Operation Pershing
Operation Pershing was an operation conducted by the 1st Cavalry Division, the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 22nd Division and the South Korean Capital Division in Bình Định Province, lasting from 12 February 1967 to 19 January 1968.: 181
| Operation Pershing | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
quad 50 machine gun during Operation Pershing | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States South Vietnam South Korea | North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Norton John J. Tolson |
Le Truc Vo Thu | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Cavalry Division 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division 22nd Division Capital Division | 3rd Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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852 killed 22 missing 30+ killed PAVN claim: 5,000+ killed, wounded or captured:chapter 4 | U.S body count: 5,401 killed | ||||||
The operation concluded on 19 January 1968 with the 1st Cavalry Division being ordered to move 350 km north from Landing Zone English in Bình Định Province to Camp Evans in Thừa Thiên Province as part of Operation Checkers, to increase the number of maneuver battalions in I Corps in order to support the besieged Marines at Khe Sanh Combat Base and defeat any other People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attack across the DMZ.
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