Sam Houston
Written December 2013
Operation
Dates:
1 Jan 1967 - 5 Apr 1967
Area of Operation:
Pleiku Province and Kon Tum Province, II Corps
Allied Units:
US Army 2d Brigade 4th Infantry Division, HQ 4th Infantry Division, 3d Brigade 25th Infantry Division
Allied Casualties:
169 KIA
Enemy Units:
NVA and VC
Enemy Casualties:
733 KIA
Objective(s):
Search and destroy, border surveillance
Significance/Notes:
This operation sought to prevent the movement of troops and supplies coming into South Vietnam from Cambodia and Laos. Operation Francis Marion was an immediate follow up.
Sources:
Vietnam War Almanac by James H. Willbanks
The Vietnam Center And Archive (at Texas Tech University)
Further Reading:
"'Sam Houston' troops fight 2 enemies, N. Viets, jungles" by Ray Belford, published in Stars & Stripes March 22, 1967
