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map. (May,
1975) NAME
OF CONFLICT: The
Mayaguez Incident BELLIGERENTS: The
United States vs. The
Khmer Rouge (communist guerrillas in
Cambodia) DATES
OF CONFLICT: BEGAN:
May 12, 1975 ENDED:
May 15, 1975 TYPE(S)
OF CONFLICT: Inter-State,
guerrilla RELATED
CONFLICTS: PREDECESSOR:
*Though
the Second Indochina War (known in the
U.S. as the Vietnam War), ended on
April 30, 1975 with the fall of Saigon
to the Communists, the Mayaguez
Incident is considered by the U.S.
military to be a part of that larger
conflict. The names of the American
dead from the Mayaguez operation are
engraved on the Vietnam Memorial in
Washington, D.C., with their names
listed last, signifying that these
casualties are considered the last
combat deaths of the Vietnam
War. CONCURRENT: SUCCESSOR:
Sino-Vietnamese
War (1979) Sino-Vietnamese
Border War (1979-1987) Description: Less
than two weeks after the Communist
conquest of South Vietnam, forces of the
Communist Khmer Rouge in Cambodia attacked
and seized an American merchant ship,
the Mayaguez, and captured the
crew. President Gerald
Ford
reacted by sending in the Marines to
rescue the crew. The
Khmer Rouge released the crew, but not
before inflicting casualties on the
American force. A total of 41 Marines and
Airmen died, with 50 wounded. See the
links below for more detail on the actual
combat operations. Casualties: U.S.: 41
total dead and missing. 18 Marines and
Airmen killed in action/missing in action.
23 Marines killed in a helicopter crash
during the operation. 50
wounded. Cambodia/Khmer
Rouge: 60 killed (estimate) Links Capture
and Release of SS
Mayaguez--From
the U.S. Merchant Marine
website. Photographs:
Mayaguez
Incident--Photos
of President Gerald Ford in the White
House during the Incident. From the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential
library. The
Mayaguez
Incident--By
John L. Frisbee, Contributing Editor,
published in Air Force Magazine,
1991. The
Mayaguez
Incident--Contains
photos and lists of the dead and MIAs
from the Mayaguez rescue. SIU
Flashback: Notable Events in the
Union's History Captured in Cambodia:
The Tale of the
Mayaguez--Interesting
account of the Mayaguez capture and
rescue from the perspective of the
civilian sailors aboard the
Mayaguez. Lance
Corporal Andres "Andy"
Garcia--Article
on the recently recovered and
identified remains of one of the
Mayaguez casualties. Well worth
reading! Lance
Corporal Joseph
Hargrove--
Describes the Battle of Kho Tang Island
and details the fact that three
marines, including Hargrove, were left
behind in Cambodia. Minutes of White
House meetings on the Mayaguez
Incident. Click on a date (below) to
see scanned images of the actual
minutes of each meeting. From the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential
library. A
Summary of Personnel Killed in Action in
USMC Helicopters or assigned to USMC
Helicopter Squadrons during the Vietnam
War: Incident Date 750515 - USAF H-53 and
USAF Crew on Mayaguez Incident
--From the
USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association.
Contains lists and details on KIA/MIA
personnel and a summary of the Incident
and Lance Corporal Garcia's return home 25
years later. "The
History Guy" is a Registered Trademark. Contact
the webmaster Lee,
R. "The History Guy: The
Mayaguez Incident" http://www.historyguy.com/mayaguez_incident.html
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The
Second Indochina War
Third
Indochina War
Vietnam-Cambodia
War (1977-1992)
GENERAL
POST-WORLD WAR II 1970's The SS
Mayaguez Incident of
1975
--Annotated bibliography of Mayaguez
sources with emphasis on the
intelligence failures which led the the
high death toll.
May
12, 1975
Beauty
and Darkness: Cambodia in Modern
History--
Modern Cambodian history.
Cambodia:
Year
Zero--An
account from eyewitnesses as told to
François Ponchaud is French
Roman Catholic priest who lived and
worked in Cambodia for many
years.
Please cite this source when
appropriate: