| Operation Wayne Grey | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
 Plei Trap Valley | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Colonel Hale H. Knight | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | 24th & 66th Infantry Regiments | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~2,000 | 2,800+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
106 killed 1 missing |
US body count: 575 killed 4 captured | ||||||
Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.[1]
- ^ Hale, Knight (April 30, 1969). "Combat Operation After Action Report for Operation Wayne Grey" (PDF). ivydragoons.org. Retrieved August 30, 2020.