Operation Silver City

Operation Silver City
Part of Vietnam War

173rd Airborne troops patrol along the Sông Bé during the operation
Date7–23 March 1966
Location11°09′58″N 106°39′58″E / 11.166°N 106.666°E / 11.166; 106.666
Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
 United States Vietnam North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson
BG Paul F. Smith
Col. Edgar N. Glotzbach

Units involved
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
173rd Airborne Brigade
271st Regiment
Casualties and losses
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]

  1. ^ Carland, John (1999). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966. Government Printing Office. p. 181. ISBN 9780160873102.