Part of the Vietnam War (1966)
This article is about the 1966 US operation in Vietnam. For the 1943 British operation in Italy, see Operation Hawthorn.
| Operation Hawthorne | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
 An infantry patrol moves up to assault the last Viet Cong position at Đắk Tô, 7 June 1966. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Willard Pearson | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
42nd Regiment21st Ranger Battalion | 24th Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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.