Operation Beaver Cage

Operation Beaver Cage
Part of Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Result	U.S. victory

Belligerents United States Viet CongCommanders and leaders COL James A Gallo Jr.
Units involved 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
Casualties and losses 55 killed 181 killed
66 captured

Operation Beaver Cage was a U.S. Marine Corps operation in the

Background

Operation Beaver Cage was an operation by

The operation commenced with a helicopter assault into the valley at 07:00 on 28 April. Contact was minimal until the night of 2 May when a VC unit attacked Company C's night defensive position and was forced back by artillery and AC-47 Spooky gunfire.^[1]

On 5 May as the Battalion headquarters was being withdrawn by helicopters it was attacked by VC mortar and small arms fire, the assault was repulsed without loss.^{[1]: 158–9}

On 9 May Beaver Cage was joined with Operation Union. On 10 May Companies B and C engaged a large VC unit killing 86 VC.^[1]: 159

Aftermath

The operation concluded on 12 May, Marine losses were 55 dead and 151 wounded, while VC losses were 181 killed and 66 captured.^[1]: 159

References

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