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Operation Prairie IV
Part of the Vietnam War
Date20 April – 17 May 1967
Location
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
Result US operational success
Belligerents
Operation Prairie IV United States Operation Prairie IV North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Võ Nguyên Giáp
Units involved
1st Battalion, 4th Marines
1st Battalion, 9th Marines
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
2nd Battalion, 26th Marines
324B Division
Casualties and losses
164 killed US body count: 505 killed
9 captured

Operation Prairie IV was an operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area around Con Thien, South Vietnam known as Leatherneck Square from 20 April until 17 May 1967. During the course of the fighting Marine casualties were 164 killed 1,240 wounded while claiming 505 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) killed and 9 captured.

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