operation report information
for 3/8 INF
4 INF DIV
1/8 INF
For date 670723
3/8 INF was a US Army unit
4 INF DIV was a US Army unit
1/8 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation FRANCIS MARION
Pleiku Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Duc Co
Description: In the last major battle of FRANCIS MARION, the 3/8th Inf, 4th Inf Div had a platoon separated from it company attacked by a battalion from the 32d NVA Regt. The shattered Americans hastily set up extra claymores which was detonated in the face of the NVA attack. Twice the NVA charged their lines. Twelve USAF jet strikes were used which not only demolished the attacking NVA but also annihilated the nearby reserve battalion.
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:157+
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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05/13/2023