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Operation Van Buren

Operation Van Buren
Part of Vietnam War

2/327th soldiers advancing through a field, 23 January
Date15 January – 25 February 1966
Location
Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, South Vietnam
13°06′00″N 109°10′55″E / 13.1°N 109.182°E / 13.1; 109.182
Result U.S. operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 South Korea		 Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States Brig. Willard Pearson
United States Col. James S. Timothy
United States Maj. David Hackworth
Units involved
United States 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
South Korea 2nd Marine Brigade		 95th Regiment, 5th Division
Casualties and losses
United States 55 killed
South Korea 45 killed		 US body count: 346 killed
33 captured

Operation Van Buren was a harvest security operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in the Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, lasting from 15 January to 25 February 1966.