operation RUSSELL BEACH information
for 23 INF

From date 690115 to 690120


23 INF was a US Army unit
Operation RUSSELL BEACH
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Batangan Peninsula
Description: Details about this operation were obtained from the Americal Daily News Sheets starting with Vol. 3. No. 16 Thursday January 16, 1969. This was a joint operation by Army, Marine, Navy and ARVN forces in the Batangan Peninsula 20 miles southeast of Chu Lai. It concentrated on the removal of Vietnamese civilian refugees from the area before pushing forward to root out enemy troops and fortifications. The Americal Division units, comprised of the 5-46 Inf. and the 4-3 Inf.

The source for this information was NEWS6901.AML & AVN supplied by Les Hines Vol. 3. No. 16 Thursday January 16, 1969


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