operation GOLDEN FLEECE 7-1 information

From date 660916 to 660927


Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation GOLDEN FLEECE 7-1
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Mo Duc District
Description: Operation GOLDEN FLEECE 7-1 began with the resources of the single Marine battalion from operation FRESNO operating in the Mo Duc District. Allied intelligence indicated that two VC battalions with two local force companies would return to this area to take the rice harvest. All the Marine GOLDEN FLEECE operations were designed to protect the rice harvest.

The source for this information was USMC 1966 H, P 236


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023