| Operation Manhattan | |||||||
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| Part of theVietnam War | |||||||
 The 1st Infantry Division jungle clearing team moves into the woods to destroy a Viet Cong bunker complex northwest of Saigon. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |  Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| MGenJohn C. F. Tillson | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| USbody count: 74 killed 99 estimated killed 19 captured 3defected 201 individual and 18 crew-served weapons recovered | |||||||
Operation Manhattan was an operation conducted by the1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and the3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in theHo Bo Woods/Bến Củi area, lasting from 23 April to 7 June 1967.[1]: 146
The objective of the operation was to destroyVietcong (VC) bases in the Ho Bo Woods,Boi Loi Woods, Bến Củi area and along theSaigon River.[2]
The operation commenced on 23 April. On 9 May 2 Brigade, 25th Infantry Division withdrew from the operation and returned toCủ Chi Base Camp to prepare forOperation Kolekole. On 10 May 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division withdrew from the operation and returned toDầu Tiếng Base Camp to prepare forOperations Ahina andOperation Diamond Head. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division continued the operation, providing security for the65th Engineer Battalion which usedRome plows to destroy VC fortifications when discovered.[2]
Operation Manhattan officially concluded on 7 June, VC losses were 74 killed, with a further 99 estimated killed, 19 captured and threeChieu hoi. A total of 201 small arms and 18 crew-served weapons were captured.[1][2]
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