| Operation Purple Martin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Frank E. Garretson BG Robert B. Carney Jr. COL William F Goggin | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 4th Marine Regiment | 246th Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~100 killed | US body count: 347 killed | ||||||
Operation Purple Martin was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province, lasting from 1 March – 2 May 1969.