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On 2 August 1964, three North Vietnamese PT boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731) in international waters, in the Gulf of Tonkin. This oil painting by Commander E.J. Fitzgerald, January 1965 depicts the engagement. NHHC photo KN-11060.
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On 2 August 1964, three North Vietnamese PT boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731) in international waters, in the Gulf of Tonkin. This oil painting by Commander E.J. Fitzgerald, January 1965 depicts the engagement. NHHC photo KN-11060.

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Aug 2 2012
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