Jan 10, 2020 the united states navy commissioned the uss maddox toward the end of world war ii as a fast carrier escort for action in the philippines and south china sea. Jun 15, 2015 the submarine uss amberjack had escorted the liberty all the way from west africa. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Mcnamara helped push the apollo program because he saw that engineers.
Oct 25, 2012 instead there was a destroyer named maddox dd731, but it did not serve in operation highjump. The uss hamner dd718 was launched 24 november 1945 and commissioned 12 july 1946. Cooks and snipes continued tales of an asia sailor. Happy gulf of tonkin anniversary and thanks, nsa, for lying about. Navy photograph from the collections of the naval history and heritage. Camp books camp brown camp eagle camp enari camp evans camp faulkner camp foster camp frenzelljones camp friendship camp gaylor. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange exposure. Uss maddox dd168 was a wickesclass destroyer in the united states navy during world war i. December 2015 november 2015 october 2015 september 2015 august 2015. According to frank joseph the uss maddox was either a torpedo boat, or torpedocarrying destroyer. The new administrations push for war news with views. Mcmaster, author of the highly acclaimed 1997 book. The united states navy commissioned the uss maddox toward the end of world war ii as a fast carrier escort for action in the philippines and south china sea. Welcome to the uss maddox dd731 guestbook forum navy emporium.
The story of the uss maddox explains how america got into the. Apr 23, 2017 the ice cream reminded me of grape ice cream. Stephen maddox broke a longstanding army record for the number of pushups completed in a gas chamber without wearing. The destroyer uss maddox appears to be sinking in this photo, but its one of the. A confrontation that actually did take place between the maddox later joined by the turner joy and the north vietnamese happened on august 2, 1964, and resulted in the deaths of four north vietnamese sailors. Maddox expended over 280 3inch and 5inch shells in a sea battle. It seems there was a little confusion in the messages from the nsa and other sources that were getting to the decision makers in washington. Wilhoit, granddaughter of captain maddox, and commissioned on 2 june 1944. Note the ship had recently been refitted with an sps40 air search radar. Mediteranean tour while on uss preston 1952 dd731 matthew h.
World war three will begin on the south china sea archives. Naturally, we mms in main control needed one so we took possession as it was headed to the reefer decks. Also recall that just three years before, the uss maddox was not attacked in gulf of tonkin, but u. One time the uss maddox was refueling of the coast of vietnam and the oiler sent over several 3gallon containers of grape ice cream. On august 2, 1964, uss maddox dd731 was on a routine patrol in the gulf of tonkin international waters when three north vietnamese torpedo boats commenced a high speed torpedo run on her. Just two years prior, turner joy, along with uss maddox, had reportedly been attacked by vietnamese boats in a mysterious battle known as. Vietnam veteran uss maddox dd731 mensunisex standard fit tshirt. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss maddox dd731 products in our ships store. Apr 11, 2019 mellen declares that johnson was a war criminal who authorized the attack on the uss maddox in the gulf of tonkin in 1964 as a way to get authorization from the us congress for an escalation of.
Sumnerclass destroyer was named after captain william a. In his book, body of secrets, james bamford, who spent three years in the united states navy as. Uss maddox high resolution stock photography and images alamy. His active duty continued in the western pacific in the korean war. Welcome to the uss maddox dd731 guestbook forum navy. She was the last four piper destroyer to be scrapped. Sumner class destroyers and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. Finding aid word scope and content note the bulk of the tonkin gulf collection comprises historical materials culled from various official records collections held in the archives branch. Williams is currently writing a book on the declaration of independence. In 1996 edward moises book tonkin gulf and the escalation of the vietnam war. Louis tordella, and john prados to push for declassification of key documents. Naval hospital in oakland where he was an assistant chief of service until 1952.
Mar 31, 2015 the united states navy commissioned the uss maddox toward the end of world war ii as a fast carrier escort for action in the philippines and south china sea. Mcnamara, admitted as much albeit, long after the fact. He was born to herman and betty wilson cannon in butler county, ky. Uss perry dd844 vietnam service 1962 to 1975 view official documentation. I have been trying to get hold of some shipmates with no luck.
The truth about tonkin naval history magazine february 2008. The amberjack saw everything that happened, but did not aid the liberty at all. Newly declassified national security agency history questions. This episode is titled the post mortem and its conclusion is that the national leadership at the time was a little loose with the facts surrounding the tonkin gulf incident involving the uss maddox. You would be purchasing the uss newman k perry ddr 883 cruise book during this time period. The gulf of tonkin indecent provided the excuse they needed. I built the fleatcher and added a few items to call it the uss maddox as a model which i display to show what the ship looked like before the germans sunk it. The gulf of tonkin incident a very brief history by mark black.
The resolution was prompted by two separate attacks on two u. In fact, an informal term has been coined for the group of scholars and defense officials who spend most of their waking hours thinking, talking, and writing about china. On the foggy night of august 4, 1964 the maddox reported that while in the gulf of tonkin, it had been attacked by north vietnamese gunboats. On 28 july, the maddox sortied from taiwan en route to her desoto patrol station. Glenn proudly served 4 years in the u s navy during the korea. This oral history was recorded by staff at the hampton r. She was later transferred to the royal navy as hms georgetown i40, to the royal canadian navy as hmcs georgetown, and then to the soviet navy as doblestny or zhyostky. Maddox fired three warning shots and the north vietnamese boats then attacked with torpedoes and machine gun fire. Uss maddox was laid down 28 october 1943 by the bath iron works corp. Dedicated to all those who served on the three ships bearing the name of the uss maddox. The gulf of tonkin incident also known as the uss maddox incident, was an international. Uss maddox destroyer association 2015 reunion sept 10 wichita, ks held at the wichita marriott hotel located at 9100 corporate hills dr, wichita, ks 67207.
Jun 03, 2015 f3h demon being launched on south china sea in 1960 i patrolled the south china sea in my all weather navy interceptor f3h demon and often crossed paths with communist mig 15 interceptors but in a similar noncombat role but now 55 years later, the times have changed, the war drums are beating and the setting for a bay of tonkin false flag incident on the south china sea could well begin world. White only figured out years later that the man had been joseph schaperjahn, who had been a chief sonarman aboard uss turner joy, not uss maddox. It involved both a proven confrontation on august 2, 1964 and a claim of a second confrontation on august 4, 1964 between ships of north vietnam and the united states in the. Navy photograph from the collections of the naval history and heritage command. In fact, the uss maddox was the destroyer fired upon in the gulf of tonkin incident of 1964.
She was laid down by the bath iron works corporation at bath in maine on 28 october 1943, launched on 19 march 1944 by mrs. Apr 28, 2019 however, regardless of new interpretations, the uss maddox remains a naval hallmark in american history and the cold war. Aug 18, 2017 it centers around the uss maddox and the uss turner joy, two us navy destroyers that were performing patrol duty by south vietnam. On august 2, 1964, the destroyer uss maddox, while performing a desoto patrol, was engaged by three north vietnamese navy torpedo boats of the 5th torpedo squadron. Jul 11, 2017 just two years prior, turner joy, along with uss maddox, had reportedly been attacked by vietnamese boats in a mysterious battle known as the gulf of tonkin incident. Why did president johnson seek the tonkin gulf resoultion. He was awarded a commendation ribbon with combat in 1950. Navy struggling to modernize aging cruiser fleet as. After sea duty he was sent to the naval amputation center at the u. Doug smith, uss turner joy, describes his interactions with maddox in the tonkin gulf in august 1964.
Nevertheless, our congress empowered the president to war against communist aggression, a fatal deceit that killed our young men in combat actions having nothing to do with our. Uss maddox dd731 naval history and heritage command. Bob sheets and i write in our 2001 book, hurricane watch, nothing worked out. Top 10 conspiracy theories that were actually true listverse. Aug 04, 2014 this episode closes out my look at the article by john prados titled gulf of tonkin ambiguous push to war. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. Sumnerclass destroyer, the maddox supported carrier raids against japan and american operations on okinawa after recovering from a kamikaze attack earlier in 1945. Uss liberty attacked by submarine uss amberjack crew. President johnson and several leading senators told the american people that north vietnamese coastal patrol boats had attacked the uss maddox and the uss turner joy.
Uss maddox dd 622, a gleavesclass destroyer, was the second ship of the united states navy to be named after united states marine corps captain william a. On the night of 3031 july, the destroyer was on station in the gulf of tonkin when a. Maddox, chief electricians mate, united states navy, perished aboard the uss arizona on december 7, 1941. Aug 03, 2014 uss maddox in gulf of tonkin this episode is the third edition of the article by john prados titled gulf of tonkin ambiguous push to war. Unlike many other ships in her class the maddox did not receive a fram fleet rehabilitation and modernization overhaul. In 2015, books two and three of the maddox brothers series, beautiful. The uss maddox was never at risk, there was no provocation, and former secretary of defense, robert s. Raymonds name is found on the arizona memorial wall in hawaii. Camp books camp brown camp eagle camp enari camp evans. The uss maddox dd731, the destroyer that was leading the squadron when the uss brush was hit by the mine, would later become famous in u. Staff in the archives created this collection in response to the 19671968 requests for documentation relating to the gulf of tonkin incidents of august 1964 by senator j. The gulf of tonkin incident a very brief history book. How george floyds death is fueling a push for affordable housing in mostly white parts of d. National security archive electronic briefing book no.
Did us navy battle ufos protecting nazi antarctic sanctuary. His is the first name in the m section of the memorial, commemorating more than one thousand seamen who died in the early morning japanese attack on pearl harbor, which triggered us entry into world war ii. E, to investigate a report of a downed american b26 in accordance ctg 95. On august 2, the destroyer uss maddox and several u.
A to begin operation rolling thunder b to react to an unprovoked attack on the uss maddox c to ensure that ngo dinh. Photograph taken from uss maddox dd731 during her engagement with three north vietnamese motor. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer veterans. Tidd fn 111 349 1249 doowyeh at dd731 gary troyer e5 1964 to 1967 troyers. Uss maddox high resolution stock photography and images. Sumner, fue nombrado en honor al capitan william a. Get an answer for why did president johnson seek the tonkin gulf resoultion. Of the three books on tonkin gulf published during the first ten years after the events, this seems to me the best.
In august 1964, maddox was one of the leading actors in the tonkin incident that eventually lead to the vietnam war. Swenson dd729 proceeding at 25 knots to a point lat 3845n, long 12815. The uss maddox is the sister ship of the fletcher and my cousin was killed when the german ju 88 dropped four bombs on the maddox. As late as december 10, 20, the buffalo dva denied my claims for paid heath care and compensation. Taken from uss maddox during the august 2nd engagement, this photo.
A sea battle resulted, in which the maddox expended over 280 3 and 5 shells, and which involved the strafing from four usn f8 crusader jet fighter bombers. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss maddox dd 731. Maddox dd731 operating off oahu, hawaii, on 21 march 1964. Glendle cannon obituary 2015 louisville, ky courier. Click here to see which uss maddox memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay. The story of the uss maddox explains how america got into.
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