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Contact Info
Home Town New York, NY
Last Address Columbia, South Carolina
Date of Passing Apr 15, 2003
Location of Interment Florence National Cemetery (VA) - Florence, South Carolina
Description Operation Masher was a combined U.S., ARVN, and ROKA operation that began on January 28, 1966. The name "Operation Masher" was changed to "Operation White Wing", because the name was deemed too crude for 'nation-building'.
The mission was a search and destroy mission, and had little to do with nation-building. The operation was divided into four Phases.
Masher/White Wing lasted 42 days and ended on March 6. As many as 1,342 enemy soldiers had been killed by the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) at the cost of 288 United States' troops killed and 990 wounded. The ARVN and ROKA forces killed an additional 808 enemy soldiers. The 3rd NVA Division was pronounced destroyed but later was back in action elsewhere on the battlefield.
