Tet-68 in Phan Thiet information
for Tet-68
From date 680131 to 680223
South Vietnam
Location, Phan Thiet
Description: The VC 482d LF and 840th MF Bns assaulted the city perimeter just after 3 a.m. The MACV compound, water point, and sector headquarters were all hit. The 3/506th Inf and two bns of the 44th ARVN Regt counterattacked in other areas as well. Several schools in the northern part of the city and a large pagoda in the western portion became focal points of extended fighting. The heaviest fighting was over bt 4 Feb but sporadic skirishing flared over the next six days. A renewed VC assault carried the city prison on 18 Feb. After another grueling week of block-by-block combat the VC were ejected from the town.
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:229
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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05/13/2023