Operation Coronado IV

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Operation Coronado IV" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2018)

Operation Coronado IV
Part of Operation Coronado, Vietnam War
Date 19 August - 9 September 1967 Location Mekong Delta, South Vietnam Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
United States	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
MG George G. O'Connor	Unknown
Units involved
Mobile Riverine Force 3rd and 4th Battalions, 47th Infantry Regiment	506th Local Force Battalion
Casualties and losses
Unknown	US body count: 59 killed 97 individual and 8 crew-served weapons recovered

Operation Coronado IV was the fourth of the Operation Coronado series of riverine military operations conducted by the U.S. Mobile Riverine Force (MRF), designed to shut down Viet Cong (VC) strongholds in the Mekong Delta.^[1]: 50 It ran from 19 August to 9 September 1967. It took place in Long An, Gò Công and Kiến Hòa Provinces (now Long An, Tien Giang and Bến Tre Provinces).^[1]: 125