Battle of Lo Ke information
for 1 INF DIV

For date 660305


1 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation COCOA BEACH
South Vietnam
Location, Lo Ke
Description: During Operation COCOA BEACH north of Lai Khe, a VC regiment attacked the 2/28th Inf in the Lo Ke Rubber Plantation. These 1st Inf Div units broke the attack and with reinforcements from the 1/16th Inf and support from the 2/33rd Arty pursued the VC and killed 199. LT Robert Hibbs of B/2/28th Inf was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor - the first 1st Inf Div member to receive this award.

The source for this information was Tunner 1st Inf Div P 22


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023