operation report information
for D/3/5 CAV
E/50 INF 9 INF
4/39 INF
For date 681115
D/3/5 CAV was a US Army unit
E/50 INF 9 INF was a US Army unit
4/39 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Vinh Long Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Base Area 470
Description: D/3/5th Air Cav inserted a LRRP team from E Company, 50th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division after radar sightings indicated large movement in a normally uninhabited area. The LRRPs surounded a suspicious hut covered with plastic and called for anyone inside to surrender. When the VC squad inside chose to fight, the team had D Troop's gunship destroy the hut. Elements of the 4/39th Infantry were inserted. A swept the area noted 10 VC KIAs plus a cache of medical equipment and documents from the 1st VC Regiment.
The source for this information was Rangers at War P:122
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05/13/2023