Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces
Apr. 11, 1962 - A United States military source said today that 12 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas were killed as the band that captured...
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Apr 10, 2022
Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong
Apr. 10, 1962 - United States Army officers said today that two wounded American sergeants were murdered in cold blood by their Communist...
Apr 8, 2022
Two Americans Killed, Two Captured by Viet Cong
Apr. 8, 1962 - Two United States enlisted men were killed and two others were missing today in an attack by Communist guerrillas near An...
Apr 7, 2022
Viet Cong Attack is Crushed in Four-Hour Battle in An Hoa
Apr. 7, 1962 - South Vietnamese Government forces (pictured), alerted by spies in the Viet Cong movement, crushed an attack by 1,200...
Apr 5, 2022
U.S. Army Establishes Anti-Guerrilla School at Fort Bragg
Apr. 5, 1962 - The Army announced today that it had established an anti-guerrilla school at Fort Bragg, N.C. Personnel will be trained to...
Apr 1, 2022
U.S. Army Helicopters Assist South Vietnamese in Heavy Fighting
Apr. 1, 1962 - South Vietnam’s 42nd Regiment was engaged in heavy fighting today after a penetration deep into a Communist guerrilla...
Mar 28, 2022
General Lemnitzer Visits Vietnam
Mar. 28, 1962 - The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, flew to the village of Binh Hung in South Vietnam...
Mar 26, 2022
South Vietnamese Troops Try to "Pacify" Villages North of Saigon
Mar. 26, 1962 - A comprehensive plan to pacify South Vietnam has started modestly in the forests north of Saigon. Last Thursday,...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. Supports Irregular Army in Vietnam
Mar. 24, 1962 - The United States is quietly supporting an irregular army called the Sea Swallows, left by an expatriate Chinese Roman...
Mar 23, 2022
Correspondents in Saigon Frustrated
Mar. 23, 1962 - One of the battles being fought in South Vietnam involves the problem of finding out what is going on and reporting it to...
Mar 22, 2022
U.S. Officials: Tide May Be Turning in Vietnam
Mar. 22, 1962 - United States authorities are cautiously optimistic that the tide may soon start turning against the Communists in South...
Mar 17, 2022
Soviets: U.S. Fighting "Undeclared War" in Vietnam
Mar. 17, 1962 - The Soviet Union accused the U.S. today of fighting an “undeclared war” in South Vietnam and demanded the immediate...
Mar 17, 2022
U.S. Army Helicopters Pursue Viet Cong Close to Cambodian Border
Mar. 17, 1962 - United States Army helicopters flew within a half-mile of the Cambodian frontier Thursday to land Vietnamese troops. This...
Mar 15, 2022
Plane Carrying 93 U.S. Soldiers Disappears in Pacific
Mar. 15, 1962 - A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation carrying 107 persons, including 93 U.S. soldiers, disappeared during a night...
Mar 15, 2022
McNamara: U.S. Personnel in Vietnam Return Fire from Viet Cong
Mar. 15, 1962 - Asked today about the United States’ huge military training program in South Vietnam, Secretary of Defense Robert S....
Mar 14, 2022
U.S. Pilots Spearhead Counterattack against Viet Cong
Mar. 14, 1962 - United States pilots flying American-made planes spearheaded a major counterattack last week which resulted in one of...
Mar 9, 2022
U.S. Officials: American Pilots Engaged in Combat Missions in Vietnam
Mar. 9, 1962 - U.S. officials said today that American pilots were engaged in combat missions with South Vietnamese pilots in training...
Mar 8, 2022
Army Helicopters Carry South Vietnamese Troops in "Successful" Raid
Mar. 8, 1962 - United States Army helicopters carried a Vietnamese battalion in a successful raid against the Communist stronghold of Cai...
Mar 7, 2022
Major Drive by South Vietnamese Troops in Mekong Delta
Mar. 7, 1962 - Five battalions of South Vietnamese troops launched a major drive today against a Communist stronghold in the Mekong Delta...
Mar 6, 2022
South Vietnamese "On the Offensive" Against Viet Cong, Says Admiral Felt
Mar. 6, 1962 - Admiral Harry D. Felt, commander in chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said in Saigon today that South Vietnamese forces...
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