Operation Sam Houston

Operation Sam Houston
Part of the Vietnam War

Operation Sam Houston, January–April 1967
Date12 February – 5 April 1967
Location
Plei Trap Valley and Plei Doc, South Vietnam
14°04′30″N 107°23′24″E / 14.075°N 107.39°E / 14.075; 107.39
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States  North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
MG William R. Peers
COL James B. Adamson
Unknown
Units involved

4th Infantry Division

  • 1st Brigade
  • 2nd Brigade
32nd Regiment
66th Regiment
88th Regiment
95B Regiment
Casualties and losses
155 killed US body count: 733 killed

Operation Sam Houston was a US Army operation that took place in the Plei Trap Valley and around Plei Doc, lasting from 12 February to 5 April 1967.