Mayaguez incident
| Mayaguez incident | |||||||
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| Part of the aftermath of Cambodian Civil War | |||||||
 The wreckage of U.S. Air Force CH-53 helicopters Knife 23 (left) and Knife 31 (right), shot down during the battle, lying on Koh Tang's East Beach shortly after the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Democratic Kampuchea | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Randall W. Austin | Em Son | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 21st Special Operations Squadron 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron 56th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron USS Henry B. Wilson USS Gridley USS Harold E. Holt USS Coral Sea Carrier Air Wing 15 | Khmer Rouge | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300+ | 100+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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38 killed 3 captured (later executed) 50 wounded 3 helicopters destroyed |
13–25 killed on Koh Tang island Unknown killed on Swift boats and Cambodian mainland 4 Swift Boats sunk | ||||||