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Operation Taylor Common
Part of the Vietnam War (1968–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a task force of the 1st Marine Division supported by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), southwest of Hội An from 6 December 1968 to 8 March 1969.
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Operation Taylor Common | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
![]() 5th Marines on Hill 575 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
BG Ross T. Dwyer BG Samuel Jaskilka COL Michael M. Sparks † | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
![]() 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 5th Marine Regiment 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Kilo Battery, 4th Battalion, 13th Marines 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines ![]() | Unknown | ||||||
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US body count: 1,398 killed 29 captured |
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