Operation Texas (Vietnam)

Operation Texas
Part of the Vietnam War
Date20–25 March 1966
Location
Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam
15°11′N 108°40′E / 15.19°N 108.67°E / 15.19; 108.67
Result U.S./ARVN claim victory
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam		 Viet Cong
 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Oscar Peatross
Lowell English
Hoàng Xuân Lãm
Units involved

1st Marine Division

3rd Battalion 7th Marines
2nd Battalion 4th Marines
3rd Battalion 5th Marines
2nd Infantry Division
2nd Battalion 5th Regiment
3rd Battalion 5th Regiment
Airborne Division
5th Airborne Battalion		 1st Regiment
21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
99 killed US body count: 283 killed

Operation Texas was a US Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place northwest of Quảng Ngãi, lasting from 20 to 25 March 1966.

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