Battle of Lima Site 85

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties at least 12 U.S. personnel killed
unknown North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Pathet_Lao
North Vietnam
gptkbp:commander Richard Secord
Colonel Le Thanh Dao
gptkbp:date 10–11 March 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lima Site 85
gptkbp:location Lima Site 85, Phou Pha Thi, Houaphanh Province, Laos
gptkbp:notableFor covert U.S. operations in Laos
gptkbp:objective capture of a U.S. radar installation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Air_America
gptkb:Operation_Barrel_Roll
CIA activities in Laos
gptkbp:result North Vietnamese victory
gptkbp:significance largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members during the Vietnam War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Etchberger_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7