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810th Battalion. Casualties and losses. 17 killed. US body count: 120 killed. 7 captured. Operation New York was a US Marine Corps operation that took place northwest and east of Phu Bai Combat Base, lasting from 26 February to 3 March 1966.
The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two hominins closely ...
The Battle of Đồng Hới was a clash between United States Navy warships and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) MiG-17F fighter bombers, several torpedo boats and shore batteries on April 19, 1972, during the Vietnam War. This was the second time U.S. warships faced an air attack since the end of World War II, after the USS Liberty incident .
Siege of Plei Me. / 13.6175; 107.9175. The siege of Plei Me ( Vietnamese: Bao vây Plei Me; 19–25 October 1965) was the beginning phase of the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. The lifting of the siege by South Vietnamese forces and ...
1965 Qui Nhơn hotel bombing. The Viet Cuong Hotel in Qui Nhơn was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of 10 February 1965, during the Vietnam War. Viet Cong (VC) operatives detonated explosive charges causing the entire building to collapse. The operation killed 23 U.S. servicemen, seven Vietnamese civilians, and two of the Viet Cong ...
57 killed. U.S. body count: 347 killed. 1 captured. Operation Billings was a U.S. search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division north of Phước Vĩnh during the Vietnam War. The operation was conducted from 12 to 26 June 1967 and resulted in 347 VC killed and one captured against U.S. losses of 57 killed.
U.S claimed: ~6,000. The Pleiku Campaign took place from 23 October to 26 November 1965. [1] II Corps Command named it Pleime Campaign, with a slightly different starting date of 20 October instead of 23 October, [2] consisted of three operations: [3] Operation Dân Thắng 21 (20 to 26 October 1965), the first Pleime preparatory phase, was the ...
Kon Tum province. Lai Châu province. Lâm Đồng province. Lạng Sơn province. Lào Cai province. Long An province. Nam Định province. Nghệ An province. Ninh Bình province.
87 killed. US body count: 393 killed. 174 individual and 47 crew-served weapons recovered. Operation Montgomery Rendezvous was a security operation during the Vietnam war conducted by the 101st Airborne Division in the area southwest of Huế in western Thừa Thiên Province, from 8 June to 15 August 1969.
US body count: 797 killed. 159 captured. 34 defected. 279 individual and 5 crew-served weapons recovered. Operation Kole Kole was a search and destroy operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division that took place in Hậu Nghĩa and Tây Ninh Provinces, lasting from 14 May to 7 December 1967.