Operation Fillmore

Operation Fillmore was an operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in Phú Yên Province, lasting from 26 March to 21 July 1966.[1]

Operation Fillmore
Part of Vietnam War
Date26 March - 21 July 1966
Location
Phú Yên Province, South Vietnam
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson
Units involved
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Casualties and losses
8 killed U.S body count: 134 killed
35 captured

Prelude

Operation Fillmore was a continuation of the harvest security operations of Operation Harrison.[1]

Operation

The 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment was retained as a reserve force at Tuy Hoa Air Base, while the 2/327th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment patrolled the rice-growing plains and the western foothills.[1]

In early April, 2/502nd Infantry was rotated to Tuy Hoa Air Base and 1/327th and 2/327th began a block and sweep operation in the mountains northwest of Tuy Hòa. On 7 April a company from 1/327th engaged an entrenched company-sized force, killing 28 defenders.[1]

Given that the PAVN had apparently withdrawn from the Tuy Hòa Valley, on 9 April 1/327th and 2/502nd were redeployed, leaving only the 2/327th Infantry to continue operations.[1]: 194 

Aftermath

Operation Fillmore officially concluded on 21 July, the US claimed PAVN losses were 134 killed and 35 captured, U.S. losses were 8 killed.[1]: 194 

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

  1. Carland, John (1999). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966. Government Printing Office. p. 193. ISBN 9780160873102.
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