Operation Manhattan

Operation Manhattan
Part of the Vietnam War

The 1st Infantry Division jungle clearing team moves into the woods to destroy a Viet Cong bunker complex northwest of Saigon.
Date23 April – 10 May (division operation ran until 7 June) 1967
Location
Ho Bo Woods/Bến Củi, South Vietnam
Belligerents
 United States
South Vietnam		 Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
MGen John C. F. Tillson
Units involved

1st Infantry Division

  • 3rd Brigade

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

  • 2 squadrons

Continuing Operation

25th Infantry Division

  • 1st Brigade
  • 2nd Brigade

4th Infantry Division

  • 3rd Brigade
Casualties and losses
15 KIA
133 WIA		 See Aftermath

Operation Manhattan was an operation conducted by IIFFV using the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and two squadrons from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The IIFFV operation concluded on 10 May, but was continued as a division-level operation by the 1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in the Ho Bo Woods/Bến Củi area, lasting from 23 April to 11 May. The division operation continued until 7 June 1967.

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