Tet-68 in Song Be information
for Tet-68
1 BDE 101 ABN
2/17 CAV
For date 680206
1 BDE 101 ABN was a US Army unit
2/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Phuoc Long Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Song Be
Description: A part of a second wave of Tet attacks, the 211th and 212th VC Infiltration Groups captured the western portion of the city. The 31st ARVN Ranger Bn assisted by the 2/17th Air Cav and the 1/506th Inf defeated the VC in acrid combat fought block by block through the town. Song Be was practically destroyed in the process.
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:231
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