Operation Allen Brook

Operation Allen Brook
	Part of Vietnam War
	; 2/7 Marines in action on 7 May 1968
Date	4 May - 24 August 1968
Location	Go Noi Island, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam15.85°N 108.2°E
Result	US victory; PAVN/VC forces driven from Go Noi Island and "Dodge City"
Belligerents
United States	Viet Cong; North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Donn J. Robertson	Vương Thừa Vũ
Units involved
1st Marine Division 3rd Battalion 5th Marines; 7th Marine Regiment; 5th Marine Division 1st Battalion 26th Marines; 27th Marine Regiment;	308th Division 36th Regiment; R-20 Battalion; V-25 Battalion; T-3 Sapper Battalion
Casualties and losses
172 killed	US body count: 917 killed; 11 captured

Operation Allen Brook was a US Marine Corps operation that took place south of Da Nang, lasting from 4 May to 24 August 1968.

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