March 16, 1966 in the Vietnam War: Col Underwood Shot Down This Date in the Vietnam War March 16th, 1966. Colonel Paul Underwood piloted a bombing mission over Lai Chau Province in North Vietnam. ...
General Harold Johnson Increases Troops to 540k - March 15th 1965 On March 15 1965 General Harold K Johnson Army chief of staff reported to president Lyndon D Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert ...
March 14 1965, supported by U S jets, a group of twenty-four aircraft from the South Vietnamese Air Force, executed a strike on the barracks and depots located on Con Co Island, which was situated ...
On March 13th 1969, Navy Lieutenant John Kerry patrolled the Bay Hap River. He found himself under a barrage of Viet Cong fire. Despite the immense danger, Kerry navigated his vessel toward the ...
On March 12th 1965, the United States Navy launched Operation Market Time with the aim of obstructing the resupply of Communist troops in South Vietnam through river and coastal routes. This military ...
On this day in 1967, the U.S. 1st Infantry Division engaged in one of the heaviest battles of Operation Junction City, a significant turning point in the Vietnam War. The fierce fighting resulted in ...
On March 10, several significant events took place during the Vietnam War. In 1968, the Battle of Lima Site 85, also known as the Battle of Phou Pha Thi, was fought on Phou Pha Thi mountain in Laos. ...
