Operation Oregon

Operation Oregon
Part of Vietnam War

US soldiers enter a Viet Cong tunnel complex during Operation Oregon.
Date19–23 March 1966
Location16°40′06″N 107°23′40″E / 16.66833°N 107.39444°E / 16.66833; 107.39444
Result U.S. claims victory
Belligerents
 United States Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
BG Lowell English
LCOL Ralph Sullivan

Units involved

1st Marine Division

802nd Battalion
Casualties and losses
11 killed US body count: 48 killed
8 captured

Operation Oregon was a US Marine Corps operation that took place on the Street Without Joy approximately 36 km northwest of Huế, lasting from 19 to 23 March 1966.


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