Operation Hood River

Operation Hood River
	Part of Vietnam War
	; Operations Hood River and Benton, August–September 1967
Date	2–13 August 1967
Location	Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States; South Korea; South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
MGen Richard T. Knowles; BG Kim Yun-sang; Gen Nguyễn Văn Toàn	;
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment; 196th Infantry Brigade; 2nd Marine Brigade; 2 Ranger Battalions; Airborne Battalion	1st Regiment; 21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
21 killed	US body count: 166 killed

Operation Hood River was a joint U.S., South Korean and South Vietnamese operation conducted in Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 2 to 13 August 1967.^[1]^: 246

^ MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[MacGarrigle-1] MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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