U.S. Casualties
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) SAIGON, Feb. 4. More Americans were killed in Vietnam in the first six days of last week than in any previous week of the war. Fighting their way through the streets of cities and towns to combat a huge Viet Cong offensive, 367 United States troops lost their lives, and an American military spokesman said the toll was . bound to be increased today. More than 2000 Americans were wounded. The casualty figures all round have set new records, the South Vietnamese having lost 738 soldiers dead
and more than 4000 wounded.
The United States figure of about 15,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed over the six days is twice the average for a whole month. But many informed observers in Saigon are sceptical of this estimate, describing as “incredible” such battle items released by the American command as this:
Tan An, 15 miles southwest of Pleiku. Intense mortar attack and then ground assault. United States troops moved in to reinforce popular and regional forces. Viet Cong: 208 dead, 203 captured; friendly, one wounded.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31595, 5 February 1968, Page 13
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