operation RICH information
for 1 BDE 5 MECH
1/77 ARM
1/61 INF
From date 681023 to 681025
1 BDE 5 MECH was a US Army unit
1/77 ARM was a US Army unit
1/61 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation RICH
Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: The 1/61st Infantry and the 1/77th Armor battalions of the 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division conducted this search and destroy operation. Casualties: US 8 KIA, 16 WIA; enemy 308 KIA.
The source for this information was Chron P:81
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