Part 4 — Index

Adams, LtCol Harold W., 89–90, 92–94

Africa, 11

Agroville Program, 45

Aircraft

Types

AD-6, See A1-H

A1-H (Skyraider), 71, 116, 137, 149, 152–154, 158–159

A-4C, (Skyhawk), 89, 92

B-26, 109, 117–118

B-57, 166–167

F4U (Corsair), 71

F-100 (Super Sabre), 90

C-117 (Skytrain), 60–61, 84, 160

C-124 (Globemaster), 71

C-123 (Provider), 46, 90, 103, 139, 141

CH-21 (Shawnee), 58, 103, 107

CV-2 (Caribou), 158

GV-1. See KC-130

H-21. See CH-21

HUS-1. See UH-34D

KC-130 (Hercules), 61, 70, 73, 89–90, 93–94, 112–114, 142, 147, 156

O-1B (Bird Dog), 60, 67–69, 73, 82, 84, 92, 107, 115–118, 144–145, 149, 154, 157–159, 161

OE-1. See O-1B

OV-1 (Mohawk), 114

R4D. See C-117

T-28 (Trojans), 46, 67, 71, 116–118, 120, 149

U-10 (Super Courier), 118, 149, 152, 158

UH-1B (Iroquois), 107, 109, 115–120, 139, 147–149, 151–152, 154, 157–159, 164–165

UH-34D, 57–58, 65, 71, 84, 89, 92–93, 103, 105, 111, 113–121, 139, 144–146, 149, 151–161, 164–165

UH-37 (Mojave), 149

Air Force, 46, 62, 71, 76, 82, 112, 114–115, 117, 149, 152, 158–159, 167

Air Force Command and Staff College, 120

Air Support Operations Center, 80, 82, 117–119, 149, 152

Allied Training Operations Mission, 16

Alsop, Maj William F., 164

Amphibious Ready Group, 59, 88–90

Amphibious Ready Group (TG 76.5), 61–62

Andaman Sea, 3

Anderson, Col Earl E., 47, 131, 146

Anderson, Cpl Thomas E., 83

An Diem, 144, 147, 158

Annam, 3, 9, 11–12, 78

Annamese Coast, 8, 162

Annamite Mountains, 6, 80, 103, 139

Anti-Communist Denunciation Campaign, 27

An Xuyen Province, 31, 49, 71, 133

Armed Services Committee, 146

Army, 23, 26, 42, 46, 62, 80, 83, 117, 136, 152, 154, 157–158

Units

27th Infantry Brigade, 88, 90

52d Aviation Battalion, 155

145th Aviation Battalion, 107

33d Helicopter Company, 57, 59

57th Helicopter Company, 65, 70–71

68th Aviation Company, 115

81st Helicopter Company, 58–59

93d Helicopter Company, 58, 73–74

704th Counterintelligence Unit, 141

3d Radio Research Unit, 46

Paratroopers, 70

Special Forces, 80, 111, 114, 151, 155, 157

Army Communications Station, Phu Bai, 139

Army Communications Station, Pleiku, 139

Army Field Hospital, Nha Trang, 148, 157, 159

Army Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, NC, 41, 47

A Shau Valley, 149

Asia, 12

Associated States of Indochina, 11

Atsugi, Japan, 61

Australia, 14, 165

Aviation Headquarters Operations Center, 117

Bach Phoung XI, 103, 105, 116

Baker, Col Warren P., 143

Bangkok, Thailand, 88–89, 93, 143

Ban Me Thuot, 9, 49

Bassac River, 65

Ba Xuyen Province, 61, 67

Beal, LtCol Samuel G., 146, 156

Beaver, SSgt Clifford J., 137

Becker, Raymond A., 141

Beirut, Lebanon, 146

Bell Helicopter Company, 115

Ben Hai River, 12

Ben Tre, 70

Bien Hoa, 105, 107, 166

Binh Dinh Province, 129

Binh Duong Province, 45, 107

Binh Gia, 136–138, 143, 166

Binh Thuan Province, 49, 51

Binh Xuyen, 13, 18–20, 26

Braddon, Maj John R., 153

Brady, Lt Philip O., 137–138

Breckinridge, Capt James T., 19–20, 23

Brigham, LtCol George, 152

British Advisory Mission, 45

Bronars, Maj Edward J., 142

Bronze Star, 110, 148

Brown, LtCol Harold F., 111–112

Brown, LtCol Robert E., 36, 48–49, 53

Buddhist, 8, 99

Burma, 3, 93

Cai Ngai, 67

California, 59, 70

Ca Mau, 40, 65, 67, 69–71

Ca Mau Peninsula, 11, 36, 62, 101

Cambodia, 3, 8–9, 11–12, 14, 30, 67, 93, 109

Cambodian Border, 107

Campbell, Cpl Charley M., 115

Cam Ranh Bay, 22, 31, 141

Canada, 12, 93

Can Tho, 9, 62, 65

Cao Dai, 8, 13, 18–19

Cape St. Jacques, 36

Capital Military District, 84, 105, 132

Carey, Col John F., 60–61, 63, 69–71, 73

Cassidy, LtCol Earl W., 112, 144, 146

Catholicism, 8, 12–13, 99

Central Committee of the North Vietnamese Communist Party, 28

Central Highlands, 6, 9, 32, 49, 53, 105, 129, 167

Central Office for South Vietnam, 44–45

Chai Doc, 65

Chams, 6

Chien Tang (“Struggle for Victory”) Plan, 129

Chi, Capt Bui Pho, 19, 23

China, 3, 11–13, 93, 96, 161

Chinese, 6, 8

Chinese Nationalist Forces, 9, 11

CHINH BIEN, 159

Cholon District, 13

Christanity, 3, 8

Christensen, Capt Don R., 49, 101, 103, 110

Civil Guard, 27–28, 30–32, 34, 45, 67, 129

Civilian Irregular Defense Group, 80, 139, 144, 157

Clapp, LtCol Archie J., 60–62, 65, 67, 69–70, 156

Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, 90

Cochinchina, 3, 8, 11

Cold War, 86

Collins, Gen James F., CinCUSARPac, 58

Collins, Gen J. Lawton, 15

Command and Staff Training Course, 41–42

Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, 94, 144, 155

Condon, MajGen John P., 59–61, 73, 88

Confucianism, 8

Conway, MajGen J. F., 88

Cook, Capt Donald G., 138

Corps Tactical Zones

I Corps, 46, 58, 63, 73, 76, 78–80, 82–85, 103, 111, 113–114, 116–118, 120, 127, 132, 139, 142, 144, 146, 148–149, 152, 154–162, 164–165

II Corps, 46, 49, 58, 63, 79–80, 84, 102–103, 111, 114, 129, 132, 141, 152, 154–155, 160, 167

III Corps, 58–59, 61–63, 67, 69, 71, 73–74, 107, 109, 129, 132, 136

IV Corps, 84, 132

Counter-Insurgency Plan, 29–30

Counterguerrilla Warfare Study Group, 41

Croft, Maj Alfred J., 49, 51, 103

Croizat, LtCol Victor J., 16, 18–20, 22–23, 32, 90, 132

Cronin, LtCol Angus J., 93

Cross of Valor, 156

Cua Viet, 78

Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines, 89

Curtis, LtCol Oliver W., 156–159, 161–162

Cushman, MajGen Robert E., 41–42

Cuu Long, 36

Cuu Long Navy Yard, 31–32

Dai, Emperor Bao, 8, 11–13, 19

DAI-PHONG 28, 107

DAI-PHONG 29, 107

DAI-PHONG 30, 107, 109

DAI-PHONG 31, 109

Dak To, 155

Damm, Maj Raymond C., 131, 142, 166

Da Nang, 9, 32, 58, 71, 73–76, 78–80, 83–85, 103, 111–118, 120–121, 123, 129, 139, 141–149, 154–162, 164–165, 167

Da Nang Harbor, 78, 111

Da Nang River, 78

DA NANG SIX, 164

Davis, Capt Dale N., 31

Davis, LtCol Ralph R., 71, 111

Davis, BGen Raymond G., 129

Declaration of Neutrality of Laos, 93

Dees, LtCol Harry C., 71

Delayen, Capt Jean Louis, 17, 19

Demilitarized Zone, 13, 27–29, 76, 78, 111

Democratic Republic of Vietnam. See North Vietnam

Department of Defense, 42, 47, 61, 76, 84, 144

Department of State, 15, 19, 28

Dickinson, LtCol Harry E., 143

Diem, President Ngo Dinh, 8, 12–16, 18–20, 22–23, 26–32, 35–36, 42, 45, 53, 80, 99–100, 105, 121–122, 127, 146

Dien Bien Phu, 12, 71

Distinguished Flying Cross, 59, 111, 120, 156

Distinguished Service Medal, 131

Don, MajGen Tran Van, 79–80

Dong Bach Ma, 141

Dong Ha, 9, 78

Dong Nai boats, 101

Donlon, Capt Roger H. C., 157–158

Do Xa Base Area, 103, 105, 115–116, 121, 152, 155

Dulles, Secretary of State John Foster, 14

Eagle Flight, 69–70, 83

Eisenhower, President Dwight D., 14–15, 29

Eldridge, LtCol William W., 60–61, 71

Eller, Capt Franklin P., 137–138

Ely, Gen Paul, 15–16

Europe, 11

Father-For-A-Day Program, 85

Felt, Adm Harry D., 47, 57–58, 86, 88, 90

FLAMING DART, 167

Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, 40, 42, 58, 70, 76, 83, 90, 94, 141, 143, 147, 165.

See Also Marine Corps, FMF Units

Fontana, MajGen Paul J., 156, 160

Fort Ord, California, 57, 59

Forward Air Controller, 72, 107, 109

France, 8, 9, 11–14, 19, 22, 93

French Expeditionary Corps, 9, 11–16

French High Command, 16, 22, 24

French-Indochina, 9, 11, 15

French-Indochina War, 13–14, 16, 22–24, 36, 48, 103

French Navy, 16

French Union, 11

Futema, Okinawa, 61

General Commission for Refugees, 16

Geneva Conference, 12–16, 25, 27, 86, 88, 93–94, 121, 132

German Army, 70

Gia Dinh Province, 105, 132

Giap, Gen Vo Nyguyen, 11–12

Gi Lang, 152, 154

Go Cong, 132–133

Gomez, Col Andre D., 112, 117, 119–120, 144, 146

Gott, Capt Michael J., 37

Gray, Maj Alfred M., 139, 141, 156, 158

Great Britain, 9, 12, 14, 93

Green, Maj Marion R., 156

Greene, Gen Wallace M., Jr., 142, 145–146

Greer, PFC Robert L., 155–156

Griffin, Lt Gerald, 83

Ground Control Approach, 60

Guadalcanal, 22, 35

Gulf of Siam, 3, 88

Gulf of Tonkin, 6, 78, 128–129, 158, 166–167

Haiphong, 16

Hai Van Peninsula, 78, 83

Hamilton, Sgt Richard E., 83

Hanoi, 11–12, 29

Harkins, Gen Paul D., 46–47, 57–59, 61–62, 73, 88, 99, 127, 146

Hau Nghia Province, 107

Hawaii, 47, 59, 90, 141–142, 146

Hay, Col Hardy, 158, 160–161

Heim, Lt Robert P., 162

Hiep Hoa Special Forces Camp, 107, 109

Hoa Hao, 8, 13, 18–19

Hoa My, 83

Ho Chi Minh. See Minh, Ho Chi

Ho Chi Minh Trail, 80

Hoi An, 9, 78

Hoi Dong Sam, 107, 109

Honolulu Conference, 46

Hop Tac Program, 129, 132, 136

Hudson, LtCol Robert S., 93

Hue, 9, 12, 16, 78–79, 82, 99, 113, 119

Hughes, Capt Virgil R., 116

Hugo, Victor, 8

Hung, Maj Le Nhu, 23, 31, 35

India, 93

Indian Ocean, 3, 12

Indochina, 3, 11–12, 16, 35, 62, 166

Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 146

Infantry Unit Training Course, 41

Interministerial Committee for Strategic Hamlets, 45.

See Also Strategic Hamlet Program

International Control Commission, 12, 30.

See Also Canada, India, and Poland

Interzone V, 44

Ireland, Col Julius W., 71, 73, 75–76, 79, 83, 85, 112

Irwin, Capt William R., 141

Iwo Jima, 62

Japan, 8–9, 11, 62, 71

Jeep, M-442 “Mighty Mite,” 112

Job Related Orientation Program, 143

Johnson, President Lyndon B., 127, 166–167

Johore, Malaya, 41

Joint Chiefs of Staff, 51, 53, 57, 59, 88, 127, 142, 155

Joint General Staff, 20, 22, 31–32, 35–36, 40, 82, 84, 100, 102, 109, 111, 132, 149

Joint Operations Center, 62–63, 82

Joint Operations Evaluation Group, 47

Joint Task Force 116, 86, 88–90.

See Also Marine Corps, FMF Units

Joint U.S. Military Advisory Assistance Group, Thailand, 88, 90

Jones, Capt Robert C., 100

Jungle Warfare School, 41

Kelliher, Lt James P., 137

Kennedy, President John F., 30, 36, 42–44, 57, 86, 88, 93, 127

Kham Duc, 159, 161

Khang, BGen Le Nguyen, 35–36, 49, 53, 100–103, 105, 109–110, 132, 138

Khanh, MajGen Nguyen, 103, 127, 129, 132

Ke Sanh, 139, 141, 155–156, 158

Khmers, 6

Khrushchev, Premier Nikita, 30

Kien Giang Province, 18

King, Col John H., Jr., 161–164

Koler, LtCol Joseph, Jr., 161–162, 165

Kontum, 9, 79, 103

Kontum Province, 103, 155, 167

Korat, Thailand, 88, 90

Korean War, 15, 35, 47–48, 59, 70, 111, 116, 120, 131, 146, 156, 161

Ky, Vice Air Marshal Nguyen Cao, 156

LAM SON XII, 117

LAM SON, 115, 149

Laos, 3, 9, 11–12, 14, 29–30, 80, 86, 88, 92–94, 139, 155, 166

Laotian Border, 78, 80, 117–119, 121, 147, 149, 157, 159

La Voy, LtCol John H., 146–147, 149, 151–152, 155–156

Legion of Merit, 59, 158

Leu, LtCol Reinhardt, 93, 111, 113, 115–116

Lien, Lt Col Nguyen Ba, 110, 132

Lieu, Maj Pham Van, 20

Linnemeier, LtCol George H., 111–112

LOCKJAW, 65

Lodge, Ambassador Henry Cabot, 127

Logistics Support Group, Thailand, 93

Long An, 133

Long An Province, 132

Long Tao River, 142

Loyko, GSgt William A., 49

Malaya, See Malaysia

Malaysia, 3, 45

Mang Buc, 114

Manila Pact, 14

Mansfield, LCpl James I., 83

Mao Tse-tung, 11

Marine Corps, 22–25, 34–35, 40–41, 46–48, 53, 57–58, 65, 73–74, 82, 85, 90, 95, 100, 103, 107, 110–111, 116–117, 121, 123, 136–139, 142, 156

FMF Air Units:

1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 59–61, 70, 83, 88, 129, 156, 160–161, 165

3d Marine Aircraft Wing, 71, 70

Task Unit 79.3.5. See SHUFLY

Task Element 79.3.3.6. See SHUFLY

MAG-16, 58, 62, 70, 85, 158, 161

ProvMAG, 89–90, 92

MACS-2, 89

MABS-12, 89

MABS-16, 60–63, 69–71, 73, 75–76, 88, 111–114, 144, 146, 148, 155–156, 160

VMA-211, 89

VMA-324, 71

VMA-332, 89, 93

VMB-443, 146n

VMGR-152, 61, 116, 156

VMGR-352, 61

VMO-2, 68

HMM-161, 161

HMM-162, 93, 111, 113, 115–116, 156–162

HMM-163, 70–73, 75, 80, 83, 111, 113, 116

HMM-261, 61, 89–90, 93, 117–120

HMM-361, 120–121, 144, 146

HMM-362, 60–63, 65, 67–71

HMM-364, 146–147, 149, 151–152, 155–156

HMM-365, 161–162, 164–165

MATCU-68, 60, 62

Task Element 79.3.5.2, 60.

See also MABS-16

FMF Ground Units

1st Marine Division, 161

3d Marine Division, 40–41, 86, 90, 100, 110, 112, 129, 136–138, 142, 147–158

4th Marine Division, 146

3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 88, 90, 92–93

9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 129, 167

5th Marines, 47

3d Marine Expeditionary Unit, 93–95, 113

Marine Advisory Unit, Vietnam, 131, 143

Infantry Battalions

1/9, 147, 160

2/9, 164

3/9, 89, 93–94

Infantry Companies

G/2/3, 139, 141

K/3/3, 141

E/2/9, 161

L/3/9, 164

Advisory Team One, 139, 141, 155–156, 158

1st Radio Company, 46, 139, 141

Signal Engineering Survey Unit, 139.

See Also 1st Radio Company

Security Detachment, Marine Unit Vietnam, 164

Marine Corps Air Facility, Santa Ana, 70

Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, 61

Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, 16, 18, 23, 24, 35

Marine Corps Junior School, Quantico, 47

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 100, 136

McCully, LtCol Alton W., 71, 84, 111–112

McGarr, LtGen Lionel C, 29, 36

McNamara, Secretary of Defense Robert S., 43, 46, 122, 127, 142

McWilliams, Capt James P., 107

Medal of Honor, 51, 158

Mekong Delta, 3, 6, 8–9, 16, 18–19, 28, 32, 36, 44–45, 57–59, 61–62, 67, 69, 73–75, 78, 80, 82, 84–85, 113, 116, 121, 132

Mekong River, 6, 8, 88

Merchant, Col Robert A., 146–149, 152, 154–158

Mickey, Col Ross S., 89, 93

Middle East, 3, 146

Midway, 60

Military Assistance Program, 30

Military Region 5, 45, 103

Military Region 9, 45

Minh, MajGen Duong Van, 99

Minh, Ho Chi, 11, 29

“Minute of Understanding,” 15

Missouri (BB-63), 9

M-108 Wrecker, 136

Monkey Mountain, 141

Monroe, Lt Anthony A., 161

Montagnards, 6, 103, 111, 157

Montgomery, LtCol William, 149

Moody, LtCol Clarence G., 48–49, 100–103, 105, 132

My Tho, 62, 65, 107

NAMBO Interzone, 44

Nam Dong, 155, 157–159

Nam Tha, 88

National Intelligence Estimate, 29

National Liberation Front, 29, 44, 45

National War College, 161

Navy, 37, 48, 71, 90, 128

Navy Cross, 60, 48, 155

Navy Mobile Construction Battalion, 93, 112

New Life Hamlets. See Hop Tac Program

Newport, Rhode Island, 131

New Zealand, 14

Nesbit, Col William P., 131–133, 143

Nghiem, BGen LeVan, 61–62, 73

Nha Trang, 16, 18–19, 22, 31, 114, 157, 160, 162

Nhu, Ngo Dinh, 45–46, 99

NIGHTINGALE, 65

Nipper, LCpl David, 162

Nong Son, 79

Nong Ta Kai, Thailand, 90, 92–93

Noren, LtCol Wesley C., 105, 107, 110, 131, 132

Normandy, France, 70

Northern Training Area, Okinawa, 41

North Korea, 11, 13, 15

North Vietnam, 3, 9, 11–12, 16, 26, 28–29, 44, 80, 86, 93–94, 128, 155, 166–167

North Vietnamese, 27, 29, 30, 88, 103, 121, 129

North Vietnamese Army

Units

32d Regiment, 167

101st Regiment, 167

Norton, H. G. O., 83

Nosavan, Gen Phoumi, 86

O’Daniel, LtGen John M., 15–16, 22

Olmen, Lt John D., 115

Okinawa, 41, 47, 58, 61–62, 70–71, 74, 76, 85–86, 89–90, 93, 112–113, 136, 141–144, 146, 156, 161

On-The-Job Training Program, 40, 42, 136–137, 142–143

Otlowski, Lt Raymond J., 139, 141

Oum, Prince Boun, 86

Pacific Ocean, 3

Pacifier, See Eagle Flight

Pakistan, 14

Paris, France, 138

Parker, Capt Evan L., 49

“Passage to Freedom,” 16

Pathet Lao, 29, 86, 88

Patton, LtCol Harvey M., 89

Pendell, Sgt Jerald W., 83

People-to-People Program, 71, 74, 85, 92–93

People’s Army of Vietnam, 13, 80

People’s Republic of China. See China

Perfume River, 78

Phan Rang, 6

Phan Thiet, 51

PHI-HOA 5, 105

Philippines, 12, 14, 59, 61, 89–90, 93, 110, 132

Phouma, Prince Souvanna, 86, 88, 93

Phu Bai, 139

Phouc Thuan Province, 30

Phouc Thy Province, 136

Phouc Vin, 30

Plain of Jars, 86

Plain of Reeds, 70

Plateau Gi, 103

Pleiku, 9, 32, 46, 103, 129, 139, 152, 167

Point Defiance (LSD-31), 90

Poland, 12, 93

Popular Forces, 129

Porter, Col Daniel B., Jr., 67, 73–74

Princeton (CV-37) (LPH-5), 61–62, 162

Purple Heart Medal, 110

Radar, counter-mortar, 164

Radios, 61, 68, 149

Rathbun, LtCol Robert L., 70–74, 84, 111, 113

Red River Delta, 3, 11, 16

Regional Forces, 129

Republic of Korea. See South Korea

Republic of Vietnam. See South Vietnam

Richardson, LtGen John L., 88, 90, 93–94

Roberts, MajGen Carson A., 57–58, 70

Robichaud, LtCol Clifford J., 35–36

Roe, 161

ROLLING THUNDER, 167

Roosevelt, President Franklin D., 23

Ross, LtCol Thomas J., 120, 144–146

Route 1, 9, 80, 141

Route 9, 9, 80, 139

Route 19, 9

Royal Marines, 48

Royal Thai Regiment, 88

Rung Sat, 18–19

Rung Sat Special Zone, 142

Rupp, LCpl Walter L., 148

Saigon, 8–9, 15–16, 18–19, 28, 30–32, 34–36, 40, 45–48, 51, 53, 58, 60, 62, 65, 80, 100–102, 105, 107, 121, 129, 131–133, 136, 138, 141–153, 160, 166

Saigon Central Police Headquarters, 18

Saigon-Gia Dinh Special Zone, 45

Saigon River, 8

St. Clair, Col Howard B., 142

Saipan, 47

Secretary of Defense, 57, 128, 131

Self Defense Corps, 30, 45, 129

Seventh Fleet, 59–60, 88, 93–94, 141, 162

Schoech, VAdm William A., 59–61

Schrenkengost, PFC Fred T., 155–156

Shapley, LtGen Alan, 40, 57–58

Sheperd, Gen Lemuel C., 16

Sheridan, Capt John, 164

Shook, LtCol Frank A., 116, 119–120

Shoup, Gen David M., 51, 53, 58

SHUFLY, 59–62, 65, 69–71, 73–75, 83–86, 92, 111, 113–114, 117, 120, 121, 139, 141, 142, 144, 146, 157–159, 165

Sides, Adm John H., 58–59

Silver Star Medal, 110, 138

Simpson, BGen Ormand B., 90, 92–95

Sinnott, Lt William T., 83

Slack, Cpl Richard D., Jr., 162

Smith, Capt Joseph N., 107, 109–110

Snell, Capt Bradley S., 49

SocTrang, 58, 60–63, 65, 67, 70–71, 73–76, 82, 86, 92, 111–113, 144

So Huynh Pho, 8

Son, MajGen Tran Van, 79

Song Cam Lo, 78

Song Cau Dai, 78

Song Cau Do, 78

Song Han, 78

Song Huong, 78

Song Thu Bonm, 78–79, 115, 162

Song Tra Bon, 159

Song Tra Bong, 78

Song Tra Khuc, 78

Song Ve, 78

Song Vu Gia, 78, 117

Souphanauvong, Prince, 86

South China Sea, 3, 6, 8, 78, 84, 141, 167

South Korea, 11–13, 15

South Vietnam, 3, 6, 8–9, 12, 14–16, 18–19, 22–23, 25, 27–30, 35, 40, 42–45, 48, 51, 53, 57–58, 61, 65, 68, 70–71, 74, 78–79, 84, 86, 88, 90, 93–94, 100, 109, 110–111, 119, 121–123, 127–129, 138–139, 141–144, 152, 155–158, 166–167

South Vietnamese Armed Forces, 30, 32, 34, 36, 43, 45–46, 58, 129

Units

Vietnamese Air Force, 27, 46, 48, 62, 67–69, 72, 80, 82, 105, 115–120, 137, 144, 146–147, 149, 151–152, 154–156, 158, 162

Vietnamese Army, 13–16, 18, 22–23, 26–27, 32, 49, 60–61, 63, 65, 67, 72, 74, 80, 83–84, 103, 105, 110, 112, 116–121, 129, 139, 141–142, 145, 147–149, 152–153, 155, 157–159, 161, 164–165

1st ARVN Division, 79, 111, 113, 115, 142

2d ARVN Division, 79, 82–83, 103, 105, 111, 113, 115, 117, 142, 154, 159

5th ARVN Division, 62

7th ARVN Division, 62, 65

21st ARVN Division, 62, 65, 67, 79–80

25th ARVN Division, 79, 103, 111

Airborne Brigade, 34, 129, 132

11th ARVN Regiment, 107

43d ARVN Regiment, 51

Ranger Battalions, 79, 114, 136, 164–166

Special Forces, 84

Vietnamese Marine Corps, 16, 18–20, 22–24, 29–30, 32, 34–37, 40, 47–49, 53, 58, 65, 84, 90, 100, 102–103, 105, 107, 109–110, 116, 121, 129, 131–133, 136, 138, 142–143, 166

Amphibious Support Battalion, 136

1st Battalion, 16, 18–20, 22–23, 31, 37, 49, 105, 107, 109

2d Battalion, 22–23, 31, 35, 49, 101–103, 107, 109–110

3d Battalion, 32, 36–37, 53, 105, 107, 109–110

4th Battalion, 36, 49, 51, 100–103, 105, 110, 136–138

5th Battalion, 133, 138

Reconnaissance Company, 105

Training Company, 136

Artillery Batteries, 51, 100, 105

Vietnamese Navy, 16, 36–37, 48, 101, 105, 142

South Vietnamese Ministry of Defense, 32

South Vietnamese Ministry of Interior, 27, 30

Southeast Asia, 3, 9, 11, 14, 29, 40–41, 94, 167

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, 14, 59, 61, 88, 90

Soviet Union, 12–13, 86, 93

Sparrow Hawk, See Eagle Flight

Special Landing Force, 59, 62, 88–89, 162

Special Operations Group, 141

Steele, Col Fred A., 89–90

Stilwell, MajGen Richard G., 131

Strategic Hamlet Program, 45–46, 51, 53, 80, 101, 121–122, 129

SURE WIND 202, 152, 154–156, 158

Tactical Air Commander Airborne, 149

Tactical Air Navigation, 60

Tactical Air Support System, 62

Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System, 60, 62, 69, 73, 75, 82, 103, 114, 119, 148, 155

Takjli, 90

Tam Ky, 82–83, 103, 116, 149, 157, 159–161, 165

Taoism, 8

Tarawa, 51

Taylor, Gen Maxwell D., 42–43, 57, 127

Taylor, Capt Richard B., 101, 103, 110

Tay Ninh Province, 109, 133

Temporary Equipment Recovery Mission, 26, 30

Texas A&M, 158

Thailand, 3, 14, 86, 88–90, 92–94, 113, 143

Thi, Col Nguyen Chanh, 29, 36

Thompson, SSgt John C., 155

Thompson, Sir Robert G. K., 45–46

Thoung Duc, 117, 119, 151

Throckmorton, LtGen John L., 131

Thua Thien Province, 76, 111, 115, 149, 157

Thu Duc, 36, 53, 100, 107, 136

Tien Phouc, 83, 160

Tiger Flight. See Eagle Flight

Tiger Force, 83, 162, 165

Tiger Tooth Mountain, (Dong Voi Mep), 139, 141, 155–156, 158

Timmes, MajGen Charles J., 47, 57

Tonkin, 3, 8–9, 11–12, 16

Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 128

Tourane, 71.

See Also Da Nang

Tracy, TSgt Jackson E., 19–20

Training Relations Instruction Mission, 16, 19, 22

Tra My, 103, 105, 116

Trong, Maj Le Quang, 16, 19

Tropic of Cancer, 6

Truman, President Harry S., 12, 15

TULUNGAN, 59–60

Tunny, Lt Michael J., 83

Turner, Capt James S. G., 37

Typhoon Kate, 162

Typhoon Tilda, 159–160

Typhoon Violet, 159

Udorn, Thailand, 88–90, 92–93, 113, 158

U Minh Forest, 36, 40

United Front of National Forces, 18

United States, 13, 15, 19, 42, 71, 93, 99, 136, 166

U.S. Air Force. See Air Force

U.S. Army. See Army

U.S. Congress, 12

U.S. Embassy, Saigon, 32, 45, 138

U.S. Interagency Committee for Province Rehabilitation, 45

U.S. Marine Corps. See Marine Corps

U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, 15–16, 19, 22–24, 26, 29, 31–32, 35–36, 42, 44, 46–48, 53, 57, 86, 131, 146

U.S. Military Assistance Command, Thailand, 88, 90

U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 46–48, 53, 57–63, 67, 73, 76, 80, 88, 99–100, 117, 127, 131, 139, 141–144, 147, 154–155, 158, 165, 167

U.S. Military Assistance Program, 16

U.S. Navy. See Navy

U.S. Operations Mission, 27

Valentin, LCpl Miguel A., 83

Valley Forge (LPH-8), 93, 156

Vichy Government, 9

Vientiane, Laos, 88, 93

Viet Cong, 19, 27–32, 34–37, 40, 43, 45–46, 49, 51, 53, 62–63, 65, 67, 69–74, 80, 82–83, 99, 101–103, 105, 107, 109–111, 113–116, 120–123, 127, 129, 136, 138, 141–144, 148–149, 151–153, 155, 157–159, 161–162, 164–167

Units

9th Viet Cong Division, 138

4th Viet Cong Battalion, 80

Viet Minh, 8, 11–13, 16, 27, 32.

See Also Viet Cong

Village Self Defense Corps, 27–28

Vinh Binh Province, 31

Vinh Long, 9, 65

Vinson, Lt Richard P., 85

Vung Tau, 36, 40, 100, 136

Walker, Maj John W., 142

Washington, D.C., 22, 29–30, 42, 46, 121, 128, 141, 143, 167

Watson, Cpl Billy S., 74

Weapons

Types

AR-15 automatic rifles, 65

Browning automatic rifles, 22

81mm mortars, 32, 164

82mm mortars, 137

57mm recoilless rifles, 32, 109, 137

.50 caliber machine guns, 107, 109, 137, 152–154

4.2-inch mortars, 22, 32, 60

Hawk missiles, 167

Light antiaircraft missiles, 167

M-14 rifles, 65

M-1 carbines, 22, 32

M-1 rifles, 32

M-16 rifles, 65

M-60 machine guns, 73, 114–115, 147–149, 162

M3A1 submachine guns, 65

105mm howitzers, 49, 118, 136

75mm pack howitzers, 36, 49, 136

60mm mortars, 32, 109

.30 caliber machine guns, 107, 152

TK-1, 162, 164

2.75-inch rockets, 115, 162

Webster, Capt David N., 114

Weede, MajGen Richard G., 47, 76, 131

Weller, MajGen Donald M., 40–41, 86, 90

Westmoreland, Gen William C., 127–128, 131, 155, 158, 166

Wilder, Capt Gary, 31

Wilkes, LtCol William N., Jr., 22–23, 31

Wilkinson, LtCol Frank R., Jr., 23, 31, 34–35

Williams, LtGen Samuel T., 26–27, 29, 32, 35

World War II, 9, 11, 13, 35–37, 40, 47, 51, 59, 62, 70, 75, 111–112, 120, 131, 146, 156, 161

Yen, Capt Nguyen Thanh, 107, 109

Youngdale, BGen Carl A., 131, 166

Zimolzak, Capt Frank, 110

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