Date End Date 10/9/1965 11/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security of Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation became Operation SETTLEMENT ca. October 16, 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cochise CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 8/11/1968 8/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division Task Force X-Ray (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cochise Green / Dan Sinh CTZ I & II TAO Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces Start Date End Date 3/30/1968 1/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 4th Infanry Division (elements, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 929 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation; reconnaissance in force and search; reconnaissance in force and pacification Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow up to Operation PARTICK Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coco Palms CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Hau Nghia Provinces - northwest of Cu Chi; Boi Loi Woods Start Date End Date 6/25/1966 7/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cocoa Beach CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/3/1966 3/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coffee CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/24/1966 9/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Colby CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/19/1967 1/27/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cold Steel CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 9/10/1965 9/11/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Colgate CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 6/6/1967 6/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion 12th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (one company each, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Colorado / Lien Ket 52 CTZ I TAO Quang Nan & Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 8/5/1966 8/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC): 1st, 3d and 4th VNMC Battalions; 35th and 39th ARVN Ranger Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 674 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Comeback Ridge CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/13/1970 8/20/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commanche Falls CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 9/10/1960 11/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commanche Falls I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 9/10/1968 10/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commanche Falls II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 10/3/1968 11/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commanche Falls III CTZ I TAO Southeast of Quang Tri City Start Date End Date 11/2/1968 11/15/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commando Hunt CTZ Laos TAO Ho Chi Minh Trail Start Date End Date 11/15/1968 4/10/1972 Allied Units Involved USAF, USN, USMC, Royal Laotian Air force Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to reduce the flow of PAVN troops and supplies from North Vietnam into South Vietnam and Cambodia; to destroy trucks, supply caches, storage bases, the trail support structure, and the topography around th trail; to test sesnor devices Descriptive Narrative of Operation During this time Laos became the third most bombed country in history. Each campaign in the operation lasted about six months and alternated between wet and dry seasons. Mostly the Air Force conducted these operations, though the U.S. Navy, Marines, and Royal Laotian Air Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Commando Vault CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/13/1969 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to create landing zones for helocopters Descriptive Narrative of Operation air delivery of 10,000 pound bombs (M121) to create LZs for helicopters Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Con Thien, Siege of CTZ I TAO Con Thien, 14 miles inland from the South China Sea, 2 miles south of the DMZ Start Date End Date 10/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 9th Regiment (USMC); 11th, 12th, and 13th Marine artillery regiments (USMC); III Marine Amphibious Force artillery (USMC); 2d Battalion, 94th Artillery (USA); 8th Battalion, 4th Artillery (USA); naval warships offshore Enemy Units Involved 324B PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,117+ (PAVN) (over 1,800 killed and Enemy WIA over 1,800 killed and wounded (PAVN) Objective of Operation to defend Con Thien against PAVN attackers and keep the hill open to monitor the enemy's principle supply routes into South Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation During July, the PAVN had attacked the hill of Con Thien from the DMZ. However, these forces were driven back by the Marines. Then again in September, the hill was attacked by the 324B PAVN Division. Con Thien experienced one of the heaviest shellings of the war. In Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers Operation Name Concord CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/10/1965 10/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Concordia CTZ III TAO Long An Province Start Date End Date 6/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Concordia Square / Lamson 224 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 5/8/1968 5/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Concrete I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/19/1970 5/7/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Concrete II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/8/1970 6/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of Untied States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cook CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 9/2/1967 9/10/1967 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search, search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cooktown Orchid CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 4/1/1968 4/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cooparoo CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/21/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Copperhead CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 11/3/1965 11/8/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Corn CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 11/14/1965 11/15/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado I CTZ TAO Cam Son Secret Zone Start Date End Date 6/7/1967 6/8/1967 Allied Units Involved Task Force 117 (HQ); RAG 9 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado I - XI CTZ IV TAO Mekong Delta and the Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Mobile Riverine Forces Enemy Units Involved 263d and 516th Main Force VC battalions Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To push the VC out of the Mekong delta Descriptive Narrative of Operation These were wide-ranging riverine and combined airmobile and riverine operations from June 1967 to July 1968. There were no major battles, but the VC were pushed back from the population centers and Highway 4 was reopened. Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Coronado II / Song Thang 3 CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 7/7/1967 8/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force); 44th ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado IV CTZ III TAO Long An Province Start Date End Date 8/20/1967 9/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado IX CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong, Kien Hao, and Kien Phong Provinces Start Date End Date 11/1/1967 1/18/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force); US Navy Task Force 117; 5th Battalion VNMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended November 17-27 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado V CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 9/12/1967 10/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado VI CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/11/1967 10/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado VII CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/21/1967 11/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado X CTZ IV TAO Ba Xuyen, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hao, Phuoc Dinh, and Vinh Long Provinces Start Date End Date 1/18/1968 2/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force); US Navy Task Force 117 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado XI CTZ IV TAO Phung Dinh and Ba Xuyen Provinces - southwest of CanTho Start Date End Date 2/12/1968 3/4/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force); 9th ARVN Division; 21st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Coronado XII CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 3/4/1968 3/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Mobile Riverine Force); 9th ARVN Division; 21st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended on March 6, 1968. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Corral CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 39th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cortez CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 12/7/1966 12/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Country Fair 1 - 32 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1967 1/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 1 - 25 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/5/1967 1/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 1 - 28 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/7/1967 1/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 1 - 29 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/9/1967 1/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 1 - 30 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/29/1967 2/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 1 - 34 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/19/1967 4/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 4th Battalion, 5th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name County Fair 14 CTZ I? TAO Quang Nam Province ? Start Date End Date 12/7/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cove CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 11/17/1967 11/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Craddock CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/16/1966 10/17/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cramer White CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/16/1969 1/6/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cranston CTZ TAO between Lai Khe and Phu Loi Start Date End Date 9/4/1966 9/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and resupply between Lai Khe and Phu Loi Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Crazy Horse / Bun Khe 66 - 7 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - between Vinh Thanh and Soui Ca Valley on the Bong Son Plain Start Date End Date 5/16/1966 6/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); Capitol ROK Division; ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Spoiling VC attack on Vinh Thanh CIDG Camp followed by a search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Crimp (or Crimp I) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Haiu Nghia Provinces - Iron Triangle, Ho Bo Woods Start Date End Date 1/7/1966 1/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation, joint US - Australian drive against VC in the Iron Triangle Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Crockett CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 5/13/1967 7/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Crown CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/19/1968 9/25/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Crows Nest CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/30/1966 10/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force; 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cumberland CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 6/3/1967 9/15/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cumberland Thunder CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/18/1969 9/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cung Chung 1 ("We Together") CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 6/12/1970 6/29/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion; 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation 1st Australian Task Force reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cung Chung 2 CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 8/3/1970 9/10/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cung Chung 3 CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/11/1970 10/25/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regmient Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cung Chung III CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province - Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 10/1/1970 2/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, ANZAC; 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Custer Flats CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1965 11/20/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Cutlass CTZ TAO south of Nha Trang Start Date End Date 8/19/1965 8/22/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 5th Special Forces Group (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to destroy VC/PAVN forces Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dagger One CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1965 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA); 1st and 2d Battalions, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see operation VIPER Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dagger Thrust / Batten Down CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 7th Fleet Landing Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to destroy VC Installations and capture or destroy VC personnel and material Descriptive Narrative of Operation A series of short (usually 1 or 2 day) amphibious operations aimed at the destruction of Viet Cong installations and capturing or destroying VC personnel and material. Code name changed to BATTEN DOWN in February 1966. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dai Do, Battle of CTZ I TAO Bo Dieu and Cua Viet River area Start Date End Date 4/30/1968 5/3/1968 Allied Units Involved Navy River Assault Group (USN); Battalion Landing Team 2/4 (USMC); B Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment (USMC) Enemy Units Involved 320th PAVN Division (48th and 52d regiments) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 81 (USMC); 29 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 297 (USMC); 130 (USA) 1,568 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To eliminate the threat to the junction of the Bo Dieu and Cua Viet Rivers Descriptive Narrative of Operation This battle was to set up Phase III of the General Offensive/General Uprising which is also refered to as "Tet II" or "Mini Tet." On 30 April a U.S. Navy utility boat was ambushed by the 320th PAVN Division. This boat was at a vital link for the Marine forces because supplies Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers Operation Name Dak To, Battle for CTZ II TAO Dak To, Kontum Province Start Date End Date 10/26/1967 12/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to defend Dak To Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dakota Clint CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, 15 miles west of Quang Tri City Start Date End Date 2/10/1970 3/29/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force, search and clear, security, rice denial and saturation ambush/patrolling Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dalby CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/15/1967 2/16/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dale Common CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Song Ve Valley Start Date End Date 10/18/1968 10/19/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dallas CTZ III TAO War Zone D Start Date End Date 5/17/1967 5/26/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dan Quyen 38-A (People's Right) CTZ II TAO Ben Het - Dek To area Start Date End Date 5/15/1969 6/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 42d ARVN Regiment and 22d ARVN Ranger Group Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 945 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Dan Sinh 22 - 6 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Bong Son Plains Start Date End Date 8/22/1968 12/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 22d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dan Tam 81 CTZ III TAO Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 11/16/1966 1/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) (December 8 - 30, 1966); 10th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation rice harvest security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dan Thang 69 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/18/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 22d Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 507 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Dan Tien 33d CTZ II TAO Quang Duc Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1969 12/28/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 23d Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 746 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Dan Tien 40 CTZ II TAO Quang Duc Province Start Date End Date 11/12/1969 12/28/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 23d Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,012 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Danbury CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/15/1966 9/21/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Daniel Boone CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved MACSOG Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to conduct reconnaissance of portions of Cambodia to verify suspected enemy locations, infiltration routes and bases of supply Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Crest CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 3/3/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Crest II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/4/1969 3/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Crest III CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/16/1969 4/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 503d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby March (or Darby March II) CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 3/6/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA); 4th Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Swing CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/2/1970 12/24/1970 Allied Units Involved Task Force Ivy (HQ); 2d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation merged into Operation HANCOCK DRAGON Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Talon CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 3/12/1970 4/21/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Trail (or Darby Trail II) CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 2/3/1969 4/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA); 2d Barralion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended February 9 - 11, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darby Trail III CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/1/1969 10/5/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darlinghurst CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/25/1966 8/31/1966 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Darwin CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/6/1967 6/7/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Davy Crockett CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - vicinity of Bong Son Special Forces camp; "Eagle Claw" and Soui Ca Valley Start Date End Date 5/4/1966 5/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 22d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation repeat of Operation MASHER/WHITE WING Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dawes CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/3/1967 4/3/1967 Allied Units Involved OMEGA Team Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dawn CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/7/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dawson River CTZ II TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - vicinity of Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 11/28/1968 1/26/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended January 22, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dawson River Afton CTZ TAO Da Krong Valley Start Date End Date 10/24/1968 12/25/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dayton CTZ III TAO Binh Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 5/4/1967 5/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dazzlem CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Provinces Start Date End Date 10/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dazzlem (1967) CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/9/1967 4/10/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation defense of Camp Radcliff Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dazzlem (1967-1968) CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/1/1967 2/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) (October 1, 1967 - January 17, 1968); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) (January 17, 1968 - February 8, 1968) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Decade CTZ III TAO Phouc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 7/23/1970 8/2/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to deny enemy entry into villages Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Decatur CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security for Quon Loi - An Loc Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Decatur (2d Part) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/3/1966 10/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse I CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 6/18/1966 6/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (Special Landing Force) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation support for 1st Cavalry Division's Operation NATHAN HALE Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/16/1966 7/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to support of Operation HASTINGS Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse III CTZ III TAO Binh Tuy Province - Vung Tau Peninsula, 60 miles northwest of Saigon Start Date End Date 8/16/1966 8/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation In conjuction with 173d Airborne Brigade Operation TOLEDO Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse IV CTZ I TAO area immediately south of the DMZ and north of Cua Viet River Start Date End Date 9/15/1966 9/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 3d Marine Reconnaissance Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse V / Song Than CTZ III TAO Kien Hoa Province - Mekong River Delta Start Date End Date 1/1/1967 1/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d and 4th VNMC Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation First direct commitment of US troops to combat in Delta region. The target area was the VC's Thunh Phu Secret Zone, which had been controlled bu guerillas for 20 years. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deckhouse VI CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 2/16/1967 3/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Deerstalk CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/1/1969 4/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Defiant Stand CTZ I TAO Barrier Island, 34 miles south of Da Nang Start Date End Date 9/7/1969 9/7/1969 Allied Units Involved Battalion of ROK Marine Corps; 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation an amphibious assault to fight VC along the shore in I Corps. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the first amphibious assault in the history of the ROK Marine corps. The ROKMC and USMC landed on Barrier Island and moved inland. A Naval patrol blocked the escape routes. For the most part the VC avoided the Allies and only offered light resistance. Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Delaware / Lam Son 216 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 4/18/1968 5/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmoble, USA)(1st Brigade (USA); 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry (5/7th, USA); 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1/7th, USA)); 101st Airborne Division (USA)(1st Brigade); 196th Infantry Brigade; ARVN 3d Regiment, 1st Division; ARVN Airborne Task Force Bravo Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 869 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and area denial; combat operation; To eliminate PAVN bases used in Tet against Hue Descriptive Narrative of Operation The original plan called for the 1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 3d Regiment to assault into the valley while the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne and ARVN Ariborne Division blocked the routes of escape. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry conducted air reconnaissance throughout the area and Sources Used in Archive Veitnam: Order Of Battle, be Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Denver CTZ III TAO Phuoc Long Province - vicinity of Song Be Start Date End Date 4/9/1966 4/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Depth CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/16/1965 10/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name DeSoto CTZ I TAO Gulf Of Tonkin; Coast of the DRV Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Seventh Fleet (USN); USMC Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation intelligence program; commanders of the RVN landed shore parties to harass radar installations electronic intelligence (ELINT) ships would record resulting electronic transmissions. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was originally supposed to last four months, but was extended for an additional year. The first mission was canceled because of weather, and then the Maddox was sent to the Tonkin Gulf. On 31 July 1964, two OPLAN 34A teams attacked the islands of Hon Me and Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Desoto (2d part) CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 1/26/1967 4/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dewey Canyon I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province and Thua Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley toward Da Krong Valley Start Date End Date 1/22/1969 3/18/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 121 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 803 (USMC) 1,335-1,617 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to deny the Communist forces access to the critical populated areas of the coastal lowlands; conducted in response to a Communist buildup in Base Area 611 in the Da Krong Valley Descriptive Narrative of Operation At the opening of the operation the 9th Regiment was sent into the Da Krong Valley, where they were completely dependent on helicopters for logistical support. This was often difficult because it was monsoon season. They developed fire support bases (FSBs) Shiloh, Razor, and Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dewey Canyon II (In support of LAM SON 719) CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, Khe Sanh and the A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 1/30/1971 3/6/1971 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry (USA); 101st Airborne Division (airmobile, USA); 2/17th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 20,000 ARVN and 9,000 US Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To back up the ARVN attack into Laos in LAM SON 719. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was in support of LAM SON 719. Because the U.S. was not allowed to enter Laos with the ARVN during LAM SON 719, they conducted airmobile and aviation operations as well as tactical air and B-52 bomber support. At the beginning of operation DEWEY CANYON Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Dexter CTZ III TAO Phuoc Thanh Province Start Date End Date 5/4/1966 5/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Diamantina CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/28/1968 9/5/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Diamond Head CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces - War Zone C; Michelin Rubber Plantation, Ho Bo Woods and the Trapezoid Start Date End Date 5/17/1967 12/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In southeast Asia Operation Name Dixie CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/7/1967 4/10/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC, two companies) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Docket I CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/15/1965 11/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dodge CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 7/17/1966 7/23/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dodge Valley CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/12/1968 8/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st, 7th, 27th Marines (elements) (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Don Ched I CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/17/1967 10/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (HQ, USA), 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry (USA); Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dong Tien II / Toan Thang 43 CTZ Cambodia TAO Cambodian operations Start Date End Date 5/1/1970 6/28/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Double Eagle CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province; beginning at Duc Pho Start Date End Date 1/28/1966 2/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 4th and 7th Regimetns (USMC); 2d and 22d Divisions (ARVN); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,000 PAVN / VC Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to trap VC and PAVN units in Quang Ngai Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was an unsuccessful operation meant to trap the Communists in the Quang Ngai Province. The basic plan was to use a pincer movement to crush the Communists. The Mairnes landed northeast of Duc Pho. The buildup was slow to decieve the enemy into Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Double Eagle II CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 2/19/1970 3/1/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 4th and 7th Regimetns (USMC); 2d and 22d Divisions (ARVN); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dover CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 10/18/1966 10/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dragon Fire CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 9/5/1967 10/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Marine Brigade (ROK) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 541 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Drum Head CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/27/1965 10/27/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dubois Square (initially BALLARD VALLEY) CTZ I TAO Vicinity of Danang Start Date End Date 9/10/1970 9/19/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duc Lap, Battle for CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/23/1968 8/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 23d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duck CTZ TAO from Vung Tao to Bear Cat Start Date End Date 10/18/1966 2/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation deployment of the 9th Infantry Division from Vung Tau to Bear Cat Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duck Blind CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation sensor delivery operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation 1968 operation renamed DUFFLE BAG Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duel Blade CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation sensor delivery operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation took place in 1968 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dukes Glade CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/1/1968 10/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Dump Truck CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved MACSOG Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation anti-personnel subsystem withing MUSCLE SHOALS Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duntroon CTZ TAO Hat Dich Secret Zone Start Date End Date 1/10/1968 1/21/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiments; A Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in conjuction with 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division Operations AKRON V Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duong Cua Dan (People's Road) CTZ IV TAO Route 4 Start Date End Date 3/17/1968 7/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,251 (in both DUONG CUA DAN & Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To provide security for engineers working on Route 4. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation combined with Operation TRUONG CONG DING on 21 May. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Durham Peak CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 7/20/1969 8/13/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battilions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC); 1st ARVN Ranger Group (21st and 37th ARVN Ranger Battalions) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Duval CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 5/19/1967 5/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC)(Separate Companies) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation, reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eagle II / Toan Thang 9/68 CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 9/11/1968 9/25/1968 Allied Units Involved III Corps Tactical Zone (HQ); ARVN Airborne Division; 2d, 5th, 6th, 9th ARVN Airborne Battalions; 2d, 3d, 4th VNMC Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eagle Pull CTZ Cambodia TAO Phnom Penh Start Date End Date 4/11/1975 4/13/1975 Allied Units Involved USAF, USMC, USN Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 0 Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 0 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation US Navy operation to evacuate US Embassy staff from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This plan first developed when Khmer Rouge units closed in on Phnom Penh and it seemed imminent that Cambodia would fall in 1973. On August 15, 1973 the Cambodian Army stopped the attack. The Khmer Rouge began to take the towns and EAGLE PULL was only used to Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eagle Thrust CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to move the 101st Airborne to RVN Descriptive Narrative of Operation The movement of the 101st Airborne to RVN in November 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eagles Claw CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 2/16/1966 2/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Earhart White CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/11/1970 3/18/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Brigades, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Early CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/23/1967 3/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eastertide (Easter Offensive): An Loc CTZ III TAO An Loc Start Date End Date 4/2/1972 7/11/1972 Allied Units Involved 5th ARVN Division (reinforced by TF 52, 18th ARVN Division; 21st ARVN Division; 35th ARVN Division; 1st Airborne Brigade Enemy Units Involved 24th PAVN Separate Infantry Regiment (consisting of the 5th, 7th, and 9th VC divisions); Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 100,000 PAVN in allof Eastertide Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to defend An Loc from the PAVN during the Eastertide Offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation The attack directed at An Loc began on April 2 when the PAVN feinted along the Cambodian border with the 24th Regiment. This regiment was comprised of VC divisions which were now mostly manned by PAVN regulars. On April 6, the 5th VC Division overran Loc Ninh. Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Eastertide (Easter Offensive): Kontum CTZ II TAO Kontum Start Date End Date 4/12/1972 7/14/1972 Allied Units Involved 23d Division (ARVN); 47th, 40th, 41st, 42d Regiments, 22d Division (ARVN) Enemy Units Involved 2d and 320th PAVN divisions (supported by tank regiment and several artillery regiments); 3d PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 100,000 PAVN in all of Eastertide Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to defend Kontum Province and prevent the PAVN from dividing South Vientam in two. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This second prong of the Eastertide Offensive was meant to divide South Vietnam in two by cutting across the Central Highlands. This was much the same plan as in the battle of Ia Drang, except the PAVN nearly succeeded this time. The assault began on the 12th of April, Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Eastertide (Easter Offensive): Quang Tri CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/30/1972 9/16/1972 Allied Units Involved 3d ARVN Division (reinforced by 2 marine brigades, four ranger groups, and one armored brigade); 1st ARVN Division; Marine Division (RVN Marines); Airborne Division (RVN Airborne) Enemy Units Involved 308th, 304th, 325th, 320th, 312th, 324B Division (PAVN) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 5,000 (RVN) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 100,000 PAVN in all of Eastertide Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to defend the Quang Tri Province during the Eastertide offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation There were several reasons why Giap launched Eastertide when he did: almost all the U.S. ground froces were withdrawn, after the rout in Laos it was assumed the South Vietnamese would crumble under a PAVN attack, and a defeat at this time would humiliate Nixon and Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Ehu CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/21/1966 6/23/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Eichelberger Black CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/20/1970 4/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Brigades, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name El Dorado CTZ III TAO Bihn Duong Province Start Date End Date 8/12/1966 8/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name El Paso CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 9/4/1966 9/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d, 3d, 4th Battalions, 6th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated NAPA on September 5 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name El Paso I CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province - Loc Ninh Start Date End Date 5/19/1966 5/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation defense, search and destroy operation; reinforcement for Loc Ninh Special Forces camp; search for VC Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name El Paso II CTZ III TAO Binh Long and Phuoc Long Provinces, War Zone C, Minh Thanh Road outside of Minh Thanh Village Start Date End Date 6/2/1966 7/13/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) (Troop A, B, and C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry (USA),2d Battalion, 28th Infantry (2/28th USA), 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry (2/18th USA)); 5th Infantry Division (ARVN) Enemy Units Involved 271st Regiment, 272d Regiment, 273d Regiment, 9th VC Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 200 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 855 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy, security operation; To open Route 13 and deter a VC offensive against An Loc Descriptive Narrative of Operation The battles of Ap Tau O on June 8, Srok Dong on June 30, and An Hoa on July 9 were fought in this campaign. In the first major encounter on 8 June, the 272d VC Regiment amushed Troop A on Route 13. The infantry arrived too late to be a factor, but did kill around 100 of the Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name El Paso III CTZ III TAO Binh Long and Phouc Long Provinces Start Date End Date 7/12/1966 9/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) (assumed control August 25) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Elanora CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/19/1970 6/23/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Elk Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - vicinity of Kham Duc Start Date End Date 7/12/1970 9/20/1970 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (light,USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Part 1: July 12 - August 26, 1970 & Part 2: August 27 - September 20, 1970 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ellis Ravine CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Ba Long Valley Start Date End Date 4/7/1969 4/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Emporia I CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 7/21/1967 8/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Emporia II CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Start Date End Date 8/4/1967 8/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Emporia III CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Start Date End Date 8/19/1967 8/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Emporia IV CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Start Date End Date 9/4/1967 9/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Emporia VI CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation deception plan for Operation SANTA FE Descriptive Narrative of Operation deception plan for Operation SANTA FE Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Enoggera CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/21/1966 7/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Enterprise CTZ III TAO Long An Province (Rach Kien) Start Date End Date 2/13/1967 3/11/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division(USA); ARVN; South Vietnamese Regional and Popular Forces; 2d Battalion, 3d Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA "considerable losses" Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,000-2,107 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To clear Lon An Province of VC forces Descriptive Narrative of Operation The elements of the 9th Infantry Division and the other Allies arrived in the area and began to sweep it for VC. They suffered considerable losses while most VC escaped. Operations continued through March 1968, but failed to clear Long An Province of VC. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Entrée CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - War Zone D Start Date End Date 2/12/1966 2/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Essex CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/6/1967 11/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Marine Regiment (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Esso CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 6/15/1969 7/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation reconnaissance in force and pacification operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Evansville CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/4/1966 8/15/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ewa CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 7/8/1966 7/13/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fairfax CTZ III TAO in and around Saigon Start Date End Date 11/30/1966 12/14/1967 Allied Units Involved a battalion each from 1st, 4th, and 25th Infantry Divisions (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (USA); 5th Ranger Group (ARVN) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,043 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To improve security around Saigon Descriptive Narrative of Operation Security around the capital was deteriorating, so Gen. Westmoreland decided to use U.S. troops in and advisory effort to inspire the Vietnamese. The II Field Force Vietnam commander assigned one U.S. Battalion to each district in Gia Dinh, where the U.S. and South Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Fairfax / Rang Dong CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 11/30/1966 12/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA); 4th Infantry Division (USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA)5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in Capitol Military District Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Falcon CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/8/1967 1/10/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaitons In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fargo CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 6/12/1966 6/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fargo (2d Part) CTZ III TAO Binh Long and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 12/21/1967 1/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and road clearing between An Loc and Loc Ninh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Farm Gate CTZ RVN TAO South Vietnam Start Date End Date 10/11/1961 Allied Units Involved 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron (USAF); Detachment 2A, 4400the Combat Crew Training Squadron (USAF); 1st Air Commando Squadron (Provisional, USAF) Enemy Units Involved VC/PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to assist the RVN in its struggle against an increasingly aggressive Communist foe; increasingly expanding its missions. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation began when President Kennedy ordered the Air Force to assist the RVN. The 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron was created to train indigenous air forces and participate in limited combat missions supporting ground forces. At first, the squadron only Sources Used in Archive The Enyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Farmgate concept CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Use of VNAF personnel and markings on USAF plans for use of defoliation/crop destruction Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Farragut CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, and Lam Dong Start Date End Date 1/26/1967 3/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fayette Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/14/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Asia Operation Name Federal / Overlander CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/10/1969 4/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation FEDERAL March 10 - April 2, 1969; Operation OVERLANDER April 2 - 8, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Feline CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/7/1965 12/8/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fillmore CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province - vicinity of Tuy Hoa Start Date End Date 3/25/1966 7/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA)(March 25 - April 8, 1966); 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry ( - July 21, 1966); 2d ROK Marine Brigade; 47th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation and rice harvest security Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow-on to Operation HARRISON Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Finney Hill CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1971 7/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Finschhafen CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/9/1970 4/7/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fire Support Base (FSB) Ripcord CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 7/1/1970 7/23/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation in conjuction with TEXAS STAR Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fish Hook CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/10/1965 12/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fish Hook II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/14/1965 12/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fitchburg CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 11/25/1966 4/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; later phase a cover to put the 196th Infantry Brigade in position for CEDAR FALLS Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Flaming Dart CTZ DRV TAO Dong Hoi; North Vietnam Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN/ VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 8 USAF Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 109 USAF Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to persuade the DRV that they could not persevere in billigerent actions without expecting retaliation; to retaliate for the VC mortar attack on Camp Holloway and the Pleiku airstripe. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The VC mortared Camp Holloway and the Pleiku airfield on February 7, 1965. They killed 8, & wounded 109, while damaging 20 aircraft. Johnson then ordered the bombing of North Vietnamese installations at Dong Hoi as a retaliatory action. The air strikes were carried out Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Flaming Dart II CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 23 USA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to retaliate for the killing of Americans at Qui Nhon Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was ordered 48 hours after FLAMING DART to retaliate for the killing of 23 Americans at Qui Nhon. It is often explained as the onset of ROLLING THUNDER Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Flip Flop CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/15/1965 10/15/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Florida CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 6/9/1966 6/12/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fly Low CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/16/1965 10/16/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Flying Finn CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province - War Zone C Start Date End Date 1/5/1970 1/8/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation destruction of 2d Battalion, 95C Regiment Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Flying Tiger VI CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/9/1966 1/11/1966 Allied Units Involved ROK Capitol Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Footboy CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved MACSOG Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to collect intelligence, conduct psychological warfare operations, and participate in other activities to creat dissension among the populace and to divert North Vietnamese resources Descriptive Narrative of Operation Covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources. Included Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ford CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 3/10/1968 3/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Formation Leader CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 10/17/1967 10/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation amphibious and heliborne assault, search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Forrest CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 11/23/1967 1/5/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; A Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation rice denial operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Forsythe Grove CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 6/30/1969 7/3/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fort Nisqually CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province; from Bear Cat to Dau Tieng Start Date End Date 11/28/1966 5/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Deployment of 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Divisionfrom Bear Cat to Dau Tieng, November 20 - December 22, 1966, and operations Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fort Smith CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province along Highway 1 Start Date End Date 6/3/1966 7/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and pacification operation along Highway 1 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fort Wayne CTZ III TAO Bien Hao Province Start Date End Date 5/1/1967 5/4/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fortress Ridge CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 12/21/1967 12/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fortress Sentry CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 9/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Aisa Operation Name Foster CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/13/1967 11/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United Stattes Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Frag Order 12 - 65 CTZ TAO Phuoc Thanh Province Start Date End Date 8/7/1965 8/11/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations On Southeast Asia Operation Name Frag Order 15 - 65 CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - War Zone D Start Date End Date 10/4/1965 10/5/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Francis Marion CTZ II TAO Cambodian Border of the Pleiku Province; Pleiku and Kontum Provinces - Ia Drang Valley, near Chu Pong massif Start Date End Date 4/5/1967 10/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); (2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (2/8th), 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry (1/18th), 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (3/12th), 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry (3/8th)); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved 1st and 10th PAVN Divisions; (95B PAVN Regiment, 32d PAVN Regiment, 66th PAVN Regiemtn, 32d PAVN Regiment) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,203 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To Prevent the 1st and 10th PAVN Divisions from pushing into the Central Highlands Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation followed SAM HOUSTON with the 1st Brigade patrolling from Duc Co to the Plei D'Jereng Special Forces Camp and the 2d patrolling south toward the Ia Drang Valley. The operation included eight major military engagements, during which the PAVN often attacked Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Franklin / Lien Ket 50 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 7/26/1966 7/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fredenhall Gold CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/18/1970 5/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Frederick Hall CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 3/18/1969 3/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 5th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Freedom Deal or Menu / Freedom Deal CTZ Cambodia TAO Cambodia Start Date End Date 8/14/1973 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation USAF Operations in support of the Cambodian army Descriptive Narrative of Operation A total of 16,527 B-52 sorties were flown Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fremont CTZ I TAO Quang Tri And Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 7/10/1967 10/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Frequent Wind CTZ III TAO South Vietnam - Saigon area, War Zone C Start Date End Date 4/29/1975 4/30/1975 Allied Units Involved Task Force 76, US 7th Fleet; USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To evacuate the Saigon area in the final hours before the city was captured. Descriptive Narrative of Operation FREQUENT WIND began at 1051 on the 29 April. Before this, RVN aircrews had jettisoned bombs and fuel tanks on the runways leaving them unusable. Americans and endangered South Vietnamese had to be evacuated by helicopter. 865 Marines were moved to the area to Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fresh Start CTZ III TAO War Zone C Start Date End Date 1/29/1970 4/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation land clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fresno (Hau Nghia Province) CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 7/13/1966 7/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fresno (Quang Ngai Province) CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 9/8/1966 9/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Frisk CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/11/1965 12/11/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Frisk II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/17/1965 12/17/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fulton CTZ II TAO Khanh Hoa, Tuyen Doc & Ninh Thuan Provinces Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Fulton Square CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 10/22/1969 1/18/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear, reconnaissance in force, rocket suppression, rice denial, and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gadsen CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province - War Zone C Start Date End Date 2/1/1967 2/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation predecessor to JUNCTION CITY Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gaffey Blue CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/15/1969 7/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and seach operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gallup CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/15/1966 8/19/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Game Warden CTZ IV TAO Mekong Delta Start Date End Date 12/18/1965 Allied Units Involved River Patrol Force (USN) (Task Force 116, est. December 18, 1965) Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to halt VC inland waterways logistics and military operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation formed when it became obvious that Operation MARKET TIME, while successful at sea, did not work well on the inland waterways. The Navy adopted fiberglass-hulled river patrol boats (PBRs) to operate in the shallow water. These boats were Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Garden City CTZ IV TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Garfield CTZ II TAO Darlac Province - northwest of Ban Me Thuot Start Date End Date 2/25/1966 3/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 23d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Garrad Bay CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/25/1968 11/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gatling CTZ II & III TAO Phase I: Lam Dong Province; Phase II: Binh Tuy and Binh Thuan Provinces Start Date End Date 2/1/1967 2/15/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: February 1 - 5, 1967. Phase II: February 5 - 15, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gator CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/14/1968 1/14/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gem CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 7/12/1967 7/15/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation blocking operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Geneva Park CTZ I TAO Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Provinces Start Date End Date 3/18/1969 3/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Georgia CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Ngai Provinces - vicinity of An Hoa Start Date End Date 4/21/1966 5/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Georgia Tar CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - northeast of Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 7/16/1969 9/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Geraldton CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 6/15/1967 6/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Geronimo I CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 10/30/1966 12/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Giant Slingshot CTZ IV TAO Mekong Delta; Parrot's Beak, Vam Co River, not far from Ben Luc Start Date End Date 12/6/1968 Allied Units Involved USN, SEALORDS (Task Force 194) Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to stop Communist infiltration from the Vam Co River and make these rivers accesible to the local inhabitants. Descriptive Narrative of Operation In this area the Vam Co River flowed from converging routes on either side of the Parrot's Beak. In this pocket of Cambodian territory, Communists could establish base camps not far from the RVN capital at Saigon. Infiltration was great in this area and GIANT SLINGSHOT Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Gibraltar CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Song Con River Valleynorthwest of An Khe Start Date End Date 9/18/1965 9/23/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to destroy VC main force battalion operating northeast of An Khe Descriptive Narrative of Operation Part of Operation HIGHLAND. On September 18-19, the 2d Battalion/ 502d Airborne Infantry was heavily engaged Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ginger CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/17/1969 8/7/1969 Allied Units Involved B Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Pacification operaiton in Duc Thanh District Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gisborne CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/28/1970 3/10/1970 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Give Up CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1965 12/6/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gladiator CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1965 12/6/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Glenn CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/17/1966 12/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Glenn Burnie CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/2/1967 1/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Goethals CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 7/15/1967 7/15/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Strike Force (5th Special Forces) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Fleece CTZ I TAO south of Danang Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to protect rice harvest from VC seizure Descriptive Narrative of Operation September 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Fleece (1968) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/26/1968 11/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Fleece (or Golden Fleece 7 -1)/ Lien Ket 60 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 9/16/1966 9/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 4th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation; to protect rice crop in Moc Duc Region Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Fleece 196 - 1 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 4/20/1967 4/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Sword CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/16/1968 10/19/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Movement of the 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division to Northern I CTZ and the 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division to III CTZ Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Golden Valley CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province - Kham Duc Special Forces Camp Start Date End Date 5/10/1968 5/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry, 196th Infantry Brigade (USA); Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry (USA); Battery A, 3d Battalion, 82d Artillery (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operations; relieve, reinforce Khum Duc CIDG Descriptive Narrative of Operation The enemy surrounded the camp and the extraction appears to have been confused Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Good Friend I CTZ II TAO Cam Ranh Bay Start Date End Date 9/22/1965 10/19/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 502d Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Battalion relieved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry and secured area for arrival of 2d ROK Marine Brigade Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Good Friend II CTZ II TAO vicinity of Qui Nhon Start Date End Date 10/1/1965 11/13/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 22d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to permit the deployment of the ROK Capitol Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation in conjucture with the 22d ARVN division Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Good Luck CTZ Laos TAO Laos; Plaine des Jarres region Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation USAF operations against the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces in the Plaine des Jarres region of Laos Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations Operation Name Goodwood CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 12/3/1968 2/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st and 9th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation December 3, 1968 - January 1, 1969 (1st RAR); January 1 - February 17, 1969 (9th RAR); January 13 - 27, 1969 (1st RAR) Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Grand CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/21/1967 4/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Granite CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 10/25/1967 11/6/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC): 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Great Bend CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/13/1967 6/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Miliaty Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greely CTZ II TAO Kontum Province - Dak To area Start Date End Date 6/16/1967 10/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (1st and 2d Battalions, 503d Infantry (1/503d and 2/503d), 4th Battalion, 503d Infantry (4/503)) (USA); 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Cavalry Division (1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (1/12th) and 3d Brigade) (USA); 5th and 8th ARVN Airborne Battalions; 42d Enemy Units Involved 24th PAVN Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to stop a PAVN attack on Dak To Descriptive Narrative of Operation In one of the bloodiest battles of the war, Alpha Company, 2/503d fought a battalion of the 24th PAVN Regiment. Though the USA claimed 513 PAVN troops were killed, only 75 bodies were found. 76 USA paratroopers were killed and 23 wounded. Because it appeared that an Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Green Ax CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 6/21/1969 8/5/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Battalions, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Green Leaf CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/5/1967 2/24/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Green River CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - DMZ Area Start Date End Date 1/19/1970 7/22/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Ace CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 8/4/1969 10/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA); 1st and 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Basket CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/15/1969 6/21/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Prelliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Bear CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku provinces Start Date End Date 10/16/1969 1/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigde, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA); 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA); 1st and 2d Battalions, 35th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Blue CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 2/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Bullet CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 10/20/1969 11/20/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Cyclone CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/7/1969 3/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended on March 4 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Duece CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1970 3/17/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Gallop CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/18/1969 6/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation alternative dates: June 1 - August 2, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Hurricane CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 3/19/1969 4/14/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Jack (1969) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/15/1969 7/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Jack (1970) CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/28/1970 8/16/1970 Allied Units Involved IFFV (HQ); 3d Battalion, 306th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Lightning CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/1/1971 3/13/1971 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Lion CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 4/21/1969 4/22/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Battalions, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Orange CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 4/14/1969 4/27/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation suspended April 21 - 27, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Orange II CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/2/1969 5/5/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Orange III CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/5/1969 8/4/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation May 5 - June 9, 1969 and June 21 - August 4 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Queen CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 2/1/1969 5/6/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Queen II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/30/1969 5/14/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Storm CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Phu Bon, and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 2/6/1971 3/17/1971 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Storm / Greene Thunder CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 2/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Sure CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/14/1971 4/21/1971 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Thunder CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 2/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see Operation GREENE STORM / GREEN THUNDER Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Thunder II CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/28/1969 4/2/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Tornado CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/25/1969 2/27/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Typhoon CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 4/17/1969 5/1/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation April 17 - 21, 1969 and April 27 - May 1, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Greene Typhoon II CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 5/5/1969 6/21/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Gulf CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 5/3/1967 5/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Haeng Ho 6 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/23/1966 11/9/1966 Allied Units Involved ROK Capital Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,161 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Hall CTZ II TAO west-southwest of Cam Ranh Bay Start Date End Date 12/18/1967 1/5/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hamilton CTZ TAO Xuyen Moc District Start Date End Date 4/3/1970 4/24/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in Xuyen Moc District Descriptive Narrative of Operation following Operation HAMMERSLEY Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hamilton II / Buchanan II CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/27/1966 5/5/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hammersley CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/10/1970 3/3/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Dragon CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 11/18/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA); 2d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (joined December 24, 1970) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation PARKS SILVER was redesignated HANCOCK DRAGON onNovember 18, 1970 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Eagle CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 2/3/1969 2/20/1969 Allied Units Involved Task Force South (HQ); 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Eagle III CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 3/23/1969 3/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Flame CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 9/27/1969 10/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Gold CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 7/5/1970 7/21/1970 Allied Units Involved Task Force South (HQ); 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry (USA); 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Hawk CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 6/16/1970 6/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock I CTZ II TAO Darlac Province; north of Ban Me Thout Start Date End Date 4/26/1967 5/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 45th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Knight CTZ II TAO Lam Dong Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 2/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (HQ); 3d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Knight II CTZ II TAO Lam Dong and Tuyen Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 3/23/1969 3/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Knight III CTZ II TAO Lam Dong Province Start Date End Date 4/3/1969 4/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hancock Queen CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan, Binh Tuy, and Lam Dong Provinces Start Date End Date 3/4/1967 3/22/1967 Allied Units Involved Task Force South (HQ); 3d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hang Over CTZ II TAO Ninh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 1/3/1966 1/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Happy Valley CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Vinh Thanh Valley (Happy Valley) Start Date End Date 10/13/1965 10/31/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Pacification Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Oreliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hard Rock CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/26/1965 9/27/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hardihood CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 5/16/1966 6/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation movement of 1st Australian Task Force to base camp at Ba Ria Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hardin Falls CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 12/1/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Harmon Green CTZ II and III TAO Binh Tuy, Lam Dong, and Tuyen Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 6/18/1968 7/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 503d Airborne Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Harrisburg CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 3/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate, USA); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Harrison CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province - south of Tuy Hoa Start Date End Date 2/21/1966 3/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d ROK Marine Brigade; 47th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow-on to Operation JEFFERSON / VAN BUREN Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hartle Green CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 10/14/1969 11/24/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Harvest CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/25/1968 11/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and interdiction operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military OperationsIn Southeast Asia Operation Name Harvest Moon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province; Phuoc Ha Valley, south of Da Nang Start Date End Date 12/8/1965 12/20/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st ARVN Regiment; 1st Battalion, 5th ARVN Regiment; 1st Battalion, 6th ARVN Regiment; 11th ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 51 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 256 (USMC) 407 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; to find and attack VC units in the Phuoc Ha Valley Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation resulted from Johnson's decision to commit ground troops and was a test of Westmoreland's strategy using search-and-destory missions. It also tested the Marine tactics and equiptment. The ARVN units attacked on their way to the operation, and had to be Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Harvest Moon (1967) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/2/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Special Forces Group Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation parachute assault Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hastings / Deckhouse II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, between Route 9 and the DMZ; Ngan Valley ("Helicopter Valley") Start Date End Date 7/7/1966 8/3/1966 Allied Units Involved Task Force DELTA, 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC) (joined Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 126 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 498 (USMC) 800-882 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and search and destroy operation; combating PAVN thrust across the DMZ; redesignated Operation PRAIRIE on August 3, 1966 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Because Westmoreland disagreed with the Marine emphasis on counterinsurgency over large-unit operations against PAVN forces, he launched them on reconnaisance operations in the Quang Tri Province to measure PAVN buildup. The code name for these operations becam Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hat Dich CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/17/1969 7/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hattiesburg CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1966 3/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hattiesburg (1967) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/26/1967 3/28/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Haverford CTZ III TAO Gia Donh and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 1/13/1968 2/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Haverford I CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 2/4/1968 2/18/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)( Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaitons In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hawkesbury CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/12/1968 9/14/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hawthorne / Dan Tang 61 CTZ II TAO Kontum Province, near Dak To and at the Tou Morong Special Forces camp Start Date End Date 6/1/1966 6/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division, (1/327th Infantry, 2/502d Infantry, and 2/327th Infantry (USA)); 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 42d Regiment (ARVN); 21st ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved 24th PAVN Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 50+ (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 200 (USA) 500-531 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation conduct search and destroy operations; To rescue the Tou Morong Special Forces camp, First Battle for Dak To Descriptive Narrative of Operation The 24th PAVN Regiment had surrounded the Vietnamese irregulars at the Tou Morong Special Forces Camp and the 1/327th and the 1st battalion, 42d Regiment ARVN fought to evacuate the garrison. Afterwards, the 1/327th followed the PAVN into the surrounding area. The PAVN Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United Staes Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hayes CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 7/17/1966 8/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance operaiton; screening mission along the Cambodian border west of Dak To and Dak Pek; surveillance of known and suspected infiltration routes Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hayman CTZ TAO Long Son island Start Date End Date 11/6/1966 11/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation on Long Son Island Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hearldsburg CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 11/29/1966 12/5/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Helemano CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 6/17/1966 6/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Henderson Hill CTZ I TAO north central Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/23/1968 12/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marine Regiment (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 700 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search-and-clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Henry Clay CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Pleiku and Darlac Provinces Start Date End Date 7/2/2006 7/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in the Cambodian border area Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow up to Operation NATHAN HALE Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hercules / Drum Head CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/26/1965 10/27/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Herkimer Mountain CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 5/8/1969 7/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hickory CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 10/6/1966 10/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy, reconnaissance operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Miiltary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hickory / Beau Charger / Lam Son 54 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 5/16/1967 5/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (HICKORY); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (HICKORY); 1st and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (HICKORY); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (HICKORY): 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (BEAU CHARGER); 5th ARVN regiment (LAM Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and detroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation mulitbattalion attack into the DMZ; sweep and clearing operations for project PRACTIVE NINE Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hickory II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province near DMZ Start Date End Date 7/14/1967 7/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Followed by KINGFISHER Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name High Tide CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/23/1965 9/26/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Highland (originally Operation RAMROD) CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 8/25/1965 10/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security; to open Highway 19 between Qui Nhon and An Khe for debarkation and deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation GIBRALTAR was a part of this Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hines CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/1/1969 11/17/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation subordinate operations were the WAYNE series (1st Brigade), the PUTNAM series (2d Brigade), and the GREENE series (3d Brigade) Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoa Xuan Island CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/27/1965 12/27/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoang Dieu 101 CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/17/1970 1/19/1971 Allied Units Involved USMC; ARVN; ROKMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoang Dieu 103 CTZ I TAO vicinity of Danang Start Date End Date 2/3/1971 3/10/1971 Allied Units Involved III Marine Amphibious Force; 2d ROK Marine Brigade; 51st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hobart I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/24/1966 7/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hobart II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/28/1966 7/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hodges Black CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 10/20/1969 11/19/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hollandia CTZ III TAO Phouc Tuy Province, Long Hai Peninsula Start Date End Date 6/8/1966 6/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hollingsworth CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 5/7/1966 5/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Four Battalion air assault on suspected communist headquarters Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Holsworthy CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/5/1966 8/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Holt / Lam Son 286 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 7/1/1966 7/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Homecoming CTZ TAO North Vietnam to South Vietnam to the United States Start Date End Date 2/12/1973 3/29/1973 Allied Units Involved U.S. POWs Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to obtain the release of U.S. POWs and the simultaneous final reduction in active U.S. forces. Descriptive Narrative of Operation There were four stages to the return of POWs. The first began on 12 February and the last ended a day late on March 29. The POWs were initially received at Sai Gon, Ha Noi, and Hong Kong depending on whether they were released by the VC, DRV, or China respectively. Then Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Honolulu CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - vicininty of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 3/14/1966 3/19/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hood River CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 8/2/1967 8/13/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hooker I CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces, est of Pleiku - Lontum in vicinity of the Cambodian border Start Date End Date 6/9/1966 6/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Briagde, 1st Cavalry Diviison (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaisance and security operation; search and destroy operation west of Pleiku - Kontum in vicinity of the Cambodian border Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations Of Southeast Asia Operation Name Hop Out CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 11/10/1965 11/13/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hopscotch CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 10/4/1965 10/25/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and area security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoptac CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 6/1/1967 2/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoptac I CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 2/7/1968 4/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation, security of Dong Tam Base Camp Descriptive Narrative of Operation replaced by Operation KUDZU Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoptac VII CTZ IV TAO Ding Tuong Province Start Date End Date 4/8/1967 4/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hoptac XVI CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 5/2/1967 5/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hot Foot CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/19/1965 10/19/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hot Springs / Lien Ket 36 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 4/12/1966 4/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 5th ARVN Regiment; 1st VNMC Battalion; 5th ARVN Airborne Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; attack on staging area of 1st VC Regiment Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Nam border region Start Date End Date 2/26/1968 9/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 702 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy / combat operation; clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston (2d Part) CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Provincce Start Date End Date 7/25/1968 9/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston I CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 2/26/1968 4/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry (USA); 2d Battalion, 502d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston II CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 5/1/1968 5/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston III CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 6/1/1968 6/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Houston IV CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 7/1/1968 7/25/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hughes Black CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/2/1969 1/5/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Highway security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Humboldt CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Provinces Start Date End Date 4/13/1967 4/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Hump CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province - War Zone D Start Date End Date 11/5/1965 11/9/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation 173d's first battle took place November 8, 1965 with 1/503d Infantry engagement Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Huntsville CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/20/1966 9/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 48th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations Of Southeast Asia Operation Name Idaho Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/23/1969 9/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Regiment (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 565 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Igloo White CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation sensor delivery operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Imperial Lake CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/1/1970 5/12/1971 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Independence CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/1/1967 2/9/1967 Allied Units Involved companies of … 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Indian Scout CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/20/1965 11/7/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation area security mission; movement of ROK Tiger Division into TAOR Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Indiana CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/28/1966 3/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Batalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reaction operation; reinforcing ARVN Operation QUYET TANG 72 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Inferno CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/7/1969 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to destroy the enemy and to produce a sustained forest fire Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was Operation INFERNO until May 1968, then it became Operation BANISH BEACH. Bulk fuel was dropped from C-130s in concentrated areas. The Operation was deemed cost prohibitive based on analysis of missions flown from April 1968 - August 1968. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ingham CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 11/18/1966 12/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Opreations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Initiator CTZ III TAO Long Binh Province Start Date End Date 12/16/1966 12/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light, Separate, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Innamincka CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/7/1968 9/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation cordon and search and reconnaisance in force operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Iola CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/27/1967 2/3/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Iowa CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 4/8/1966 4/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation search and destroy operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Irish, Task Force CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/24/1969 6/24/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Iron Mountain CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Song Tra Khuc River south to MR1/MR2 Border and west to Song Re River Start Date End Date 2/28/1969 2/28/1971 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation alternative dates March 17, 1969 - March 1, 1971 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Iron Triangle Operation (OPORD 25-65) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province - southwest of Ben Cat, 25 miles northwest of Saigon Start Date End Date 10/8/1965 10/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Iroquois Grove CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 6/15/1969 9/25/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Irving CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - central coastal area north of Qhi Nhon Start Date End Date 10/1/1966 10/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 22d Division (ARVN)(Operation DAI BANG); ROK Capital Division (Operations MANG HO 6) Enemy Units Involved 18th Regiment, 3d PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA fewer than 40 killed and Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA fewer than 40 killed and 681 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To fight the 18th Regiment in the Binh Dinh Province, Technically an extension of Operation Thayer I. Search and destroyr operation to clear area around Phu Cat Mountain. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation developed from Operation Thayer I when the 1st Cavalry pushed the PAVN forces back from the Kim son Valley to the coastal plain. While the ROK Capital Division and ARVN Division set up in blocking positions, the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry reconnaissance Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ivy, Task Force CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/2/1971 3/8/1971 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and surveillance by Company C, 75th Infantry Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jack Stay CTZ TAO Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 3/26/1966 4/1/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC; VNMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation along the Long Tau shipping channel by 7th Fleet Amphibious Task Force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jackson / Lien Ket 54 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 8/27/1966 8/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ); 3d Battalion (USMC), 5th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 4th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name James Bond CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/4/1966 7/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation counterintelligance raid Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jasper Square CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/10/1968 4/14/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jay / Lam Son 284 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - 10 km northwest of Hue Start Date End Date 6/25/1966 7/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jeb Stuart CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 1/21/1968 3/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)(HQ, USA); 1st and 2d Brigades, 101st Airborne Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3,268 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy mission; reenforce IIIMAF in area between Quang Tri and Hue / Phu Bai Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation in I Corps after the PERSHING operstions in II Corps. The 1st Brigade joined the rest of the division after finishing PERSHING II in late February. Terminated at the start of PEGASUS. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jeb Stuart III CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 5/17/1968 11/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,114 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear; rice denial, and pacification; clear and search operation; included Operation COMMANCHE FALLS I, II, III Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jefferson CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 1/1/1966 1/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d ROK Marine Brigade; 47th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation to clear mountainous area along coast south of Tuy Hoa Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jefferson Glenn/Op Ord 13-70 (Monsoon plan 70), formerly TEXAS STAR CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces Start Date End Date 9/5/1970 10/8/1971 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); 1st ARVN Infantry Division; 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,026 PAVN/VC Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to shield Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces by patrolling Communist areas that threatened critical installations; search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the last major offensive operation which involved U.S. ground troops. After LAM SON 719, the 101st Airborne Division had been gradually disengaged from the field, but three battalions still fought in JEFFERSON GLENN. Fire support bases were established in Thua Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jim Bowie CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Uppery Dak Som River Valley Start Date End Date 3/7/1966 3/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Jingle Bells CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 12/19/1965 12/20/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name John Paul Jones CTZ II TAO Khanh Hoa, Phu Bon, and Phu Yen Provinces Start Date End Date 7/21/1966 9/5/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA): 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to secure Tuy Hoa and the Vung Ro Bay Area Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Joliet CTZ III TAO 6 km east of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 6/6/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Junction City CTZ III TAO War Zone C, Tay Ninh Province and bordering provinces, 70 miles north of Saigon Start Date End Date 2/21/1967 5/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st, 4th, 9th and 25th Infantry Divisions (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 173d Airborne Brigade; Task Force Alpha's 1st and 5th Battalions (VMC); TF Wallace's 35th and 36th Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved 9th VC Division; 272d VC Regiment; 273d VC Regiment; 101st PAVN Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 282 Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,576 2,728 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To search out and destroy the VC and PAVN in the area; to destroy the Central Office for South Vietnam, the enemy's headquarters in the south; to establish a Special Forces CIDG camp and airfield at Prek Klok from which to monitor enemy movement Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: February 21-March 14; Phase II: March 15-April 15; Phase III: April 16-May 14. As one of the largest Allied offensive operations in the war, JUNCTION CITY involved four ARVN and 22 U.S. battalions. Many of the lessons learned in CEDAR FALLS were applied to this Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton: The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kaena CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 4/13/1966 4/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in support of Operation Makaha Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kahala CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - vicinity of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 4/16/1966 4/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kahana I and II CTZ III TAO Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 7/2/1966 7/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kahuku CTZ III TAO west of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 4/6/1966 4/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ); 49th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kailua CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 10/11/1966 11/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kalamazoo CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/13/1966 4/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kalihi CTZ TAO Fillhol Plantation Start Date End Date 9/15/1966 11/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kam CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 1/20/1966 1/24/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kam II CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 1/29/1966 1/31/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kam III CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 2/9/1966 2/21/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Secuirty operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kamehameha CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/15/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations Is Southeast Asia Operation Name Kamehameha I CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1966 1/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Millitary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kamehameha II CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 1/29/1966 1/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kamehameha III CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/9/1966 2/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kamuela CTZ TAO Upper Boi Loi Woods and Ben Cui Plantation Start Date End Date 9/19/1966 10/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations and reconnaisance Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kansas CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/22/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kathy CTZ III TAO Capitol Military District Start Date End Date 9/28/1966 9/30/1966 Allied Units Involved ARVN Airborne Division (HQ); 2d and 8th ARVN Airborne Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Katum CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 9/27/1971 10/2/1971 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Withdrawal of US personnel from FSB Katum in Tay Ninh Province near Cambodian border Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kawela CTZ III TAO Iron Triangle area Start Date End Date 6/10/1967 6/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in Iron Triangle area Descriptive Narrative of Operation included in Operation BARKING SANDS Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keepout CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation seeding of Parrot's Beak area with anti-personnel mines in 1968 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kelley Hill CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/3/1967 1/8/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kenmore CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/29/1967 10/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiments Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kent CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/8/1966 10/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kentucky CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province; Con Thien area of the DMZ Start Date End Date 11/1/1967 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st & 2d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 3d Marine Tank Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3,921 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kentucky Cougar CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh, Tay Ninh, and Binh Long Provinces Start Date End Date 6/22/1969 1/31/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation "Battle of Binh Long" August 1969. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kentucky Jumper CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 2/28/1969 8/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (USA); 9th Infantry Division (cavalry elements); 3d ARVN Regiement Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operations APACHE SNOW and MONTGOMERY RENDEZVOUS were part of this operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keperra CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/23/1970 2/14/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search and reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kern CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/1/2066 10/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (USMC, HQ); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Blue Jay CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/1/1970 4/15/1970 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment III): 1st Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Cardinal CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/18/1969 12/15/1969 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment II): 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Eagle CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/1/1969 8/31/1969 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment I): 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Mallard CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/1/1971 1/31/1972 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment X): 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Oriole (Alpha) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/1/1971 6/30/1971 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment VII): three infantry battalions and one air cavalry squadron Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Oriole (Bravo) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/1/1971 8/31/1971 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment VIII): 173 Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Oriole (Charlie) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/1/1971 11/30/1971 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment IX): 23d Infantry Division (USA), 11th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) and 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Owl CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/1/1972 4/30/1972 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment XI): five infantry battalions, two cavalry squadrons and four air cavalry squadrons Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Pelican CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/1/1972 11/30/1972 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment XIV): miscellaneous units Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Pheasant CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/1/1972 6/30/1972 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment XII): 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); four infantry battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Robin (Alpha) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/1/1970 10/15/1970 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment IV): 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Miliary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Robin (Bravo) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/16/1970 12/31/1970 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment V): 4th Infantry (USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Robin (Charlie) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/1/1971 4/30/1971 Allied Units Involved redeployment (Increment VI): 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Keystone Wren CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/1/1972 8/31/1972 Allied Units Involved redeplyment (Increment XIII): two infantry battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Khe Sanh, Siege of CTZ I TAO Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 1/21/1968 4/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 26th Marine Regiment (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 37th ARVN Ranger Battalion; 1st Battalion, 13th Marine Artillery (USMC) Enemy Units Involved 304th "Delta" Division (PAVN); 325th "Gold Star" Division (PAVN); 324B Division (PAVN); 68th Artillery Regiment (PAVN); 16th Artillery Regiment (PAVN) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 199 (USMC); 43 (ARVN) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 830 (USMC); 184 (ARVN) 10,000-15,000 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to defend Khe Sanh against the Communists Descriptive Narrative of Operation The siege of Khe Sanh was often paralleled with the battle of Dien Bien Phu. However, at Khe Sanh, the Marines continued to hold outposts at hills 861, 881, 558, and 950. This allowed them to keep the valley floor under surveillance. The conflict began on 21 January when Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers Operation Name Kien Giang 9-1 CTZ IV TAO Dinh Truong Province Start Date End Date 11/16/1967 11/24/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 9th Infantry Division (USA); 7th ARVN Division; 9th ARVN Division; 5th VNMC Battalion; US Navy Task Force 117 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name King Hit CTZ TAO Xa An Nhut Start Date End Date 12/10/1968 12/11/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation village cordon and search of Xa An Nhut Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kingfisher CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, near DMZ Start Date End Date 7/16/1967 10/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d, Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 9th Marines (HQ); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines Enemy Units Involved PAVN (specifically 90th and 812th Regiments) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 340 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,462 (USMC) 1,117 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; To stop entry of the PAVN into Quang Tri Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation Up until 28 July, there was very little contact with the PAVN. However, the 2/9 went into the DMZ and came under PAVN fire along Route 606. Air Strikes were sent to provide support and Company M of the 3/4 also lent assistance. However, because of a great many casualties, Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kings CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province - 25 km south-southwest of Danang Start Date End Date 3/20/1966 3/28/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kings Cross CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 10/31/1969 12/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kingston CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 9/14/1969 10/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kipapa CTZ III TAO Filhol Plantation Start Date End Date 8/31/1966 9/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kittyhawk CTZ III TAO Ling Khanh, Phuoc Tuy, etc. Provinces Start Date End Date 4/20/1967 5/15/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry (USA); 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and reconnaissance operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kittyhawk (2nd part) CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 5/18/1967 3/21/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation security for Black Horse Camp Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military In Southeast Asia Operation Name Klamath Falls CTZ II & III TAO Binh Thuan, Lam Dong, and Binh Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 12/1/1967 1/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Squadron, 7th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Knox CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/3/1967 4/3/1967 Allied Units Involved DELTA Teams Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Knox (2nd Part) CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 10/24/1967 11/4/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalions, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Koko Head CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 7/23/1966 8/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation formerly Operation Mokuleia; redesignated July 23, 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kokuliea CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 7/14/1966 7/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kolchak I CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 2/26/1966 2/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kole Kole CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh, and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 5/13/1967 12/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 645 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kosciusko CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/15/1968 6/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaisance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kramer White CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 10/16/1969 1/5/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation screening operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kudzu CTZ IV TAO Dinh Truong Province Start Date End Date 5/1/1968 11/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation; security of the Dong Tam base; reconnaissance in force; replaced Operation HOPTAC I Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kudzu II CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 11/20/1968 12/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Kunia CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 5/19/1967 12/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in the Ho Bo Woods, Bui Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation, and the Iron Triangle. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Included operations KAWELA, AKUMA, WAIMEA, and KUNIA Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Oeprations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lafayette CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/25/1967 2/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st-2d-3d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lahaina CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 8/7/1966 9/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lake CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 7/6/1967 7/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 138 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 10/11/1967 10/20/1967 Allied Units Involved two ARVN battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation operation conducted by the ARVN north of Operation MEDINA Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklis Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 245 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/2/1968 4/24/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 54th Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 638 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lam Son 261 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces Start Date End Date 9/11/1968 4/24/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 1st Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 724 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lam Son 271 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 10/16/1968 4/24/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 2d Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 603 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lam Son 277 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 4/22/1969 6/20/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 2d Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 541 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lam Son 67 CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces Start Date End Date 2/7/1967 1/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division (USA): 5th ARVN Division; 18th ARVN Division; 3d VNMC Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 68 CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 2/1/1968 3/10/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Division; 18th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy; suspended March 10, 1968 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 719 CTZ I TAO southern Laos across from the two northern provinces of the RVN Start Date End Date 1/30/1971 4/9/1971 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); USA air support; ARVN Enemy Units Involved 304th, 308th & 320th PAVN Divisions Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 1,764 (ARVN); 215-253 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3,000-3,400+ (ARVN); 1,149 2,500+ (ARVN) 19,360-20,000 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To curtail southbound shipments of supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail; to capture Tchepone in Laos and destroy supplies in Base Area 604 and Base Area 611; to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the first major ARVN deployment unaccompanied by U.S. advisors. By this time, Vietnamization was well under way as U.S. troops continued to withdraw. Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh Trail was still being used heavily to transport troops and supplies. The Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Lam Son 719 (U.S.) Part I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 1/30/1971 4/6/1971 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)(USA); 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation 20,000 ARVN and 9,000 US troops reactivated the former American base at Khe Sanh and pushed up to the Loatian border Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Oeprations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 719 Part II CTZ Laos TAO Laos Start Date End Date 2/8/1971 4/8/1971 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation disrupt the NVA logistics along the Ho chi Minh Trail Descriptive Narrative of Operation RVNAF attack into Laos with the objective of disrupting NVA logistics along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son 720 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 4/18/1971 8/31/1971 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lam Son II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces Start Date End Date 5/23/1966 2/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lamar Plain CTZ I TAO southwest of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 5/16/1969 8/13/1969 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry (USA); 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 524 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lancaster I CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1967 1/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lancaster II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1968 11/23/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,801 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Multibattalion search-and-clear operations; search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lanikai CTZ III TAO Long An Province Start Date End Date 9/14/1966 2/13/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lanoke CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/25/1967 2/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lard Yar CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/14/1967 10/14/1967 Allied Units Involved Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lavarack CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/30/1969 6/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation ambush and reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lawrence CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Le Loi I CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/8/1968 2/10/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 1st Ranger Group Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 695 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lee / Lien Ket 64 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/3/1966 10/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th ARVN Regiment; 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Leeds CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/16/1966 12/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Leeton CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/3/1967 6/2/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lejune CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 4/7/1967 4/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Leopard CTZ TAO Duc Thanh District Start Date End Date 1/1/1970 1/7/1970 Allied Units Involved A Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation in Duc Thanh District Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lewis and Clark CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 5/3/1966 5/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force from Pleiku GI to An Khe Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lexington CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 4/17/1966 5/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation saturation patrolling north of Rung Sat Special Zone as a follow up to Operation JACK STAY Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaitons In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lexington III CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - Rung Sat Special Zone, in a thick mangrove swamp south of Sai Gon Start Date End Date 4/17/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Divison (USA); USN; ARVN Enemy Units Involved VC; PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation - to find and engage sizable Communist forces, and if no major action occured, to conduct search-and-clear operations within the zone Descriptive Narrative of Operation The area of Rung Sat Special Zone had long been a VC and PAVN hideout which threatened Sai Gon. The 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry conducted the operations in the area, often having to wade in hip-deep mud. The companies were rotated every 48 hours to avoid trench foot and Sources Used in Archive The Encycylopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Liberty Canyon CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/26/1968 11/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to III Corps Tactical Zone Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lien Ket 081 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 2/17/1967 2/22/1967 Allied Units Involved ARVN 2d Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 813 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lien Ket 4 CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/28/1965 7/29/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d VNMC Battalion; 51st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lien Ket 414 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 8/25/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 4th Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 710 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lien Ket 531 CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 8/26/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 5th Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 542 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Lien Ket Ten CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 10/29/1965 10/30/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 6th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lightning CTZ II TAO Khanh Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/8/1965 11/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lightning Bug CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation air interdiction operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation in 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lihue CTZ III TAO Highways 1 and 22 between Cu Chi and Tay Ninh Start Date End Date 5/2/1966 5/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security on Highways 1 and 22, between Cu Chi and Tay Ninh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lincoln CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/9/1966 9/11/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lincoln (I Corps) CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/4/1967 1/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliiminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lincoln (I, II and III / Mosby I) CTZ II TAO Darlac, Plaiku and Phu Bon Provinces Start Date End Date 3/25/1966 4/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operations in Chu Pong and Ia Drang River areas near the Cambodian border. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations Operation Name Linebacker I CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam Start Date End Date 5/10/1972 10/23/1972 Allied Units Involved USN; USAF; USMC; ARVN Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation turn back the Eastertide invasion; destroy military supplies inside North Vietnam; isolate the DRV from outside sources of supply; and interupt the flow of supplies and troops to the battlefields of South Vietna; US provided tactical support to ARVN Descriptive Narrative of Operation After the Eastertide Offensive, President Nixon allowed the bombing of North Vietnam to resume. He countered a convetional PAVN invasion into the south with a conventional bombing of the north. LINEBACKER I began with the mining of the Haiphong harbor, as well Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Linebacker II (Christmas Bombing) CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam (Hanoi and Haiphong Harbor) Start Date End Date 12/18/1972 12/29/1972 Allied Units Involved USAF; USN Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 26 aircraft shot down Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,612 civilians Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To bring North Vietnam back to the negotiating table; "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation When the peace talks collapsed on December 13, Nixon gave the DRV representatives an ultimatum to return to the negotiating table in 72 hours. When they did not, he ordered more bombing in North Vietnam. The main goal of this bombing was to bring the North Vietnamese Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Linn River CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/27/1969 2/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Miitary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lion CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/5/1967 7/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lismore CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/1/1967 5/8/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Little Rock CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/1/1966 10/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 48th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Little Sheba CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 12/24/1965 12/24/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Route and convoy security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Logan Field CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/7/1968 10/13/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lonesome End CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/14/1965 10/17/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Highway and are security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Long Lance CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/3/1966 1/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operaiton Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Long Reach CTZ II TAO Plaiky Province Start Date End Date 10/24/1965 11/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division - Operation ALL THE WAY; 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division - Operation SILVER BAYONET II; 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division - Operation SILVER BAYONET I Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy, relief of Plei Me CIDG camp; also know as Operation PLEI ME or the Pleiku Campaign Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Long Reach (Part 2) CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province Start Date End Date 12/5/1969 12/26/1969 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Longfellow CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 4/13/1966 5/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 42d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to search the area west of Highway 14 north from Dak To toward Dak Pek; in support of USA Engineers repairing and improving Highway 14. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Longstreet CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Phu Yen Provinces Start Date End Date 6/16/1966 6/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation engineer security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklsit Of United States Miliary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Longview CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/23/1966 10/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation; route clearing operation on Highway 16 between Phuoc Vinh and Bien Hoa Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Los Angeles CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/9/1966 3/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security and clearance operation on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Los Banos CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 3/23/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101s Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Louisiana Lee CTZ I TAO Quang Tin and Thua Thien Provinces - a Shau Valley Start Date End Date 8/15/1969 9/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lulu CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/12/1969 3/14/1969 Allied Units Involved Capitol Military Assistance Command (HQ, USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lyon Valley CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/27/1970 8/24/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Lyre Bird CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/1/1968 8/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Land clearling operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name MacArthur (1967 portion commonly known as the Battle of Dak To) CTZ II TAO Western Central Highlands (especially Dak To Special Forces Camp and surrounding hills); Binh Dinh, Darlac, Kontum, Pleiku, and Quang Duc Provinces Start Date End Date 10/11/1967 1/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (3/12th), 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry (3/8th)) 173d Airborne (4/503d Infantry, 1/503d Infantry); 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 3d ARVN Airborne Brigade; 42d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved 24th PAVN Regiment; 32d PAVN Regiment; 174th PAVN Regiment; 66th PAVN Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 700+ (USA)(Battle of Dak To Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,441 (USA) 5,731 (PAVN) (Battle of Dak To 1,644 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy/combat operation; border protection;reconnaissance in force and search operation; to stop PAVN infiltration and drive out those Communists already there. Descriptive Narrative of Operation After operation GREELY, only one 4th Division battalion remained in Kontum Province. When the PAVN presented a threat to Dak To Special Forces camp, more battalions were deployed. The PAVN had been establishing good positions over the past several months. In November, Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaitons In Southeast Asia Operation Name Macon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces; An Hoa industiral complex in Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 7/4/1966 10/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d, Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d, Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 507 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; Security operation for An Hoa industrial complex Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Madison CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/21/1966 10/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maeng Ho 10 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 2/16/1968 3/1/1968 Allied Units Involved ROK Capital Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 664 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Maeng Ho 9 CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/17/1967 1/30/1968 Allied Units Involved ROK Capital Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 749 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Maikiki CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/3/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mailed Fist CTZ TAO Duc Thanh District Start Date End Date 5/1/1969 5/31/1969 Allied Units Involved B Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification and reconnaissance operations in Duc Thanh District Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maili CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - southwest of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 4/27/1966 5/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maimi CTZ TAO vicinity Tan Uyen Start Date End Date 4/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maine Crag CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Laotian border area west of Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 3/10/1969 5/2/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Makaha CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - northwest of Cu Chi Start Date End Date 4/11/1966 4/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Makalapa CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh or Hau Nghia Provinces Start Date End Date 3/18/1967 4/21/1967 Allied Units Involved Phase I: 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); Phase II: 1st and 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: March 18 - April 7, 1967; Phase II: April 8 - April 21, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Makalapa II CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 4/8/1967 4/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Makiki CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 6/3/1966 6/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 49th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Malheur I CTZ I TAO Duc Pho District of Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 5/10/1967 6/8/1967 Allied Units Involved Task Force Oregon (HQ, USA);1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved 2d VC Regmient; 2d PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 81 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 869 (VC/PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation under OPCOM Task Force Oregon; 1st Combat mission for the 101st; to provide security along the coast and open Highway 1 & relieve Communist pressure in northern Binh Ginh, Quang Ngai, and southern Quang Tin Provinces. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The area of the Quang Ngai Province had been patrolled by units reinforced with the 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Then Task Force Oregon was formed in the five-provinces, allowing the Marines to move to the DMZ and easing the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Malheur II CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 6/8/1967 8/2/1967 Allied Units Involved Task Force Oregon (HQ, USA); 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mallard CTZ I TAO Quang Name Province Start Date End Date 1/11/1966 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mallard (2d Part) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/23/1966 9/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 34th Armor Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation deployment of 2d Battalion, 34th Armor from Vung Tao to Long Binh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mallet (or Mallet II) CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 1/28/1966 2/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation to open Route 15 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mameluke Thrust CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 5/18/1968 10/23/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (USMC) Enemy Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC) from 5/19 - 7/6; 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) from 5/19 - 6/15; 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC) from 5/19 - 7/6; 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) from 5/19 - 7/6; 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) from 5/19 - 8/8; 3d Battalion, 7th Marines Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,728 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation; clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: May 19 - June 15; Phase II: June 16 - October 23 Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checlist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Manchester CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, Long Khanh, and Phuoc Long Provinces - north of the Dong Nai River Start Date End Date 12/17/1967 2/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) (12/18/67 - 1/13/68); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (1/12/68-2/17/68) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; replaced Operation STRIKE Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Manhattan CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province - Boi Loi Woods and Long Nguyen Forest north of the Iron Triangle Start Date End Date 4/23/1967 6/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st and 2d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Manitowoc CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 8/11/1966 8/13/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Marauder / An Dan 564 CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia and Long An Provinces - along the Oriental River Start Date End Date 1/1/1966 1/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry action Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklsit Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Marble Mountain CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/4/1965 8/5/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name March CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 7/6/1967 9/3/1967 Allied Units Involved OMEGA Team (5th Special Forces Group B-50 Detachment) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Marigold CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to obtain peace Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the code name for a peace initiative in 1966. The Italian Ambassador to the RVN Giovanni D'Orladni and International Control Commission Janusz Lewandowski acted as a mediators. This was Moscows first attempts at the "diplomacy of peacemaking". However Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Market Time CTZ I-IV TAO the coast of South Vietnam Start Date End Date 3/11/1965 Allied Units Involved U.S. Vietnam Patrol Force (TF 71)(USN); after July 31, 1965 until termination in March 1973 the Vietnam Patrol Force became the Coastal Surveillance Force (TF 115)(USN); Coast Guard Squadron Three (USCG); Royal Australian Navy; South Vietnamese Navy (VNN); South Enemy Units Involved DRV Navy; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to conduct surveillance of the 1,200 mile South Vietnamese coastline and halt seaborne infiltration of supplies to Communist troops Descriptive Narrative of Operation The operation was organized around nine patrol sectors. Three zones of interdiction included the air surveillance zone, the outer surface barrier, and the inner or shallow-water barrier. The air surveillance zone, 100-150 miles out to sea, identified suspicious vessels, Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Marsden CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 11/28/1969 12/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation ambush and reconnaissance operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Marshall Mountain CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 12/9/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maryland CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 1/25/1967 1/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Masher / White Wing CTZ II TAO Bong Son Plain and surrounding areas in the Binh Dinh Provinces Start Date End Date 1/24/1966 3/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 22d Division and Airborne Brigade (ARVN);1st Regiment, Capitol Division (ROKA) Enemy Units Involved VC guerrilla forces; 18th, 22d, 98th PAVN regiments, 3d PAVN "Sao Vang" Division; 1st and 2d Main force VC Regiments Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 288 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 788 (USA) 2,150-2,389 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To locate and destroy enemy forces in the Bong Son Plain and surrounding areas in II corps' Binh Dinh Province. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The Masher / White Wing operation became the first major campaign to cross corps boundaries when the 3d Marine Division on Operation DOUBLE EAGLE crossed into the Binh Dinh Province. The ARVN operations supporting U.S. sweeps included THAN PHONG II and LI Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summer, Jr.; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United State Military Operation Name Massachusetts Bay CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 4/23/1969 6/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; rice denial operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Massachusetts Striker CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 2/28/1969 5/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; reconnaissance in force operation into A Shau Valley; to build fire support bases at the southern edge of the valley; to sweep through the valley in search of PAVN and VC Descriptive Narrative of Operation MACV received reports of increased PAVN logistical activity in the A Shau Valley and so sent in the 101st Airborne Division. First, they built two fire support bases at the southern edge of the valley. Weather postponed the following airmobile operations until later in the day. The Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Massey - Harris CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/29/1970 9/20/1970 Allied Units Involved _ Squadron, 3d Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation food denial operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mastiff CTZ III TAO Binh Duong, Binh Long, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 2/21/1966 2/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,042 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; directed at enemy in and around the Michelin Rubber Plantation to include the Boi Loi woods Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Matador (last part) CTZ II TAO Pleiku and Kontum Provinces Start Date End Date 1/1/1966 1/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operaiton in Cambodian area Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Matador I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Kontum, and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 12/31/1965 1/13/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and defense Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Matador II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Kontum, and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 1/13/1966 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mathews CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 5/24/1968 6/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Matilda CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/15/1970 1/26/1970 Allied Units Involved A Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation armored sweep involving reconnaissance, ambush, and joint operations with RF/PF Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Matthew CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/29/1969 7/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Maui Peak CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/5/1968 10/19/1968 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mayflower CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/12/1965 5/18/1965 Allied Units Involved everyone Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To end the war in Vietnam via bombing halts. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was the first deliberate bombing pause by the U.S., halting ROLLING THUNDER for a while. The Johnson government hoped the pause would stop criticism about how the bombing affected citizens, expose the fallacies in the DRV, and pave the way for even larger Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name McClain CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1968 1/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 3d Brigade, 506th Airborne Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy/combat operation; reconnaissance in force in support of pacification, continuation of Operation BYRD Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia; Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Meade River / Hung Quang 1/81 CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/20/1968 12/9/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 51st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon, clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Meadowlark CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/5/1966 9/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation deployment of the 11th Armored Cavalry from Vung Tau to Long Binh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Medina CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces - Hai Long National Forests Start Date End Date 10/11/1967 10/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to destroy base camps in the I Corps area Descriptive Narrative of Operation the 1/3 move into area was code named Operation BASTION HILL; two ARVN airborne battalions operated north of MEDINA on Operation LAM SON 138 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Menu CTZ Cambodia TAO Cambodia Start Date End Date 3/18/1969 8/15/1970 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To destroy supplies and disrupt the PAVN and VC base camps in the border area between Cambodia and South Vietnam; To destroy the Central Office for South Vietnam (COSV); to prevent an attack on the scale of the 1968 Tet offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation These were secret B-52 bombing of Cambodia with the code name FREEDOM DEAL. B-52 missions began to be flown in Cambodia on 18 March. This mission targeted Base Area 353 and was code named BREAKFAST. Following missions received the names SUPPER, LUNCH, Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: a Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Merino CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/18/1968 7/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mexacali CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 6/13/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Miami CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/15/1966 4/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Middlesex Peak CTZ I TAO Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Provinces Start Date End Date 3/1/1971 7/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mingo CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 3/2/1968 3/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destory operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mississippi CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/29/1966 12/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 9th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mobile CTZ I TAO Quang Ngia Province - 20 km north of Quang Ngia Start Date End Date 5/25/1966 5/28/1966 Allied Units Involved 17th Marines (USMC): 5th ARVN Regiment; 5th VNMC Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mokuliea CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Hau Nghia Provinces Start Date End Date 7/14/1966 7/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated Operation COCO HEAD July 23, 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Monroe CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/25/1966 3/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Montana Mauler CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/22/1969 4/3/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 2d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Montana Mustang CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 4/8/1971 7/11/1971 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Montana Raider CTZ III TAO War Zones C and D Start Date End Date 4/12/1969 5/14/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Monterey CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 9/28/1966 9/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Monterey (2d part) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/30/1966 10/3/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Montgomerey Rendezvous CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thuan Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 6/7/1969 8/14/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 3d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation part of Operation KENTUCKY JUMPER Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Montgomery / Lien Ket 40 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 5/9/1966 5/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d and 5th VNMC Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Morgan CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 5/20/1966 5/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mosby I CTZ II TAO Pleiku and Kontum Provinces Start Date End Date 4/11/1966 4/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 5th Battalion, 14th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force along Cambodian border west of Pleiku, Kontum and Dak To Descriptive Narrative of Operation element of Operation LINCOLN Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mosby II CTZ II TAO Pleiku and Kontum Provinces Start Date End Date 4/21/1966 5/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; reconnaissance in force and interdiction of VC troops movements west of Highway 14 from Pleiku to Kontum Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I terminated and Phase II commenced on May 1, 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muncie CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/26/1967 2/15/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Mundingburra CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/14/1969 8/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force, ambush, patrolling and village security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Murray Blue CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/25/1970 10/12/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muscatine CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 12/18/1967 6/10/1968 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry division (HQ, Americal, USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Infantry Brigade (USA); 198th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,129 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muscle Shoals (Dump Truck) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation delivery of anti-personnel subsystem sensors Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muskagon CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/1/1966 6/6/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muskegon (2d part) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/6/1966 6/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 2d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muskogee CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/6/1969 4/20/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Muskogee Meadow CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/7/1969 4/20/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name My Lai Massacre (Operations in the hamlets of Son My village) CTZ I TAO subhamlet My Lai 4, Son My Village, Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/16/1968 3/16/1968 Allied Units Involved C Company, 1st Battlaion, 20th Infantry (C1/20), 11th Infantry Brigade (Light) of the 23d (Americal) Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved supposed to encounter the 48th VC Local Force Battalion Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation the operations in this area were to be search-and-destroy sweeps to capture VC operating in the area as part of the 48th VC Local Force Battalion Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was intended to capture VC in the area of Son My village, which was nicknamed "pinkville" due to the high concentratin and activity of the VC in the area. The C1/20 was part of Task force Barker in the area and suffered from weak leadership Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Nahavo Warhorse I CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 12/15/1968 2/13/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nahavo Warhorse II CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 2/14/1969 3/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nantucket Beach CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Batangan Peninsula and Quang Ngai City Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light)(USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved VC 48th Battalion Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; to secure the Batangan Peninsula Descriptive Narrative of Operation This February 1970 operation followed BOLD MARINER. Many Gis were killed by the traps and mines and engineers had to destroy new bunkers and tunnels in much the same sites as previously. This operation highlighted the ineffectiveness of BOLD MARINER. After the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Napa / Lien Ket 56 CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 9/4/1966 9/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d, 3d, 4th Battalions, 6th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation originally EL PASO but redesignated NAPA of Sept. 5 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Napier CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/10/1970 3/10/1970 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation codorn and search and reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Napoleon CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 11/4/1967 2/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Napoleon / Saline CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - vicinity of the Cua Viet River, Dong Ha area of Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 2/28/1968 12/9/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3,495 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; To keep the supply line of communication open to the port facility in Dong Ha Descriptive Narrative of Operation combination of Operations NAPOLEON and SALINE from Feb. 28 Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Napoleon / Saline II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (USMC); 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Narasuan CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 10/20/1967 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nashville CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 12/28/1966 12/30/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nathan Hale CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province - north of Tuy Hoa Start Date End Date 6/20/1966 7/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy west of Tuy An in the area surrounding DECKHOUSE I Descriptive Narrative of Operation Action occurred on June 19-20 with the 2d Battalion, 327th Infantry, on June 21 with the 2d Battalion, 327th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, and on June 22 with the C-2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nebraska Rapids CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/5/1970 9/8/1970 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry Division (USA); 1st Marine Division (USMC); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Neosho CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1967 1/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Neosho II CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 1/20/1968 1/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Neppabunna CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/15/1969 9/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification and reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Neutralize CTZ TAO near DMZ Start Date End Date 9/12/1967 10/23/1967 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation massive air operation to neutralize the threat to Dong Ha, Gio Linh, Camp Carrol, and Con Thien originating from the area in and near the DMZ Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nevada CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Cape Batangan area Start Date End Date 4/12/1966 4/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 2d Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Division; VNMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nevada Eagle CTZ I TAO central Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 5/17/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved VC/PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3, 299 (VC/PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; Part of the ovreall Allied pst-Tet Coutneroffensive, Battalionn-sized foray to crush the VC and PAVN forces throughout S. Vietnam. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was a follow up to Operation DELAWARE. It was launched during the 1968 Tet Counteroffensive. However, except for a few conflicts during airmobile patrols, little contact was made with the Communists. The 101st focused onkeeping roads open in S. Vietnam for Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name New Castle CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/21/1967 3/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name New Life 65 CTZ III TAO Binh Tuy Province Start Date End Date 11/21/1965 12/17/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and rice harvest security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name New One CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/21/1965 10/27/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and secure operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name New York / Thua Thien 177 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province -Phu Thu Peninsula near Phu Bai Start Date End Date 2/27/1966 3/3/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 3d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Newark CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/18/1967 4/30/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Niagara CTZ I TAO area around Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 1/5/1968 4/8/1968 Allied Units Involved USMC; USA Special Forces; USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,288 PAVN observed; 10,000 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to locate the enemy and to use B-52 bomber strikes constanlty to counter the increasing threat of enemy buildup in the Khe Sanh area Descriptive Narrative of Operation The first phase of NIAGARA was a Marine, Navy, and Air Force intelligence effort to locate the enemy using strikes, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare aircraft. It lasted until January 21, when NIAGARA II was put into effect due to the enemy attack on Khe Sanh. The Sources Used in Archive Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Niagara / Cedar Falls CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation see Cedar Falls Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Niagara Falls (1967 set up) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/4/1967 1/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation deception operation to place the 173d in position for CEDAR FALLS Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nicoliet Bay CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/7/1968 11/13/1968 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Noble Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/22/1970 11/3/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Norfolk Victory CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/8/1968 4/19/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Norfolk Victory II CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 6/19/1968 6/29/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade (USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see Chattahoochee Swamp Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Norton Falls CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 9/29/1969 11/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to screen deployment of the 4th Marines Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Norwalk CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/4/1966 10/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nowra CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Start Date End Date 8/8/1968 9/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation defense of Baria and Long Dien Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Nudgee CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/20/1970 6/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oahu CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 8/1/1966 8/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oakland / Lien Ket 46 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 6/29/1966 7/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th ARVN Regiment; 37th ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oceanside CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oh Jac Kyo I CTZ II TAO central coast of South Vietnam Start Date End Date 3/7/1967 4/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 2 ROK Divisions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 831 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To linkup two of the ROK division areas of operations along the central coast of South Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation Accomplished the linkup of the ROK Divisions's areas of operations. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam:Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Ohio Rapids CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 1/24/1969 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oklahoma Hills CTZ I TAO southwest of Da Nang in Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1969 5/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st-2d-3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 51st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 596 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oliver Wendell Holmes CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/13/1966 10/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d ARVN Airborne Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Olympa CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 3/24/1966 3/29/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Omaha CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/20/1966 4/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; road clearing between Chon Thanh and Lai Khe on Route 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Onslow CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/15/1967 10/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Operation Plan 34A (OPLAN 34A) CTZ DRV TAO DRV coastline Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved mercenaries and South Vietnamese commandos Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation minor raids to collect intelligence and attack coastal defensive positions; covert intelligence operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was a covert harassment and intelligence-gathering effort along the DRV coast. The night of July 30-31, 1964, an OPLAN 34A mission attacked islands Hon Ngu and Hon Me. They only managed to fire on the islands before they had to return to the base. However, a Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Orange CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/1/1966 4/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oregon CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - 20 km se of Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/20/1966 3/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Oregon (1967) CTZ I-III TAO movement from III corps to I corps Start Date End Date 4/8/1967 4/30/1967 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation movement of selected units from III CTZ to I CTZ Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Osage CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 4/27/1966 5/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (III MAF Sea Landing Force, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation rice harvest security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Osceola CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 10/20/1967 1/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation same organization as Operation MEDINA Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Osceola II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/21/1968 2/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Otsego CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 4/18/1966 4/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ottawa CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/20/1966 8/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Overlander CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/8/1969 4/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and neutralization of enemy assets Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Owen Mesa CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 9/25/1968 10/14/1968 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ox Trail CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 12/3/1965 12/7/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paddington CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 7/6/1967 7/14/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 9th Infantry Division (USA); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paddy Bridge CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 2/14/1966 2/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Palestine CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/18/1966 3/19/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Palm Beach CTZ IV TAO Ding Tuong Province Start Date End Date 1/6/1967 6/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 570 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Palm Beach II CTZ III & IV TAO Dinh Tuong, Co Cong, Kien Hoa, and Long An Provinces and Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 5/1/1967 5/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Park Silver / Hancock Dragon CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1970 11/17/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry; 2d Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (joined December 24, 1970 Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated Operation HANCOCK DRAGON ca. November 18, 1970 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Patio CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/1/1970 5/31/1970 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation USAF strikes in support of US ground operations into Cambodia Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Patrick CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1968 3/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search / search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow on to Operation Pershing II Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paul Bunyan CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/19/1967 9/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation jungle clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paul Revere / Than Phong 14 CTZ II TAO Darlac and Pleiku Provinces (from the Chu Pong Massif to Duc Co,and from the Cambodian border to Plei Me) Start Date End Date 5/10/1966 7/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA), battalion from the 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA), Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2 ARVN and ROK battalions; 6 artillery batteries (USA). Enemy Units Involved PAVN "Yellow Star" Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA light casualties Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 200-546 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; border surveillance operation in the vicinity of Chu Phong Mountain, Doc Co and Plei Me Special Forces Camp; To counter a PAVN offensive against the Special Forces border camps Descriptive Narrative of Operation A task force of USA, ARVN, and ROK fought the PAVN units throughout the area. Heavy fighting occurred at Chu Pong and the PAVN soldiers took many casualties. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paul Revere II CTZ II TAO Chu Pong War Zone, Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border Start Date End Date 8/1/1966 8/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA), 2d and 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 3d ARVN Airborne Brigade; 23d ARVN Division; 3d ROK Cavalry Regiment Enemy Units Involved 2 PAVN regiments Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 809-861 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To patrol and fight the enemy in the Chu Pong War Zone Descriptive Narrative of Operation A larger operation than Paul Rever I, this operation began when the 3d Brigade of the 25th division took casualties while on patrol in the Chu Pong War Zone. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry, along with two battalions from the ARVN and ROK, were sent to the area. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paul Revere III CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 10/18/1966 12/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4t5h Infantry Division (USA); 2d and 3d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation on the southern border of Kontum province Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Paul Revere IV CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province near the Cambodian border, centered on the Chu Pong-Ia Drang area Start Date End Date 10/18/1966 12/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); i2d and 3d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA) and 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN 10th Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA heavy casualties in Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 977 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation A major search-and-destory operation along the Cambodian border on southern border of Kontum Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation This search-and-destroy operation cnetered on the Chu Pon-Ia Drang area, and although the USA suffered many casualties in ambushes, the PAVN regiment left 977 known dead. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pawnee CTZ I TAO Thau Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/26/1966 9/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pawnee II CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 9/8/1966 9/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pawnee III CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 10/29/1966 12/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pecos CTZ TAO Happy Valley Start Date End Date 7/20/1967 7/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow up was Operation STOCKTON Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pegasus / Lam Son 207 CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province near Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 4/1/1968 4/15/1968 Allied Units Involved 17 U.S. and 4 ARVN battalions involved (1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 3d Marine Division (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 1st ARVN Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,044 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation; To relieve the Siege of Khe Sanh Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation required that the Army and Marines build LZ Stud just north of Ca Lu on Route 9. Because the Allies lacked information on the PAVN forces, the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry was sent to find PAVN strong points, destroy anitaircraft guns, and locate LZs. The Marines Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pennsylvania Square CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 6/29/1970 3/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Peoples Road CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 3/17/1968 5/21/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security for construction of QL4 between Cat Lay and My Tho; search and destroy / combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation combined with Operation TRUONG CONG DINH May 21, 1968 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Perry CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/25/1967 3/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pershing CTZ TAO Hoa An Province Start Date End Date 3/18/1967 4/1/1967 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; refugee evactuation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pershing I CTZ I & II TAO Binh Dinh Province and Quang Ngai Province, northern coastal plain and Kim Son and Luoi Ci Valleys Start Date End Date 2/11/1967 1/19/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry (USA); 22d AVN units Enemy Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 3d PAVN division; ; 22d PAVN Regiment; 610th PAVN Division; VC units Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 5,401 (650 PAVN during the last Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To conduct cordon-and-search operations with ARVN and USA forces to rout the entrenched VC infastructure and establish RVN government control. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The 1st Cavalry continuously swept the area pursuing the PAVN and VC forces. Helicopters allowed the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry to spot and engage enemy forces, and then rapldly insert battalions. Nearly 100,000 inhabitants were evacuated and sent as refugees to the RVN Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pershing II CTZ I & II TAO Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces Start Date End Date 1/20/1968 3/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 614 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search; search and destroy operation; To continue to fight the PAVN and VC in the area of the Binh Dinh Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation Most of the division had deployed to I Corps. Before joining them, the 1st Brigade participated in PERSHING II and furthered hurt the PAVN/VC forces. However the 3d PAVN Division would soon return. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Perth CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 6/8/866 6/8/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Petrie CTZ III TAO Phou Tuy Province Start Date End Date 6/29/1970 7/13/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Phoenix (Operation 8-66) CTZ III TAO Bien Hao Province Start Date End Date 2/26/1966 3/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 173 Airborne Brigade (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation concieved by its Infantry Division. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Phoi Hop CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/7/1970 4/19/1970 Allied Units Involved 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Phu Vang I CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades 101st Airborne Division (USA); 54th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Phu Vang III CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 10/25/1968 11/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 54th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Phu Vang IV CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 12/11/1968 1/9/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 54th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Piburn CTZ TAO Lower Plai Trap Valley Start Date End Date 12/9/1967 12/13/1967 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Plei Djereng CIDG camp strike force Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pickens Forest CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province - near Song Thu Bon valley Start Date End Date 7/15/1970 8/24/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pickett CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1966 1/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation in conjuction with Operation PAUL REVERE Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Piedmont Swift CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 11/24/1968 11/30/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pierce Arrow CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to retaliate for the attacks on two U.S. destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf incidents. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Two U.S. destroyers where attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964. As a result of this, President Johnson ordered air strikes which were named operation PIERCE ARROW. Planes flew from the Ticonderoga and the Constellation in 64 sorties. Controversy developed Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social, & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Pike CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 8/1/1967 8/3/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pink Rose CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to determine techniques used to destroy large areas of the forest and jungle Descriptive Narrative of Operation "Operational evaluation to determine techniques and conditions required to destroy large areas of forest or jungle growth by fire. The procedure incorporated a combination of defoliation of the target area to dry it out and following this the delivery of a massive dose of incendiary Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pinnaroo CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province - Nui Chau Vien Mountaints Start Date End Date 3/5/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force; 2d and 3d Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pinnaroo (longer version) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/5/1968 4/18/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pioneer CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 9/26/1968 10/4/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pioneer I CTZ I TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 1/17/1966 6/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pioneer II CTZ III TAO Bien How Province Start Date End Date 1/24/1966 1/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pipestone Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 5/25/1969 11/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battlaion, 26th Marines (USMC); 2d ROK Maine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Piranha CTZ I TAO Batangan Peninsula along the coast of southern Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved BLT 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (USMC); BLT 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment (USMC); 2d Division (ARVN); VMC Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA extremely light Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 149 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation targeted a VC buildup; follow-on to operation STARLITE Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation followed STARLITE, the first major U.S. ground operation of the war. Very few Marines participated as much of the operation was carried out by the ARVN and VMC forces. PIRANHA, though longer, was much less spectacular than STARLITE. PIRANHA helped show Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pitt CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/5/1967 12/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pittsburg CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/25/1967 3/2/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation spoiling attacks to locate and disrupt enemy activitiy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Plateau CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/30/1970 5/4/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade,4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Platte Canyon CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province and Ruong Ruong Valley Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Platypus CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 7/29/1968 8/13/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, Royal Australian Regiments Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation in the Hat Dich area. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Platypus (1969 version) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/1/1969 8/14/1969 Allied Units Involved B Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment, Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation interdiction of VC movement across Route 15 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Plei Me CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see operation Long Beach Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pleiku Campaign CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see operation Long Beach Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pocahontas Forest CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tri Provinces - Hiep Duc Vallry Start Date End Date 7/5/1968 8/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC); 5th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pole Star CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/23/1966 9/23/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Portsea CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 3/20/1967 4/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Cavalry (USA); 11th Armore Cavalry (USA); 1st Australian Task Force; 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; 43d ARVN Regiment; 35th ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Prairie CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province, Cho Thien / Gio Linh areas of the DMZ Start Date End Date 8/3/1966 1/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d, Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d, Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines Enemy Units Involved 324B PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 200 (USMC, between Prairie Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,000 (USMC, between 1,397 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To keep track of the 324B PAVN Division following HASTINGS Descriptive Narrative of Operation After Operation HASTINGS, the 3d Marine Division was left in the area to monitor the 324B PAVN Division and keep it from corssing the DMZ to invade Quang Tri Province. This operation was supported by LAM SON 318. Throughout Prairie and later Prairie II, The Marines Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spence C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Prairie Fire CTZ Laos TAO Laos Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation MACSOG operation to collect intelligence, to locate, interdict and destroy enemy personnel on the infiltration routes through Laos into South Vietnam and to capture prisoners Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Prairie II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Con Thien / Gio Ling areas of the DMZ Start Date End Date 1/31/1967 3/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved 324B PAVN Division Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 200 (USMC, between Prairie Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,000 (USMC, between 693 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To monitor and stop the 324B PAVN Division from crossing the DMZ into Quang Tri Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation After HASTINGS, the 3d USMC Division monitored the area. During Prairie and Prairie II, the Marines kept the 324B PAVN Division from crossing the DMZ. The Marines drove the PAVN across the Ben Hai River. Their efforts kept the PAVN from establishing a major operating Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Prairie III CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/18/1967 4/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Prairie V CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 4/19/1967 5/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Project Practice Nine CTZ I TAO along the southern edge of the DMZ in Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 5/16/1967 5/31/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Marines? USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation The McNamara Line; a barrier between North and South Vietnam along the southern edge of the DMZ; redesgnated ILLINOIS CITY June 1967 and DYE MARKER July 1967. See also Operations BEAU CHARGER / HICKORY / LAM SON 54 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Providence CTZ TAO from Tan Uyen to Phuoc Vinh Start Date End Date 5/17/1966 5/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; route security along 1st Infantry Division LOC from Tan Uyen to Phuoc Vinh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Puckapunyal CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/26/1967 5/1/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Pulaski CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/23/1967 2/27/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Purple Martin (originally MASSACHUSETTS BAY) CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 2/27/1969 5/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated PURPLE MARTIN March 2, 1969 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Cougar CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/21/1969 10/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Panther CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 6/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry Division (USA); 1st and 3d Battalions, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Paragon CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 5/18/1970 10/12/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Power CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/18/1970 2/7/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation alternative dates January 21 - 30, 1970 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Shark CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1970 3/11/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st and 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Tiger CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 4/16/1969 9/22/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d and 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry (USA); 1st and 3d Battalions, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 563 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Valley CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/12/1970 10/24/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Putnam Wildcat CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1969 1/18/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quang Nam CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/27/1969 6/20/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 1st Ranger Group Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 688 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Quang Nam (1965) CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/11/2001 12/27/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation August 11 - 25, 1965; September 10 - 14, 1965; December 27, 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quang Tin CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/9/1965 12/30/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation August 9, 1965; August 13 - 14, 1965; September 12, 1965; December 30, 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Queanbeyan CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 10/16/1966 10/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Draw CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 10/2/1965 10/4/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Hop / Tyler CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 1/13/1966 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Kick (1965) CTZ II TAO Plaiku and Kontum Provinces Start Date End Date 12/10/1965 12/22/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Kick (1966) CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/3/1966 1/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Kick II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/11/1966 1/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Kick III CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/24/1966 1/26/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quick Kick IV CTZ II TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 2/3/1966 2/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quicksilver CTZ TAO between Ben Cat and Phuoc Vinh Start Date End Date 12/4/1967 12/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security of highway between Ben Cat and Phuoc Vinh for the movement of the 101st Airborne Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quintus Thrust CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1969 3/9/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quyet Chien CTZ IV TAO 44th Special Tactical Zone Start Date End Date 7/17/1968 3/4/1969 Allied Units Involved 7th, 9th, and 21st ARVN Infantry Divisions; 44th Special Tactical Zone unit; 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 15,953 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Follow-up to Operation TRUONG CONG DINH Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quyet Thang CTZ IV TAO Start Date End Date 1/1/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 7th ARVN Division; 9th ARVN Division; 21st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quyet Thang (Resolve to Win) CTZ III TAO Sai Gon area and Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, Lam Son and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 3/10/1968 4/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA); 9th Infantry Division (USA); 2d and 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 5th ARVN Division; 25th ARVN Division; ARVN Airborne Battalions; Vietnamese Marine Corp Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,658 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force; search and destroy / combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Largest operation to date. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Quyet Thang 21/38 CTZ IV TAO An Xuyen Province Start Date End Date 9/29/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVn 32d Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 721 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Quyet Thang 22 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 2/24/1969 3/10/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 2d Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 777 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shleby L. Stanton Operation Name Quyet Thang 25 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/20/1969 3/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 4th Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 592 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Quyet Thang II CTZ IV TAO IV Corps Tactical Zone Start Date End Date 1/1/1969 12/31/1969 Allied Units Involved ARVN 7th, 9th and 21st Infantry Divisions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 37,874 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Miltidivision operation in the IV Corps Tactical Zone to seek out Communists Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Rabbit Hunt CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/27/1965 11/27/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rain Dance CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/17/1969 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation USAF support of Royal Lao counteroffensive in the Plaine des Jarres region Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ranch Hand CTZ RVN TAO South Vietnam Start Date End Date 1/12/1962 1/7/1971 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to deny Communist forces the use of jungle cover through defoliation and to deny them access to food crops in South Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation In 1961 a U.S.-RVN counterinsurgency center began evaluating the use of herbicides VC food sources and foliage. In November of 1961, the first Special Aerial Spray Flight was deplyed for Vietnam. Finally on 1 January 1962 the first planes arrived at Tan Son Nhut Airport and Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Randolph Glen CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 12/6/1969 3/31/1970 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); 1st ARVN Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 670 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation; clear and search operation; to provide security on the periphery of the populated lowlands of Thua Thien Province. Descriptive Narrative of Operation an effort at pacificaation in the A Shau Valley Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ranger I CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/19/1965 10/19/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ransom Raider CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 11/24/1969 11/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 18th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rawlings Valley CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 12/16/1968 12/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Reaction CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/29/1968 3/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rebel Rouser CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/31/1965 12/31/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearance and security on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Reconstruction CTZ II TAO south of Tuy Hoa; Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d ROK Marine Brigade; 47th ARVN Regiment; Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation followon to Operation JEFFERSON / VAN BUREN Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red Ball IV CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/15/1966 1/19/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation resupply convoy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red Ball V CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/28/1966 2/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation resupply convoy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red Ball VI CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 3/3/1966 3/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation route security operation for resupply convoys Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red Ball VII CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/27/1966 4/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red One CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 9/29/1965 10/25/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and area security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Red Snapper CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 10/22/1965 10/25/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 2d ARVN Regiment; 11th ARVN Ranger Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Remagen CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/16/1969 4/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation see also TASK FORCE REMAGEN Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Reno CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - vicinity of Dong Ha Start Date End Date 5/30/1966 6/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Reno (or Reno I) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 5/30/1966 6/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Republic Square CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thau Thien Provinces Start Date End Date 9/28/1969 12/6/1969 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Retiever II CTZ III TAO Binh Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 1/24/1966 1/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Retriever I CTZ III TAO Binh Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 1/18/1966 1/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Revenger CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/24/1965 10/24/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Reynella CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 5/8/1969 6/15/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Battlion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rhino CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/19/1967 6/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rice CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 4/17/1969 5/17/1969 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rice Farmer CTZ IV TAO conducted throughout the Delta Start Date End Date 1/1/1969 8/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Regiment; supporting forces Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,860 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rich CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 10/23/1968 10/27/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Richland Square (originally CAROLINA BLASTER) CTZ I TAO Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces - A Shau and Da Krong Valleys Start Date End Date 8/14/1969 9/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st Airbonre Division (USA); 3d ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated Operation RICHLAND SQUARE August 17, 1969. Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Richmond CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 9/22/1967 9/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Riley CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 7/3/1967 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA); Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation alternative dates: July 21, 1967 - April _, 1968 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Riley II CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Phuoc Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 8/27/1967 9/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rio Blanco / Lien Ket 70 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 11/20/1966 11/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); ARVN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rio Grande / Lien Ket 81 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 2/17/1967 2/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d ARVN Division; 2d ROK Marine Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ripley Center CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/13/1970 8/31/1970 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (one company, USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (one company, USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (two company, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name River Raider I CTZ III TAO Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 2/16/1967 3/20/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: February 16 - March 4, 1967; Phase II: March 5-19, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Riviera CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/30/1965 12/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Road Runner CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province - Highway 13 north of Ben Cat Start Date End Date 11/10/1965 11/15/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearance and security operation; operation to clear and secure Highway 13 north of Ben Cat Descriptive Narrative of Operation action November 12, 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Road Runner II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/18/1965 11/18/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Road Runner III CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 11/20/1965 11/20/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Road Runner IV CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 11/22/1965 11/22/1965 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Road Runner VI CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/7/1966 2/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road clearance and security operation on Highway 13 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Roadside CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 5/13/1969 5/22/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Robertson White CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/1/1970 6/9/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Robin CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 10/10/1966 10/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation operation to secure movement route of 3d Brigade / 4th Infantry Division from Vung Tau to Bear Cat Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rock CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/6/1968 3/10/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rock Crusher CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/29/1970 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation combined with offensive operation into Cambodia Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rocket CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 6/5/1967 6/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rolling Stone CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 2/7/1966 3/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation; operation to provide security for 1st Engineer Battalion road construction Descriptive Narrative of Operation action of February 27, 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rolling Thunder CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam Start Date End Date 3/2/1965 10/31/1968 Allied Units Involved USN ; USMC; USAF Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA hundreds Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA hundreds hundreds 52,000 citizens Enemy WIA Objective of Operation air strikes at targets in North Vietnam to interdict flow of supplies south. to bomb the DRV so that it will be more inclined to surrender Descriptive Narrative of Operation After FLAMING DART the military moved on to a new air campaign that would last until October 31, 1968. It was supsended from December 25, 1965 to January 31, 1966 to induce the DRV to negotiate. The Airforce and Navy expected ROLLING THUNDER to bring the DRV Sources Used in Archive the Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rose CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan Provinces Start Date End Date 11/11/1967 11/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Ross CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/14/1969 11/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation ambush and reconnaissance operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Roundhouse CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces - War Zone D Start Date End Date 2/4/1966 2/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Rush CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 8/5/1967 8/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (two companies, USMC); 4th Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (two companies, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Russell Beach CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Batangan Peninsula Start Date End Date 1/12/1969 7/21/1969 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sabine Draw CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/27/1968 11/1/1968 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Salem CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/13/1966 3/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Saline CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1968 2/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation combined with Operation NAPOLEON on February 28, 1968 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sam Houston CTZ II TAO Pleiku and Kontum Provinces Start Date End Date 1/1/1967 4/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 733 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and border surveillance operation; To survey the border in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces Descriptive Narrative of Operation the 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions continued to survey the border in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Followed by Francis Marion. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name San Angelo CTZ II and III TAO Quang Duc and Phuoc Long Provinces Start Date End Date 1/15/1968 2/9/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name San Francisco CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/16/1968 3/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Santa Cruz CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 12/19/1966 12/22/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Cordon and search Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Santa Fe (1966) CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 6/13/1966 7/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Santa Fe (1967) CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 10/27/1967 11/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; A Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation multi-brigade search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Santa Fe (1967-1968) CTZ III TAO Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 11/2/1967 1/5/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; 18th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force, road clearing and convoy escort Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Saratoga CTZ III TAO Binh Duong, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 12/7/1967 3/11/1968 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 3,862 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Saturate CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/5/1969 12/4/1969 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sayonara CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Binh Khe-Qui Nhon Area Start Date End Date 9/28/1965 11/13/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation area and route security; search and destroy operation to cover deployment of Capitol ROK Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation (GOOD FRIEND II) Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Scalping Mustang CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/17/1965 12/20/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sceptre CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/28/1968 10/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Scotland CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province (action centered in Khe Sanh area) Start Date End Date 11/1/1967 3/31/1968 Allied Units Involved 26th Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Marine Division (USMC)(3d Battalion, 26th Marines (3/26th), 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (1/26th), 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (2/26th), 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (3/26th)); 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 13th Marines (USMC); Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 205+ (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,688 (USMC) 1,561-1,600 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To rid the Khe Sanh area of the PAVN who were massing in the area. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Originally, only the 3/26th and the 1/26th were at Khe Sanh. Since it appeared that PAVN troops were massing in the area, the USA sent in the 3/26th. On 20 January, the 1/26th and 3/26th fought a PAVN battalion between hills 881 South and 881 North, beginning the second Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Scotland II CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 4/14/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC); 2d Brigade, 1st Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 435 (9 from the 1/9th) USMC Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,395 (53 from the 1/9th) 32 from the 1/9th USMC 3,311 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation; Continuance of USMC operations upon termination of Operation PEGASUS; To continue to clear the Khe Sanh area of the PAVN. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation began after the termination of PEGASUS. In the beginning, 3/26th patrolled the valley west from Khe Sanh toward Hill 881S. They encountered little resistance, finding mostly the remains of the Communists. The 1/9the Marines did encounter fighting against Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sea Dragon CTZ DRV TAO Coast of North Vietnam, Song Giang and Kien Giang Rivers Start Date End Date 10/25/1966 10/31/1968 Allied Units Involved USN Enemy Units Involved North Vietnamese shipping units Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 5 USN Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 26 USN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to cut the southward flow of munitions and to bombard positions of military significance in the DRV. Descriptive Narrative of Operation The operation began on 25 October 1966 when the first U.S. ships entered the waters north of the DMZ. The Masnfield and Hanson were to stop Communist shipments over water from North Vietnam into Quang Tri Province. By February, the area patrolled extended past the Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Seamont CTZ TAO Phu Quoc Island Start Date End Date 8/4/1966 8/30/1966 Allied Units Involved Gulf of Thailand Surveillance Group (US Navy) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; Descriptive Narrative of Operation terminated with 26th Marines OPCOM to Operation PEGUSUS Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Search Turn CTZ IV TAO Mekong Delta; Rach Gia-Long Xuyen Canal from the Bassac River to the Rach Soi Canal and southwest to the Gulf of Thailand Start Date End Date 11/1/1968 Allied Units Involved SEALORDS (Task Force 194) USN Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to establish a blockade along the Vinh Te canal in the center of the western part of the Delta Descriptive Narrative of Operation Admiral Zumwalt asked Capt. Salzer to design an operation to establish a blockade along the Vinh Te Canal bordering Cambodia. The operation, SEARCH TURN, began on 1 November. After four days, an interdiction barrier with a 24 hour river patrol was launched by NAV-FORV Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Searcy CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1967 2/9/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Seaside CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/8/1966 9/8/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Settlement CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Start Date End Date 10/16/1965 11/1/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security of Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation COBRA became Operation SETTLEMENT on October 16 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Seward CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province Start Date End Date 9/4/1966 10/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation; rice protection Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Seymour CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/28/1967 1/31/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shasta CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 11/5/1966 11/19/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC): 1st Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shasta II CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/19/1966 12/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shawnee CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 4/21/1967 5/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shelbyville CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/22/1967 9/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shenandoah I CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/16/1966 11/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force / search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shenandoah II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Binh Long Provinces and Loc Ninh Provinces - Ben Cat to Chon Thanh west of Highway 13 and in the jungle and rubber plantations around Loc Ninh Start Date End Date 9/27/1967 11/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved 271st and 273d PAVN Regiments; other PAVN Regiments Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 956-1,000 PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and road clearing operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation One major battle of this operation occurred at Loc Ninh on the 29 October. The U.S. Special Forces and Civilian Irregular Defense Group were attacked with mortar fire. The first assault was pushed back, but the second one breached the perimeter. ARVN and Special Forces units, Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sheridan Sabre CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 11/16/1968 3/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sherman Peak CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/25/1969 2/9/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Shining Brass/ Prairie Fire/ Phu Dung CTZ Laos TAO cross-border operations into Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved U.S. Special Forces; 12 man teams including three Americans and nine Montagnard civilians under MACV-SOG control) Enemy Units Involved PAVN; Pathet Lao personnel Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation primary mission to locate targets for aerial bombing, but at times they had to fight; later operations were expanded to include emplacing antipersonnel devices, engaging PAVN or Pathet Lao personnel, assessing bomb damage, and controlling air strikes Descriptive Narrative of Operation The operation began as merely locating targets for bombing and sporadic fighting, but expanded to include heavier fighting and much more involvement in the airstrikes. Eventually three Amreican-led Vietnamese battalions were used for larger missions in Laos. At first Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Shiny Bayonet CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - Suaica River valley, 274 miles north of Saigon Start Date End Date 10/10/1965 10/12/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); VN Marines Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Major ARVN / US drive against the NVA / VC; first operation for the 1st Cavalry Division; enemy eluded the trap by the 12th Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Short Fuse CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 1/12/1966 1/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Show Low CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - 10 miles west of Quang Ngai City Start Date End Date 3/5/1968 3/13/1968 Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 3d Infantry (USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sidney II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/15/1966 7/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sierra CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 12/12/1966 1/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Silver Bayonet (including the Battle of Ia Drang) CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province - Plei Me area; Ia Drang Valley Start Date End Date 10/19/1965 11/28/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA) (including 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1/7th), 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry (2/7th); 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry (1/5th); 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry (2/5th)); 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); ARVN units operation in Pleiku Province Enemy Units Involved 33rd and 66th PAVN regiments (LZ Albany included PAVN 8th Battalion) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 234-305 (USA, LZ Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 121 (USA, LZ X-Ray): 124 1,771-3,561 (PAVN) Enemy WIA approximately 230 Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To prevent the NVA from gaining control of the Central Highlands along Route 19 and splitting South Vietnam in two. Included Ia Drang Valley Battles Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation marked the PAVN's shift from reliance on VC guerrilla forces to the use of conventional military forces. It also marked the beginning of U.S. direct massive ground combat operations and the testing ground for heliborne airmobility tactics. On 19 October Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Silver Bayonet II CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province - Plei Me area Start Date End Date 11/20/1965 11/26/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Silver City (or Silver City II) CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, and Long Khanh Provinces - War Zone D Start Date End Date 3/7/1966 3/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 10th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Silver Lake CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 1/7/1967 1/19/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sioux City CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - northwest of Xam Cat Start Date End Date 9/25/1966 10/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Skysweep CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/1/1969 3/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name SLAM (Seeking, Locating, Annihilating and Monitoring) CTZ Laos TAO Laos Start Date End Date 9/23/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation new concept of interdiction operations in Laotian Panhandle Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Smash I & II CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 12/16/1965 12/23/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (Smash I, USA); 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Smash II, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Smithfield CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 8/18/1966 8/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Snipe Hunt CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation interdiction missions Descriptive Narrative of Operation occurred in 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Somerset Plain / Lam Son 246 CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 8/4/1968 8/20/1968 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); 1st Cavalry (USA); 1st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to destroy the Communist forces and gain control of the valley Descriptive Narrative of Operation After capturing war materials and supplies during DELAWARE, MACV wished to use SOMERSET PLAIN to destroy the communist forces and gain control of the valley. The 1st Cavalry would continue its operations while the 101st airborne would move to block the retreating Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Song Song River CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/25/1965 7/25/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Song Ve 6 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 11/22/1965 11/24/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d VNMC Battalion; 11th and 37th ARVN Ranger Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reaction Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Spearhead CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation occurred in April 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Speedy Express CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces; MR IV Start Date End Date 12/1/1968 5/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (minus 3d Brigade)(USA); 7th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 10,899 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force; IV CTZ dry-weather campaign Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Spokane Rapids CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/20/1969 3/3/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Spragins White CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 11/11/1969 12/30/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Divisoin (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Spread Out CTZ TAO upper Van Cahn Valley Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation ca. October 1965 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Springfield CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation ca. July 1966 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Springfield II CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 7/26/1966 8/1/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stable CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/10/1966 10/10/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Logical Command Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation arrival and movement of ROK 9th Infantry Division, 100th Logistical Command, and HQ ROKFVFC through Nha Trang and Tuy Hoa Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stafford CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 4/17/1969 5/1/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stark CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 1/22/1967 2/2/1967 Allied Units Involved OMEGA Teams(B-50 Detachment) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Starlite (Starlight) CTZ I TAO began near the Van Tuong Peninsula in Quang Tri Province, then moved south of Chu Lai in Quang Ngai Province. Included landing zones west and southwest of the hamlets Nam Yen and An Cuong Start Date End Date 8/17/1965 8/24/1965 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment (3/3 USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (2/4 USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7 USMC) Enemy Units Involved 1st VC Regiment (60th and 80th battalions and 52nd Company) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 1500 45 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 120 (USMC) 614-700 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To eliminate the VC 1st Regiment with a three-pronged attack. Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the first significant action between US and VC Forces. The VC 1st Regimant had planned an attack on the airfield at Chu Lai when the Marines attempted a spoiling attack. 3/3 blocked VC escape to the south with an amphibious landing at Green Beach. 2/4 landed by Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Politcal, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation Name Steel Horse VII CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/25/1966 7/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, 16th Artillery (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation extensive harrassment and interdiction program Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Steel Tiger CTZ Laos TAO Laotian panhandle below the 17th parallel over the Ho Chi Minh Trail; Start Date End Date 12/12/1964 Allied Units Involved USAF; USN Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail; Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved USAF and USN armed route reconnaissance and strike operations in Pathet Lao / Viet Minh and Viet Cong areas in the Loatian Panhandle and the Plaine des Jarres. Descriptive Narrative of Operation In April of 1965 Operation BARREL ROLL split in two. Operation STEEL TIGER covered the Laotian panhandle below the 17th parallel. This campaign over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos was largely unsuccessful due to limited air power in the war. Originally, STEEL TIGER was Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sterling CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/11/1966 12/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stingray I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/6/1969 3/6/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stingray II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 3/11/1969 3/11/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stockton CTZ TAO Happy Valley Start Date End Date 7/27/1967 7/29/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Stone CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/11/1967 2/22/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Strangler I CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh Province Start Date End Date 2/4/1969 2/12/1969 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Strangler II CTZ III TAO Gia Dinh Province Start Date End Date 2/13/1969 2/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Strike CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/1/1967 11/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (USA); 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation replaced by operation MANCHESTER Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Strike / Uniontown CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/17/1967 12/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation operations consolidated November 17, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sullivan CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 9/13/1968 9/13/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sultan (1967) CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 12/1/1967 12/23/1967 Allied Units Involved Project DELTA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sultan (1968) CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 1/5/1968 1/25/1968 Allied Units Involved Project DELTA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Summerall CTZ II TAO Darlac, Khanh Hoa, and Phu Yen Provinces Start Date End Date 3/29/1967 4/29/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Phase I: March 29 - April 2, 1967; Phase II: April 3 - 16, 1967; Phase III: April 17 - 29, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sunflower CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/5/1967 2/15/1967 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to negotiate peace with North Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was a peace initiative following MARIGOLD's failure. In a direct approach to Ha Noi through the DRV embassy in Moscow, along with a coinciding attempt by British Prime Minister Wilson, the U.S. and Ha Noi attempted to conduct negotiations. However, the U.S. Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Sunrise CTZ III TAO north of Sai Gon in War Zone D Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved ARVN Enemy Units Involved VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to establish hamlets in one of the least secure areas in South Vietnam Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was a pilot Strategic Hamlet program. Hamlets were constructed to remove the peasants from the countryside, and thus from VC control. A war correspondent reported that only 4 of the 14 camps were constructed by November 1962 and the main hamlet, Ben Tuong, Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Sunset Beach CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 9/1/1966 10/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Surfside CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 4/22/1969 5/2/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sussex Bay CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/29/1968 9/9/1968 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sutter CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 11/30/1966 12/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Suwannee CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/13/1966 8/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sweeping Mustang CTZ II TAO II Corps Tactical Zone Start Date End Date 12/9/1965 12/15/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade,1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Swift CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 9/4/1967 9/15/1967 Allied Units Involved Task Force X-RAY, 1st MArine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC); 21st, 37th and 39th ARVN Ranger Battalions; 3d Battalion, 4th ARVN Regiment; 3d Battalion, 6th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 517 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Swift Play CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/23/1968 7/24/1968 Allied Units Involved Battalion Land Team 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Swift Saber CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 6/6/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sydney I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/4/1966 7/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sydney II CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/15/1966 7/23/1966 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Sylvester CTZ II TAO sw of Qui Nhon Start Date End Date 12/19/1967 12/31/1967 Allied Units Involved Van Canh CIDG camp; camp strike forces Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Syr CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/6/1967 3/7/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Take Out CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 12/28/1965 12/30/1965 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation crash recovery operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Talladega Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/30/1968 10/5/1968 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tally Ho CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/20/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Air and naval gunfire interdiction of LOC in southernpanhandle of North Vietnam Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tamborine CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 2/1/1967 2/8/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tampa (1966) CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/13/1966 3/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tampa (1968) CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 2/26/1968 3/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (elements, USMC); 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tangle CTZ TAO Duc Thanh District Start Date End Date 12/22/1969 12/24/1969 Allied Units Involved A Squadron, 1st Armored Regiment (Australian) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification of Duc Thanh District Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Taro Leaf CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 2/3/1966 2/15/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Task Force Remagen CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 3/16/1969 4/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tat Thang 18 CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 4/3/1970 5/3/1970 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation air reconnaissance and economy of force; in support of elements of 24th Special Tactical Zone Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Taut Bow CTZ TAO Happy Valley Start Date End Date 2/7/1966 2/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Reconnaissance Battalion (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Taylor CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 2/5/1966 2/8/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Divison (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation and road clearing. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Taylor Common CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1968 3/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 2d and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,299 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tennessee Pride CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 6/23/1969 7/1/1969 Allied Units Involved 101st Airborne Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tet Offensive 1968: Battle of Hue CTZ I TAO Hue City Start Date End Date 1/31/1968 2/25/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d, 7th and 9th Battalions, 3d Regiment (ARVN); ARVN 1st Division; VNMC; 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC; 1st and 2d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st Division (USMC); 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division Enemy Units Involved VC 12th Battalion; Hue City Sapper Battalion; 6th PAVN Regiment; 4th PAVN Regiment; 24th Regiment, 304th Division (PAVN); 29th Regiment, 325C Division (PAVN): 99th Regiment, 324B Division (PAVN) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 74 (USA); 142 (USMC); Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 507 (USA); 857 (USMC); 5,000-5,113 (PAVN/VC) Enemy WIA POW 89 (PAVN/VC) Objective of Operation To retake the City of Hue during the Tet Offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation The Battle of Hue was the longest and bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive. The battle began on 31 January, though the ARVN commander had already put his 1st Division on alert because he had received reports of early Tet attacks in the south on the 30th. This move Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Tet Offensive 1968: Battle of Saigon CTZ III TAO area around Saigon Start Date End Date 1/31/1968 3/7/1968 Allied Units Involved II Field Force Vietnam (1st Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (USA); Australian, New Zealand, and Thai forces in the area; coordinated efforts of ARVN III Enemy Units Involved 35 Battalions (1 PAVN and 2 VC Divisions) including 5th VC Division, 7th PAVN Division, D16 VC Battalion, 267th VC Battalion, battalion from the 271st VC Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to protect the Sai Gon Circle Descriptive Narrative of Operation In December 1967, the U.S. had turned the responsibility of the defense of Sai Gon over to the S. Vietnamese. The IIFFV battalions were sent to VC campaigns on the Cambodian border in response to Gen. Giap's attempts to draw U.S. forces away from the major cities. Luckily Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vientam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr. Operation Name Teton CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/11/1966 10/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Texas / Lien Ket 28 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - 20 km southwest of Quang Ngai City - An Hao outpost Start Date End Date 3/20/1966 3/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (USMC), 2d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (USMC); 5th ARVN Airborne Battalion; VMC Enemy Units Involved 1st VC Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA light casualties Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 623 (VC) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; pursuit of major VC unit; To retake An Hoa outpost from the 1st VC Regiment Descriptive Narrative of Operation On 19 March the VC attacked An Hoa. Though the USMC helicopters brought reinforcements, it was not thought that the outpost could be held. The next day the 3/7th Marines and 5th ARVN Battalion flew in. The allies forced the VC to withdraw and the 2/4th Marines were Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Texas Star CTZ I TAO Quang Tri and Tuan Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley Start Date End Date 4/1/1970 9/5/1970 Allied Units Involved 3 brigades from the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile, USA); ARVN 1st Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 112 (USA at Ripcord) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 698 (USA at Ripcord) 1 (USA at Ripcord) 1,782+ PAVN Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation; became Operation JEFFERSON GLENN; to regain the initiative of the 1969 A Shau Valley campaigns lost during RANDOLPH GLEN's pacification efforts; to halt PAVN infiltration Descriptive Narrative of Operation Unlike RANDOLPH GLEN, operation TEXAS STAR only used one brigade of the 101st Airborne Division for pacification and development programs throughout the area. The other two brigades swept through the Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces. By using fire support bases Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: a Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Texas Traveler CTZ III TAO War Zone C Start Date End Date 11/24/1969 11/27/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thayer I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - south of Bong Son Start Date End Date 9/12/1966 10/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 3d ARVN Airborne Brigade; 41st ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thayer II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/24/1966 2/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile, USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA); VNMC Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,757 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Followed THAYER I and was in turn followed by PERSHING in the coastal plain and Kim Sin and Luoi Ci Valleys Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thor CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province; North Vietnam Start Date End Date 7/1/1968 7/7/1968 Allied Units Involved Provisional Corps Vietnam (HQ) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation rapid fire on the Cap Mui Lay Sector, Quang Tri Province, NVN Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thunder Dragon CTZ I TAO Start Date End Date 5/17/1967 5/27/1967 Allied Units Involved USA/KMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thunderbolt CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 8/6/1965 8/7/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Thunderhead CTZ DRV TAO North Vietnam, near Ha Noi Start Date End Date 5/29/1972 6/19/1972 Allied Units Involved SEAL teams (USN); Navy helicopters Enemy Units Involved PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 1 USN Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to search for the reported escaped POWs in enemy territory. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Intelligence learned of a possible escape attempt by POWs near Ha Noi. Many sorties were flown to search for the escapees. Navy SEAL teams and helicopters performed surveillance, and one man was killed. However, the prisoners were never found and the operation was Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Tien Bo CTZ II TAO Quang Duc Province Start Date End Date 8/24/1968 9/9/1968 Allied Units Involved ARVN 23d Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,091 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton Operation Name Tiger Balm CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 1/2/1969 1/4/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Concordia VIII CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/24/1967 7/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Concrodia VI CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/17/1967 7/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation riverine search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Coronado CTZ III TAO Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 8/23/1967 8/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in support of Operation CORONADO Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Coronado III CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province - Rung Sat Special Zone Start Date End Date 8/14/1967 8/16/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Coronado IV CTZ III TAO Long An Province Start Date End Date 8/29/1967 8/30/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation riverine / airmobile search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Coronado IX CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 12/4/1967 12/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Coronado V CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 7/28/1967 8/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation riverine, airmobile and mechanized search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Hound CTZ Laos TAO along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos; Military Regions I and II in the area from Tchepone near the 17th parallel south to Cambodia Start Date End Date 12/5/1965 Allied Units Involved USA; USAF; USMC; USN Enemy Units Involved PAVN; VC Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation to reduce Communist infiltration along the Ho Chi Minh Trail; airstrikes against targets in southern Laos to interdict the flow of troops and supplies into the RVN Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation began in December 1965 to augment operations by STEEL TIGER. TIGER HOUND was not subjected to strict rules of engagement because this area was considered an extension of the South Vietnamese battlefield and was under Gen. Westmoreland's control. Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tiger Mountain CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/26/1970 10/10/1970 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation K-75th Ranger Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tippecanoe CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 3/13/1967 3/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang (Complete Victory) CTZ III TAO Capital Military District, near Sai Gon; Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, Binh Long, Binh Tuy, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, Long An, Long Khanh, Phuoc Long, Phuoc Tuy, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 4/7/1968 5/31/1968 Allied Units Involved III ARVN Corps and II Field Force, Vietnam (42 U.S. and 37 Vietnamese battalions) (3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Infantry Division (USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 1st Australian Enemy Units Involved VC 267th Local Force Battalion; PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 7,645 (VC/PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation To stop VC and PAVN attacks on Sai Gon, motivated by the 1968 Tet Offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation This was the first of many Allied operations with the same code name. It began as 11 separate operations in the RVN, but MACV combined them into Operation TOAN THANG. In May after peace talks were announced, MACV and ARVN strengthened defenses around Sai Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 1/69 CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/20/1969 1/23/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 41 CTZ III TAO Cambodian Invasion, "Angel's Wing" area Start Date End Date 4/14/1970 4/17/1970 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 49th ARVN Regiment; 3d ARVN Ranger Group (36th and 52d Ranger Battalions); 31st ARVN Ranger Battalion; 10th ARVN Armored Cavalry; 18th ARVN Armored Cavalry Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 42 CTZ III TAO Cambodian Invasion Start Date End Date 4/29/1970 7/22/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 5th ARVN Division; 9th ARVN Division; 18th ARVN Division; 25th ARVN Division; 7th-8th-9th ARVN Airborne Battalions; 2d and 4th ARVN Ranger Groups; 30th-31st-33d-34th-36th-36th-51st-52d Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 43 (Total Victory) CTZ III TAO eastern boudaries of Tay Ninh, Binh Long, and Phuoc Long Provinces ("fishhook" area) Start Date End Date 5/1/1970 6/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 11trh Armored Cavalry (USA); ARVN Airbonre Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Cambodian operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 44 CTZ III TAO Cabodian Invasion, west of Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 5/6/1970 5/14/1970 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 45 CTZ III TAO Cambodian Invasion - northwest of Bu Dop, Phuoc Long Province Start Date End Date 5/6/1970 6/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 46 CTZ III TAO Cambodian Invasion Start Date End Date 5/6/1970 6/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang 500 CTZ III TAO Cambodian Invasion, Parrot's Beak area Start Date End Date 5/7/1970 5/12/1970 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang II CTZ III TAO Binh Duong, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, Long An, Long Khanh, Phuoc Long, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 6/1/1968 2/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 1st Infantry Division (USA); 9th Infantry Division (USA); 25th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 1st Australian Task Force; Royal Thai Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang III CTZ III TAO Binh Duong, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, Long An, and Tay Ninh Provinces Start Date End Date 2/16/1969 10/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 25th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toan Thang IV CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 11/1/1969 Allied Units Involved everybody Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Todd Forest CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province Start Date End Date 12/31/1968 1/13/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 101st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tolare Falls I CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/2/1970 10/15/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tolare Falls II CTZ I? TAO Quang Nam Province? Start Date End Date 10/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toledo CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/12/1966 3/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Toledo (2d part) CTZ III TAO Binh Tuy and Phuoc Tuy Provinces Start Date End Date 8/9/1966 9/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Australian Task Force; 10th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operation DECKHOUSE III was joined by this operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tong CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 6/7/1969 6/8/1969 Allied Units Involved C Company - 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation ready reaction against enemy force of unknown size reported to be in Hoa Long Village Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tornado CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 6/5/1967 6/7/1967 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Townsville CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/23/1970 4/23/1970 Allied Units Involved 6th RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Trail Blazer CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 10/18/1965 10/24/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Reconnaissance Battalion Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Trail Boss CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 3/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tran Hung Dao I CTZ III TAO Sai Gon area; Capital Military District Start Date End Date 2/5/1968 2/17/1968 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion,7th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (USA); 1st-3d-6th-8th-11th ARVN Airborne Brigades; 1st-2d-3d-4th-6th VN Marine Brigades; 30th-33d-35th-38th-41st ARVN Ranger Battalions Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 953 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clearing operation in Saigon following Tet Descriptive Narrative of Operation This operation was connected with GIANT SLINGSHOT to form BARRIER REEF on 2 January 1969. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tran Hung Dao II CTZ III TAO Sai Gon area; Capital Military District Start Date End Date 2/17/1968 3/8/1968 Allied Units Involved Slightly reduced forces from the TRAN HUNG DAO I Operation Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 713 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clearing operation in Saigon following Tet Descriptive Narrative of Operation A continuation of TRAN HUNG DAO with slightly reduced forces. Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Travis CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 10/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation emergency airlift of 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division to support Operation PAUL REVERE IV Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Treasure Isle or Treasure Island CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/10/1969 1/18/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Trinidad CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/6/1966 12/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Trinidad II CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/7/1966 12/11/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Trinity CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1967 2/1/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Triple Play CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 10/18/1965 10/19/1965 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Triple Trouble CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 10/28/1965 10/29/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Troy CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 9/1/1966 9/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Truong Cong Dinh CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong and KienTuong Provinces of the IV Corps Tactical Zone Start Date End Date 3/1/1968 5/21/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 9th Infantry Division (USA); ARVN; Task Force 117 (USN) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,251 (between TRUONG CONG DINH Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy/combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation On 21 May, this operation combined with Operation TRUONG CONG DINH (PEOPLE'S ROAD). Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Truong Cong Dinh (People's Road) CTZ IV TAO Dinh Tuong Province Start Date End Date 5/21/1968 8/3/1968 Allied Units Involved 9th Infantry Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Reconnaisance in Force Descriptive Narrative of Operation replaced by Operation QUYET ChIEN Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Truong Cong Pen CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 7/25/1965 7/25/1965 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tuan Thang III CTZ III TAO Sai Gon area Start Date End Date 2/17/1969 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker Operation Name Tucson CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province - Long Nguyen Secret Zone and Michelin Plant Start Date End Date 2/14/1967 2/21/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tulsa CTZ III TAO Binh Duong and Binh Long Provinces Start Date End Date 10/8/1966 10/16/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation; clear and prepare Route 13 between Phu Cuong and An Loc Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Turkey Shoot CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 11/22/1965 11/25/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tuscaloosa CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/23/1967 1/28/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Twickenham CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 5/2/1969 6/1/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Tyler CTZ II TAO Binh Thuan Province Start Date End Date 1/13/1966 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation sames as Operation QUICK HOP / TYLER Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Union I / Lien Ket 102 CTZ I TAO Quang Name and Quang Tin Provinces (Thang Binh, Phuc Ha / Que Son Valley) Start Date End Date 4/20/1967 5/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Division (USMC);1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 1st Marines(USMC); 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marine(USMC); 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st ARVN Ranger Group Enemy Units Involved 3d PAVN Regiment Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 220 (USMC between both Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 714 (USMC between both 865 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To control the Phuc Ha / Que Son Valley Descriptive Narrative of Operation The 2d Battalion, 1st Marines was hit by weapons from the 3d PAVN Regiment on 20 April. The operation began the next day with the insertion of USMC and ARVN troops. Fighting lasted until 25 April. As the PAVN retreated, only the 5th Marines were left in the area. Then Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Union II CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 5/25/1967 6/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 5th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st-2d-3d Battalions, 5th Marines (USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 6th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved 3d and 21st PAVN Regiments Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 220 (USMC between both Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 714 (USMC between both 701 (PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To entrap the 3d and 21st PAVN Regiments seen in a valley in northern Quang Tin Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation The Marines and ARVN battled units of the 3d PAVN Regiment north of Tam Ky. Later the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, with the help of artillery and air strikes,took the 21st PAVN Regiment's hillside position north of Thien Phuoc in bunker-to-bunker fighting. The two UNION Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Union Square CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 10/22/1969 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Uniontown CTZ III TAO Sai Gon area, Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province,War Zine C, War Zone D Start Date End Date 12/17/1967 3/8/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA), (Combined the 3d Battalion, 7th Infantry and 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (USA) Enemy Units Involved VC; PAVN Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 922 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation; To assault PAVN and VC forces in the area and later to counter the Tet offensive Descriptive Narrative of Operation In Decemeber the 199th and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment engaged VC and PAVN in War Zone C. The 199th conducted its first combat assault mission during this time, and it continued to be used as a quick reaction force in the Sai Gon area. When Tet broke out in Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Uniontown (1966-1967) CTZ III TAO Long Binh Area Start Date End Date 10/11/1966 11/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Strategic defense of Long Binh Area Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Uniontown / Strike CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 12/1/1967 12/17/1967 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Uniontown I CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/14/1968 2/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Uniontown III - Box Springs CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 2/10/1968 3/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Upsur Stream CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 1/11/1971 3/29/1971 Allied Units Involved 1st Marines, 1st Marines Division (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Utah / Lien Ket 26 CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - Northwest of Quang Ngai City Start Date End Date 3/4/1966 3/8/1966 Allied Units Involved Companies F, G, and H of the 2d Battalion, 7th Regiment (USMC), Company B of the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment (USMC), Company B of the 2d Battalion, 4th Regiment (USMC), Company L of the 3d Battalion, 1st Regiment (USMC);1st Ariborne Battalion of the 2d ARVN Enemy Units Involved 36th (also called the 21st) PAVN Regiement and VC main force units Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 98 (USMC) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 278 (USMC) 586-632 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To drive out the PAVN northwest of Quang Ngai City Descriptive Narrative of Operation The Marine Air Group (MAG) 36 airlifted the ARVN division and USMC companies of the 2/7th into the area during heavy resistance. The most resistance occurred at Hill 50 and just southwest at Chau Nhai. The operation was expanded with more U.S. Marine units. Company Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Utah Mesa CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - vicinity of Khe Sanh Start Date End Date 6/11/1969 7/9/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 1st and 3d Brigades, 9th Marines (USMC); 1st ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Valdosta CTZ III TAO Long Khanh Province Start Date End Date 9/1/1967 9/6/1967 Allied Units Involved 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation road security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Valiant Hunt CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 12/15/1968 Allied Units Involved USN Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Valley Forge CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces Start Date End Date 3/7/1968 3/16/1968 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Van Buren CTZ II TAO Phu Yen Province - mountains along coast south of Tuy Hoa Start Date End Date 1/17/1966 2/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Marine Brigade (ROK); 47th Regiment (ARVN) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 679 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Rice harvest security Descriptive Narrative of Operation follow-on to Operation JEFFERSON Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Vance Canyon CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 6/20/1968 7/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (Light)(USA); Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Vaucluse CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/8/1966 9/24/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Velvet Hammer CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/14/1968 4/28/1968 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation cordon and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Vernon Lake I CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai - west of Quang Ngai City Start Date End Date 10/25/1968 11/2/1968 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Vernon Lake II CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 11/2/1968 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 11th Infantry Brigade (Light) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Vintage Rally CTZ III TAO Phuoc Tuy Province Start Date End Date 12/14/1969 12/24/1969 Allied Units Involved 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance and ambush operations Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Viper I CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/1/1965 12/14/1965 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry; 1st and 2d Battalions, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Viper II CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 12/14/1965 1/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Virginia CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province - vicinity of Khe Sanh Special Forces Camp Start Date End Date 4/17/1966 5/1/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Virginia Ridge CTZ II TAO Quang Tri Province along the DMZ Start Date End Date 4/30/1969 7/16/1969 Allied Units Involved 9th Regiment (USMC); 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC); 1st Battalion, 12th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 560 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waco CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/24/1966 12/2/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wahiawa CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province - 15 km north-northwest Cu Chi in Boi Loi Woods, Ho Bo Woods, and Filhol Plantation Start Date End Date 5/16/1966 5/27/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st and 2d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waialua CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh and Long An Provinces Start Date End Date 3/7/1967 4/8/1967 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In South East Asia Operation Name Waikiki CTZ III TAO Hau Nghia Province Start Date End Date 3/4/1966 3/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Miliary Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waimea CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces Start Date End Date 5/19/1967 12/7/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation in the Ho Bo Woods, Bui Loi Woods, Fillhol Plantation, and the Iron Triangle Descriptive Narrative of Operation part of Operation BARKING SANDS Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waldron Blue CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 11/24/1969 1/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation highway security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Walker CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces - vicinity of An Khe Start Date End Date 1/16/1968 1/31/1969 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy and security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wallongong CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 1/10/1967 1/28/1967 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wallowa CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces Start Date End Date 10/4/1967 11/11/1967 Allied Units Involved 23d Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation consolidated with Operation WHEELER November 11, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name War Bonnet CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 1/3/1966 1/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 9th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Warfare CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 5/10/1966 5/12/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Warm Springs CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 12/18/1967 12/23/1967 Allied Units Involved 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation redesignated Operation UNIONTOWN December 23, 1967 Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wasco Rapids CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province - vicinity of Song Ve River Valley Start Date End Date 3/13/1971 3/27/1971 Allied Units Involved 198th Infantry Brigade (USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and clear operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Washington CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 7/6/1966 7/14/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Washington Green CTZ II TAO An Loa Valley of Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 4/15/1969 1/1/1971 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 1,957 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation; clear and search Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waterford I CTZ III TAO Binh Long Province Start Date End Date 4/3/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Waycross CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province -northwest Phu Loi Start Date End Date 3/24/1966 3/25/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 5th ARVN Division (elements) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; return to attack on 5th ARVN Division Training Center on March 23, 1966 Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne CTZ I TAO Thua Thien Province - 10 km southwest of Phu Bai Start Date End Date 5/10/1966 5/12/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Arrow CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/31/1969 2/8/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Boulder CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 9/10/1969 10/11/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Breaker CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 10/18/1969 1/4/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation pacification operation; security Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Dart CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/2/1969 2/7/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Fast CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 6/23/1970 7/14/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Forge CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 8/28/1970 10/14/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Green CTZ II TAO Kontum and Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 2/10/1969 2/28/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry (USA); 1st and 3d Battalions, 12th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Grey CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 3/1/1969 4/14/1969 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st and 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry (USA); 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 608 Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Hurdle CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh, Phu bon and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 6/1/1970 6/26/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Javelin CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces Start Date End Date 4/13/1969 10/18/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions, 8th Infantry (USA); 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry (USA); 1st Battalion, 69th Armor (USA); 2d Squadron, 1st Cavalry (USA); 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation clear and search operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Jump CTZ II TAO Kontum Province Start Date End Date 5/15/1970 5/25/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Pierce CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 8/5/1970 8/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Rock CTZ II TAO Darlac Province Start Date End Date 11/11/1969 12/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Pacification Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Sabre CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 10/4/1970 11/17/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Span I CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/16/1970 7/27/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Span II CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 7/28/1970 8/5/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Combat Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Stab CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1970 3/16/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wayne Thrust CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province Start Date End Date 1/4/1970 1/30/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Webster CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 5/15/1967 3/18/1967 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wheaton CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 3/17/1966 3/18/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation recovery operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations in Southeast Asia Operation Name Wheeler CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province Start Date End Date 9/11/1967 11/25/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; consolidation with Wallowa on November 11, 1967. Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wheeler Place CTZ III TAO Binh Duong Province Start Date End Date 1/22/1969 2/3/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 2d ARVN Division Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Militry Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wheeler/Wallowa CTZ I TAO Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces (Tam Ky) Start Date End Date 11/11/1967 11/11/1968 Allied Units Involved Task Force Oregon (TFO) (originally 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, and 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division/ later reconsituted as Americal Division (23d Infantry Division) consisting of 196th, 198th and 11th Light Infantry Brigades(USA)); 3d Enemy Units Involved 2d PAVN Division and reinforcements; 60th and 70th Main Force VC Battalions Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 682 (USA) Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 2,548 (USA) 10,000-10,020 (VC / PAVN) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; to blunt an offensive by the PAVN 2d Division and to enable units of the 3d Marine Task Force to relocate to Quang Tri Province Descriptive Narrative of Operation Operations Consilidated on November 10, 1967. Early in Operation WHEELER, the 1st Brigade, 1st Airborne and 2 battalions of the 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry left for their own divisions. They were replaced by the 3d Brigade and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name While Away CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 11/21/1969 11/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name White Wing CTZ II TAO Binh Dinh Province - An Lao Valley Start Date End Date 2/4/1966 3/6/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Cavalry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation to interdict enemy fleeing from Operations MASHER Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wiggins CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 12/27/1966 12/31/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Battalion, 3d Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asa Operation Name Wilcox CTZ II TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 8/10/1966 8/12/1966 Allied Units Involved USMC Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wilderness CTZ III TAO Tay Ninh Province Start Date End Date 3/8/1968 4/7/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Williams Glade CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/12/1969 7/29/1969 Allied Units Involved 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC); 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wilton CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 9/8/1966 9/9/1966 Allied Units Involved USA Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Winchester CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province - Danang Start Date End Date 10/8/1966 12/4/1966 Allied Units Involved 4th Battalion, 503d Airborne Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; OPCON to 3d Marine Division Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Windsor CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 9/29/1968 10/12/1968 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of Untied States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Winfield Scott CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 7/30/1967 7/30/1967 Allied Units Involved Mobile Strike Force (5th Special Forces Group)(USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wolfe Mountain CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 7/22/1970 1/30/1971 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation combat operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Worth CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/12/1968 3/26/1968 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operation In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wren CTZ TAO Start Date End Date 9/16/1966 10/19/1966 Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation deployment of PHILCAGV from Cam Ranh Bay to Tuy Ninh Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wright Blue CTZ II TAO Pleiku Province Start Date End Date 6/24/1970 6/28/1970 Allied Units Involved 4th Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operaitons In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wyatt Earp CTZ II TAO Start Date End Date 3/14/1966 3/21/1966 Allied Units Involved 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (USA); 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaissance in force and security operation on Highway 19 Descriptive Narrative of Operation also see Operation BUCHANAN Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Wyoming CTZ I TAO Quang Tin Province - 15 km northwest of Chu Lai Start Date End Date 4/26/1966 4/30/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 1st Marines (USMC); 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Xray One (or Xray I) CTZ III TAO Bien Hoa Province Start Date End Date 10/4/1965 10/6/1965 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yankee Team CTZ Laos TAO Laos Start Date End Date 5/19/1964 Allied Units Involved USAF Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation air reconnassaince of Laos Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yass CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 11/6/1966 11/7/1966 Allied Units Involved Australian Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation security operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yazoo CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province - Happy Valley Start Date End Date 8/27/1967 9/5/1967 Allied Units Involved 7th Marines (HQ, USMC); 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC); 3d Battalion, 11th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yell CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 4/17/1966 4/20/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 1st and 2d Battalions, 1st Marines (various compaines, USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yellowstone CTZ III TAO War Zone C (Tay Ninh Province) Start Date End Date 12/7/1967 2/24/1968 Allied Units Involved 2d and 3d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 49th ARVN Regiment Enemy Units Involved VC (specifically the 271st and 272d Regiments) Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA 29 (USA, in battle on 1 Jan. Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA 159 (USA, in battle on 1 1,254 (300 in battle on 1 Jan. 1968) Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation; To locate and destroy VC installations in War Zone C and to prevent Communists from penetrating into the III Corps Tactical Zone Descriptive Narrative of Operation At the opening of YELLOWSTONE, the USA experienced frequent mortar attacks, but very few ground contacts with the VC. However, it was obvious that War Zone C was still a major VC and PAVN logistical base. On 1 January the 271st and 272d VC Regiments assaulted the 3d Sources Used in Archive Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Enyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name York CTZ III TAO Start Date End Date 4/1/1966 4/7/1966 Allied Units Involved 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation Search and Destory operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name York Market CTZ I TAO Quang Tri Province Start Date End Date 1/30/1970 4/16/1970 Allied Units Involved 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation reconnaisance in force, search and clear, security operation, part of Operation GREENE RIVER Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yorktown CTZ III TAO Xuan Loc Province Start Date End Date 6/23/1966 7/9/1966 Allied Units Involved 173d Airborne Brigade (USA) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yuba CTZ I TAO Quang Nam Province Start Date End Date 3/10/1967 3/12/1967 Allied Units Involved 1st Marine Division (HQ, USMC); 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia Operation Name Yuma CTZ I TAO Quang Ngai Province Start Date End Date 5/15/1966 5/17/1966 Allied Units Involved 3d Battalion, 7th Marines (USMC) Enemy Units Involved Allied Operational Strength Enemy Operational Strength Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Enemy WIA Objective of Operation search and destroy operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia