rapt». USN 88). BOA incl a EK & numerous P9s dest or dam. 21 Beed explo &: 9 fires rept.

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1 - US strike pilots flew 712 t",c air Borties RVN (USAF' 4C!7 USMC 217 USN 88). BOA incl a EK & numerous P9s dest or dam. 21 Beed explo &: 9 fires rept. USA hel gunships killed 51 en, dest 26 pos 8< 17 8ampMS RVN. - USMC hel gunships new 232 sorties RVN. - B-52s struck:3 times Khe Sanh & Quang Tri City areas (11 Ian SW &: 25 Ian NNW Kha Sanh, &: 16 Ian S Quang Tri City (22 seed explo rapt». - NGF-RVN. 7th FIt DD dest or d'llll 15 strue 18 km NNE Hue. DD CHANDLER set off 2 seed explo 17 Ian NNW Da Nang. DD HAMNER dam 1 bunker & 1 apt bldg 8 km SSE Gio Linh. 28 Jan (Sundsy) - NVN. US pilots flew 90 msns NVN (USAF 39 USN 32 l.5mc 19) < IBAF pilots hit Thanh Hoa rr/hwy brg 3 Ian N Thanh Hoa. USN pilots hit Vinh transshijlllent point &: hwy brg 3 Ian S Vinh rept brg hvy dam or dest, & 5 watercratt h y dam. - LANCASTER II. Announced. Initiated 21 Jan by multi-bn torce 4th Mar Regt. 3rt!.Iar Div Quang Tri Prov. - COBURG. Announced. Initiated 24 Jan by muti-bn torce 1st ATF Bien Hoa Prov. - SAN ANGELO. Announced. Initiated 16 Jan by 101st Abn Div's 1st Bele in Phuoc Long/Quang Duc Provs. - MUSCATINE. (Quang Ngai Prav) - 198th Lt Int Bele made contact unk size en torce 13 Ian SSE Chu Lai. 17 EK/2 US WIA (medevac). - US strike pilote new 633 tac air sorties RVN (USAF 384 USMC 224 IBtI 25). Numerous poe dest or dam, 47 eampans dest. 48 secd explo, 6 fires rept. - USA gunship hel killed 25 en, dest 12 tort &: 9 sampans. - USMC gunship hel flew 253 sorties RVN. - B-52s struck Quang Tn Prov 4 times (11 Ian ti, 13 &: 18 Ian NW Khe Sanh &: 32 Ian W Quang Tri City). 29 Jan (Monday) - NVN. US pilote flew 90 mens NVN (USAF 58 USMC 18 USN 14). USN pilote cratered rnwy 3 places Vinh and 8 Ian N ot city. USAF pilots dllllt or dam 52 barges, 7 rr care, &: 31 trks Mu Gia Pass &: Dang Hoi regions

2 _._- _ HQ MACV. «}!.D) - us & FWMAF curtailed offensive ojms at 1800H in RVN w/exception of I Corpe, & NVN w/except;1011 of area up to Vinh. _ SARATOGA. (Binh Duong Prov) - During sweeping opn, co -rr 3rd &ie, 25th Inf Div contacted unk size en force 34 km NNW Saigon. Arty, gunships & tac air sptd. In contact off & on during day, 10 EKI 3 US KIA & 10 US WIA (Illedevac). _ US strike pilots flew 711 tac air sorties ItVN (USAF 387 USMC 245 USN 79). BOA incl numerous pos & 7 sampans dest or dam. Pilots rept 2 EK & set off 31 seed explo & many fires. - USA gunship hel dest 85 sampans & 18 pos, killing 13 en. - USMC gunship hel flew 224 sorties RVN. - B-52s struck twice Khe Sanh area (5 km S & 7 km SE Khe Sanh). 30 Jan (Tuesday) - H(.l MACV. «(}ID) - 'let truce cancelled 0930 by rjov't RVlI. US & FWMAF ended their defensive posture after repeated violations of the truce by NVNA & VC forces in RVN. However, truce still remains in effect N of Vinh in NVN - no air strikes will be conducted there. - HQ MACV. (00) - As of 1500, there were 40 incidents rept by US & FWMAF occurring before the tem of truce at 093Cl!. 15 considered significant & in which cas occurred. 18 US KIA, 41 WIA. 50 EK & 8 DET. - RVN. Eh atkd major cities, airfields & Military Installations throughout RVN. Atks incl: (III MAF) Da Nang AB, Marble Moutain And,,. I Corps Hq.j (I FFV) Ban Me Thuot Pleiku, Tan Canh, Kontum, Qui Nhon, 'rut Hoa, Ninh Hoa, Nba Trang cities. Khanh Hoa Sub-sector IIq., (II FFV) none, (IV Corps) none. 31 Jan (Wednesday) - NVN. USAF pilots silenced AW pos 116 miles NW Hanoi, dest 7 RR cars 47 miles NW Dong Hoi & 3 trks 19 miles N Mu Gia Pass. USN pilots cratered approaches brg 29 miles NW Vinh & dam trk convoy 43 miles NW Uong Hoi. USMC pilots struck trks vic Dong Hoi, rept secd explo in target area & hit en troop concentrations in IIIZ. - RVN. Eh atkd major cities, ands, & ~Iilitary Installetions. Atka incl: (III MAF) ands at.larble Moutain, Phu Bai, Chu Lai & rkt/mort atks against Quang Tri & MACV Compound at Hue. HyY fightinh city or liue, (I FFV) city of Phan Thiet, again in - 50-

3 Ban Me Thuot, Pleiiru, Kontum, Qui Nhon cities; (II FFV) cities of Saigon, Long Sinh, Bien lloa. TSN AB, lb Embassy, Phu Tho race track area main atks; (IV Corps) action hvy Chuang Thien & Phong Dinh Provs. IV Corps Hq at Can Tho atkd by en using B-4Q rkts/sa. Vinh Long city & arld, Ben Tre city & MACV compound hvy atkd, Chau Doc City hit hard, Ca Mau capital city atkd, Soc Trang had sniper fire, & My Tho hardest hit by grd & mort atk. - RVN. F.h cas fr 18001{ 29 Jan H 31 Jan are 4,959 KIA & 1,862 DET. FIID cas same period are 535 KIA & 1,698 WIA. Breakdown of Frd cas ~ US 232 KIA/929 WIA; ARVN 300 KIA/74 7 WIA; FWMAF 3 KIA/22 WIA END

4 MONTHLY REVIEW OF GROUND OPERATIONS JANUARY 1~ PROVINCE Flt:mlDLY LOOSg) ENEMY LOOSES OPERATIDH INITIATED TEIIM AIR NGF KIA WIA MIA EK IlIi:T lw CSW rr~: WHDIXRfliALLOWA Quang Nail/Tin AXERICAL DIY (Ib+) 7 Nov(united) OOCl!DLl Quang Tri 20 Jan JdMarDi v(ib+ ) 20 Oct KKN'ruCK! Quang Tri dMarDiv 31 Oct \11 SOOTLAND Quang Tri I\l 3dMarDiv(Ib+) 31 Oct I LANCASTER Quang Tri 20 Jan dMarDiv(Ib+) 31 Oct N1«XiHO Thua Thien 20 Jan tbMarRegt(Bn+) 1 Nov MUSCAT.INK Quang Ngai l1th/198thltin!bde 19 Dec B#.OOER TOOTH QIwlg Tri 2 Jan IstMarDi v 27 Dec AUBURN Quang Nam 3 Jan lsthardiv/americal Div 28 Dec _11 0 R E-

5 JANUARY 1968 M<Ifl'HLy RBVlIW <DITDruED PRQrDlCl FIllEIIDLY 1m-SIS DEIlY LOOS15 Ol'BlAfIIII DllTIABD TIRK AIR HOr KIA WIA XIA EK DBT IV CSW UIICASBR n ~y(",,) ~, 'l'ri 20.1_ I ~ I old stuaft htc&diy(ainibl)/101.t 22.18ft AbnDiy(...) SAlem 1.tMarD1 y( &+)!..m: ~e 'l'l':l/iiiaa '!Ida Quane 'l'ri 30 Jan o o B!liD Blnh '!bun 19 J8ft tCaYDiy(Aimbl)(... ) 25 Alii PlllSHlJa Blnh D1nh l.tcavd:l.v(ainabl)(&+) 12 reb Jan Bon DlG 173rdBd./letCaYDiv (Airwbl)(&+ ) Phu Yen 19 reb IfACAR1'IIUR 4thIntD:l.v(&+) Pl.1ku/Itcntla 12 Oct 4h KLAMATH FAu,s 101stAbnDlv(Bn+) Wm Dcnc/Tuyen Due/ Binh Tuy/Blnh Thuan 1 Dec 8 Jan M 0 R E_

6 JANUARY 1968 MCtlTHLY REVIEW ~TINUED PROVINCE FRIENDLY l1)5ses ENEMY l1)5ses OPKRATION INITIAn:D TERK AIR NGF KIA WIA MIA EK DET IW CSW II FFV: LAM stii 67 Binh DuCllly 31 Jan l.tinfdi v( Im+ ) Bien Hoa 8 Feb 66 lih'mrprlsi Lm~ An thInfDiv(lm+) 14 Feb 66 KI'l'Tf HAWK Lm~ Khanh tharmdcavregt 14 May HOPl'AC Dinh Tuon~ ! 9thInfDiv(1m+ ) 1 Jun RJIEI Bi8llHaa thInrDiv(lm+) 22 Jul HARlISlWI Bien Hoa RTAVR 21 Oct COIOWlO IX Dinh Tuon~ 17 Jan thInfDivjtmf TFI17(1m+)2 Hov SANTA P'B I Binh Tu7 6 Jan thInfDiv(Bde+ ) 3 Hov FORREST Phuoc Tuy 5 Jan d/7thBn. RAR1.tATF 23 Nov -MORB_,

7 JANUARY 1968 MONTHLY RDlEW C<IITlNUED PROVlNCE FRmDLY LOOSl!S ENEHY LOSSES OfK!'!IQtl l!i!:q~!k!k AI! _!Gl. _!I! _ ~:q _ MIA I! ~ l! _ ~ SARATOGA Hau N~a thIntDiY{&+ ) 8 Dec MJ.()lSfCIlE Tq Minh thIntDi v( Bele+) 8 Dec CAMDlIN Hau Nsbia 31 Dec thIntDiv 17 Dec MAKCllESmR Bien Hoa/Binh ~on« , 199tbLtInfBele(Bn+) Lon«Khanh 18 Dec VI VI FARGO Binh Long/Phuoc Lon« thhmdcavre«t 22 Dec 21 Jan AlQI(Jf V Bien Hoa 21 Jan thIntD1.v/2d&7th&!aRAR 11 Jan lstatf (&+) IfllBllFOiD Lon«An tbLtIntBde(Bn+ ) 13 Jan COBURG Phuoc Tuy lstatf 2/3RAR 23 Jan CORONADO X Kiell Hoa thIntDiv/USNTF 117(&+)18 Jan - K N D _