This is the stirring combat memoir written by ray hildreth, one of the units survivors. An nns robbery ac nn robbing bp vbg robe ac nn robert dk nnpvbnn. Nn hilfswerk ac nn hill ac nn hillesum ac nn hills an nns hillside ac nn. Garden city telegram from garden city, kansas page 3 publication. The battle of hill 488 was a military engagement of the vietnam war that took place on the night of 1516 june 1966. We hope this book will bring back a lot of the pleasant ones. Meet the most decorated single unit in the vietnam war. Marine who fought in brutal vietnam most decorated solr of vietnam war most decorated veteran vietnam vet on active duty. Pocket books, 2003 paperback paperback skip to main content.
One of those teams was an 18man patrol from charlie co. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. For the eighteen men of charlie company, it was a last stand. On the evening of june, 1966 as the waning sun dropped behind the western horizon, uh34 helicopters moved quickly to the top of hill 488 nui vu hill just 25 miles west of chu lai. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for robert martinez.
It contains over 100 pictures, some of actual time and location where the story takes place in vietnam. Settling into static positions atop the 488 metres 1,601 ft hill, they established a defensive perimeter around the poorlycovered and concealed hilltop to establish their observation post. Buy hill 488 by ray hildreth, charles w sasser online at alibris. He is author, coauthor or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels, including one shotone kill and hill 488, both available from pocket books. Hill 488 by ray hildreth, charles w sasser alibris. Howard and his fifteen marines and two navy corpsmen were inserted and the helicopters hurriedly lifted off and headed home to chu lai. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. It also explores the prices paid, and the lengths men will go to in the pursuit of glory. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vietnam war books online. They didnt know it then, but this patrol would become the most highly decorated single unit in the vietnam war. Ray hildreth audio books, best sellers, author bio. Hill 488 by ray hildreth and charles w sasser fantastic fiction. He has published over 3000 pieces in a wide range of magazines and is author, coauthor or contributing author of more than 50 books and novels. For some, hill 488 was just another landmark in the jungles of vietnam.
Hill 488 by ray hildreth and charles w sasser book cover, description, publication history. The new moorehill hall for men make it debut on the t campus. Hill 488 ebook by ray hildreth 9781451604306 rakuten kobo. In june 1966, a marine recon platoon, surrounded and vastly outnumbered, achieved one of the wars most audacious victories. Robert martinez phone, address, background info whitepages. An nns robbery ac nn robbing bp vbg robe ac nn robert dk nnpvb nn. The paperback of the hill 488 by ray hildreth, charles w. On june, 1966, men of the 1st recon battalion, 1st marine division were stationed on hill 488. Vbpnnp boogerdquaak am vbp booing ac nn book ac nn bookkeeping cu. In this book, the battle of hill 488 is described accurately, in actionpacked detail, which you will never find in any other accounts of its history. T eylor cooksey wendell f1ulnr rusty fuhrmnn robert hearn cloy hunt todd hunt. A new collection of three complete spenser novels robert b. Wearing his old jungle boonie hat, ray hildreth hunkered in the wheatlike grass at the top of nui vu hill where he had fought exactly 45 years earlier. Robert martinez, do is a doctor primarily located in chicago, il, with other offices in oak lawn, il and oak lawn, il.
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