 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2018) |
| Operation Silver City | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 173rd Airborne troops patrol along the Sông Bé during the operation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Willard Pearson BG Paul F. Smith Col. Edgar N. Glotzbach |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division 173rd Airborne Brigade | 271st Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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11 killed 1 helicopter destroyed |
US body count: 353 killed 218 estimated killed | ||||||
Operation Silver City was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Biên Hòa Province, lasting from 7 to 23 March 1966.[1]
- ^ Carland, John (1999). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966. Government Printing Office. p. 181. ISBN 9780160873102.