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Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States: Jul 1 – Oct 4: Unnamed [11] 23rd Infantry Division operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: 324: Aug 20 – Dec 3: Operation Chenla II [12] FANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6: Route 6: 3500+ claimed: 4500+ claimed Sep 1 – Nov 30: Operation Keystone ...
The PAVN attack Hill 950, a U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) operations base and United States Army Security Agency radio relay site overlooking the Khe Sanh plateau. Many of the personnel at the base were evacuated by helicopter, but approximately 22 remained to defend the base and destroy ...
The following is a list of units of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Active Duty Divisions and Brigades in Theater. AirMobile Divisions 1st Cavalry ...
The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from December 1969 until December 1971, [2]: 156 when the following units were detached and remained at the base: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry (November 1971-January 1972) [2]: 156 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry (January–April 1972) [2]: 156
The brigade was the first major United States Army ground formation deployed to South Vietnam, serving there from 1965 to 1971 and losing 1,533 soldiers. Noted for its roles in Operation Hump and Operation Junction City , the 173rd is best known for the Battle of Dak To , where it suffered heavy casualties in close combat with North Vietnamese ...
Operation Jefferson Glenn ran from 5 September 1970 to 8 October 1971 and was the last major operation in which U.S. ground forces participated during the Vietnam War and the final major offensive in which the 101st Airborne Division fought. [1]
The DMZ Campaign (1969–71) was a military campaign by the United States Army, United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) against the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) along the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in northern Quảng Trị Province from 1969 to 1971 during the Vietnam War.
In November 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved here from Camp Evans as part of Operation Liberty Canyon and would remain based here until April 1971. [2]: 73 Other units stationed at Phước Vĩnh included: 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-412 [2]: 245 11th Aviation Company (July 1965-April 1971) [2]: 121