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At the end of 1969 Maj. Gen. Melvin Zais, commanding US XXIV Corps in I Corps, proposed breaking up the 1st Division (with four regiments and about nineteen combat battalions) into two divisions controlled by a "light corps" headquarters responsible for the defense of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) area, but his immediate superior, Lt. Gen. Herman Nickerson Jr. (USMC), commanding the ...
On 14 September near Firebase Barnett 24 km southwest of Quảng Trị, an ambush element from the ARVN 4th Battalion, 3rd Regiment killed 25 PAVN from the 9th Regiment; ARVN losses were five killed. On 18 September at 03:00 35 km southeast of Khe Sanh, aircraft of Company C, 2/17th Cavalry were conducting a forward looking infrared mission ...
An ARVN Ranger unit swept the area later that day killing a further 31 PAVN/VC. [4]: 382 On 31 August the ARVN 21st and 37th Ranger Battalions trapped a PAVN unit in a bend of the Song Ky Lam with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines on the opposite bank killing 80 PAVN with one captured for the loss of seven ARVN dead and 45 wounded. At 20:00 ...
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Aug 14 – Sep 28: Operation Carolina Blaster [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment search and clear operation: A Shau Valley and Đa Krông Valley in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces: Aug 14 – Sep 28: Operation ...
The 3rd Infantry Division also known as the Yellow Star Division is a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), first formed from Viet Cong (VC) and PAVN units in September 1965. The first commanding officer and political officer of division were Colonel Giáp Văn Cương and Colonel Đặng Hòa [ vi ] respectively.
The 18th Division held out at Xuân Lộc from 9 to 21 April before being forced to withdraw. President Thiệu resigned his office on 21 April and left the country. [23] At Bien Hoa, ARVN soldiers made a strong resistance against PAVN forces, however, ARVN defenses at Cu Chi and Hoc Mon start to collapse under the overwhelming PAVN attacks.
Cumulative results of the two attacks were one U.S. and 21 PAVN killed. On 16 June at 19:45 21 km north of A Shau Valley, the ARVN 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment in a night defensive position was attacked by elements of the PAVN 29th Regiment, 324B Division. The unit returned fire with organic weapons supported by artillery and helicopter gunships.
The Battle of An Ninh took place from 18–19 September 1965 between elements of the Vietcong (VC) 94th and 95th Battalions, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Division and the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers.