Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In addition a LCU/YFU offloading facility operated by the Naval Support Activity Detachment, Dong Ha was developed to receive supplies ferried from the Cửa Việt Base. [2]: 198 On 12 April 1967 the 9th Marines moved their headquarters to Đông Hà. [3]: 20 On the night of 27/8 April the base was hit by more than 50 PAVN 140mm rockets.
Battle of Dai Do, 30 April - 3 May 1968 In late April, four People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Battalions, including two from the 320th Division , infiltrated past the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 2nd Regiment to occupy the area around Dai Do ( 16°50′28″N 107°06′40″E / 16.841°N 107.111°E / 16.841; 107.111 ) 2.5 km ...
March – November 1968 Combat Lancer F-111As over Southeast Asia in 1968. Project Combat Lancer was the combat testing of six USAF F-111A swing-wing fighter-bombers. F-111A #66-0022 disappeared on 28 March, #66-0017 disappeared on 30 March and #66-0024 crashed on 22 April and this halted combat operations and all aircraft were returned to the ...
On 25 May Company E 2/4 Marines engaged a battalion sized PAVN force near Nhi Ha. Company H was lifted into blocking positions south of Nhi Ha while Company E attacked from the north. The day-long battle resulted in 18 Marines and 238 PAVN killed. Meanwhile, near Thuong Nghia the 2nd ARVN Regiment engaged another PAVN battalion killing 122 PAVN.
An LCM-8 transports a 3rd Tank Battalion M48 up the Dong Ha River, 6 July 1967. The base was located at the mouth of the Cửa Việt/Thạch Hãn River approximately 16 km north of Quảng Trị and only approximately 10 km south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). [1]: 5–126
In late March 1968 COSVN and B2 Front leaders held meetings to review the results of the Tet Offensive. Lê Duẩn, the driving force behind the Tet Offensive, and General Hoàng Văn Thái wished to renew the offensive before the start of the southern monsoon began in mid-May in order to improve their position at the Paris Peace Talks which were about to commence.
1st Marines and 5th Marines operation to drive PAVN/VC out of Huế (Battle of Huế) during Tet Offensive: Huế: 5,113: 668 Feb 1 – Mar 10: Operation Lam Son 68 [1] 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division and 18th Division search and destroy operation: Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces: Feb 5 – 17: Operation Tran ...
Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968: Operation Lancaster [34]: 722 [9]: 143 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation: Route 9 between Cam Lo and in the old Operation Kingfisher area around Ca Lu: 46: 27 Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968: Operation Neosho [9]: 142 [34]: 722