Operation Fremont

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Operation Fremont
Part of the Vietnam War
Date7/10/1967 - 10/31/1967
Location
Quang Tri And Thua Thien Provinces
Belligerents
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam
Units involved
  • 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division (HQ, USMC)
  • 1st and 2d Battalions, 3d Marines (USMC)
  • 1st and 2d Battalions, 4th Marines (USMC)
  • 3d Battalion, 26th Marines (USMC)
806th VC Battalion
Search & Destroy Operation

Operation Fremont was a US Marine Corps operation that took place during the Vietnam War The operation was carried out in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Province, from 10 July 1967 to 31 October 1967. [1]

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References

  1. "OP FREMONT [OP FILE], 1201064059. 10 July - 31 October 1967, Box __, Folder 064". Vietnam Archive Operations Database. US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2022-12-01.