Hamburger Hill

How many US soldiers survived the Battle of Hamburger Hill?

U.S. losses during the ten-day battle reportedly totalled 70 dead and 372 wounded. To take the position, the 101st Airborne Division eventually committed five infantry battalions, about 1,800 men, and ten batteries of artillery. In addition, the U.S. Air Force flew 272 support sorties and expended more than 1 million pounds (450 t) of bombs and 152,000 pounds (69 t) of napalm. The 7th and 8th Battalions of the 29th VPA Regiment suffered 630 dead discovered on and around the battlefield, including many found in makeshift mortuaries within the tunnel complex, and an unknown number of wounded that likely totalled most of the remainder of the two units.

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