Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MACV
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1973
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1962
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnamese_Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded March 29, 1973
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:MACV_shoulder_sleeve_insignia
gptkbp:established February 8, 1962
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Saigon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
gptkbp:mission coordinate U.S. military operations in Vietnam
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:General_Paul_D._Harkins
gptkb:General_Frederick_C._Weyand
gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams
gptkbp:notableEvent Easter Offensive
Operation Cedar Falls
Operation Junction City
Operation Rolling Thunder
Paris Peace Accords
Tet Offensive
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_George_S._Brown
gptkb:General_Richard_G._Stilwell
gptkb:General_William_B._Rosson
gptkb:General_Bruce_Palmer_Jr.
gptkb:General_Andrew_J._Goodpaster
gptkb:General_John_D._Lavelle
gptkb:General_John_E._Murray
gptkb:General_John_H._Hay_Jr.
gptkb:General_John_W._Vogt_Jr.
gptkb:General_Julian_J._Ewell
gptkbp:operatesIn South Vietnam
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Command
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Military_Assistance_Advisory_Group,_Vietnam
gptkbp:primaryUse military advisory and operational command
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:III_Marine_Amphibious_Force
gptkb:US_Army_Vietnam_(USARV)
gptkb:7th_Air_Force
gptkb:1st_Field_Force,_Vietnam
gptkb:II_Field_Force,_Vietnam
gptkb:Naval_Forces,_Vietnam
gptkb:Studies_and_Observations_Group_(MACV-SOG)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Defense_Attaché_Office,_Saigon
gptkbp:type joint-service command
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_D._Harkins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6