Koh Tang Island battle

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The Koh Tang Island battle was a 1975 U.S. military operation and last official combat action of the Vietnam War era, launched to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez from Cambodian forces.

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Koh Tang Island battle canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
Koh Tang Island assault ⓘ
belligerent Khmer Rouge ⓘ
United States ⓘ
cause seizure of SS Mayaguez by Cambodian forces ⓘ
commandedBy President Gerald Ford (as U.S. Commander-in-Chief) ⓘ
conflict Mayaguez incident ⓘ
conflictType airmobile operation ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
date 1975-05-15 ⓘ
describedAs last official combat action of the Vietnam War era by U.S. forces ⓘ
endDate 1975-05-15 ⓘ
hasCasualties Khmer Rouge forces ⓘ
linked to: Khmer Rouge

United States forces ⓘ
involves SS Mayaguez ⓘ
U.S. Air Force helicopters ⓘ
U.S. Marine landing forces ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
location Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
Koh Tang Island ⓘ
linked to: Koh Tang
militaryTheater Southeast Asia ⓘ
notableFor being one of the last major U.S. combat actions in Southeast Asia ⓘ
controversy over intelligence and planning ⓘ
friendly fire incidents and helicopter losses ⓘ
objective recover seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez ⓘ
rescue the crew of SS Mayaguez ⓘ
opponent Cambodian forces ⓘ
participant U.S. 1st Battalion, 4th Marines ⓘ
U.S. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines ⓘ
U.S. 3rd Marine Division elements ⓘ
partOf Mayaguez rescue operation ⓘ
linked to: Mayaguez incident

Vietnam War era ⓘ
relatedTo Fall of Saigon ⓘ
end of the Vietnam War ⓘ
result release of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ
tactical stalemate on Koh Tang Island ⓘ
startDate 1975-05-15 ⓘ
status completed ⓘ
supportedBy U.S. Air Force tactical aircraft ⓘ
U.S. Seventh Fleet units ⓘ
linked to: Seventh Fleet
timePeriod post–Paris Peace Accords period ⓘ

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SS Mayaguez → associatedWith → Koh Tang Island battle ⓘ