Identified on battle maps as Hill 937, it is better known as this.
- Pork Chop Hill
- Hamburger Hill
- Cemetery Hill
- Bunker Hill
- Breed?s Hill
Daily Quiz for November 30, 2007
Identified on battle maps as Hill 937, it is better known as this.
Identified on battle maps as Hill 937, it is better known as this.
Identified on American battle maps as Hill 937, it is better known as Hamburger Hill. The May 1969 battle for Hamburger Hill?actually Ap Bia Mountain?which cost 46 American lives and left 400 wounded, was one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War as it spelled the end of major American ground combat operations. The ground gained in the battle was soon abandoned to the North Vietnamese Army, which lost some 633 soldiers killed in the fight. The American losses at Hamburger Hill, though not the most in one single action of the war, set off a firestorm of protest in the U.S.