Operation Patrick

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Operation Patrick
Part of
Bình Định Province, South Vietnam
Result U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents  United States Vietnam North VietnamCommanders and leaders Col. Eugene Forrester
Units involved 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment 3rd DivisionCasualties and losses US body count: 70 killed

Operation Patrick was a security operation conducted during the

Bình Định Province, South Vietnam
from March 1 to 30, 1968.

Background

The 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment had been patrolling Bình Định Province since September 1967, supporting South Vietnamese and South Korean units. In early March, the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division commanded by Col. Eugene Forrester was deployed to improve security in the coastal lowlands.[1]: 473 

Operation

On March 9, the

Phù Mỹ District.[2][1] The attackers failed to penetrate the perimeter and 36 were killed.[1]

On March 15, during a patrol north of Phù Mỹ, the 1/50th Infantry engaged a force from the 22nd Regiment, killing a further 34 PAVN.[1]

Aftermath

The operation concluded on March 30, when the 3rd Brigade moved to the

Central Highlands to rejoin the rest of the 4th Division. The 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment began Operation Cochise Green continuing the mission of Operation Patrick.[1]
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References

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