operation COMANCHE FALLS III information
for 1 BDE 1 CAV
2/5 CAV
3/5 CAV
1 ARVN REGT

From date 681102 to 681107


1 BDE 1 CAV was a US Army unit
2/5 CAV was a US Army unit
3/5 CAV was a US Army unit
1 ARVN REGT was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation COMANCHE FALLS III
Thua Thien Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, northwest of Hue
Description: Even as the 1st Cav Division was moving south as part of LIBERTY CANYON, the 1st Brigade used three Cavalry battalions (the 1st, 2nd and 3d/5th Cav) to conduct this search and clear operation 20 miles northwest of Hue. Casualties: US 20 KIA, 57 WIA, 2 MIA; ARVN 21 KIA, 102 WIA; enemy 424 KIA, 37 POW.

The source for this information was Chron P:82


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023