List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1964)

This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1964, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies.

Date DurationOperation NameUnit(s) – DescriptionLocationVC–PAVN KIAsAllied KIAs
64 – 65Operation DeSoto I[1]US Navy and Republic of Vietnam Navy operation along the coast of North Vietnam to provoke coastal radar installations so electronic intelligence (ELINT) ships could record the resulting transmissionsSouth China Sea
Jan 5Unnamed[2]ARVN operation supported by U.S. aircraft to encircle a Vietcong battalionLong An Province
Jan 18Unnamed[3]115 helicopters carry 1,100 ARVN troops in the largest air assault of the war to datenorth of Biên Hòa, Long Khánh Province
Apr 18Operation Lam Son 115[4]ARVN 32nd Ranger Battalion and HMM-364 operationA Shau Valley
Apr 27 – May 25Operation Quyet Thang 202[5]ARVN and HMM-364 air assaultDo Xa area, 46 km west of Quảng Ngãi, border of Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum Provinces6223
May 4Operation Chuong Duong 10[6]ARVN operationPleiku Province
May 15 – Oct 1Operation Leaping Lena[7]ARVN, CIDG and 5th Special Forces long-range patrolling to provide the groundwork for the formation of a combined American-South Vietnamese special reconnaissance unit capable of conducting the most hazardous and critical missions inside the country as required by MACV and the Vietnamese Joint General Staff. Renamed Project DELTA in October 1964throughout South Vietnam
May 19Operation Yankee Team[1]USAF reconnaissanceLaos
May 24Unnamed[6]ARVN operationCan Giao, Gia Định Province
May 29Operation Dan Chi 132[6]ARVN operationChuong Thien
May 30Operation Chinh Nghia[6]ARVN operation14 km southeast of Biên Hòa, Biên Hòa Province
May 31Operation Quyet Thang 303[6]ARVN operation40 km northeast of Toumorong, Kon Tum Province
Jun 2Unnamed[6]ARVN operationnorthwest of Phuoc Vinh, Tây Ninh Province
Jun 16 – Jul 12Operation Quyet Thang 404[6]ARVN operationPhú Yên Province
Jun 17Operation 33-64 [6]ARVN operationRung Sat Special Zone, Gia Định Province
Jul 9Unnamed[6]ARVN operation13 km southeast of Thu Duc, Gia Định Province
Jul 10Operation Chinh Nghia 36[6]ARVN operation6 km south of Duc Hoa, Hậu Nghĩa Province
Jul 14 – 16Operation Quang Ngai 16[6]ARVN operation14 km west-southwest of Son Tinh, Quảng Ngãi Province
Jul 23 - 30Operation Le Loi 9[6]ARVN operation24 km southwest of An Tuc, Pleiku Province
Jul 26Unnamed[6]ARVN operation46 km east of Lac Thien, Darlac Province
Aug 2Unnamed[6]ARVN operation7 km west of Tuy An, Phú Yên Province
Aug 4Unnamed[6]ARVN operation17 km southeast of Gò Công
Aug 5Operation Pierce Arrow[8]US Navy airstrikes against North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and POL facilities in response to the Gulf of Tonkin IncidentHon Gai, Loc Chao, Quang Khe, Ben Thuy, and Vinh1
Aug 11 – 17Operation Chinh Nghia[9]ARVN assault on a Viet Cong base areaIII Corps
Aug 12Unnamed[6]ARVN operation30 km northeast of Le Trung, Pleiku Province
Aug 13Operation Tu Cuong 124[6]ARVN operation5 km east of Duc Pho, Quảng Ngãi Province
Aug 15Operation Dan Chi 54[6]ARVN operationThừa Thiên Province
Aug 17Operation Quyet Thang 606[6]ARVN operation43 km northwest of Cheo Reo, Phu Bon Province
Aug 19 – 22Operation Lien Lu 7[6]ARVN operation11 km north of Tây Ninh city
Aug 20 – 29Operation Thang Long 18[6]ARVN operation27 km northwest of Le Trung, Pleiku Province
Aug 27 – 29Operation Binh Thuan 39[6]ARVN operation11 km north of Muong Man, Bình Thuận Province
Sep 1 – mid 1965Operation Hop Tap[10]ARVN operation in an effort to push government control outward from Saigon into the surrounding six provinces of. Forces included the ARVN 5th Division and the Airborne and Marine Brigades. Two regiments of the ARVN 25th Division provided local security along with Regional Forces and Popular Forces, National Police and hamlet militiaGia Dinh, Biên Hòa, Bình Dương, Hậu Nghĩa, Long An, and Phước Tuy Provinces
Oct 1 – Jun 30 1970Operation Project Delta[11]Project DELTA operated country-wide under the direction of MACV as approved by the South Vietnamese Joint General Staffthroughout South Vietnam
Oct 17 – 19Operation Dan Chi 80[12]ARVN operationBa Xuyen Province123
Nov 18Unnamed[13]U.S.-Vietnamese air and ground search for a supposed VC strongholdBình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces
Dec 14 – Mar 29 1973Operation Barrel Roll[14][15]The bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Lao Army and CIA-trained HmongLaos
Dec 27 – 29Operation Dan Chi 100-50[16]ARVN operation against the VC 207th, 303rd, 306th, and U Minh I Battalions15 km east of Sóc Trăng, Ba Xuyen Province

See also

References
  1. "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". The Vietnam Center and Archive.
  2. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
  3. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
  4. Whitlow, CAPT Robert (1977). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: the Advisory & Combat Assistance Era, 1954-1964. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149. ASIN B00313IWUI.
  5. Whitlow, p. 152-154
  6. "Special Report to the Co-Chairmen of the Geneva Conference on Indo-China" (PDF). International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. 13 February 1965. pp. 19–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  7. Stanton, Shelby (1999). Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Southeast Asia, 1956-1975. Ballantine Books. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-8041-1884-2.
  8. Frankum, Ronald (2005). Like Rolling Thunder: The Air War in Vietnam 1964-1975. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-4302-7.
  9. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
  10. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
  11. Stanton, p. 218
  12. "MACV Command History Chronology 1964". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  13. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
  14. Warner, Roger (1996). Shooting at the Moon: The Story of America’s Clandestine War in Laos. Steerforth Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-883642-36-5.
  15. Morocco, John (1985). The Vietnam Experience Rain of Fire: Air War, 1969–1973. Time-Life Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-939526-14-7.
  16. "Operation report information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
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