James Stockdale2 August 1964
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.
United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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.
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