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The Studies and Observation Group, as the unit was initially titled, was in fact controlled by the Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities (SACSA) and his staff at the Pentagon. a This arrangement was necessary since SOG needed some listing in the MACV table of organization and the fact that MACV's commander, General ...
Its overt name was "MACV Studies and Operations Group". In reality, it was the Special Operations Group, with CIA agent programs for the North gradually moving under MACV control – although SOG almost always had a CIA officer in its third-ranking position, the second-in-command being an Air Force officer.
Surname, First name(s) Rank Service Unit Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Recovery status February 9: McLean, James H: Specialist 4: US Army: Advisory Team 88 MACV: South Vietnam, Phước Long Province: Captured when Vietcong overran the Đức Phong Regional Forces camp. Last seen alive in 1966. [47] Presumptive finding of ...
MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam. MACV was implemented to assist and oversee the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Vietnam while the Viet Cong insurgency was under way. It was reorganized on 15 May 1964 and absorbed MAAG Vietnam when the deployment of ...
Pilot of UH-1H #68-15255 shot down while extracting members of MACV-SOG team RT Intruder. The helicopter crashed in flames. The helicopter crashed in flames. Another MACV-SOG team RT Habu rappelled into the crash site the following day and gathered the remains of the crew and passengers in body bags for extraction, but RT Habu was attacked by ...
RT New Hampshire, MACV-SOG: South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province: Leader of an 8 man long-range reconnaissance patrol that was extracted by McGuire rig following an ambush. He fell from the helicopter at an altitude of 2500 feet [335] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] November 16: Copley, William M: Specialist: US Army: RT Vermont, MACV-SOG ...
During warfare, some units take more casualties than other units. Sometimes, the casualty rate is disproportionately high. This article displays the highest percentage of casualties among American units, including those wiped out as an effective force. The term casualty in warfare can often be confusing. It often refers not to those that are ...
In May 1972 following the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from South Vietnam, USARV was merged with MACV to become USARV/MACV Support Command. [6] In early November 1972 USARV/MACV Support Command began planning for the final 60 day withdrawal of U.S. Army personnel and the support system from South Vietnam. [7]