| Operation John Paul Jones | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| BG Willard Pearson |
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| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 killed |
US body count: 209 killed 135 estimated killed | ||||||
Operation John Paul Jones was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in Phú Yên Province, lasting from 21 July to 5 September 1966.[1]: 251
- ^ Carland, John (1999). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966 (PDF). United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160873102.
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