operation THUNDERBOLT information
for 4 MARINES
51 ARVN REG
From date 650806 to 650807
4 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
51 ARVN REG was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation THUNDERBOLT
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Song Tra Bong River
Description: A joint search and destroy operation in the Song Tra Bong River area by the 4th Marines and the 51st ARVN Regiment against the 1st VC Regiment. The Marines suffer 43 heat-related casualties in two days of 105 degree heat.
The source for this information was Vietnam Battle Chronology P:3
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023