Army Reporter information
for 1 CAV DIV
1/9 CAV 1 CAV
1 ARVN DIV

For date 681005


1 CAV DIV was a US Army unit
1/9 CAV 1 CAV was a US Army unit
1 ARVN DIV was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Quang Tri
Description: The following is an edited version from the weekly Vietnam Communique column in the 5 Oct 1968 issue. Action for the 1st Cav Div remained light for the entire week. Soldiers of the 2/5th Cav killed four enemy while conducting combined operations with units of the 1st ARVN Div 11 miles south of Quang Tri. In a series of contacts south of Camp Evans gunship crews from the 1/9th Air Cav reported killing four enemy soldiers. Soldiers of the 1/5th Cav engaged in a combined operation with ARVN troops made contact with an estimated enemy squad. After a brief exchange of fire, the enemy withdrew leaving four bodies behind.

The source for this information was 6810AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines


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