operation JEB STUART information
for 1 CAV DIV
1 BDE 1 CAV
2 BDE 101 ABN
From date 680122 to 680331
1 CAV DIV was a US Army unit
1 BDE 1 CAV was a US Army unit
2 BDE 101 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation JEB STUART
Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Quang Tri
Description: This operation covered the initial move of major elements of the 1st Cav Div into northern I Corps following PERSHING. It was launched as a search and destroy operation aimed at enemy Base Areas 101 and 114. It had another goal of reinforcing the Marines in I Corps. The battles associated with Tet of '68 would quickly over shadow the search and destroy nature of this operation which claimed 3,268 known enemy casualties and 119 POWS versus US loses of 291 KIAs and 1,735 WIAs. As a result of JEB STUART, the 1st Bde was near Quang Tri City just in time for Tet. The 1st Cav contributed three battalions: 2/8th, 5/7th and 2/12th Cav and the 101st Abn contributed two battalions: 1/501st and 2/501st Abn.
The source for this information was Rand, OOB, Chron P:66
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