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Operation Dimwitted Overage

Campaign: ChelteNam · Fri 19 Mar 2021

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Operation Summary

2nd Battle of Men Cheah
1st Platoon launch a jungle patrol to intercept Chelt Cong infiltration groups moving out from Men Cheah, where regular forces of the Proletarian Avon Valley Nationalist army (1st Bat. ChelteNam Heavy Assault Veterans (CHAV)) were digging in at the captured US Logistics Station Oriole on the eastern bank of the Tonle, although with the pontoon bridge destroyed, movement across the river is limited to sampan-transported light vehicles and infantry.

Awards

Holliday
Bronze Star Medal
Reason: For bravery under fire while recovering and supporting wounded personnel. (by Admin)
Tonk
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Claymore
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: For sucessful destruction of an enemy armoured vehicle which had disabled a friendly M48. (by Admin)

After Action Reports

Legacy AAR #22
Written by Admin — 2026-03-11 19:53:50
Completing their patrol, US forces sweep into the village of Men Cheah and storm the captured facility, recovering it, and clearing the surrounding village suburbs. They defend it from several counterattacks with the assistance of armour support of M48 tanks from a troop of the 1st Squadron Wycombe Wanderers moving south from Air Station Cardinal. Finally, they return to Patrol Base Giant to resupply before pushing on east and south to defeat an small armour and light vehicle column moving into the AO after they had made a downstream crossing via heavy barges.

Participants