Operations
Fairfax, Enterprise, Uniontown, Battle of Siagon, Fairfax/Rang Dong, Wilderness, Lulu
operation FAIRFAX
From date 661130 to 671214
Service = US Army
Operation = FAIRFAX
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = Saigon
First unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Second unit = 2 BDE 1 INF
2 BDE 1 INF was a US Army unit
Third unit = 4 INF DIV
4 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Forth unit = 25 INF DIV
25 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Description = This operation, initiated by three battalions, one each from the 1st, 4th, and 25th Inf Divs, was conducted in the area immediately surrounding Saigon. It emphasizes joint US & ARVN territorial security operations and is taken over by the 199th Light Inf Bde in Jan 1967. The allies claimed 1,043 known enemy casualties. The US operation terminates on 14 December 1967 when responsibility for security in the FAIRFAX operational area passes to the ARVN 5th Ranger Group
Incident Date 671206
044 2LT Gary Richard Clark P 199 LIB
Panel Number
Tet of '68
operation ENTERPRISE
From date 670213 to 680311
Service = US Army
Operation = ENTERPRISE
Quang Tri Province I Corps
First unit = 3 BDE 9 INF
3 BDE 9 INF was a US Army unit
Second unit = 3/39 INF
3/39 INF was a US Army unit
Third unit = 2/60 INF
2/60 INF was a US Army unit
Forth unit = 5/60 INF
5/60 INF was a US Army unit
Description = This long-term, combined operation by the 3d Brigade, 9th Inf Div (3/39th, 2/60th, and the 5/60th Inf Bns) with ARVN, Regional and Popular Forces had the goal to clear the VC from Long An Province. The 25th Inf Div would contributed the 2/14th Inf and eventually the 199th LIB would commit the 2/3d, 3/7th and the 4/12th Inf Bns. Their primary foe was the 506th VC Bn. The operation claimed 2,107 known enemy casualties versus 74 US KIA and 380 WIA
operation UNIONTOWN
From date 671217 to 680308
Service = US Army
Operation = UNIONTOWN
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = War Zone D
First unit = 199 INF BDE
199 INF BDE was a US Army unit
Description = This was the second operation to be named UNIONTOWN. Here, the 199th Light Inf Bde operations in War Zone D, Bien Hoa Province. This places the Brigade in excellent defensive positions near Bien Hoa and in proximity to the 11th ACR for the Tet offensive operations. The operation claimed 922 known enemy casualties
For date 680131
First unit = Tet-68
Description = Communist forces launch a coordinated, nationwide assault in South Vietnam attacking Saigon, 36 of 44 provincial capitals, 5 of 6 autonomous cities, 64 of 242 district capitals, 50 hamlets, and a number of military installations including most airfields. The second wave of attacks included the following Province capitals and cities: Quang Tri, Hue, Tam ky, Hau Bon, Tuy Hoa, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Phuoc Le, Saigon, Gia Dinh, Bien Hoa, Duc Hoa, Phu Cuong, Tay Ninh, Moc Hoa, My Tho, Ben Tre, Phu Vinh, Vinh Long, Sa Dec, Can Tho, Soc Trang, Rach Gia, Chau Phu, and Ca Mau. The attacks included military installations near these cities: Phu Bai, Chu Lai, Bong Son, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Bien Hoa, Long Binh, Saigon, and Ving Long
Service = US Army
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = Camp Blackhorse
First unit = 135 AHC
135 AHC was a US Army unit
Second unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Third unit = 1 ATF
1 ATF was a Australian Army unit
Forth unit = 9 INF DIV
9 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Description = The 135th Assault Helicopter Company unit history states the beginning of the year found them supporting the II Field Force in the III Corps area. During January they support primarily the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, the 1st Australian Task Force, the 9th Infantry Division, the 18th ARVN Division, and the 101st Airborne Division. The area of operations were around Saigon, Phuoc Tuy, Mekong Delta, and Xuan Loc
Incident Date 680216
057 SP4 Charles E. Anderson C 199 LIB
31EIncident Date 680307
041 SP5 Stephen G. Carlos C 3 BDE 1 CAV UH-1H
042 PVT Ralph Edward Consavage C 199 LIB
Battle of Saigon
From date 680131 to 680210
Location = Tan Son Nhut
Second unit = 199 INF BDE
199 INF BDE was a US Army unit
Third unit = 3/4 CAV
3/4 CAV was a US Army unit
Description = During Tet of '68, the enemy brought the war to the more than 2 million people in metropolitan Saigon for the first time. Attacking from the north, west, and south, they hurled 35 battalions into the battle. Sapper Bns and local force units attacked the presidential palace, the US Embassy, the National Radio Station, and other principal targets. The 5th VC Div hit the military bases at Long Binh and Bien Hoa. The NVA 7th Div attacked the US 1st Inf Div and 5th ARVN Div at Lai Khe. The VC 9th Div struck the US 25th Inf Div at Cu Chi. Tan Son Nhut Airport receive a heavy barrage of rocket and mortar fire starting at 3 a.m. followed by a three bn assault. They met the ARVN 8th ABN Bn who happened to the waiting for transport. The US 3/4th Cav from the 25th Div raced from its base at Cu Chi to help rescue the airfield. The 1/18th Inf and A/1/4th Cav from the 1st Inf Div also helped at the airfield. Heavy fighting continued in the Cholon District and around the Phu Tho Racetrack for several days. Finally the 199th Inf Bde, with heavy air support, secured this area
For date 670520
Operation = FAIRFAX
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = Saigon
First unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Description = Things were so shaky in the operation FAIRFAX area near Tan Son Nhut that the 199 LIB and an ARVN force had to make a night airmobile assault into Tan Binh to protect with western approaches to the air base
joint operation FAIRFAX/RANG DONG
From date 670112 to 671201
Operation = RANG DONG
Location = Cat Lai
First unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Third unit = 5 RANGER GROUP
5 RANGER GROUP was a unit
Description = This was the first major operation for the recently operational 199th Light Inf Bde. It was a year long pacification effort with the 5th ARVN Ranger Group that foreshadowed the Vietnamization program of later years. It consisted of a series of "double force" operations ranging from village searches to night ambushes conducted jointly with the Ranger's sharing growing as time wore on.
Battle of Nhi Binh
Operation = FAIRFAX
date 670807 to 670813
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = Saigon
First unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Second unit = 30 ARVN RANGER BN
30 ARVN RANGER BN was a unit
Description = This afternoon E/4/12th Inf, 199th LIB, during operation FAIRFAX, make a joint air assault of Nhi Binh with an ARVN company. The LZ was covered by a VC company of the 2d Local Force Bn concealed in bunkers. 17 helicopters were damaged and 2 destroyed. Reinforcement were inserted and linked up before dark. It would be another 6 days before the 40 man VC unit was cleared
Operation = WILDERNESS
From date 680311 to 680407
Service = US Army
Quang Tri Province I Corps
Location = Dau Tieng
First unit = 25 INF DIV
25 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Second unit = 1 BDE 25 INF
1 BDE 25 INF was a US Army unit
Third unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Description = The 25th Inf Div and the 199th LIB contribute six infantry battalions to this search and destroy operation that is complementary to YELLOWSTONE and designed to provide security for the Tay Ninh Base Camp. Casualties: U.S. 26 KIA and 155 WIA; enemy 274 KIA, 4 POWs
Please note: The incident date is not always the same as date died.
Duty codes: AC = Aircraft Commander P = Pilot CP = Co-pilot C = Crew Member FE = Flight Engineer G = Gunner OB = Observer CE = Crew Chief IP = Instructor Pilot MD = Medic ME = Mechanic PX = Passenger PP = Pilot Passenger CX = Crew member passenger ME = Mechanic PR = Pararescue Member TI = Technical Observer FM = Flight Mechanic RS = Rescue Specialist FS = Flight Surgeon enemy offensive TET III
Operation UNIONTOWN ends
For date 680308
Service = US Army
Operation = UNIONTOWN
Quang Tri Province I Corps
First unit = 199 BDE
199 BDE was a US Army unit
Description = This four month 199 Inf Bde operation in Bien Hoa Province ended and claimed 922 known enemy casualties including the Tet offensive
Battle of Nhi Binh
From date 680525 to 680604
First unit = TET III
Description = Enemy force launch their last major offensive of the year, also known as TET III. More than 700 US soldiers and Marines are KIA in various firefights, attacks and ambushes
Operation = LULU
From date 690312 to 690314
Service = US Army
Quang Tri Province I Corps
First unit = 199 LIB
199 LIB was a US Army unit
Second unit = 9 INF DIV
9 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Third unit = 46 ARVN INF
46 ARVN INF was a unit
Forth unit = 5 ARVN RNG GRP
5 ARVN RNG GRP was a unit
Description = Elements from the 199th LIB, the 9th Inf Div, the 46th ARVN Inf Regt, and the 5th ARVN Ranger Group conducted this search and clear operation