Tet-68 in Can Tho information
for Tet-68
21 ARVN DIV
5 SF GRP
From date 680201 to 680205
21 ARVN DIV was a Vietnamese Army unit
5 SF GRP was a US Army unit
Phong Binh Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Can Tho
Description: The 21st ARVN Div defended Can Tho. A major four-day engagement, in which Company D of the 5th Special Forces took an active part, shattered Can Tho. On the 5th, the VC were routed out of the university buildings and the battle terminated.
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:232
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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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023