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On 1 January 1966 [[1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment]], [[2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment]], 1 RAR and C Battery, [[3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment|3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery Regiment]] were deployed by air into [[Ba Tri District|Ba Tri airfield]] from [[Hậu Nghĩa Province]].<ref name=Tolson/> |
On 1 January 1966 [[1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment]], [[2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment]], 1 RAR and C Battery, [[3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment|3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery Regiment]] which included [[Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery|161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery]], were deployed by air into [[Ba Tri District|Ba Tri airfield]] from [[Hậu Nghĩa Province]].<ref name=Tolson/> |
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On 2 January 2/503rd landed at Landing Zone Wine ({{Coord|10.822|N|106.404|E|display=inline}}) where they were engaged by an entrenched Viet Cong force. After a daylong battle, supported by artillery fire and air support the 2/503rd overran the VC position, finding 111 dead. The remainder of the operation saw only sporadic contact with the VC.<ref name=Tolson/>{{rp|87}} |
On 2 January 2/503rd landed at Landing Zone Wine ({{Coord|10.822|N|106.404|E|display=inline}}) where they were engaged by an entrenched Viet Cong force. After a daylong battle, supported by artillery fire and air support the 2/503rd overran the VC position, finding 111 dead. The remainder of the operation saw only sporadic contact with the VC.<ref name=Tolson/>{{rp|87}} |
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On 3 January 1966, two rounds fired by 161 Bty accidentally landed on C Company, 2/503rd killing three paratroopers and wounding seven. The short rounds were found to have happened due to damp powder.<ref>''Operation Marauder: Allied Offensive in the Mekong Delta,'' URL: https://www.historynet.com/operation-marauder-allied-offensive-in-the-mekong-delta.htm</ref> |
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On 6 January the 2/503rd located the abandoned headquarters of the 506th Battalion, recovering arms, ammunition, maps and personnel rosters.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carland|first=John|title=Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966|publisher=Government Printing Office|year=1999|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-5/CMH_Pub_91-5-B.pdf|isbn=9780160873102|page=169}}</ref> |
On 6 January the 2/503rd located the abandoned headquarters of the 506th Battalion, recovering arms, ammunition, maps and personnel rosters.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carland|first=John|title=Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966|publisher=Government Printing Office|year=1999|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-5/CMH_Pub_91-5-B.pdf|isbn=9780160873102|page=169}}</ref> |
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 United States Australia New Zealand |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
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| BG Ellis W. Williamson | |||||||
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173rd Airborne Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 161 Bty, Royal New Zealand Artillery |
267th Main Force Battalion 506th Battalion | ||||||
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| Unknown | US body count 114 killed | ||||||
Operation Marauder was an operation conducted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in the Plain of Reeds, Mekong Delta, lasting from 1 to 8 January 1966.[1]
Prelude
The Plain of Reeds had long been used as a base by the Viet Cong (VC). Operation Marauder marked the first time that U.S. forces had operated in the area.[1]
Operation
On 1 January 1966 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 1 RAR and C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 319th Artillery Regiment which included 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery, were deployed by air into Ba Tri airfield from Hậu Nghĩa Province.[1]
On 2 January 2/503rd landed at Landing Zone Wine (10°49′19″N 106°24′14″E / 10.822°N 106.404°E) where they were engaged by an entrenched Viet Cong force. After a daylong battle, supported by artillery fire and air support the 2/503rd overran the VC position, finding 111 dead. The remainder of the operation saw only sporadic contact with the VC.[1]: 87
On 3 January 1966, two rounds fired by 161 Bty accidentally landed on C Company, 2/503rd killing three paratroopers and wounding seven. The short rounds were found to have happened due to damp powder.[2]
On 6 January the 2/503rd located the abandoned headquarters of the 506th Battalion, recovering arms, ammunition, maps and personnel rosters.[3]
Aftermath
Operation Marauder officially concluded on 8 January with claims of heavy losses having been inflicted on the VC 267th Main Force Battalion and the headquarters of the 506th Battalion.[1]: 88
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ a b c d e Tolson, John (1973). Vietnam Studies: Airmobilty 1961–1971. Department of the Army. p. 86. ISBN 9781494721848.
- ^ Operation Marauder: Allied Offensive in the Mekong Delta, URL: https://www.historynet.com/operation-marauder-allied-offensive-in-the-mekong-delta.htm
- ^ Carland, John (1999). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966 (PDF). Government Printing Office. p. 169. ISBN 9780160873102.