unit history information
for IIFFV
3 BDE 9 INF
199 LIB
25 INF DIV

From date 680501 to 680504


IIFFV was a US Army unit
3 BDE 9 INF was a US Army unit
199 LIB was a US Army unit
25 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, Saigon
Description: The II Field Force Vietnam quarterly ORLL reported that during the first few days of May, the enemy conducted diversionary harassing attacks while moving forces estimated at 31 battalions toward Saigon and Gia Dinh Province from the north and west. IIFFV units were operating along infiltration routes to intercept and destroy the enemy forces before they reached the critical Saigon area. The 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div was located in Long An Province to interdict movement into the CMD from the south. Elements of the 199th LIB conducted operations south of the Dong Nai River some 20 kms NE of Bien Hoa to cut off invasion routes from War Zone 'D'. Elements of the 25th Inf Div, supported by Air Cavalry, operated along the Vam Co Dong River and west of Saigon. The 1st ATF conducted operations east and southeast of Bearcat to block enemy movement into the Long Binh/Bien Hoa area along the northeastern route into Saigon. One squadron of the 11th ACR was positioned to secure the US military complex at Long Binh/Bien Hoa. The 1st Inf Div blocked the northern accesses to Saigon and Company A, 5th SF conducted reconnaissance and interdiction operations in the Thien Quong Pineapple Plantation area 15 kms west of Saigon. Within the CMD, US, ARVN and National Police units conducted operations to protect the city. Meanwhile, defenses of critical installations throughout the IIFFV AO were reinforced. Increased aerial and ground surveillance of the rocket belt around Long Binh/Bien Hoa, Saigon and the area surrounding it, and of the invasion routes leading into this region were among the additional measures employed to detect and destroy enemy forces before they could be massed to attack Saigon.

The source for this information was II Field Force Vietnam quarterly ORLL period ending 31 July 1968 from Walker Jones


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