Pacific Stars and Stripes information
for 9 INF

For date 680627


9 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Description: 27Jun68-5 Copters Crash /Note: We do not have the page 1 material yet./ (Continued from Page 1) crashed 19 miles southwest of Saigon. Elements of the 9th Inf. Div. en route to the downed helicopter encountered an unknown size enemy force dug into bunkers. Artillery and gunships pounded the enemy. A sweep of the area Tuesday morning disclosed 46 enemy bodies. Five U.S. infantrymen were killed in the battle. The two helicopter crew members were found dead. The fifth helicopter to crash in 24 hours dropped into the Nha Be River nine miles southeast of Saigon Monday afternoon. Five U.S. Army personnel were killed and three soldiers and one U.S. civilian injured. Cause of the crash is unknown. In other action 9th Div. forces engaged an estimated enemy battalion 16 miles southwest of Saigon Sunday. The infantrymen, supported by Army helicopter gunships, artillery fire and U.S. Air Force planes, continued to fight until the enemy withdrew just before midnight. Enemy losses were 41 killed and two captured. Four U.S. infantrymen were killed and 16 wounded.

The source for this information was 6806PSS.AVN supplied by Les Hines 3/97


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