Operation Hood River

Operation Hood River
Part of Vietnam War

Operations Hood River and Benton, August–September 1967
Date2–13 August 1967
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States
 South Korea
 South Vietnam
Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States MGen Richard T. Knowles
South Korea BG Kim Yun-sang
South Vietnam Gen Nguyễn Văn Toàn

Units involved
United States 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
United States 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
United States 196th Infantry Brigade
South Korea 2nd Marine Brigade
South Vietnam 2 Ranger Battalions
South Vietnam Airborne Battalion
1st Regiment
21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
United States 21 killed US body count: 166 killed

Operation Hood River was a joint U.S., South Korean and South Vietnamese operation conducted in Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 2 to 13 August 1967.[1]: 246 

  1. ^ MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.