operation report information
for 173 ABN BDE
2/503 ABN
For date 680505
173 ABN BDE was a US Army unit
2/503 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation COCHISE GREEN
Binh Dinh Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Soui Ca Valley
Description: As part of COCHISE GREEN, A/2/503d Abn, 173d Abn Bde was ambushed by a platoon of enemy troops south of Gia An, approximately nine miles northeast of Bong Son. Casualties: U.S. 8 WIA; enemy 13 KIA.
The source for this information was Chron P:71
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