Tuscaloosa
Written September 2014
Operation
Dates:
23 Jan 1967 - 28 Jan 1967
Area of Operation:
Quảng Nam Province, I Corps
Allied Units:
USMC 2d Battalion 5th Marines
Allied Casualties:
17 KIA, 52 WIA
Enemy Units:
Viet Cong
Enemy Casualties:
79 KIA, 2 POW
Objective(s):
Search and destroy
Significance/Notes:
During the operation, elements of the 2d Bn, 5th Marines crossed the Thu Bon River and walked into an ambush. They were pinned down on a sandbar in the river. The story has been told in a book titled Operation Tuscaloosa by John Culbertson.
Sources:
The Vietnam Center And Archive (at Texas Tech University)
Further Reading:
"War Story: Operation Tuscaloosa" by John Culbertson (article)
Operation Tuscaloosa by John Culbertson (book)