| Operation Taylor Common | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
.jpg) 5th Marines on Hill 575 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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BG Ross T. Dwyer BG Samuel Jaskilka COL Michael M. Sparks † | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Task Force Yankee comprising: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 5th Marine Regiment 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Kilo Battery, 4th Battalion, 13th Marines 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines 1st Ranger Group | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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183 killed 100 killed |
US body count: 1,398 killed 29 captured | ||||||
Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a task force of the 1st Marine Division supported by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), southwest of Hội An from 6 December 1968 to 8 March 1969.