 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2018) |
| Operation Desoto | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
.jpg) 3/7 Marines sniper team | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Herman Nickerson Jr. |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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3rd Battalion, 7th Marines 12th Marines |
38th Battalion 95th Battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 76 killed | US body count: 383 killed | ||||||
Operation Desoto was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in Đức Phổ District, lasting from 27 January to 7 April 1967.