Operation Francis Marion

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Operation Francis Marion
Part of Vietnam War
Operation Francis Marion, 6 April - 11 October 1967
Date 6 April – 11 October 1967 Location Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Major general William R. Peers	unknown
Units involved
4th Infantry Division 173rd Airborne Brigade 42nd Regiment	32nd Regiment 66th Regiment 95B Regiment 174th Regiment K101D Battalion
Strength
Unknown	8,000 (US estimate)
Casualties and losses
300 killed 100 killed	US body count: 1,204 killed and 122 captured[1] 359 weapons recovered

Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 1967.^[2]: 287