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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 ...
Under the terms of the Paris Peace Accords, MACV and all American and third country forces had to be withdrawn from South Vietnam within 60 days of the ceasefire. A multi-service organization was required to plan for the application of U.S. air and naval power into North or South Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos, should this be required and ordered.
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.
Date missing Surname, First name(s) Rank Service Unit Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Recovery status September 5: DeBruin, Eugene H: Civilian: Air America: Laos, Tchepone: His C-46 aircraft was hit by ground fire and crashed, the crew parachuted to safety and were captured by the Pathet Lao.
RT Arizona, MACV-SOG: Operation Shining Brass: Laos, Savannakhet Province: Missing after his patrol was engaged by enemy forces and the patrol members chose to escape and evade the enemy [218] Presumptive finding of death [3] October 3: Jones, James E: Sergeant First Class: US Army: RT Arizona, MACV-SOG: Operation Shining Brass: Laos ...
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 ...
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 ...