Operation Wahiawa

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]

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
Date 16–30 May 1966 Location Hậu Nghĩa Province (now in Binh Duong Province), South Vietnam Result U.S. claims operational success
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

Prelude

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]

Operation

Men of "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, search for VC, 20 May 1966

Due to the proximity of the operational area to the 25th Division's Củ Chi Base Camp, Division commander BG Frederick C. Weyand committed the entire division to the operation. The division's sweeps encountered sporadic resistance and uncovered numerous supply caches.^[1]

Aftermath

Operation Wahiawa officially concluded on 30 May, the US had claimed VC losses were 157 killed.^[1]