Operation Francis Marion

Operation Francis Marion
Part of Vietnam War

Operation Francis Marion, 6 April - 11 October 1967
Date6 April – 11 October 1967
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Major general William R. Peers Unknown
Units involved
4th Infantry Division
173rd Airborne Brigade
42nd Regiment
32nd Regiment
66th Regiment
95B Regiment
174th Regiment
K101D Battalion
Strength
Unknown 8,000 (US estimate)
Casualties and losses
300 killed
100 killed
US body count: 1,204 killed and 122 captured
359 weapons recovered

Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 1967.:287