U.S. Army Captain Killed in Vietnam Battle
Jan. 31, 1963 - A U.S. Army captain was killed today during a running gun fight between Communist guerrillas and South Vietnamese...
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- Jan 30, 2023
Admiral Felt: Vietnam War Will Be Won by 1966
Jan. 30, 1963 - Admiral Harry D. Felt, Pacific commander, predicted today that the American-backed Government of South Vietnam would win...
- Jan 27, 2023
Opposition to South Vietnamese President Diem Rising
Jan. 27, 1963 - Political opponents of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (left) hurled two grenades containing hundreds of...
- Jan 25, 2023
Gen. Wheeler Praises American Fighting Men in Vietnam
Jan. 25, 1963 - General Earle G. Wheeler (pictured left), U.S. Army chief of staff, praised American fighting men in Vietnam today for...
- Jan 24, 2023
Five Army Aviators Decorated for Service in South Vietnam
Jan. 24, 1963 - Five army aviators were decorated at a Pentagon ceremony today for heroism while flying helicopters in combat zones in...
- Jan 20, 2023
Viet Cong: U.S. Is No. 1 Enemy
Jan. 20, 1963 - Communist guerrillas trying to subvert South Vietnam admit to having underestimated the depth of U.S. intentions,...
- Jan 19, 2023
Lack of Communication Between Vietnamese and American Advisers Blamed for Losses
Jan. 19, 1963 - Vietnamese field commanders are being told to be more receptive to recommendations of American advisers, sources said...
- Jan 18, 2023
U.S. Learning Hard Lessons about Helicopters in Vietnam
Jan. 18, 1963 - The crash of an H-21 transport helicopter killing seven Americans aboard, including five pilots, has underlined a hard...
- Jan 11, 2023
Admiral Felt Says Victory in Vietnam “Inevitable”
Jan. 11, 1963 - Admiral Harry D. Felt, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, declared today that Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam...
- Jan 10, 2023
Gen. Harkins Defends South Vietnamese Troops
Jan. 10, 1963 - Gen. Paul D. Harkins (right), commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, issued a strong statement today defending the courage...
- Jan 8, 2023
U.S. To Step Up Commando Operations in Vietnam
Jan. 8, 1963 - The success of commando operations in South Vietnam has prompted the Air Force to increase its air commando training...
- Jan 7, 2023
Casualties Mount in Vietnam War
Jan. 7, 1963 - A rising tide of South Vietnamese casualties indicates that the long guerrilla war has entered a new phase of large-scale...
- Jan 6, 2023
U.S. Military Advisers Criticize Vietnamese Infantrymen
Jan. 6, 1963 - Angry U.S. military advisers charged today that South Vietnamese infantrymen refused direct orders to advance during...
- Jan 5, 2023
Bodies of Three Slain G.I.s Shipped Home
Jan. 5, 1963 - The bodies of three American dead from the Battle of Ap Bac in South Vietnam were on their way home today. They were...
- Jan 5, 2023
U.S. Officials Study Failures at Battle of Ap Bac in South Vietnam
Jan. 5, 1963 - U.S. and Vietnamese officers today considered possible changes in tactics to eliminate mistakes that showed up in the...
- Jan 3, 2023
White House Orders Report on Helicopter Losses in Vietnam
Jan. 3, 1963 - The White House has ordered a full report on U.S. helicopter losses in South Vietnam. The demand went to the Defense...
- Jan 3, 2023
Viet Cong Stand and Fight at Ap Bac in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Jan. 3, 1963 - Communist guerrillas stood their ground and inflicted major damage on a substantially larger force of South Vietnamese...
- Jan 3, 2023
Three Americans Including Army Captain Slain in Vietnam
Jan. 3, 1963 - Army Captain Kenneth Newall Good, 32, a military adviser to South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem’s government, was one of...
- Jan 2, 2023
U.S. and South Vietnamese Suffer Major Setback in Mekong Delta
Jan. 2, 1963 - Communist guerrillas armed with automatic weapons inflicted a major defeat today on U.S. helicopters carrying troops into...
- Dec 24, 2022
Viet Cong Reds Release American Prisoner
Dec. 24, 1962 - Communist Viet Cong guerrillas today freed an American army sergeant held captive five months. He is Sergeant Roque S....
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