Maxwell TaylorJune 1961
Kennedy sends General Taylor & advisers to discuss troop support for Diem
United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Kennedy sends General Taylor & advisers to discuss troop support for Diem
Kennedy sends General Taylor & advisers to discuss troop support for Diem
US helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 US personnel
Kennedy accepts Balls reccomendation to increase the Saigon Army by 20,000
Reccomends sending 8,000 troops to Vietnam
US backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisers
Sent to Vietnam by Kennedy, reports the US has spent $2 billion in 7 yrs
Asks SAC to improve its capabilities for limited war
The decision to allow offensive operations is kept secret from the American press & public for 2 months. President Johnson authorizes sending 2 more Marine battalions & up to 20,000 logistical personnel to Vietnam
McNamara, Westmoreland, Wheeler, William Bundy & Ambassador Taylor recommend to the President sending another 40,000 combat soldiers
McNamara, Westmoreland, Wheeler, William Bundy & Ambassador Taylor recommend to the President sending another 40,000 combat soldiers
McNamara, Westmoreland, Wheeler, William Bundy & Ambassador Taylor recommend to the President sending another 40,000 combat soldiers
President Johnson raises America's combat strength in Vietnam to more than 60,000
The 1st U.S. Army combat troops, 3500 men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, arrive in Vietnam
Taylor asks for 125,000 men
Cables Washington requesting 200,000 more troops in 1966
Reccommends to Johnson a diluted version of Bundys "just right" option
Taylor asks for 125,000 men. In the early part of the year Taylor asks for 75,000 men
Urges expansion of ground operations in Laos & Kampuchea. Requests 200,000 troops, rising to 670,000
Vance & McNanamara advise against accepting the JCS proposals for further forces
By the end of 1968 550,000 are stationed in Vietnam
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