Index

Abrams, General Creighton W.: 160

Advisers. See Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; Special Forces, U.S. Army; U.S. Army.

Aerial reconnaissance: 143

Agency for International Development: 6

Air cushion vehicles: 162

Air Force, U.S.: 80, 97, 115, 141, 142, 161

Air Force, Vietnamese: 141

Air strikes: 93, 135, 140

Air support: 87, 121

Airboats: 97, 155, 162

Aircraft. See also Helicopters.
A1E-type: 137,
AC 47: 116,
B-40: 111,
C-7A: 142,
C-47: 93, 130, 161,
C-130: 142, 161,
F-4: 95,
F-105: 94

Airlift: 132, 141

Airlift command: 161

Airmobile operations: 84

Ambushes: 34, 40, 53, 135, 145

An Loa Valley: 148

Apache Force: 90, 91

Area development centers: 12, 33, 34, 35, 46

Area development programs: 10, 14, 34, 35, 48, 52, 78

A Shau: 83, 92, 93, 109, 162

Attleboro operation: 83, 118

Ban Don: 63, 64

Ban Me Thuot: 22, 43, 64, 126

Ba Xoai: 119, 155

Binh Dinh Province: 87, 93

BLACKJACK landing zone: 119

BLACKJACK operations: 41, 83, 118, 119, 147, 169

Bo Duc Subsector: 114

Bong Son: 93

Booby traps: 105, 135, 145

Boorman, Staff Sergeant J.: 114

Border control system: 152

Border Surveillance-Control Operating Concept: 46

Border surveillance program: 36, 49,
camps: 47, 102, 104,
mission: 44,
operations: 52,
units: 33,

"Briefback": 142

Brillante, Staff Sergeant: 111

Bronson, Captain: 94, 95

Brown, Specialist 4: 94, 95

Bu Dinh Secret Zone: 128, 133

Bu Dop: 83, 113, 114, 115, 155

Buildup, U.S.: 15, 77, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 99, 168

Buon Brieng: 63, 64

Buon Ea Yang, Camp: 87

Buon Enao (village): 12, 14, 24, 25, 27

Buon Enao experiment: 25-28, 32, 34, 37, 42, 43. See also Montagnard program.

Buon Enao Strike Force: 42

Buon Ho: 28, 43

Buon Krong: 28

Buon Mi Ga: 63

Buan Sar Pa: 63, 64

Buon Sar Pa Mobile Strike Force: 63

Buon Tah: 28

Bu Prang: 43, 63, 64, 154

Cambodia: 126, 154

Cambodian border: 33, 46, 115, 133

Cambodian operation: 152, 154

Cambodians. See Minority groups.

Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group. See also Buon Enao experiment.
closure: 156
construction: 49, 106, 127
conversion: 85, 96, 108, 122, 151, 152,156, 158
deployment: 102, 108
establishment: 15, 46, 84
fighting: 55, 96, 106, 107, 121, 165, 170
floating: 96, 106, 107, 165, 170

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Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group—Continued
overrun: 40,
turnover: 41,44, 102, 122, 126, 157,
weaknesses: 54,

Can Tho: 58, 115, 119

Cao Dai sect: 24, 29

Cao Lanh: 90

CARE: 60

Casualties: 93, 109, 110, 115, 116, 118, 122, 148, 154. See also Medical evacuation.

Catholic parish priests: 33

Catholic youth program: 34

Cau Song Be: 148

Central Highlands: 6, 12

Central Intelligence Agency: 6, 147

Chain of command: 45, 46, 164, 166

Chamberlain, Captain Craig R.: 111, 113

Chau Doc: 89, 126

Chi Lang: 119, 155

Civic Action Guide: 121

Civic action programs: 17, 18, 41, 59, 62, 85, 87, 98, 124, 155, 164, 170, 171

Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) program: 32, 42, 49. See also Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group.
conventionalization: 48, 78, 79
conversion: 41, 85, 157
effectiveness: 53, 83
growth: 34, 85, 86, 87, 96, 108
inception: 6, 7
offensive role: 77, 78, 79

Combat reconnaissance platoons: 90, 91, 96

Command and control: 86, 141, 168

Command and General Staff College: 6

Commanders, U.S.: 80, 85, 141

Commando Training Center, Nha Trang: 4

Concept of Special Forces operations plan (1967): 98

Con Thien: 83, 110, 111, 163

Co-operative self-help concept: 63

Corps tactical zones: 30
I: 34, 48, 49, 55, 58, 83, 84, 102, 110
II: 34, 54, 63, 83, 84, 85, 93, 102
III: 84, 85, 102, 109, 113, 118
IV: 88, 90, 102, 108, 118, 155

"Counterpart" relationship, U.S. and Vietnamese Special Forces: 7-8, 12, 16-17, 28, 30, 35, 52, 101-02, 124

Crazy Horse operation: 87

Dak Mil: 63

Dak Pek, Camp: 154

Dak Seang: 154

Dak To: 40

Dalat: 126

Da Nang: 32, 56, 58

Darlac Province: 6, 12, 22, 28, 34, 87

Davis, Major Paris D.: 94, 95

Delta Company Strike Force: 155

Delta Project: 53, 54, 81, 83, 87, 90, 91, 97, 101, 121, 134, 137, 140, 165, 169

Department of the Army: 161, 164

Department of Defense: 6, 30

Department of State: 6

Detachments: 6, 17, 168, See also Units, U. S. Army Special Forces, Detachments.
A: 9, 26, 28, 30, 41, 46, 49, 61, 74, 88, 89, 92, 97, 99, 100, 108, 135
B: 9, 30, 45, 46, 49, 54, 58, 74, 88, 89, 99
C: 9, 74, 92, 116

"Devil's Brigade": 4

Diem, Ngo Dinh: 4

Diem Regime: 35

Dien Bien Phu: 3

Dies, Sergeant Ronald: 94

Divisions, U.S. See Units, U.S. Army, Divisions.

Dong Ba Thin: 49, 91

Dong Ba Thin Training Center: 120

Dong Bao Throng: 20. See also Montagnards.

Dong Xoai: 128

Donlon, Captain Roger H. C.: 56

Don Phuc: 118

Duc Hue: 154

Duc Lap: 154

Ea Ana: 28

"Eagle Flight": 54

Eagle Scouts: 90, 91

Educational projects: 25

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: 4

Engineer detachments: 41. See also Units, U.S. Army Special Forces.

Escalation. See Buildup, U.S.

Field force. See Units, U.S. Army, Field Forces.

Fighting camps. See Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group.

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"Fighting fathers" program: 33

Fishhook area: 129

Floating camps. See Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group.

Flood campaign plan: 97

Forward supply points: 58, 59, 121

Frederick, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Tryon: 4

Free World Military Assistance Forces: 85, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 121, 128, 134, 159, 169, 170

French Army: 3

French Indochina War: 20

French Union: 3

Funding: 57, 97. See also PARASOL-SWITCHBACK program; Special Forces Group (Airborne), 5th.

Garrett, Captain Chester: 114

Geneva armistice: 3

Gibson, Staff Sergeant: 111

Gillespie, Captain Vernon P.: 64

Gomez, Sergeant 1st Class: 112

Greek-letter projects: 137. See also Delta Project Omega Project; Sigma Project.

Green Berets: 6, 40, 79, 93

Gritz, Captain James: 147

Hamlet militia: 15, 30, 32, 37, 48, 49

Hanoi: 4

"Hardened" camps. See Camps, Civilian Irregular Defense Group, fighting,

Harkins, General Paul D.: 28, 160

Helicopter Pioneers: 160

Helicopters: 97, 142, 143, 146, 162. See also Aircraft.
and chain of command: 166
H-34: 93
UH-ID: 107

HENRY CLAY operation: 83

Hewgley, Lieutenant Colonel Clarence T.: 147

Hiep Hoa: 15, 54

Hill 158: 112

Historical units: 97

Hoa Cam Training Center (Da Nang): 32

Hoa Hao sect: 24, 49. See also Minority groups.

Hon Quan, Camp: 129

"Hot" war: 126

Hue: 92

Infantry, U.S.: 84, 85. See also Units, U.S. Army; U.S. Army.

Infiltration (by CIDG): 135, 143, 144, 145. See also Viet Cong, infiltration.

Insurgent wars: 163

Intelligence: 16, 81, 83, 87, 97, 99-100, 135, 165

Jarai (tribe): 25, 28

John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance. See Special Warfare Center.

Joint Chiefs of Staff: 6

Joint U.S.-Vietnamese Special Forces command. See "Counterpart" relationship, U.S. and Vietnamese Special Forces; U.S. Army Special Forces-Vietnamese Special Forces command.

Katum: 155

Kennedy, John F.: 5, 6

Khanh Hoa Province: 22

Khe Sanh : 110, 126

Khe Tre: 55, 56

Kien Phong Province: 90, 155

Kien Tuong Province: 89

Kiet, Mr.: 111

King, Captain: 112

Kontum (city): 96, 126

Kontum Province: 34

Korean War: 163

Lac Luong Dac Biet: 111. See also Vietnamese Special Forces.

Lac Tien: 28

Lafayette Escadrille: 160

Land development program: 25. See also Area development programs.

Language problems: 17, 79, 164

Lang Vei, Camp: 83, 110, 126

Lansberry, Sergeant 1st Class: 112

Laos: 126

Laotian border: 33, 46, 92

Lao Tien: 43

Le Hai 21 operation: 87

Leadership: 52, 101

Leaping Lena Project: 53

Loc Ninh, Camp: 83, 127, 129, 130, 131

Loc Ninh District: 128

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Loff, Sergeant 1st Class: 112

Logistic program: 134, 148, 158, 159

Logistic Support Center (Nha Trang): 45, 58

Logistical support system: 17, 36, 37, 57-58, 97, 98, 121, 122

Long-range reconnaissance teams: 53, 98, 134, 146, 165

McGuire rig: 147

Mai Loc: 154, 156

Marine Corps, U.S.: 83, 84, 93, 110, 111, 112, 162, 163

Marines, Korean: 83

Marshall, General George C.: 3

Medical evacuation: 95, 105, 113, 115, 132, 147

Medical programs: 25, 59, 63, 121

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam: 4, 12, 15, 45, 81, 85, 87, 90, 137, 151
advisers: 88, 158
civic action study: 62
established: 28
responsibilities: 35
support to Special Forces: 160, 161

Military intelligence detachments: 97, 100

Mekong Delta: 12, 19, 34, 89, 102, 155, 162, 170

Mekong River: 107

MIKE Force: 140. See also Reaction forces.

Minh Thanh: 102

Minority groups: 19, 20, 24, 33, 49, 157, 158, 171, 172

Minutemen: 160

Missile, surface-to-air: 131

Mission support sites: 145

Mnong (tribe): 28

Mobile guerrilla forces: 8, 96, 98, 134, 135, 137, 148, 169

Mobile Strike Force Command, 5th: 116

Mobile strike forces: 54, 63, 84, 90, 127, 134, 137, 144, 145
command and control: 141
mission: 115, 116, 117
organization: 92, 116
training: 96

Moc Hoa: 89

Monsoon operations: 162. See also Flood campaign plan.

Montagnard program: 24, 33, 34, 46

Montagnard uprising: 43, 45, 53, 63, 64, 167

Montagnards: 6, 12. See also Rhade (tribe).
assimilation efforts: 157
attitude toward Vietnamese: 9
citizenship: 158
Vietnam government, attitude toward: 19, 20

Morgan, Sergeant 1st Class David: 94

Motivation and indoctrination program: 152

Mountain commandos. 32

Mountain scouts: 15, 32, 37

Mountbatten, Vice Admiral Lord Louis: 3

My An, Camp: 109, 116

My Phuoc Tay, Camp: 109

Nam Dong: 55, 56

NATHAN HALE operation: 83

National Assembly, Vietnamese: 64

Navy, U.S.: 97, 108, 161, 162

Navy Construction Battalion: 41, 111. See also Seabees.

Nha Trang: 30, 45, 49, 119, 126, 159

Nha Trang Mobile Strike Force: 114, 116, 118

Night operations: 53, 97, 105, 165, 170

North Vietnamese Army: 78, 90, 92, 114, 115, 125, 126, 154, 163. See also Units, enemy.

Nui Giai Mountain: 118, 119

Nung (tribe). 24, 55, 56, 57, 91. See also Units, mobile strike forces.

Okinawa: 4, 32, 57, 166

Omega Project: 81, 97, 121, 134, 137, 169

OREGON Task Force: 84

Pacification program: 34, 46, 64

Paramilitary forces: 19, 32, 33, 35, 161. See also Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) program; Popular Forces; Regional Forces.

PARASOL-SWITCHBACK program: 57

Peoples Republic of China: 4

Phan Thiet: 126

Phuoc Long Province: 113, 129

Phu Yen Province: 22

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Pike, Geoffrey N.: 3

Plain of Reeds: 102

Plei Djereng: 107

Pleiku (city): 7, 58, 64, 96, 126

Pleiku Province: 34, 107

Plei Mrong, Camp: 40, 96, 102, 104

Plei Trap Valley: 161

PLOUGH plan: 3

Polei Krong: 40, 54

Popular Forces: 37, 63, 88, 89, 97, 172

Prek Klok, Camp: 109

Prisoner recovery operations: 148

Psychological operations: 17, 35, 41, 63, 98, 124, 164, 165, 171

Quang Duc Province: 22, 43

Quang Tri Province: 110

"Quick reacting supply and procurement procedures": 36

Qui Nhon: 126

Radio Research units: 97. See also Units, U.S, Army.

Rangers, U.S.: 160

Rangers, Vietnamese. See Vietnamese Rangers.

Rang Rang: 155

Reaction forces: 54, 80, 84, 87

Recondo School: 83, 96, 120, 121, 170

Reconnaissance teams: 91, 92, 143. See also Long-range reconnaissance teams.

Red ball system: 121, 122

Refugees: 19, 60, 145, 154

Regional Forces: 16, 83, 88, 89, 97, 98, 172
conversion from CIDG: 85
at Loc Ninh: 129-31

Reinburg, Sergeant 1st Class: 95

Republic of Vietnam Army: 4, 16, 35, 74, 83, 84, 97, 151, 159. See also Units, Army of the Republic of Vietnam; Vietnamese Rangers.

Republic of Vietnam government: 10, 24, 30, 35, 44

Resor, Stanley R.: 147

Resupply: 98, 121, 135, 157, 145. See also Logistical support system.

Revolutionary Development Support Program: 98, 124

Rhade (tribe): 6, 12, 20, 22, 23, 24, 64. See also Minority groups; Montagnards.

Rheault, Colonel Robert B.: 147-48

RIO BLANCO operation: 83

Roadrunner teams: 90, 137, 140, 143, 146

Rough Riders: 160

Safe areas, enemy: 140

Saigon: 30, 43, 45, 58

SAM HOUSTON operation: 83

Sampans: 155, 162

Sappers: 110, 111, 131, 154

Seabees: 112, 113

Seven Mountains: 83, 118, 148, 155

Sigma Project: 81, 83, 97, 121, 134, 137, 148, 169

Song Be (river): 129

Soui Da: 83

Soviet Union: 4

Special Forces, U.S. Army: 10, 35, 61, 151, 163, 169. See also Units, U.S. Army Special Forces.
administration: 97, 98
advisory effort: 8, 26, 35, 40, 87, 88, 101, 167, 168
annual campaign: 97
attitude of Vietnamese toward: 167
command and control: 8, 17, 30, 147
companies: 135
definition: 9
expansion: 32, 64, 85
flexibility: 148
future role: 173, 174
lessons learned by: 171
medical personnel: 7, 17
missions: 16, 83, 84, 89, 145
morale: 168
motto: 175
"navy": 170
occupational specialties: 166
organization: 171, 173
training: 166

Special Forces (Provisional), Vietnam: 30, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 74

Special Forces, Vietnamese. See Vietnamese Special Forces.

Special Forces Group, 1st: 4, 166. See also Units, U.S. Army Special Forces.

Special Forces Croup (Airborne), 5th: 10, 14, 30, 45, 64, 90, 102, 156, 157, 159, 166, 167. See also Units, U.S. Army Special Forces.

Special Forces Groups. See Units, U.S. Army Special Forces.

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Special Forces handbooks: 98, 108, 170

Special Service Force, 1st: 3, 4

Special Warfare Center: 4, 6

"Spooky": 130, 132. See also Aircraft, C-47.

Stand-down: 155, 156, 157, 158, 159

Statistics: 165

Strategic hamlet program: 35, 42

Strike forces: 30, 34, 35, 84. See also Mobile guerrilla forces; Mobile strike forces.
misuse of: 80, 141
offensive role: 49-52

Suoi Da, Camp: 118

SWITCHBACK operation: 30, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 46, 57

Tactics: 10, 108, 160, 163, 164, 165

Tanks, North Vietnamese Army: 126

Task Force OREGON: 84

Tay Ninh Province: 62, 118, 148

Technical assistance teams. See Navy Construction Battalion; Seabees.

Tet offensive: 83, 122, 125, 126, 151

THAYER operation: 83

Thua Thien Province: 55

Thuong Duc: 154

Thuong Thoi, Camp: 83, 115

Tien Phuoc: 154

Tinh Bien: 119

Tong Le Chon, Camp: 109, 129, 155

Tra Cu: 154

Trailwatchers program: 33. See also Border surveillance program.

Training: 98, 166
improvement of: 35, 104
of strike forces: 37
of trailwatchers: 26, 27, 33
for unconventional operations: 140, 141

Trung Dung, Camp: 104

U Minh Forest: 148

Unconventional warfare: 6, 9, 134, 142,143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148. See also Civilian Irregular Defense Group Detachments (CIDG) program.

Units, Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Battalion, 91st Ranger (Airborne): 90, 98, 137, 140
Company, 883d Vietnamese Regional Forces: 93, 94, 95

Units, enemy
Battalion, 512th Viet Cong: 118
Division, 9th Viet Cong: 129
Regiments
12th North Vietnamese: 114
28th North Vietnamese: 154
40th North Vietnamese: 154
60th North Vietnamese: 154
84A North Vietnamese Artillery: 129, 130, 131
141st North Vietnamese: 129, 131
165th North Vietnamese: 131
272d Viet Cong: 128, 131
273d Viet Cong: 128, 129, 130, 131
812th North Vietnamese: 110

Units, mobile strike forces
Battalion, 3d Nung, III Corps: 114
Companies: 1st, 3d Nung Battalion: 114
D, IV Corps: 118, 119
Corps
III: 155,
IV: 116
Buon Enao: 42
Buan Sar Pa: 63
Delta Company: 155
Nha Trang: 114, 118
Special Forces Group, 5th: 118, 119

Units, U.S, Army
Brigade, 1st, 1st Infantry Division: 132
Detachment, 403d Radio Research Special Operations: 100
Divisions
1st Cavalry (Airmobile): 83, 87
1st Infantry: 127, 132, 133
4th Infantry: 83
101st Airborne: 83
Field Forces
I:137
II:137

Units, U.S. Army Special Forces
Companies
A, 5th Special Forces Group: 154
B. 5th Special Forces Group: 154
C, 5th Special Forces Group: 154
Detachments
A-25: 115
A-35: 25, 26
A-101: 110
A-110: 110
A-251: 107
A-322: 118

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Units, U.S. Army Special Forces—Continued
Detachments—Continued
A-331: 127, 129, 130
A 425: 115
A-426: 116
A-430: 118
B-24: 96
B-41: 89
B-42: 87, 119
B-43: 90
B-55: 114, 118
B-56: 147
539th Engineer: 107
Force, 1st Special Service: 3, 4
Groups
1st: 4, 30
5th: 5, 74, 159
7th: 30
10th: 4
77th: 44
Team, Engineer, KB-7: 107

Units, U.S. Marine Corps, III Amphibious Force: 84, 93

U.S. Air Force. See Air Force, U,S.

U,S. Army: 58, 84, 98, 141, 153, 159, 160, 163, 169. See also Units, U.S. Army.

U.S. Army Special Forces. See Special Forces, U.S. Army.

U.S. Army Special Forces-Vietnamese Special Forces command: 54, 97, 135. See also "Counterpart" relationship, U.S, and Vietnamese Special Forces.

Vehicles, air cushion: 162

Viet Cong: 15, 19, 26, 81, 90. See also North Vietnamese Army; Units, enemy.
attacks: 55, 130
base areas: 108, 118, 135
infiltration: 54, 102, 110
infrastructure: 165
reaction to SWITCHBACK operation: 40, 41
shadow government: 53
training areas: 154

Viet Minh: 3, 4, 20

Vietnam Army: 4, 16, 35, 74, 83, 84, 97, 151, 159. See also Units, Army of the Republic of Vietnam; Vietnamese Rangers.

Vietnam Army Ranger Command: 156, 158

Vietnam Army Reconnaissance-Commando School: 121

Vietnam Independence League. See Viet Minh.

Vietnam War: 53, 78, 86, 151, 163, 164

Vietnamese Army Ranger Program: 157. See also Vietnamese Rangers.

Vietnamese Independence Day: 56

Vietnamese Joint General Staff-Military Assistance Command Planning Committee: 152

Vietnamese Rangers: 46, 54, 128, 152, 156, 157, 158. See also Units, Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

Vietnamese Special Forces: 4, 14, 26, 46, 90, 151. See also Leadership.
attitude toward civilians: 62
Civilian Irregular Defense Group program conversion: 158
detachments: 28, 101
organization: 101, 102
role: 16
view of Civilian Irregular Defense Group program: 40

Vietnamese Special Forces High Command: 74, 98, 105

Vietnamese Special Forces Training Center: 49, 91

Vietnamization: 96, 122, 151

Village defenders: 12, 26, 32, 34, 35. See also Hamlet militia.

Village defense system: 27

Village Self-Defense Program: 24, 26, 27, 28, 171

Vinh Gia, Camp: 102, 119, 155

Walter Reed psychiatric unit: 168

War Zones
C: 102, 109, 128, 148
D: 102, 129, 155

"Wars of liberation": 7

Waterborne operations: 165, 170. See also Flood campaign plan.

Waugh, Master Sergeant Billy: 94

Weapons Modernization Program: 127

Westmoreland, General William C.: 92, 97, 102, 120, 160

Williams, Sergeant 1st Class R.: 114

Zicaro, Sergeant: 111