enemy attack on LST WESTCHESTER COUNTY information
for MRF 9 INF
For date 671101
MRF 9 INF was a US Army unit
Operation CORONADO IX
South Vietnam
Location, My Tho River
Description: Just as CORONADO IX was starting, VC sappers mine the LST USS Westchester County as she lay at anchor on the My Tho River. The blast killed 25 and wounded 27; there were four Americans listed as MIA.
The source for this information was Chron P:58
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10/25/2024