Operation Starlite
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Operation Starlite was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence prov
Vietcong prisoners await transport during Operation Starlite
Operation Starlite 18–19 August 1965
A MAG-16 helicopter evacuates casualties, while a Marine M48 Patton tank stands guard
Oscar F. Peatross
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Oscar Franklin Peatross was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general who served as Marine Raider in World War II and was awarded the Navy Cross for e
Operation Starlite
…there: Brigadier general Frederick J. Karch, who had become the Chu Lai Coordinator on 5 August, Colonel McClanahan of the 4th Marines and Colonel Oscar F. Peatross, the newly arrived 7th Marines' commander. Walt then decided to proceed with an operation. In a hectic two-day period, the III MAF, division, wing and…
MG Oscar F. Peatross, USMC
General Lewis W. Walt, Commanding General, III MAF, congratulates Colonel Oscar F. Peatross, Commanding Officer, 7th Marines, upon the awarding of the Navy Unit Commendation to the 7th Marines for the regiment's participation in Operation STARLITE. Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Bodley, Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, looks on.