operation DECKHOUSE III information
for 173 ABN BDE
SLF
From date 660816 to 660829
173 ABN BDE was a US Army unit
SLF was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DECKHOUSE III
Phuoc Tuy Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Vung Tau Peninsula
Description: A joint operation conducted by the SLF and the 173d ABN Bde on the Vung Tau peninsula. The results were disappointing in that they reported 2 enemy KIAs while loosing 4 US KIA and 21 US WIA.
The source for this information was Rand, USMC 1966 History P 305
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