 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2018) |
| Operation Hood River | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 Operations Hood River and Benton, August–September 1967 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Korea South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
MGen Richard T. Knowles BG Kim Yun-sang Gen Nguyễn Văn Toàn |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment 196th Infantry Brigade 2nd Marine Brigade 2 Ranger Battalions Airborne Battalion |
1st Regiment 21st Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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21 killed | US body count: 166 killed | ||||||
Operation Hood River was a joint U.S., South Korean and South Vietnamese operation conducted in Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 2 to 13 August 1967.[1]: 246
- ^ MacGarrigle, George (1998). Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160495403.
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