battle, Cold War

Battle of Hill 488

Name: Battle of Hill 488
Location: Hiệp Đức, Vietnam

Battle of Hill 488 was a battle fought in 1966 at Hiệp Đức, in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hiệp Đức. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 1st Recon: 18; 1/5 Marines: ~250 against US Estimate: ~250–300.

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Fought1966

WhereHiệp Đức, Vietnam15.539N, 108.095E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAmerican victory

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstViet Cong; North Vietnam

Casualties and losses14 killedand~42–200 casualties

Record

Date	1966 (year precision) to 1966
Place	Hiệp Đức, Vietnam 15.539N, 108.095E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	1st Recon: 18; 1/5 Marines: ~250	US Estimate: ~250–300
Casualties and losses	14 killed	~42–200 casualties
Commanders	Jimmie E. Howard

Placed at Hiệp Đức; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Wheeler / Wallowa 1967, 18 km NE
Operation Union II 1967, 21 km NE
Battle of Duc Duc 1974, 24 km N
Battle of FSB Mary Ann 1971, 26 km S
Operation Macon 1966, 28 km N

Elsewhere in 1966

Battle of Hill 488 is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 269 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871222, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hill 488, revision 1370265623, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.