Operation Apache Snow

Operation Apache Snow
Part of the Vietnam War

101st Airborne wounded are loaded on a medevac helicopter
Date10 May – 7 June 1969
Location
A Sầu Valley, South Vietnam
Result US – ARVN victory
Belligerents
United States
South Vietnam		 North Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Melvin Zais
John M. Wright		 Ma Vĩnh Lan
Kiều Tam Nguyên
Units involved

South Vietnam 1st Infantry Division

  • 1st Regiment
  • 3rd Regiment
United States 101st Airborne Division
Ten artillery batteries

29th Regiment

  • 7th Regiment
  • 8th Regiment
  • 9th Regiment
10 support companies
Casualties and losses
South Vietnam 31 killed
United States 113 killed		 US body count: 977 killed
5 captured
609 individual and 143 crew‑served weapons recovered

Operation Apache Snow was a joint United States Army (US Army) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation (10 May – 7 June 1969) during the Vietnam War designed to keep pressure on the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the A Sầu Valley and prevent them from mounting any attacks on the neighboring coastal provinces.

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