Operation Auburn

Operation Auburn
Part of Vietnam War

Company I, 3/5 Marines sniper team during Operation Auburn
Date28 December 1967 – 3 January 1968
Location15°51′00″N 108°11′10″E / 15.85°N 108.186°E / 15.85; 108.186
Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
 United States Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
COL Robert D. Bohn
LCOL William Rockey
Unknown
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
R-20 Battalion
V-25 Battalion
Casualties and losses
23 killed 37 killed

Operation Auburn was a US Marine Corps operation that took place south of Danang, lasting from 28 December 1967 to 3 January 1968.


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