1. President and founder, Vietnam veterans of America Chapter # 1059, Clay County, Florida
Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (62-65)/Gulf of Tonkin Incident
From Month/Year
August / 1964
To Month/Year
August / 1964
Description On July 31, 1964 USS Maddox (DD-731) began a reconnaissance mission in the Gulf of Tonkin and was attacked by three North Vietnamese patrol boats in international waters on August 2, 1964.