Operation Utah

Operation Utah
Part of Vietnam War
Company F, 2/7 Marines, Operation Utah
Date 4–7 March 1966 Location Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam 15°14′06″N 108°42′36″E / 15.235°N 108.71°E / 15.235; 108.71 Result U.S./ARVN victory
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Brig Jonas M. Platt
Units involved
1st Marine Division 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines Airborne Division 1st Airborne Battalion 5th Airborne Battalion 37th Ranger Battalion	21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
98 killed 30 killed	US body count: 600 killed 5 captured

Operation Utah was a US Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place northwest of Quảng Ngãi, lasting from 4–7 March 1966, during the Vietnam War.