Battle of An Bao

14°17′17″N 109°03′04″E / 14.288°N 109.051°E / 14.288; 109.051

Battle of An Bao
Part of the Vietnam War
Date5–6 May 1968
Location
Belligerents
 United States Vietnam 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).