operation MAMELUKE THRUST information
for 5 MARINES
7 MARINES
From date 680518 to 681023
5 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
7 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation MAMELUKE THRUST
Quang Nam Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Happy Valley
Description: This was a 1st Marine Division operation in central Quang Nam Province with the 2/5th, 3/5th, and 2/7th Marines against the 308th NVA Division as a companion to ALLEN BROOK. Casualties: US 175 KIA, 1,161 WIA; NVA 2,728 KIA.
The source for this information was OOB, RAND, Chron P:76
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023