Da Nang, 9, 32, 58, 71, 73–76, 78–80, 83–85, 103, 111–118, 120–121, 123, 129, 139, 141–149, 154–162, 164–165, 167 Da Nang Harbor, 78, 111 Da Nang River, 78 DA NANG SIX, 164 Davis, Capt Dale N., 31 Davis, LtCol Ralph R., 71, 111 Davis, BGen Raymond G., 129 Declaration of Neutrality of Laos, 93 Dees, LtCol Harry C., 71 Delayen, Capt Jean Louis, 17, 19 Demilitarized Zone, 13, 27–29, 76, 78, 111 Democratic Republic of Vietnam. _See_ North Vietnam Department of Defense, 42, 47, 61, 76, 84, 144 Department of State, 15, 19, 28 Dickinson, LtCol Harry E., 143 Diem, President Ngo Dinh, 8, 12–16, 18–20, 22–23, 26–32, 35–36, 42, 45, 53, 80, 99–100, 105, 121–122, 127, 146 Dien Bien Phu, 12, 71 Distinguished Flying Cross, 59, 111, 120, 156 Distinguished Service Medal, 131 Don, MajGen Tran Van, 79–80 Dong Bach Ma, 141 Dong Ha, 9, 78 Dong Nai boats, 101 Donlon, Capt Roger H. C., 157–158 Do Xa Base Area, 103, 105, 115–116, 121, 152, 155 Dulles, Secretary of State John Foster, 14 Eagle Flight, 69–70, 83 Eisenhower, President Dwight D., 14–15, 29 Eldridge, LtCol William W., 60–61, 71 Eller, Capt Franklin P., 137–138 Ely, Gen Paul, 15–16 Europe, 11 Father-For-A-Day Program, 85 Felt, Adm Harry D., 47, 57–58, 86, 88, 90 FLAMING DART, 167 Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, 40, 42, 58, 70, 76, 83, 90, 94, 141, 143, 147, 165. _See Also_ Marine Corps, FMF Units Fontana, MajGen Paul J., 156, 160 Fort Ord, California, 57, 59 Forward Air Controller, 72, 107, 109 France, 8, 9, 11–14, 19, 22, 93 French Expeditionary Corps, 9, 11–16 French High Command, 16, 22, 24 French-Indochina, 9, 11, 15 French-Indochina War, 13–14, 16, 22–24, 36, 48, 103 French Navy, 16 French Union, 11 Futema, Okinawa, 61 General Commission for Refugees, 16 Geneva Conference, 12–16, 25, 27, 86, 88, 93–94, 121, 132 German Army, 70 Gia Dinh Province, 105, 132 Giap, Gen Vo Nyguyen, 11–12 Gi Lang, 152, 154 Go Cong, 132–133 Gomez, Col Andre D., 112, 117, 119–120, 144, 146 Gott, Capt Michael J., 37 Gray, Maj Alfred M., 139, 141, 156, 158 Great Britain, 9, 12, 14, 93 Green, Maj Marion R., 156 Greene, Gen Wallace M., Jr., 142, 145–146 Greer, PFC Robert L., 155–156 Griffin, Lt Gerald, 83 Ground Control Approach, 60 Guadalcanal, 22, 35 Gulf of Siam, 3, 88 Gulf of Tonkin, 6, 78, 128–129, 158, 166–167 Haiphong, 16 Hai Van Peninsula, 78, 83 Hamilton, Sgt Richard E., 83 Hanoi, 11–12, 29 Harkins, Gen Paul D., 46–47, 57–59, 61–62, 73, 88, 99, 127, 146 Hau Nghia Province, 107 Hawaii, 47, 59, 90, 141–142, 146 Hay, Col Hardy, 158, 160–161 Heim, Lt Robert P., 162 Hiep Hoa Special Forces Camp, 107, 109 Hoa Hao, 8, 13, 18–19 Hoa My, 83 Ho Chi Minh. _See_ Minh, Ho Chi Ho Chi Minh Trail, 80 Hoi An, 9, 78 Hoi Dong Sam, 107, 109 Honolulu Conference, 46