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John Paul Vann

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American military personnel of the Korean and Vietnam wars (1924-1972)

United StatesLived 1924 to 1972 · aged 47
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John Paul Vann was a United States Army officer and American civilian adviser during the Vietnam War.

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Vann, center, with Brigadier General Robert H. York, left, and a 7th Division adviser at Đức Hòa, February 1963Vann, center, with Brigadier General Robert H. York, left, and a 7th Division adviser at Đức Hòa, February 1963Vann during his CORDS service, c. 1972Vann during his CORDS service, c. 1972Vann and staff at their Pleiku headquarters in II CorpsVann and staff at their Pleiku headquarters in II CorpsVann's grave at Arlington National CemeteryVann's grave at Arlington National Cemetery

Awards 2

1972Presidential Medal of Freedom
Distinguished Flying Cross

About this person

John Paul Vann was a United States Army officer and American civilian adviser during the Vietnam War. He served in World War II and the Korean War, retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1963, and returned to South Vietnam in 1965 as a civilian official with the United States Agency for International Development and later Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS).

Country
United States
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Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1972 · aged 47
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