Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/1] [3D BN 1ST MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201021075
Pages
0023
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 021,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 1 - 15 June 1968
Existence: Majority of material found within 01 June 1968
General Note
BLT 3/1 - 3D BN 1ST MARINES (Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade) (3rd Battalion 1st Marines)

SLF Task Group 79.5 (Special Landing Force)
Ca Lu Combat Base (1-3 June 1968)
USS Valley Forge (3-7 June 1968)
Operation SWIFT SABER - Hoa Vang District, Hieu Duc District, Quang Nam Province (7-13 June 1968)
Combat Base Hoa Vang Disctict (13-15 June 1968)

BLT 3/1 Formally Dissolved (15 June 1968) - Assumed responsibility for AO previously assigned to 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201021075

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/1] [3D BN 1ST MARINES], 1201021075. 01 June 1968, Box __, Folder 021, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201021075, Accessed 21 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201021075, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]