Maddox Engagement Off Viet Nam Sparks US Navy Response
The destroyer Maddox, homeported in Long Beach, faced an unprovoked attack by three PT boats in international waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. The Maddox fired back with 5 inch and 0.5 inch guns and aircraft from the carrier Ticonderoga joined in with Zuni rockets and strafing. No casualties or damage to Maddox or its planes were reported.
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St. Jetsburg
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Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam
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Maddox
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Families and Sailors on the Maddox Destroyer
A historical account describes Capt. John J. Herrick and Lt. Ogier, longtime Navy friends, aboard the Maddox along with officers, families, and crew. It notes the ship's origins, deployment with the Seventh Fleet, and actions during World War II, including kamikaze attacks and the crew’s bravery.
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Ogier
Academy
Tokyo
Dean Bossuet
William Sr
Maddox
Bossuet
Arden
William Buehler
Hastings
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Buehler
S Joan
John
Force
Mark
Paul
Rogene St
Long Beach
Raymond P. Connell
Stephen R
Tool
Walifax Drive
Huntington Beach
Eileen Tooland
Stephen Jr
Juajsunk
Moscow
James D. Copeland
Richard B
Corsette
Charles M
Foster
William J. Kaska
Thomas
Republicans See Attack Serious in South Vietnam
Washington reports Republicans call Sunday’s PT boat attack on the destroyer Maddox a serious development. Senator Everett Dirksen urges a new hard line while Senator Kuchel says the U.S. will uphold rights on open seas. Senator Russell notes the incident shows retaliation will follow foreign attacks on U.S. ships.
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Defroyer
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
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Maddox
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
United States
Kuchel
Richard B. Russell
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China backs 14 nation Laos talks amid U S criticism
London dispatch reports Communist China endorses the Soviet Union's push for a 14 nation conference on Laos while warning the USSR not to withdraw unilaterally as co chair of the Geneva talks. The statement appeared through New China News Agency in Peking.
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UPI
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Soviet Union
Laos
Peking
New China News Agency
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