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A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. The Viet Cong (VC) insurgency expanded in South Vietnam in 1962. U.S. military personnel flew combat missions and accompanied South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find and defeat the insurgents.
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Pages in category "1962 in Vietnam" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L.
January 1 - The People's Revolutionary Party was founded as a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Vietnam, and its leaders receiving instruction directly from the Lao Dong Party of North Vietnam. [1] January 3 - The first United States military transport aircraft arrive in South Vietnam. The aircraft would be used to transport South ...
South Vietnam, Bạc Liêu Province, Sóc Trăng: Killed when his North American T-28 Trojan was hit by ground fire on a close air support mission [17] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 6: Anderson, Thomas E: Corporal: USMC: HMM-163: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Crew chief on a UH-34D which crashed due to mechanical ...
Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...
1962 in Vietnam (3 C, 5 P) 1963 in Vietnam (4 C, 7 P) ... Pages in category "1960s in Vietnam" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In 1962, the U.S. Military Assistance Command–Vietnam (MACV) established Army Special Forces camps near villages. The Americans wanted a military presence there to block the infiltration of enemy forces from Laos, to provide a base for launching patrols into Laos to monitor the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and to serve as a western anchor for defense ...