Operation Wahiawa
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Date16–30 May 1966
Location
Result
U.S. operational success
| Operation Wahiawa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
 UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation during the operation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| MGen Frederick C. Weyand | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 25th Infantry Division | 1st Battalion, 165A Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| US body count: 157 killed | |||||||
Operation Wahiawa was an operation conducted by the 25th Infantry Division in Hậu Nghĩa Province, South Vietnam, lasting from 16 to 30 May 1966.[1]
U.S. intelligence indicated that the Viet Cong (VC) 1st Battalion, 165A Regiment and its headquarters and supply depots were located in the Filhol Plantation, the Ho Bo Woods and the Boi Loi Woods (now in Binh Duong Province).[1]
