Operation Attleboro
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| Operation Attleboro | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | North Vietnam Viet Cong |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Major Guy S. Meloy | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 155 US killed 494 US wounded |
About 1,106 killed | ||||||
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Operation Attleboro was a search-and-destroy operation by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Operation Attleboro was named after Attleboro, Massachusetts, where the brigade had been formed.
[edit] References
- Summers, Harry G.. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- "Attleboro battered Reds' supply system", Stars and Stripes, 1966-11-28. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- "The Giant Spoiler", TIME Magazine, 1966-11-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- "Disappearing Act", TIME Magazine, 1966-11-25. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- "Encouraging Returns", TIME Magazine, 1966-12-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
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