Tet-68 in Vinh Long information
for Tet-68
9 ARVN DIV
MRF
From date 680131 to 680208
9 ARVN DIV was a Vietnamese Army unit
MRF was a US Army unit
Vinh Long Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Vinh Long
Description: The 9th ARVN Div, guarding Vinh Long, was considered a weak division with two of its regiments rated as only marginally combat-effective. The VC attacked Ving Long and the airfield with the 306th, 208th, and the 856th Bns. Both ARVN reinforcements and the MRF were required to regain the area. On 4 Feb, the MRF anchored north of the town on the Mekong River. The 3/47 Inf conducted river-assault probes while the 3/60th conducted an airmobile assault south of the city. Two days later, two companies from the 3/60th Inf, supported by helicopter gunships and assault patrol boats, made beach landings on the banks of the Rach Cai Cam. After heavy combat, the city was retaken on Feb 8
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:232
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