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Gulf of Tonkin Incident

United States · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1964Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1964

Daniel Elseberg2 August 1964

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

On duty on the evening of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, reporting the incident to McNamara

John Herrick2 August 1964

Gulf of Tonkin · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Commands the Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident

John Herrick2 August 1964

Gulf of Tonkin · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Commands the USS Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident

Names involved

Daniel ElsebergJohn Herrick

Provenance

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