| Battle of Hill 488 | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Kansas, Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jimmie E. Howard | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Battalion, 5th Marines | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1st Recon: 18 1/5 Marines: ~250 | US Estimate: ~250–300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 14 killed | US body count: ~42–200 casualties | ||||||
  Hiệp Đức 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.