Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/5] [2D BN 5TH MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201048068
Pages
0078
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 048,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 8-30 April 1966
General Note
BLT 2/5, 2D BN 5TH MARINES (Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment) ;

[4-7 April 1966 - Amphibious landing exercise at Kin Beach, Okinawa, Japan] ;
8-13 April 1966 - travel from Okinawa to Chu Lai, RVN ;
13 April 1966 - BLT 2/4 Dissolved ;
Assigned TAOR on Hill 69 (formerly TAOR of 2D Bn 4th Marines) ;
26 April 1966 - Operation WYOMING commenced ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201048068

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/5] [2D BN 5TH MARINES], 1201048068. 8-30 April 1966, Box __, Folder 048, 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=1201048068, Accessed 14 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201048068, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 03 Mar 2022]