Operation Utah

Operation Utah
Part of Vietnam War

Company F, 2/7 Marines, Operation Utah
Date4–7 March 1966
Location15°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
United States Brig Jonas M. Platt
Units involved
1st Marine Division
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
South Vietnam Airborne Division
1st Airborne Battalion
5th Airborne Battalion
37th Ranger Battalion
21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
United States 98 killed
South Vietnam 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.