1959 Biên Hòa compound raid
On 8 July 1959, six Viet Cong guerrillas attacked a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) compound in Biên Hòa, a town about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Saigon. Major Dale R. Buis (visiting from MAAG 5) and Master Sergeant Chester M. Ovnand (MAAG 7) would be among the first Americans killed in the Vietnam War. Two South Vietnamese guards were killed by the guerrillas. After the incident, MAAG personnel began carrying weapons.
| MAAG Compound Raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Viet Cong |
United States South Vietnam | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6 guerillas |
6 advisors 3 South Vietnamese guards | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed |
American:
South Vietnamese:
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| Civilian: 1 wounded | |||||||
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