Operation Hop Tac I | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Viet Cong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Col. Harry O. Williams |
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Units involved | |||||||
1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery Regiment Company A, 15th Engineer Battalion |
263rd Main Force Battalion 313th Sapper Engineer Company | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
92 killed | US body count: 345 killed |
Operation Hop Tac I was a road security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 9th Infantry Division along Route 4 in Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam from 10 February to 10 March 1968.