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USS Maddox

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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)

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USS Maddox Under Attack: Tonkin Gulf Incident

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Who Sank The USS Maddox? Italian Stukas, Kingfishers, Luftwaffe?

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THE FAKE ATTACK THAT STARTED THE VIETNAM WAR - THE GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT - 1964

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USS MADDOX DD622

USS Maddox (DD-731), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was named for Captain William A. T. Maddox, of the United States Marine Corps. 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. Harry H. Wilhoit, granddaughter of Captain Maddox, and commissioned on 2 June 1944.
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