Operation Prairie III

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Operation Prairie III
Part of the Vietnam War
Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion 9th Marines move through a stream during Operation Prairie III
Date 19 March – 19 April 1967 Location Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone Result US operational success
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
MG Wood B. Kyle BG Michael P. Ryan
Units involved
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines	324B Division
Casualties and losses
56 killed	US body count: 252 killed 4 captured

Operation Prairie III was a U.S. Marine Corps operation in Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam that sought to eliminate People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that took place from 19 March to 19 April 1967.