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Maddox Fires Warning Shots Off North Vietnam Coast
The Long Beach based USS Maddox, 16 miles off North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, fired six 5 inch shells at advancing torpedo boats after warning shots. Cmdr. Herbert L. Ogier ordered a 50 degree turn and weapon crews engaged as PT boats closed in at high speed, signaling a pivotal moment in the Vietnam War.
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Associated Press
Long Beach
Grees
Ita
Felix Nerio
David Mallow
John M. Leeman
General Quarters
Cannell
Connell
Ogier
Herrick
Lausche
Wheeler
Rusk
Lauschie
Senate
Tonkin Gulf
Maddox