operation SMASH information
for 1 INF DIV
173 ABN
From date 651217 to 651222
1 INF DIV was a US Army unit
173 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation SMASH
Bien Hoa Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Courtenay Rubber Plantation
Description: The 173rd ABN and elements of the 1st Inf Div captured some weapons while killing 73 VC in this operation in the Courtenay Rubber Plantation some 50kms southeast of Bien Hoa.
The source for this information was Tunner 1st Inf Div P 30; Sky Solider by Turner P:17
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023