Operation Byrd

Operation Byrd
Part of the Vietnam War

Operation Byrd area of operations, November 1967
Date25 August 1966 – 1 December 1967
Location
Result Allied operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
United States Lt. Col. Billy M. Vaughan
Lt. Col. Joseph T. Griffin Jr.
South Vietnam Lt. Col. Nguyen Khac Tuan
General Nguyễn Minh Châu
Units involved
United States 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
South Vietnam 44th Regiment
482nd Battalion
840th Battalion
Casualties and losses
United States 11 killed
South Vietnam 41 killed
US/ARVN body count: 913 killed
300 weapons recovered

Operation Byrd was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 44th Regiment in Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam from August 1966 to 1 December 1967.