Operation Deckhouse IV

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Operation Deckhouse IV
Part of Vietnam War
Date 15–18 September 1966 Location eastern Demilitarized Zone, Quảng Trị Province South Vietnam Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
LG Lewis W. Walt BG Michael P. Ryan Lt.Col. Anthony Monti
Units involved
Special Landing Force of 1st Battalion, 26th Marines	324th Division
Casualties and losses
36 killed	US body count: 200+ killed

Operation Deckhouse IV was an operation conducted by the Special Landing Force (SLF) Battalion Landing Team (BLT) of 1st Battalion, 26th Marines in the eastern Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), lasting from 15 to 18 September 1966.^[1]