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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

ABOVE: Captain Herrick and Commander Ogier aboard USS Maddox (DD-731) in August 1964. LEFT: USS Maddox . OPPOSITE: Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp Jr. (April 2, 1906 – December 12, 2001) was a United States Navy four star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet from 1963–1964; and Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command from 1964–1968. He was PACOM Commander during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.

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