operation report information
for 3 ARVN REGT

For date 680429


3 ARVN REGT was a Vietnamese Army unit
Operation DELAWARE
Thua Thien Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, A Shau Valley
Description: On D+10 of DELAWARE, the Americans secured Ta Bat and the 3d ARVN Regt was flown in. They moved along the Rao Loa River toward the old A Shau SF camp and uncovered fresh stocks of ammunition, spare parts, and communications equipment. The 8th Eng Bn repaired A Loui for use by fixed-wing cargo planes but the daily thrunderstorms washed it out again by 11 May.

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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