| Operation Badger Tooth | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 Marines of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search a hut | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lieutenant Colonel Max McQuown | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines | 116th Battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 48 killed | US body count: 131+ killed | ||||||
Operation Badger Tooth was a search and destroy mission in the Street Without Joy area of Quảng Trị Province carried out by the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. Launched on 26 December 1967 the operation ended on 2 January 1968. The Marines reported the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lost 131+ killed, while US casualties were 48 killed.