Lewis W. Walt Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lewis W. Walt, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.

3 records1965–19653 events3 places

Chronological biography

1965

Operation Starlite18 August 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · III Marine Amphibious Force Commander · Van Tuong

Walt directs the first major US Marine offensive operation of the war

Operation Piranha7 September 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · III Marine Amphibious Force Commander · Batangan Peninsula

Walt directs Marine operations against Viet Cong forces on the Batangan Peninsula

Operation Harvest Moon8 December 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · III Marine Amphibious Force Commander · Que Son Valley

Walt oversees Marine participation in Operation Harvest Moon

Titles and roles

III Marine Amphibious Force Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.