Battle of Dak To

Squad Leader, Company "D", 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, keeps a sharp lookout past the perimeter with his M60 machine, in preparation for the final assault on Hill 875

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, "take five" during bunker construction on Hill 530, Vietnam War.

173 Airborne Brigade in a firefight on Hill 823 during the Vietnam War.

ASSAULT ON HILL 875 SSG Johnnie Riley (Beaumont, Texas), Plt Leader, Mortar Section, 173rd Abn Bde, marks positions on the plotting board in preparation for the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. The radio operator is 1SG Jerry Babb. NARA 111-C-44223

ASSAULT ON HILL 875. Chaplain (LTC) Roy Peters administers the Holy Communion to members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade prior to the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-452-CC44235

PFC James Randerson, HHC (Hqs & Hqs Co.), 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, hooks a sling of expended howitzer brass to a CH-47 Chinook, south of Cheo Reo. NARA 111-CCV-105-CC45116

ASSAULT ON HILL 875. SP5 Rufus Humphrey (Springfield, Ohio), NCO, CBR, 4th Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, checks the flame throwers before issuing them to the operators for the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC44232

4th Infantry Division soldiers with a captured machine gun at Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-569-CC45118

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, prepare to sing a hymn during church services during Operation MacArthur.

Members of Co. C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, descend the side of Hill 742, located five miles northwest of Dak To during Operation MacArthur.

Members of Companies B and C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, prepare to move off of Hill 742, located five miles northwest of Dak To, to continue their search and destroy missions in the highlands around Dak To. PFC John Sizemore, Co C, stands guard on Hill 742 as the sun sets in the background.

A member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry [Abn], 173rd Abn. Bde., returns sniper fire. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC45128

A radio operator of the 4th Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, calls for artillery support during the assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC44248

Aerial photo of Dak To base of 1st Bde, 4th Inf, Div., Vietnam, ca. 1967

Aerial view of two C-130s burning on the runway at Dak To following a mortar attack. NARA 111-CCV-273-CC45134

Jungle of Dak Ta Kan valley after a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52 bomber raid near Dak To, Vietnam. B-52s flew 257 strikes in support of the Battle of Dak To (Operation MacArthur), 3–22 November 1967.

ASSAULT ON HILL 875. Chaplain (LTC) Roy Peters administers the Holy Communion to members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade prior to the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To.

A member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Abn Bde., strings communications wire at the new base camp near Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC45138

Sharing a food package are (l-r) PFC Warren Fromm (Mequon, Wisconsin), PFC Charles [Berry] (Atlanta, Georgia), PFC John Copeland ([Inman], South Carolina), and SP4 Peter Foote (North Adams, Massachusetts), all men are of Company B, 4th Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prior to the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC44227

LT William Early of Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Inf. Div., discusses briefs his men prior to a patrol near Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-569-CC45123

ASSAULT ON HILL 875. 1LT Bryan MacConough (Ft. Lee, Virginia), CO, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, directs a helicopter to the Landing Zone by radio in preparation for the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC44229

ASSAULT ON HILL 875. SSG Clarence D. Neitzel (Sierra Vista, Arizona), Squad Leader, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, keeps a sharp lookout past the perimeter with his M60 machine gun in readiness in preparation for the final assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles southwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-634-CC44226

Battle of Dak To Phase 1, 2-6 November 1967

Battle of Dak To Phase 2, 7-12 November 1967

Battle of Dak To Phase 3, 13-25 November 1967

PFC Burt Peterson motion picture photographer. US Army Special Photo Det, films a member of the 4th Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the assault on Hill 875, located 15 miles northwest of Dak To. NARA 111-CCV-478-CC44242