Operation Byrd

Operation Byrd
Part of the Vietnam War
Operation Byrd area of operations, November 1967
Date 25 August 1966 – 1 December 1967 Location Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam Result Allied operational success
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Billy M. Vaughan Lt. Col. Joseph T. Griffin Jr. Lt. Col. Nguyen Khac Tuan	General Nguyễn Minh Châu
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment 44th Regiment	482nd Battalion 840th Battalion
Casualties and losses
11 killed 41 killed	US/ARVN body count: 913 killed 300 weapons recovered

Operation Byrd was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 44th Regiment in Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam from August 1966 to 1 December 1967.