Operation Wayne Grey

Operation Wayne Grey
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; Plei Trap Valley
Date	1 March to 14 April 1969
Location	Plei Trap Valley, Kontum Province, South Vietnam
Result	US operational success
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
	Colonel Hale H. Knight
Units involved
1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	24th & 66th Infantry Regiments
Strength
~2000	2800+
Casualties and losses
106 killed; 1 missing	US body count: 575 killed; 4 captured

Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.^[1]

^ Hale, Knight (April 30, 1969). "Combat Operation After Action Report for Operation Wayne Grey" (PDF). ivydragoons.org. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[Knight-1] Hale, Knight (April 30, 1969). "Combat Operation After Action Report for Operation Wayne Grey" (PDF). ivydragoons.org. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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