Operation Austin IV
Operation Austin IV was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in western Quang Duc and Phước Long Provinces, from 1 to 18 May 1966.
| Operation Austin IV | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Willard Pearson Lt.Col. Henry E. Emerson |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division 173rd Airborne Brigade | 141st Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 killed |
US body count: 101 killed 148 estimated killed 6 captured | ||||||
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