Operation Francis Marion
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Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 196
Operation Francis Marion, 6 April - 11 October 1967
A CH-47 Chinook flies over a 105mm howitzer gun emplacement during resupply operations for elements of the 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment, 9 July
Battery "B", 42nd Artillery Regiment fire an M2A2 105mm howitzer, 9 July
UH-1Ds during the operation, 20 October
Battle of Dak To
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The Battle of Dak To in Vietnam was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3 and 23 November 1967, in Kontum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vie
Operation Francis Marion
…mobile guerilla force nearby. On 17 June, Peers ordered the 173rd Airborne Brigade to reinforce Đắk Tô Base Camp. This would mark the beginning of Operation Greeley, which would culminate in the Battle of Dak To in November 1967. On 10 July, two B-52 strikes took place between the Ia Drang Valley and Đức Cơ within…
Machinegunner of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on guard in preparation for the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To.
Major General William R. Peers, commander of the 4th Infantry Division and overall U.S. commander at Đắk Tô
Brigadier General Leo H. Schweiter, commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade
Phase one, 2–6 November 1967