Operation Macon

Operation Macon
	Part of Vietnam War
	; A Marine on patrol during Operation Macon
Date	4 July - 28 October 1966
Location	western Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam15°47′06″N 108°04′23″E / 15.785°N 108.073°E
Result	U.S. claims operational success
Belligerents
United States	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Col. Drew J. Barrett; Maj. George H. Grimes	;
Units involved
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines; 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines	R-20 Battalion
Casualties and losses
24 killed	US body count: 380 killed

Operation Macon was a US Marine Corps search and destroy operation in western Quảng Nam Province, lasting from 4 July to 28 October 1966.