Operation Akron
| Operation Akron | |||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||
 Map showing the operation area | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United States South Vietnam |
Viet Cong | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
 MG George G. O'Connor General Đỗ Kế Giai | Senior Col. Nguyen The Truyen | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
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1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 18th Division | 5th Division | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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9 killed 51 killed | 412 killed | ||||
Operation Akron was an operation in the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and the 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers and 18th Division elements in Hát Dịch, lasting from 9 to 29 June 1967.