Earle Wheeler2 August 1964
Wheeler authorized Pacific Command to continue the DESOTO patrol while imposing minimum-distance rules, daylight air cover, and precautions concerning covert maritime operations.
United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Wheeler authorized Pacific Command to continue the DESOTO patrol while imposing minimum-distance rules, daylight air cover, and precautions concerning covert maritime operations.
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