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On 22 May a patrol from Company A 1/4 Marines ran into a PAVN force east of Con Thien. 1/4 Marines attacked east from Con Thien, while 3/3 Marines attacked west from Strongpoint A-3. 3/9 Marines were helicoptered into blocking positions in the south, while 1/9 Marines was helicoptered into blocking positions in the north.
[3]: 100 Company A, 9th Marines reinforced by the survivors of Company C and a detachment of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion moved northeast of Con Thien and established a forward fighting position. By the afternoon 1/3 and 2/3 Marines were stopped by PAVN artillery fire and an aerial observer reported that 400 PAVN soldiers had crossed the ...
On 25 May, H Company, 2/26 Marines, engaged a large PAVN Company at the base of Hill 117 5 km west of Con Thien. H Company joined by K Company, 3/4 Marines, made repeated advances up the hill against the PAVN with heavy fighting lasting throughout the day and cost 14 Marines and corpsmen killed and 92 wounded and claimed 41 PAVN killed.
5 captured. 1,942 estimated killed. 155 weapons recovered [2] Operation Kingfisher was a U.S. Marine Corps operation that took place during the Vietnam War. [3] The operation was carried out in the western part of "Leatherneck Square" near Con Thien, lasting from 16 July to 31 October 1967.
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit normally fell under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. [ 1] When fully manned, the unit consisted of ...
Operation Kentucky was a multi-battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quảng Trị Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation ran from 1 November 1967 until 28 February 1969.
[3]: 239 Cam Lộ was intended to form a supporting base for the McNamara Line [3]: 89–91 and provided artillery support USMC forces engaged at Con Thien. Route 561 which ran from Cam Lộ was the main supply route to Con Thien [3]: 91–4 Cam Lộ formed one corner of what became known as Leatherneck Square, with the other corners being Con ...
PAVN artillery begins bombarding Con Thien with a peak of 1,200 rounds hitting the base on 25 September. [9]: 135–9 CBS News broadcast the first footage of the bombardment on 11 September 1967. [87] TIME featured the story on the cover of its 6 October 1967 issue. [88] David Douglas Duncan's photos of the Marines at Con Thien were featured in ...