Operation John Paul Jones

Operation John Paul Jones
Part of the Vietnam War
Date21 July – 5 September 1966
Location13°06′00″N 109°10′55″E / 13.1°N 109.182°E / 13.1; 109.182
Result inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson
Units involved
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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.:251