 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2018) |
| Operation Francis Marion | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 Operation Francis Marion, 6 April - 11 October 1967 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Major general William R. Peers | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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4th Infantry Division 173rd Airborne Brigade 42nd Regiment |
32nd Regiment 66th Regiment 95B Regiment 174th Regiment K101D Battalion | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 8,000 (US estimate) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300 killed 100 killed |
US body count: 1,204 killed and 122 captured[1] 359 weapons recovered | ||||||
Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 1967.[2]: 287
- ^ "Combat Operations After Action Report Operation Francis Marion" (PDF). Headquarters 4th Infantry Division. 25 November 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403.
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