Operation Geronimo (Vietnam)

Operation Gerinomo
Part of the Vietnam War
Date31 October – 4 December 1966
Location
Result Allied operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 South Korea
 South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson
Units involved

4th Infantry Division

  • 1st Brigade

101st Airborne Division

  • 1st Brigade

9th Infantry Division

  • 28th Infantry Regiment

22nd Infantry Division

  • 47th Infantry Regiment
18B Regiment
95th Regiment
Casualties and losses
16 killed US body count: 150 killed
76 captured

Operation Geronimo was a joint operation conducted by U.S., South Korean and South Vietnamese forces in Phú Yên Province, lasting from 31 October to 4 December 1966.:79