Operation Coronado II

Operation Coronado II
Part of Operation Coronado, Vietnam War
Date27–31 July 1967
Location
Result Allies claim operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
MG George G. O'Connor Unknown
Units involved
United States Mobile Riverine Force
3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment
3rd and 4th Battalions, 47th Infantry Regiment
5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment
3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment
South Vietnam 3rd Marine Battalion
44th Ranger Battalion
263rd Battalion
514th Battalion
Casualties and losses
United States 9 killed US body count: 73 killed
68 captured

Operation Coronado II was the second of eleven in the Operation Coronado series conducted by the U.S. Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) in conjunction with various units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in late July 1967 in an attempt to shut down Viet Cong (VC) strongholds in the Mekong Delta.[1]: 120  Three battalions of American troops, along with two ARVN battalions, backed by helicopters and watercraft swept the area and waterways surrounding Mỹ Tho in search of VC forces. Two VC battalions were encountered and many captured, although both sides suffered numerous casualties. The Allied forces also cordoned off the area to search water traffic for VC supplies or suspects. The Americans credited the South Vietnamese 3rd Marine Battalion for the success of the operation.

  1. ^ Fulton, William B. (1985). Riverine Operations 1966–1969. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 978-1780392479.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.