Appendix

KEY U.S. OFFICIALS AND COMMANDERS IN VIETNAM, 1950-1969

Organization or Command    Official or Commander    Date of Assumption of Command
U.S. Legation    Edmund A. Gullion    17 Feb 50
   Donald R. Heath    6 Jul 50
U.S. Embassy    Donald R. Heath    25 Jun 52
   G. Frederick Reinhardt    10 May 55
   Elbridge Durbrow    20 Mar 57
   Frederick E. Nolting    21 Apr 61
   Henry Cabot Lodge    14 Aug 63
   Maxwell D. Taylor    2 Jul 64
   Henry Cabot Lodge    12 Aug 65
   Ellsworth Bunker    12 Apr 67
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, Indochina   Brigadier General Francis G. Brink, USA    10 Oct 50
   Major General Thomas J. H. Trapnell, USA    1 Aug 52
   Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel, USA    12 Apr 54
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam    Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel, USA    12 Feb 54
   Lieutenant General Samuel T. Williams, USA    24 Oct 55
   Lieutenant General Lionel C. McGarr, USA   1 Sep 60
   Major General Charles J. Timmes, USA    1 Jul 62
U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam     General Paul D. Harkins, USA    8 Feb 62
   General William C. Westmoreland, USA    20 Jun 64
   General Creighton W. Abrams, USA    2 Jul 68

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Organization or Command     Official or Commander    Date of Assumption of Command
Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam    Lieutenant General William C. Westmoreland, USA    27 Jan 64
   Lieutenant General John L. Throckmorton, USA   2 Aug 64
   Lieutenant General John A. Heintges, USA    5 Nov 65
   General Creighton W. Abrams, USA   1 Jun 67
   General Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA   3 Jul 68
   General William B. Rosson, USA   1 May 69
U.S. Army Support Group, Vietnam    Colonel Marvin H. Merchant, USA   3 Apr 62
   Brigadier General Joseph W. Stilwell, USA   26 Aug 62
U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam   Brigadier General Joseph W. Stilwell, USA   1 Mar 64
   Brigadier General Delk M. Oden, USA   1 Jul 64
   Brigadier General John Norton, USA   1 Apr 65
U.S. Army, Vietnam   General William C. Westmoreland, USA   20 Jul 65
   General Creighton W. Abrams, USA   2 Jul 68
Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army, Vietnam    Brigadier General John Norton, USA   20 Jul 65
   Lieutenant General Jean E. Engler, USA    24 Jan 66
   Lieutenant General Bruce Palmer, Jr., USA    1 Jul 67
   Lieutenant General Frank T. Mildren, USA    22 Jun 68
Commander, 2d Air Division    Lieutenant General Joseph H. Moore, USAF    31 Jan 64

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Organization or Command    Official or Commander    Date of Assumption of Command
Commander, Seventh Air Force, Deputy Commander Air Operations, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam    Lieutenant General Joseph H. Moore, USAF    2 Apr 66
   General William W. Momyer, USAF   1 Jul 66
   General George S. Brown, USAF   1 Aug 68
Chief, U.S. Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam    Rear Admiral Norvell G. Ward, USN   10 May 65
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam    Rear Admiral Norvell G. Ward, USN   1 Apr 66
   Rear Admiral Kenneth L. Veth, USN   27 Apr 67
   Vice Admiral Elmo B. Zumwalt, USN   30 Sep 68
Deputy Commander for CORDS    Ambassador Robert W. Komer   28 May 67
   Ambassador William E. Colby   8 Nov 68
Senior Advisor, I Corps, Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force    Major General William R. Collins, USMC   6 May 65
   Lieutenant General Lewis W. Walt; USMC   5 Jun 65
   Lieutenant General Robert E. Cushman, USMC   1 Jun 67
   Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson, Jr., USMC   26 Mar 69
Commanding General, Field Force, Vietnam    Major General Stanley R. Larsen, USA   25 Sep 65
 Senior Advisor, II Corps, Commanding General, I Field Force, Vietnam     Lieutenant General Stanley R. Larsen, USA   15 Mar 66
   Lieutenant General William B. Rosson, USA   1 Aug 67
   Lieutenant General William R. Peers, USA   1 Mar 68
   Lieutenant General Charles A. Corcoran, USA   15 Mar 69

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Organization or Command    Official or Commander    Date of Assumption of Command
Senior Advisor, III Corps, Commanding General, II Field Force, Vietnam    Lieutenant General Jonathan O. Seaman, USA    15 Mar 66
   Lieutenant General Bruce Palmer, Jr., USA   24 Mar 67
   Lieutenant General Frederick C. Weyand, USA   1 Jul 67
   Lieutenant General Walter T. Kerwin, Jr., USA   1 Aug 68
   Lieutenant General Julian J. Ewell, USA    2 Apr 69
Senior Advisor, IV Corps, Delta Military Assistance Command    Colonel George Barton, USA   17 Sep 64
   Brigadier General William R. Desobry, USA    3 Jun 66
   Major General George S. Eckhardt, USA    14 Jan 68
   Major General Roderick Wetherill, USA   1 Jun 69
Commanding General, Provisional Corps, Vietnam, XXIV Corps    Lieutenant General William B. Rosson, USA    10 Mar 68
   Lieutenant General Richard G. Stilwell, USA    15 Aug 68
   Lieutenant General Melvin Zais, USA    26 Jun 69
Senior Advisor, Commanding General, Capital Military Assistance Command    Major General John H. Hay, USA    8 Mar 68
   Major General Fillmore K. Mearns, USA    3 Aug 68
   Major General Walter B. Richardson, USA    13 Apr 69
   Brigadier General Charles J. Girard, USA   7 Nov 69

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