Operation Kingfisher
| Operation Kingfisher | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
3/4 Marines patrol with a 3rd Tank Battalion M48, 29 July 1967 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Col. George E. Jerue (until 13 September) Col. Richard B. Smith | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Battalion 26th Marines | 324B Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~4,000–5,000 | ~8,000–10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 340 killed |
US body count: 1,117 killed 5 captured 1,942 estimated killed 155 weapons recovered | ||||||
Operation Kingfisher was a U.S. Marine Corps operation that took place during the Vietnam War. The operation was carried out in the western part of "Leatherneck Square" near Con Thien, lasting from 16 July to 31 October 1967.