Operation Silver City

Operation Silver City
Part of the Vietnam War

173rd Airborne troops patrol along the Sông Bé during the operation
Date7–23 March 1966
Location
Biên Hòa Province (now in Bình Dương and Bình Phước Provinces, South Vietnam
11°09′58″N 106°39′58″E / 11.166°N 106.666°E / 11.166; 106.666
Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
 United States North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson
BG Paul F. Smith
Col. Edgar N. Glotzbach
Units involved
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
173rd Airborne Brigade		 271st Regiment
Casualties and losses
11 killed
1 helicopter destroyed		 US body count: 353 killed
218 estimated killed

Operation Silver City was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Biên Hòa Province, lasting from 7 to 23 March 1966.

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