For the USMC, the operation was notable for the following reasons: it was a sizable, combined USMC and Vietnamese Marine amphibious operation and it was the last Special Landing Force (SLF) amphibious landing to take place beyond the boundaries of I Corps.[1]: 151 An SLF was the designation of the Marine battalion (1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment reinforced) and the medium helicopter squadron (HMM) assigned to the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Ready Group. The SLF regularly conducted amphibious operations across Vietnamese beaches into areas of suspected Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) activity.[2] The intent of the operation was to secure ammunition dumps, ordnance and engineering workshops, hospitals, and indoctrination centers.[3]
Operationedit
After 2 days of postponement due to bad weather, the operation began on 6 January with a sea and heliborne assault onto the beaches between the Co Chien and Ham Luong branches of the Mekong Delta which was suspected of being a Viet Cong stronghold.[1]
The operation was a ‘disappointment’ resulting in ‘only’ 21 Vietcong killed, 2 small arms workshops destroyed and 44 weapons captured for the loss of 7 US and 1 Vietnamese Marines. It was believed that the Vietcong had been forewarned of the attack because intelligence learned that larger Vietcong units had recently left the area.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcTelfer, Gary (1984). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. ISBN978-1494285449. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^. USMC/Combat Helicopter Association. Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
^Willbanks, James H. (2010). Vietnam War Almanac. Checkmark Books. ISBN978-0-8160-8248-3.
^. Archived from the original on 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
operation, deckhouse, five, operation, deckhouse, vpart, vietnam, wartwo, usmc, amtracs, move, along, beach, with, helicopter, approaching, right, washtenaw, county, background, date6, january, 1967locationkiến, hòa, province, south, vietnamresultinconclusiveb. Operation Deckhouse VPart of Vietnam WarTwo USMC amtracs move along a beach with a UH 1 helicopter approaching at right USS Washtenaw County is in the background Date6 15 January 1967LocationKiến Hoa Province South VietnamResultInconclusiveBelligerents United States South VietnamViet CongCommanders and leadersBG Louis MetzgerUnits involved1st Battalion 9th Marines 3rd and 4th Marine BattalionsUnknownCasualties and losses7 killed 1 killed21 killed44 weapons recovered Operation Deckhouse Five was a United States Marine Corps USMC and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation that took place from 6 15 January 1967 in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War The ten day sweep reported the AP from its daily military roundup from Saigon proved unproductive Contents 1 Background 2 Operation 2 1 Supporting units 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksBackground editFor the USMC the operation was notable for the following reasons it was a sizable combined USMC and Vietnamese Marine amphibious operation and it was the last Special Landing Force SLF amphibious landing to take place beyond the boundaries of I Corps 1 151 An SLF was the designation of the Marine battalion 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment reinforced and the medium helicopter squadron HMM assigned to the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Ready Group The SLF regularly conducted amphibious operations across Vietnamese beaches into areas of suspected Viet Cong and People s Army of Vietnam PAVN activity 2 The intent of the operation was to secure ammunition dumps ordnance and engineering workshops hospitals and indoctrination centers 3 Operation editAfter 2 days of postponement due to bad weather the operation began on 6 January with a sea and heliborne assault onto the beaches between the Co Chien and Ham Luong branches of the Mekong Delta which was suspected of being a Viet Cong stronghold 1 Supporting units edit HMM 362 VMO 3 USS Iwo Jima LPH 2 USS Canberra CA 70 4 Aftermath editThe operation was a disappointment resulting in only 21 Vietcong killed 2 small arms workshops destroyed and 44 weapons captured for the loss of 7 US and 1 Vietnamese Marines It was believed that the Vietcong had been forewarned of the attack because intelligence learned that larger Vietcong units had recently left the area 1 References edit a b c Telfer Gary 1984 U S Marines in Vietnam Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967 History and Museums Division Headquarters U S Marine Corps ISBN 978 1494285449 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Glossary of Terms USMC Combat Helicopter Association Archived from the original on 2007 01 03 Retrieved 2007 01 05 Willbanks James H 2010 Vietnam War Almanac Checkmark Books ISBN 978 0 8160 8248 3 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2005 12 08 Retrieved 2013 07 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Operation Deckhouse V Information from www vietnam war info E 2 3 memorial page nbsp This article about a military operation in the history of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United States Marine Corps article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Operation Deckhouse Five amp oldid 1176756517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
