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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VI Campaign (68-69)/Operation Daring Endeavor
From Month/Year
November / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description
The American Division teamed the 1/1st Cav, F/8th Cav and BLT 2/7st Marines (SLF Bravo) to conduct this search and destroy operation (10 Nov to 17 Nov 68) in an area about 17 miles southeast of DaNang.
SLF Bravo battalion, BLT 2/7 remained also under the operational control of the 1st Marines until early November when it embarked upon its amphibious shipping."" III MAF and the ARG/SLF Bravo commanders had planned to mount their first of the new amphibious cordon and search operations on the Barangan Peninsula. While liaison officers from the amphibious task group met with the Americal Division at Chu Lai, General Cushman and his staff'decided that a similar operation on the Barrier Island would prove more lucrative.
Landing on the coast southeast of Hoi An, just below the Cua Dai River, on 10 November, BLT 2/7 carried out the new operation, called Daring Endeavor, for the next seven days. Although supposed to extend the operation to the south, the battalion encountered significant opposition in the original area. Using cordon and search techniques, the Marines reported killing 39 of the enemy and captured 30 POWs, at a cost of l Marine dead and 36 wounded.
The BLT conducted no civic action because the population in the area was "considered to be hostile and hard line psy ops [psychological operations] was used." According to the amphibious task group commander, the operation demonstrated the SLF ability "to temporarily deny enemy forces the use of their territory, while destroying their fortification and supplies, was fully realized."
Casualties: US 1 KIA, 35 WIA; enemy 33 KIA. The official USMC history states that BLT 2/7 supported the operation for seven days. The battalion encountered significant opposition and used cordon and search techniques to killed 39 enemy and capture 30 POWs at a cost of 1 Marine KIA and 36 WIA.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories She returned to Yankee Station on 25 August and served on the gunline until 21 September. She retired to Subic Bay on 23 September and, after five days, steamed back to Vietnam. She provided gunfire support in the I Corps combat zone and at Danang until 4 October when she shaped a course for Japan
