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Operation Purple Martin

Operation Purple Martin
Part of Vietnam War
Date1 March – 8 May 1969
Location16°51′N 106°50′E / 16.85°N 106.84°E / 16.85; 106.84
Result US claims operational success
Belligerents
 United States Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
BG Frank E. Garretson
BG Robert B. Carney Jr.
COL William F Goggin
Unknown
Units involved
4th Marine Regiment 246th Regiment
Casualties and losses
~100 killed US body count: 347 killed

Operation Purple Martin was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province, lasting from 1 March – 2 May 1969.