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Operation Sheridan Sabre
Operation Sheridan Sabre was a security operation during the Vietnam War in Bình Long Province to prevent People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) infiltration from Cambodia, that took place from 7 November 1968 to 4 April 1969.
On 26 October the 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to move from northern I Corps to III Corps northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border in an operation named Operation Liberty Canyon. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the lead element of the Division and was air-lifted to Quần Lợi Base Camp to begin operations. The 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division established a base of operations at Tây Ninh Combat Base, while 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division concluded Operation Comanche Falls III and began moving to its base of operations at Tonle Cham Camp.
The operation was part of II Field Force, Vietnam's Operation Toan Thang II and began on 7 November 1968, as the 1st Cavalry Division moved into III Corps. The mission of the division during this operation was to conduct offensive operations in an assigned tactical area of operations, interdict movement of major PAVN forces south into critical areas of III Corps, locate and destroy PAVN forces, facilities, and material, and be prepared to deploy all or part of the division throughout III/IV Corps.
The 1st Brigade was to conduct offensive operations against PAVN forces and installations in northeastern Tây Ninh Province with one battalion making a reconnaissance in force north and west of Thien Nhon (11°35′24″N 105°59′49″E / 11.59°N 105.997°E). The 2nd Brigade was located on Landing Zone Rita (11°34′16″N 106°22′37″E / 11.571°N 106.377°E) and on Landing Zone Billy (11°36′58″N 106°19′05″E / 11.616°N 106.318°E) and was to conduct offensive operations in the Fishhook area and Saigon River infiltration routes to destroy PAVN forces and installations and secure Highway 13 in the zone. The 3rd Brigade at Quần Lợi was to conduct offensive operations in the vicinity of Serges Road (a PAVN/Vietcong (VC) infiltration route also known as the Song Be corridor that followed the Binh Long and Phước Long Province boundary south southeast from Sông Bé Province) to interdict PAVN infiltration routes and to locate and destroy PAVN caches in that area. One battalion based vicinity Sông Bé Base Camp was to conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations in the vicinity of Adams Road (a PAVN/VC infiltration route through mountains east of Sông Bé Province).
At 23:30 on 13 November Landing Zone Dot occupied by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 36th Rangers supported by Battery D, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery came under heavy ground attack from all sides and received intense mortar and rocket fire as PAVN forces attempted to overrun the fire base. The attacking force was a regimental size unit, believed to have been the PAVN 95C Regiment, 1st Division. The attack was beaten back with support from aerial rocket artillery and artillery at nearby firebases. Over 3,000 artillery rounds and 1,500 rockets were expended during the contact which ended at 10:30 on 14 November, with successful defense of LZ Dot and a total of 287 PAVN killed, while ARVN losses were 4 killed and 23 wounded.
On 25 November, a coordinated attack by the PAVN was directed at Landing Zone Ann (11°35′13″N 106°49′19″E / 11.587°N 106.822°E), at 06:40 elements of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment came under ground attack southwest of LZ Ann which was followed by a mortar attack on LZ Ann. Counter-mortar fires stopped the mortar attack, and the combined fire support from tube and aerial rocket artillery repulsed the ground attack resulting in 130 PAVN killed, 30 of which were credited to aerial rocket artillery.
On 3 December Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment conducted an air assault into the area northeast of Hớn Quản District. Although the landing zone showed no signs of PAVN activity the company came under heavy B-40 rocket, 82m mortar, .51 caliber machine gun, automatic and small arms fire. In addition, the PAVN employed command detonated mines. Airstrikes, aerial rocket artillery and artillery support enabled the company to repulse a number of ground attacks by the estimated battalion size force. Company A, 2/7th Cavalry air assaulted into the landing zone to reinforce Company D. The contact broke after more than five hours of fierce battle. US losses were 24 killed and 1 missing, while PAVN losses were unknown. Sergeant John Noble Holcomb would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in this battle.
On 9 December while conducting a reconnaissance in force in the vicinity of grid reference XT 685845 (11°36′54″N 106°32′42″E / 11.615°N 106.545°E) southwest of Hớn Quản, Company A, 5/7th Cavalry came in contact with an estimated PAVN company. Troop C, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR), provided fire support in the 5 hour long battle. The PAVN were defeated leaving behind 93 killed, 1 captured, 3 B-40 rocket launchers and 12 individual weapons. US losses were 14 killed.
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Operation Sheridan Sabre
Operation Sheridan Sabre was a security operation during the Vietnam War in Bình Long Province to prevent People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) infiltration from Cambodia, that took place from 7 November 1968 to 4 April 1969.
On 26 October the 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to move from northern I Corps to III Corps northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border in an operation named Operation Liberty Canyon. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the lead element of the Division and was air-lifted to Quần Lợi Base Camp to begin operations. The 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division established a base of operations at Tây Ninh Combat Base, while 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division concluded Operation Comanche Falls III and began moving to its base of operations at Tonle Cham Camp.
The operation was part of II Field Force, Vietnam's Operation Toan Thang II and began on 7 November 1968, as the 1st Cavalry Division moved into III Corps. The mission of the division during this operation was to conduct offensive operations in an assigned tactical area of operations, interdict movement of major PAVN forces south into critical areas of III Corps, locate and destroy PAVN forces, facilities, and material, and be prepared to deploy all or part of the division throughout III/IV Corps.
The 1st Brigade was to conduct offensive operations against PAVN forces and installations in northeastern Tây Ninh Province with one battalion making a reconnaissance in force north and west of Thien Nhon (11°35′24″N 105°59′49″E / 11.59°N 105.997°E). The 2nd Brigade was located on Landing Zone Rita (11°34′16″N 106°22′37″E / 11.571°N 106.377°E) and on Landing Zone Billy (11°36′58″N 106°19′05″E / 11.616°N 106.318°E) and was to conduct offensive operations in the Fishhook area and Saigon River infiltration routes to destroy PAVN forces and installations and secure Highway 13 in the zone. The 3rd Brigade at Quần Lợi was to conduct offensive operations in the vicinity of Serges Road (a PAVN/Vietcong (VC) infiltration route also known as the Song Be corridor that followed the Binh Long and Phước Long Province boundary south southeast from Sông Bé Province) to interdict PAVN infiltration routes and to locate and destroy PAVN caches in that area. One battalion based vicinity Sông Bé Base Camp was to conduct reconnaissance-in-force operations in the vicinity of Adams Road (a PAVN/VC infiltration route through mountains east of Sông Bé Province).
At 23:30 on 13 November Landing Zone Dot occupied by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 36th Rangers supported by Battery D, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery came under heavy ground attack from all sides and received intense mortar and rocket fire as PAVN forces attempted to overrun the fire base. The attacking force was a regimental size unit, believed to have been the PAVN 95C Regiment, 1st Division. The attack was beaten back with support from aerial rocket artillery and artillery at nearby firebases. Over 3,000 artillery rounds and 1,500 rockets were expended during the contact which ended at 10:30 on 14 November, with successful defense of LZ Dot and a total of 287 PAVN killed, while ARVN losses were 4 killed and 23 wounded.
On 25 November, a coordinated attack by the PAVN was directed at Landing Zone Ann (11°35′13″N 106°49′19″E / 11.587°N 106.822°E), at 06:40 elements of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment came under ground attack southwest of LZ Ann which was followed by a mortar attack on LZ Ann. Counter-mortar fires stopped the mortar attack, and the combined fire support from tube and aerial rocket artillery repulsed the ground attack resulting in 130 PAVN killed, 30 of which were credited to aerial rocket artillery.
On 3 December Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment conducted an air assault into the area northeast of Hớn Quản District. Although the landing zone showed no signs of PAVN activity the company came under heavy B-40 rocket, 82m mortar, .51 caliber machine gun, automatic and small arms fire. In addition, the PAVN employed command detonated mines. Airstrikes, aerial rocket artillery and artillery support enabled the company to repulse a number of ground attacks by the estimated battalion size force. Company A, 2/7th Cavalry air assaulted into the landing zone to reinforce Company D. The contact broke after more than five hours of fierce battle. US losses were 24 killed and 1 missing, while PAVN losses were unknown. Sergeant John Noble Holcomb would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in this battle.
On 9 December while conducting a reconnaissance in force in the vicinity of grid reference XT 685845 (11°36′54″N 106°32′42″E / 11.615°N 106.545°E) southwest of Hớn Quản, Company A, 5/7th Cavalry came in contact with an estimated PAVN company. Troop C, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR), provided fire support in the 5 hour long battle. The PAVN were defeated leaving behind 93 killed, 1 captured, 3 B-40 rocket launchers and 12 individual weapons. US losses were 14 killed.