Crusader Air Cover
Stockdale led F-8 Crusader aircraft from USS Ticonderoga to provide air support for USS Maddox during the daylight engagement with North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
Role range: 1960-1975
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James Stockdale Biography and Timeline
Follow James Stockdale through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.
James Stockdale, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1964
Strafing of Torpedo Boats
Stockdale and the other Crusader pilots attacked the retreating North Vietnamese boats with rockets and cannon fire after they had engaged USS Maddox.
Role range: 1960-1975
Night Reconnaissance Over Destroyers
Stockdale flew low over Maddox and Turner Joy for more than an hour while the ships were firing, searching the dark Gulf for North Vietnamese boats.
Role range: 1960-1975
No Visual Contact Report
Stockdale reported that he could see the American destroyers and their gunfire but did not observe enemy boats, wakes, gunfire, or torpedo tracks during the alleged second attack.
Role range: 1960-1975
Records, sources and methodology
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