Operation Pocahontas Forest | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States South Vietnam | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
MG Charles M. Gettys BG Howard H. Cooksey |
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Units involved | |||||||
Americal Division 2nd Division | 1st Regiment, 2nd Division | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
18 killed | US/ARVN body count: 127 killed |
Operation Pocahontas Forest was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Americal Division and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 2nd Division in the Quế Sơn Valley, South Vietnam from 6 to 31 July 1968.