4th Marine Battalion (South Vietnam)

4th Marine Battalion
Active	1961–1975
Allegiance	South Vietnam
Branch	Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps
Role	Marines
Nickname(s)	"Killer Sharks"
Engagements	Vietnam War Battle of Binh Gia

The 4th Marine Battalion was a marine battalion of the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. The battalion was formed in early 1961 and based at Vũng Tàu in Phước Tuy Province (now Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province). On 30–31 December 1964, it was ambushed by elements of the Viet Cong 9th Division near the Quang Giao rubber plantation, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south east of Bình Giã and suffered 60% casualties. The battalion ceased to exist after the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 and the collapse of the South Vietnamese government.

References

• Vietnamese Marine Corps

External links

• http://k16vbqgvn.org/tranbinhgia.htm