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First Americans killed in South Vietnam | July 8, 1959 | HISTORY
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Maj. Dale R. Buis and Master Sgt. Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans killed in the American phase of the Vietnam War when guerrillas strike a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) compound in Bien Hoa, 20 miles northeast of Saigon. The group had arrived in South Vietnam on November 1, 1955, to provide military assistance. The organization consisted of U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel who provided advice and assistance to the Ministry of Defense, Joint General Staff, corps and division commanders, training centers, and province and district headquarters.
First Americans killed in South Vietnam | July 8, 1959 | HISTORY
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As an addendum;
Research shows Capt. Peter Dewey, OSS, as the first American killed in Vietnam, August 1945. I know, this was before "our war" but still,,,,,
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/oss-vietnam-1945-dixee-bartholomew-feis
Research shows Capt. Peter Dewey, OSS, as the first American killed in Vietnam, August 1945. I know, this was before "our war" but still,,,,,
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/oss-vietnam-1945-dixee-bartholomew-feis
The OSS in Vietnam, 1945: A War of Missed Opportunities by Dixee Bartholomew-Feis
In 1945, members of the American "Deer Team," part of the OSS, worked with Vietnamese guerrilla fighters to throw Japanese troops out of Indochina. As the war ended, the people of Vietnam looked to the United States to support their dreams of independence.
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