May 1959
Group 759
Creates Group 759 to supply troops & provisions by Sea into South Vietnam
Database labels: Group 759
Vietnam War year hub
Vietnam War in 1959: Timeline, Events, Battles and People
The World History Database contains 7 Vietnam/Indochina records dated 1959. After consolidating near-identical rows that describe the same dated event, this year hub presents 4 distinct chronology entries. Frequently represented events include Ho Chi Minh Trail, Death of Dale Buis, Death of Chester Ovnand, Transportation Group, Group 559. Frequently represented people include Ho Chi-Minh, Vo Bam, Dale Buis, Chester Ovnand.
7 database rows4 consolidated events
Key events
Ho Chi Minh Trail, Death of Dale Buis, Death of Chester Ovnand, Transportation Group, Group 559, Group 759
People
Ho Chi-Minh, Vo Bam, Dale Buis, Chester Ovnand
Places
Bien Hoa
Chronology for 1959
May 1959
Transportation Group
Hanoi established the 559th Transportation Group under the command of Colonel (later General) Vo Bam to improve and maintain a transportation system to supply the Vietcong uprising against South Vietnamese Government. Creates Group 559 to enlarge the Ho Chi Minh Trail into South Vietnam
Database labels: Group 559; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Transportation Group · 4 related database rows consolidated
July 8, 1959
Death of Chester Ovnand
Killed with Dale Buis in the Bien Hoa attack
Database labels: Death of Chester Ovnand
July 8, 1959
Death of Dale Buis
Killed in an attack often counted among the first US combat deaths in Vietnam
Database labels: Death of Dale Buis
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Sources and historical verification
This authority page consolidates World History Database records into a readable chronology. The database rows are research-index entries; important claims should be checked against primary documents and specialist histories.
Provenance
This year page is generated from World History Database records for 1959. Near-identical rows sharing date and place context are consolidated for display while the original database remains unchanged. Last reviewed 2026-10-06.