operation report information
for 3/17 CAV
E/50 INF 9 INF
2/39 INF
For date 681129
3/17 CAV was a US Army unit
E/50 INF 9 INF was a US Army unit
2/39 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Dinh Tuong Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Cam Son
Description: The 3/17th Air Cav inserted a LRRP team from E/50th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division into the Cam Son secret base. From their NDP, the LRRPs observed a large column of VC moving in the area between Cai Lay and Cai Be. They were extracted at dawn while the 2/39th Infantry was inserted. The 2/39th make contact with the VC 261B Main Force battalion.
The source for this information was Rangers at war P:122
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05/13/2023