Operation Van Buren

Operation Van Buren
Part of the Vietnam War

2/327th soldiers advancing through a field, 23 January
Date15 January – 25 February 1966
Location
Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, South Vietnam
13°06′00″N 109°10′55″E / 13.1°N 109.182°E / 13.1; 109.182
Result U.S. operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 South Korea		 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Willard Pearson
Col. James S. Timothy
Maj. David Hackworth
Units involved
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
2nd Marine Brigade		 95th Regiment, 5th Division
Casualties and losses
55 killed
45 killed		 US body count: 346 killed
33 captured

Operation Van Buren was a harvest security operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in the Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, lasting from 15 January to 25 February 1966.

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