operation TAYLOR COMMON information
for 1 MAR DIV
1/3 MARINES
3/3 MARINES
1 ARVN RNG GRP
From date 681206 to 690309
1 MAR DIV was a US Marine Corps unit
1/3 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
3/3 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
1 ARVN RNG GRP was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation TAYLOR COMMON
Quang Nam Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: The 1st Marine Div conducted this search and clear/destroy operation in the An Hoa Basin and Base Area 112 with the 1/3d, the 3/3d, and the 5th Marines plus the 1st ARVN Ranger Group. Kilo 4/13th, a 155 SP Battery, fired in support of this operation from An Hoa. Casualties: US 151 KIA, 1,324 WIA; enemy 1,398 KIA, 29 POW.
The source for this information was USMC H 69 P 354, OOB, Chron P 84
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