Rolling Stone
Written June 2017
Operation
Dates:
7 Feb 1966 - 2 Mar 1966
Area of Operation:
Bình Dương Province, III Corps
Allied Units:
US Army 1st Brigade & 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Infantry Division; 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR)
Allied Casualties:
US 11 KIA, 72 WIA; Australia 2 WIA
Enemy Units:
VC J10 Battalion 761st Regiment, 707 Battalion 763rd Regiment, D800 Battalion
Enemy Casualties:
149-173 KIA, 200 WIA, 15 POW
Objective(s):
To provide security for the 1st Engineer Battalion as it worked on highways within the province; search and destroy.
Significance/Notes:
Major engagement of the operation was the Battle of Suoi Bong Trang.
Sources:
Vietnam War Almanac by James H. Willbanks
The Vietnam Center And Archive (at Texas Tech University)
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