Operation Starlite
Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander. III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) commander Lieutenant General Lewis W. Walt devised a plan to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Viet Cong (VC) 1st Regiment to nullify their threat to the vital Chu Lai Air Base and Base Area and ensure its powerful communication tower remained intact.
1st Marine Division2nd Battalion, 4th Marines3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines3rd Battalion, 7th Marines3rd Marine Division3rd Marine Regiment4th Marine RegimentClinton A. PuckettGeorge L. BartlettJoe C. PaulJoseph R. Fisher (USMC)Leo J. DulackiMarine Aircraft Group 16Oscar F. PeatrossRobert Emmett O'MalleyVMA-311VMA-542VMFAT-502VMM-161
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Operation Starlite
Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander. III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) commander Lieutenant General Lewis W. Walt devised a plan to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Viet Cong (VC) 1st Regiment to nullify their threat to the vital Chu Lai Air Base and Base Area and ensure its powerful communication tower remained intact.
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L'operazione Starlite fu tra i ...... partenenti al I Reggimento VC.
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L'opération Starlite (égalemen ...... ours de la guerre du Viêt Nam.
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Operation Starlite (also known ...... for U.S. losses of 42 killed.
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«Старлайт» (англ. Starlite — « ...... ы с участием наземных сил США.
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Both sides claim victory
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1st Battalion, 7th Marines
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2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
3rd Battalion, 12th Marines
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
52nd Company
One company of the 45th Weapons Battalion
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Vietcong prisoners await transport during Operation Starlite
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Col. Oscar F. Peatross
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LG Lewis W. Walt
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Lê Hữu Trữ
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Nguyễn Đình Trọng
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Operation Starlite
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Van Tuong, South Vietnam
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One company of the 45th Weapons Battalion
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~5,500
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L'operazione Starlite fu tra i ...... partenenti al I Reggimento VC.
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L'opération Starlite (égalemen ...... ours de la guerre du Viêt Nam.
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Operation Starlite (also known ...... ication tower remained intact.
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«Старлайт» (англ. Starlite — « ...... известным позициям противника.
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Operation Starlite
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Operation Starlite
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Operazione Starlite
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Opération Starlite
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Операция «Старлайт»
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