Operation Hawthorne

Operation Hawthorne
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; An infantry patrol moves up to assault the last Viet Cong position at Đắk Tô, 7 June 1966.
Date	2–21 June 1966
Location	Toumorong, South Vietnam14.814°N 107.906°E
Result	U.S. & South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
United States; South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
BG Willard Pearson	Unknown
Units involved
101st Airborne Division 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment; 42nd Regiment; 21st Ranger Battalion	24th Regiment
Casualties and losses
48 killed; 10 killed	US body count: 688 killed; further 506 estimated killed; 21 captured

Operation Hawthorne took place near the village of Tu Mơ Rông, Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam from 2 to 21 June 1966.

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