Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Mayaguez incident took place between Kampuchea (now Cambodia) and the United States from 12 to 15 May 1975, less than a month after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital Phnom Penh ousting the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic.
May 12, 1975: American freighter Mayaguez and crew seized by Cambodian communist troops May 15, 1975: ... Major General of IV Corps in Cần Thơ, South Vietnam, ...
Khmer Rouge forces landed on Phú Quốc which was claimed by Cambodia but controlled by South Vietnam. [49] 5 May USS Midway transporting 101 ex-RVNAF aircraft from Thailand to Guam, May 1975. General Vang Pao, a Hmong highlander, was ordered by the Prime Minister of Laos to cease resistance to the Pathet Lao. Vang Pao resigned instead. [33]: 54
May 15: Mayaguez Incident [2]: 239–63 Rescue of SS Mayaguez and crew: Koh Tang Island, Cambodia: 60+ Khmer Rouges: 21 Apr 3 - Sep 3: Operation New Life [3] Resettlement of over 110,000 refugees from Indochina
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 [A 1] – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies.
SS Mayaguez was a U.S.-flagged container ship that is best known for its 12 May 1975 seizure by Khmer Rouge forces of Cambodia, which resulted in a confrontation with the United States at the close of the Vietnam War.
May 15 - The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized three days earlier by Cambodian forces, was rescued after the U.S. Marines landed on Kohn Tang Island, where the 45 crewmen had been held captive. Another contingent of Marines had boarded the Mayaguez and found it deserted, while the 130-man force sent to the island fought in combat against ...
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1975" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .