operation report information
for 3 BDE 1 CAV

For date 680426


3 BDE 1 CAV was a US Army unit
Operation DELAWARE
Thua Thien Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, A Shau Valley
Description: On D+7 of DELAWARE, a company from 5/7th Cav, 1st Cav brushed against a departing NVA unit in the first solid ground contact of the operation.

The source for this information was Rise & Fall P: 248
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