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Battle of Hill 488
Part of Operation Kansas, Vietnam War
Date15–16 June 1966
Location
Hiệp Đức District, Quảng Nam Province South Vietnam
15°20′N 108°17′E / 15.34°N 108.29°E / 15.34; 108.29
Result American victory
Belligerents
Battle of Hill 488 United States Battle of Hill 488 Viet Cong
Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Jimmie E. Howard
Units involved
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Battalion, 5th Marines
Strength
1st Recon: 18
1/5 Marines: ~250
US Estimate: ~250–300
Casualties and losses
14 killed US body count: ~42–200 casualties
Hiệp Đức is located in Vietnam
Hiệp Đức
Hiệp Đức
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Location within Vietnam

The Battle of Hill 488 was a military engagement of the Vietnam War that took place on the night of 15–16 June 1966. A small United States Marine Corps (USMC) reconnaissance platoon inflicted large casualties on regular People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) fighters before withdrawing with only a few dead.

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