Battle at Tam Quan information
for 1 CAV
1/9 CAV 1 CAV
From date 671206 to 671220
1 CAV was a US Army unit
1/9 CAV 1 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation PERSHING
South Vietnam
Location, Tam Quan
Description: Probabily the largest battle during operation PERSHING was the battle at Tam Quan when the 22d NVA Regt stood and fought. They lost 661 known dead to the 1st Cav units; especially the 1/9th Cav plus the 2/8th and 1/12th Infantry.
The source for this information was 1st Team P 154
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Date posted on this site:
09/07/2007