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.
Date2–21 June 1966
Location
Toumorong, South Vietnam
14°48′50″N 107°54′22″E / 14.814°N 107.906°E / 14.814; 107.906
Result U.S. & South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States BG Willard Pearson Unknown
Units involved

United States 101st Airborne Division

South Vietnam 42nd Regiment
21st Ranger Battalion
24th Regiment
Casualties and losses
United States 48 killed
South Vietnam 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.