operation HARDIHOOD information
for 173 ABN BDE
1 RAR
From date 660516 to 660608
173 ABN BDE was a US Army unit
1 RAR was a Australian Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation HARDIHOOD
Phuoc Tuy Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Vung Tau
Description: This was a multi-battalion reconnaissance operation conducted by elements of the 173d Abn Bde and the RAR in the Vung Tau area that resulted in 48 VC killed and the capture of 100 suspects.
The source for this information was Rand; Sky Soldier by Turner p:17
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05/13/2023