Operation Double Eagle
Operation Double Eagle was a US Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 28 January to 17 February 1966, during the Vietnam War. The operation was mounted in conjunction with Operation Masher in northern Bình Định Province. The operation was inconclusive as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Vietcong (VC) had largely slipped away.
| Operation Double Eagle | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
Company F, 2/4 Marines pass an LVT-5 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States South Vietnam |
North Vietnam Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Jonas M. Platt Gen. Hoàng Xuân Lãm | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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3rd Battalion, 1st Marines 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines 1st Force Reconnaissance Company Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion 2nd Division |
18th Regiment 95th Regiment 2nd Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 24 killed |
US body count 312 killed 19 captured 18 weapons recovered | ||||||
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