Operation Hickory

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Operation Hickory
Part of the Vietnam War
Map of Operations Hickory, Belt Tight, Beau Charger and Lam Son 54
Date 18 – 28 May 1967 Location Leatherneck Square, Quảng Trị Province Result inconclusive
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Robert E. Cushman Jr.	Unknown
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines 1st Battalion, 12th Marines 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines	324B Division
Casualties and losses
142 killed 22 killed	US body count 304 killed 30 captured

Operation Hickory was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Marine Division in the area around Con Thien, Quảng Trị Province known as Leatherneck Square from 18 to 28 May 1967. Operation Hickory was the first authorized incursion into the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).