Battle of An Bao

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Battle of An Bao
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 5–6 May 1968 Location Bình Định Province, South Vietnam
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Cheney L. Bertholf Jr. USA	Colonel Lư Giang [vi]
Units involved
1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) 1st Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment	97th Battalion, 2nd Regiment 7th and 9th Battalions, 22nd Regiment
Casualties and losses
18 killed	US body count: 117 killed 70 weapons recovered

The Battle of An Bao took place from 5 to 6 May 1968 in Bình Định province during the Vietnam War when elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division ambushed a unit of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized).