Operation Hood River

Operation Hood River
Part of the Vietnam War

Operations Hood River and Benton, August–September 1967
Date2–13 August 1967
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States
 South Korea
 South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
MGen Richard T. Knowles
BG Kim Yun-sang
Gen Nguyễn Văn Toàn
Units involved
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
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.:246