Operation Deckhouse Five
1967 offensive by U.S. and South Vietnamese marines during the Vietnam War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Deckhouse Five was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation that took place from 6–15 January 1967 in the Mekong Delta, during the Vietnam War. "The ten-day sweep," reported the AP from its daily military roundup from Saigon, "proved unproductive."
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Operation Deckhouse V | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
Two USMC amtracs move along a beach, with a UH-1 helicopter approaching at right. USS Washtenaw County is in the background. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States South Vietnam | Viet Cong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
BG Louis Metzger | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1st Battalion 9th Marines 3rd and 4th Marine Battalions | Unknown | ||||||
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7 killed 1 killed |
21 killed 44 weapons recovered |
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