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Operation Caroline Hill
Part of the Vietnam War
Date29 April - 1 July 1971
Location
Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam
Result US operational success
Belligerents
 United States  North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Units involved
196th Light Infantry Brigade 2nd Division
Casualties and losses
15 killed US body count: 161 killed
11 captured

Operation Caroline Hill was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade , 23rd Infantry Division in Quảng Nam Province from 29 April to 1 July 1971. It was the 23rd Division’s last named operation of the war.

Background

The brigade’s mission was to locate and engage People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) forces, lines of communications and base areas and provide security for pacification programs in the area west and south of Da Nang following the departure of the III Marine Amphibious Force.[1]

Operation

Aftermath

The operation ended on 1 July 1971. US losses were 15 killed, PAVN/VC losses were 161 killed, 11 captured and 81 individual and 10 crew-served weapons captured.[2]: 34 

References

  1. ^ Cosmas, Graham (1986). US Marines in Vietnam Vietnamization and Redeployment 1970-1971. History and Museums Division Headquarters United States Marine Corps. p. 247. ISBN 9781494287498.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c "Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 23rd Infantry Division, (Americal), Period ending 15 October 1971" (PDF). Department of the Army. 1 November 1971. Retrieved 24 July 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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