Operation Henderson Hill

Operation Henderson Hill
Part of Vietnam War
Date23 October – 6 December 1968
Location15°51′N 108°12′E / 15.85°N 108.2°E / 15.85; 108.2
Result US operational success
Belligerents
 United States  North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
MG Carl A. Youngdale
Units involved
5th Marine Regiment 90th Regiment
Casualties and losses
35 killed US body count: 700 killed
94 captured
41 individual and 5 crew-served weapons recovered

Operation Henderson Hill was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in Happy Valley southwest of Danang, lasting from 23 October to 6 December 1968.