joint operation EL PASO II information
for 3 BDE 1 INF
1/4 CAV

From date 660602 to 660713


3 BDE 1 INF was a US Army unit
1/4 CAV was a US Army unit
Operation EL PASO II
South Vietnam
Location, An Loc
Description: The 3rd Bde, 1st Inf Div and the ARVN 5th Div opened Route 13 from Saigon to the rubber plantations in Binh Long Province and attack the VC 9th Div as it masses in the area of An Loc and Loc Ninh. The allies claimed 855 known enemy casualties.

The source for this information was Rand, OOB, Rise & Fall P:95+
Rise & Fall = The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973 by Shelby Stanton.


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023