Operation Maui Peak | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
MAG-16 CH-46 lands supplies | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
MG Carl A. Youngdale COL Herbert Beckington |
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Units involved | |||||||
1st Battalion, 1st Marines 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |
2nd Division 21st Regiment 141st Regiment 368B Rocket Regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
28 killed | US body count: 202 killed |
Operation Maui Peak was a US Marine Corps operation that took place near the Thường Ðức Camp southwest of Danang, during the Vietnam War. It lasted from 1 to 19 October 1968.