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 Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 64 – 65 Operation DeSoto I 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 transmissions South China Sea Jan 5 Unnamed ARVN operation supported by U.S. aircraft to encircle a Viet Cong battalion Long An province Jan 16-Feb 5 Operation Phuong Hoang I ARVN 7th Division operation Thạnh Phú district 85 19 Jan 18 Unnamed 115 helicopters carry 1,100 ARVN troops in the largest air assault of the war to date north of Biên Hòa, Long Khánh province Feb 4-5 Operation Phuong Hoang II ARVN 7th Division operation Kien Hoa Province Feb 16-June Operation Dan Chien I ARVN 2nd Division pacification operation Quang Tin Province Feb 17-June Operation Dan Chien II ARVN 2nd Division pacification operation Quang Nam Province March Operation Dragon ARVN 9th Division night ambush operations 50 Apr 12 Operation Chinh Nghia 29 ARVN 5th Division pacification operation War Zone C 6 11 Apr 18 Operation Lam Son 115 ARVN 32nd Ranger Battalion and HMM-364 operation A Shau Valley Apr 27 – May 25 Operation Quyet Thang 202Whitlow, p. 152-154 ARVN and HMM-364 air assault Do Xa area, 46 km west of Quảng Ngãi, border of Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum provinces 62 23 May 4 Operation Chuong Duong 10 ARVN operation Pleiku province May 15 – Oct 1 Operation Leaping Lena 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 1964 throughout South Vietnam May 19 Operation Yankee Team USAF reconnaissance Laos May 24 Unnamed ARVN operation Can Giao, Gia Định province May 29 Operation Dan Chi 132 ARVN operation Chuong Thien May 30 Operation Chinh Nghia ARVN operation 14 km southeast of Biên Hòa, Biên Hòa province May 31 Operation Quyet Thang 303 ARVN operation 40 km northeast of Toumorong, Kon Tum province Jun 2 Unnamed ARVN operation northwest of Phuoc Vinh, Tây Ninh province Jun 16 – Jul 12 Operation Quyet Thang 404 ARVN operation Phú Yên province Jun 17 Operation 33-64 ARVN operation Rung Sat Special Zone, Gia Định province Jul 9 Unnamed ARVN operation 13 km southeast of Thủ Đức, Gia Định province Jul 10 Operation Chinh Nghia 36 ARVN operation 6 km south of Đức Hòa, Hậu Nghĩa province Jul 14–16 Operation Quang Ngai 16 ARVN operation 14 km west-southwest of Sơn Tịnh, Quảng Ngãi province Jul 23 - 30 Operation Le Loi 9 ARVN operation 24 km southwest of An Tức, Pleiku province Jul 23 - Aug 2 Operation Vi Dan 109 ARVN 23rd Division operation Phú Yên province 51 1 Jul 26 Unnamed ARVN operation 46 km east of Lac Thien, Darlac province Aug 2 Unnamed ARVN operation 7 km west of Tuy An, Phú Yên province Aug 4 Unnamed ARVN operation 17 km southeast of Gò Công Aug 5 Operation Pierce Arrow US Navy airstrikes against North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and POL facilities in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident Hon Gai, Loc Chao, Quảng Khê, Bến Thủy, and Vinh 1 Aug 11–17 Operation Chinh Nghia ARVN assault on a Viet Cong base area III Corps Aug 12 Unnamed ARVN operation 30 km northeast of Le Trung, Pleiku province Aug 13 Operation Tu Cuong 124 ARVN operation 5 km east of Đức Phổ, Quảng Ngãi province Aug 15 Operation Dan Chi 54 ARVN operation Thừa Thiên province Aug 17 Operation Quyet Thang 606 ARVN operation 43 km northwest of Cheo Reo, Phu Bon province Aug 19–22 Operation Lien Lu 7 ARVN operation 11 km north of Tây Ninh city Aug 20–29 Operation Quyet Thang 505 ARVN 25th Division operation An Lao valley 55 6 Aug 20–31 Operation Thăng Long 18 ARVN operation 27 km northwest of Le Trung, Pleiku province Aug 27–29 Operation Bình Thuận 39 ARVN operation 11 km north of Muong Man, Bình Thuận province Sep 1 – mid 1965 Operation Hop Tap 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 militia Gia Định, Biên Hòa, Bình Dương, Hậu Nghĩa, Long An, and Phước Tuy provinces Sep Operation Lam Son 129 ARVN 1st Division operation Triệu Phong district 75 1 Sep Unnamed ARVN 23rd Division operation Phu Yen province 66 4 Oct 1 – Jun 30 1970 Operation Project DeltaStanton, p. 218 Project DELTA operated country-wide under the direction of MACV as approved by the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff throughout South Vietnam Oct 3-5 Operation Dan Chi ARVN 2nd Battalion, 33rd Infantry operation An Xuyen province 46 Oct 17–19 Operation Dan Chi 80 ARVN operation Ba Xuyen province 123 Nov 8 - Dec 31 Unnamed ARVN 23rd Ranger Battalion and 44th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Phu Yen province 119 73 Nov 18-23 Operation Phong Hoa/Brushfire ARVN 14 battalion operation against VC base areas Bình Dương and Tây Ninh provinces 168 22 Dec 3 Operation Chinh Nghia 53 9th Infantry Regiment air assault operation Tay Ninh province 4 Dec 14 – Mar 29 1973 Operation Barrel Roll The bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Lao Army and CIA-trained Hmong Laos Dec 27–29 Operation Dan Chi 100-50 ARVN operation against the VC 207th, 303rd, 306th, and U Minh I Battalions 15 km east of Sóc Trăng, Ba Xuyen province
See also List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1965)
References
External links HELICOPTER Operations in VIETNAM Special Operations in Vietnam Information About Records Relating to the Vietnam War Operations Analysis (OPSANAL) System Naval Operations in Vietnam