U.S. Marines In Vietnam, Volume 1 (of 9)

APPENDICES 175 A. USMC and VNMC Senior Officers, 1954–1964 175 B. Awards and Decorations, RVN, Through 1964 176 C. Glossary of Acronyms 178 D. Chronology 179 E. List of Reviewer...

Hanging like a bulbous pendant from China’s southern border, the Southeast Asian land mass projects itself southward to within 100 miles of the equator. Often referred to as the...

When the Geneva cease-fire went into effect in the late summer of 1954, the machinery for implementing the military phase of the American assistance program for South Vietnam al...

South Vietnam gave every outward indication that it had achieved a measure of overall stability in the two-year period following President Diem’s election in the fall of 1955. I...

More than any previous year, 1962 was to be a period of deepened commitment for all participants in the continuing struggle for control of South Vietnam. On the American side pl...

One of the most important developments in the chronicle of U.S. Marine activities in South Vietnam during the early 1960s occurred shortly after the creation of MACV. In mid-Apr...

Da Nang retained many characteristics of an old French colonial port city when the Marines arrived there in mid-September 1962. With its thriving market place, its throngs of bi...

Almost simultaneous with SHUFLY’s deployment to Soc Trang in April 1962, U.S. Marine combat forces were ordered to Thailand in response to the growing crisis in Laos. Inhabited...

A sudden rupture occurred in South Vietnam’s internal political situation during 1963 which largely determined the course of the war as well as the nation’s future. Following th...

SHUFLY, the only U.S. Marine tactical command assigned to South Vietnam, continued its combat support operations in the semi-isolated northern provinces throughout 1963. Althoug...

Less than three weeks after the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, the U.S. Presidency changed hands. On 22 November President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas and Vice President Lyn...

Commanded by Colonel Andre D. Gomez, the strength of the Marine task element at Da Nang stood at 450 officers and men as 1964 opened. Lieutenant Colonel Ross’ HMM-361 continued...

The military situation in I Corps remained essentially unchanged as HMM-162 began its assignment with SHUFLY. Hot, dry weather, with its promise of near perfect flying condition...

The close of 1964 marked the end of a full decade of American political, economic, and military advice and assistance to South Vietnam. That 10-year period saw a fragile state b...

Unless otherwise noted the material in this chapter is derived from: Department of Defense, _United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945–1947_, 12 books (Washington: GPO, 1971), herea...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: MajGen Edward G. Lansdale, USAF (Ret.), _In the Midst of Wars: An American’s Mission To Southeast Asia_ (Ne...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: Department of State, _Aggression From The North; The Record of North Viet-Nam’s Campaign to Conquer South V...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: William A. Nighswonger, _Rural Pacification in Vietnam 1962–1965_ (Washington: Advanced Research Projects A...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: HQMC Msg File; Vietnam Comment File _MCC Items_; CinCPac Command History, 1962; LtGen Keith B. McCutcheon,...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: Col Julius W. Ireland, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities in Vietnam, 1954–...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: 3d Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Report, 16May–7Aug 1962, hereafter _3d MEU Special Report_; CinCPac Op...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: FitzGerald, _Fire In The Lake_; “The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, May-November, 1963,” _Pentagon Papers_, bk...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: CTE 79.3.3.6 ComdD, 6Nov62–31Oct63; CTE 79.3.3.6 ComdD, 31Oct63–14Jan64; Col Thomas J. Ross, Comments on Dr...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: MajGen Carl A. Youngdale, USMC (Ret.) intvw by Hist&MusDiv, HQMC, dtd 24Jul73 (OralHistColl, Hist&MusDiv, H...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: CTE 79.3.3.6 ComdD, 1Nov63–16Oct64; Col Andre Gomez, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marin...

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: CTE 79.3.3.6 ComdD, 1Nov63–16Oct64; CTU 79.3.5 ComdD, 17Oct64–14Jan65; 1st MAW OpSums, 9Jul64–7Oct64; CinCP...

LtCol Victor J. Croizat Aug 1954–Jun 1956 LtCol William N. Wilkes, Jr Jun 1956–Jun 1958 LtCol Frank R. Wilkinson, Jr Jun 1958–Jun 1960 LtCol Clifford J. Robichaud, Jr Jun 1960–A...