Battle of Dak To information
for 173 ABN
4 INF DIV
1 CAV DIV
For date 671120
173 ABN was a US Army unit
4 INF DIV was a US Army unit
1 CAV DIV was a US Army unit
South Vietnam
Description: After several weeks of relatively light action, heavy fighting between Allied and North Vietnamese troops returned to the area around Dak To in Kontum Province as part of GREELEY. In this second and most violent phase of the Battle of Dak To, elements of the 4th Inf and 1st Cav Divs, the 173d ABN BDE, various CIDG companies, and six ARVN battalions attack and defeat four NVA regiments over a five-day period.
The source for this information was Rand, Rise & Fall P:162+
Rise & Fall = The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973 by Shelby Stanton.
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023