Operation Vinh Loc
| Operation Vinh Loc | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States South Vietnam | Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Melvin Zais Ngô Quang Trưởng | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division 54th Regiment | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 killed |
US ARVN body count: 154 killed 370 captured 56 defected | ||||||
Operation Vinh Loc was an operation conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 54th Regiment on Vinh Loc Island, Phú Vang District, lasting from 10 to 20 September 1968.: 206