 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2017) |
| Operation Akron | |||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||
 Map showing the operation area | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 Viet Cong | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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MG George G. O'Connor General Đỗ Kế Giai | Senior Col. Nguyen The Truyen | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
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1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 18th Division | 5th Division | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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9 killed 51 killed | US/ARVN body count: 412 killed | ||||
Operation Akron was an operation in the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and the 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers and 18th Division elements in Hát Dịch, lasting from 9 to 29 June 1967.[1]: 380
- ^ MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403.
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