Tet-68 in Hoc Mon information
for 3/4 CAV 25 INF
Event = Tet-68
From date 680201 to 680212
3/4 CAV 25 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, Hoc Mon
Description: What was later determined to a VC/NVA battalion had taken the village of Hoc Mon on the first day of Tet. After the 3/4th Cav was released from Tan Son Nhut, most of C Troop moved back highway 1 toward Cu Chi. When a company from the ?/27th Inf had met strong resistance as they tried to clear the village and requested armored support, C/3/4th Cav was sent in.
When the fighting ended on the 12th, B/3/4th Cav had lost 3 KIAs, C/3/4th Cav 11 KIAs, and the ?/27th Inf 29 KIAs. The three units had a combined 177 WIAs. The enemy lost 623.
Comments: SGT Birdwell, Dwight W.; tanker; ;
The source for this information was A 100 Miles of Bad Road by D. Birdwell & Keith Nolan P:83+
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023