operation on Vinh Loc Island information
for 1 MARINE DIV

For date 680709


1 MARINE DIV was a US Marine Corps unit
South Vietnam
Location, Vinh Loc Island
Description: The U.S. 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division begins an operation to clear Vinh Loc island, 15 miles east of Hue in Thua Thien Province. The U.S. 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry and the 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry using boats and helicopters search for the enemy through 13 July 1968.

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