Battle at Prek Klok I information
for 1 INF DIV

For date 670228


1 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation JUNCTION CITY
South Vietnam
Location, Prek Klok
Description: While supporting operation JUNCTION CITY, B/1/16th Inf, 1st Inf Div made heavy contact at 1030 while on a search and clear mission 18 miles northeast of Tay Ninh city. The enemy launched an attack and by 1400 the fighting decreased to sniper action. A two day swept of the battlefield found 167 enemy dead.

The source for this information was Turner 1st Inf P:24


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023