Operation Houston
| Operation Houston | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States |
Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Foster C. LaHue Robert D. Bohn | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Marine Division Task Force X-Ray
| K-2 Battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 117 killed |
US body count: 702 killed 29 captured | ||||||
Operation Houston was a security operation in the Vietnam War conducted by the United States Marine Corps’ Task Force X-Ray to reopen and secure Route 1 between Da Nang and Phu Bai Combat Base that took place from 26 February to 12 September 1968.