| Operation Kentucky | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 Kentucky, Napoleon and Lancaster areas of operation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Col Richard B. Smith |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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2nd Battalion, 1st Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 1st Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines 1st Division |
320th Division 803rd Regiment, 324B Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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520 killed |
US body count: 3,839 killed 117 captured | ||||||
Operation Kentucky was a multi-battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quảng Trị Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation ran from 1 November 1967 until 28 February 1969.