Operation Dragnet
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Date26 May 1967 – 27 January 1968
Location
Result
Allies claim operational success
| Operation Dragnet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| MG John J. Tolson | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Cavalry Division 222nd National Police Field Force Battalion 816th National Police Field Force Battalion | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed |
US/ARVN body count: 223 killed 944 suspects detained | ||||||
Operation Dragnet was a security operation conducted by the 1st Cavalry Division in Bình Định Province, lasting from 26 May 1967 to 27 January 1968.[1]: 322
In May 1967, I Field Force expanded the mission of the 1st Cavalry Division to include the destruction of the Viet Cong (VC) infrastructure in Bình Định Province. The South Vietnamese 816th National Police Field Force Battalion was assigned to assist the 1st Cavalry and was stationed at the 1st Cavalry's headquarters at Landing Zone Two Bits.[1]
