Eisenhower had US personnel present in South Vietnam to help the transition of French withdrawal in 1954; when they were gone, he promptly dispatched US troops to bolster South Vietnamese defenses in 1955.
See: Eisenhower
It was President Dwight D. Eisenhower "coins one of the most famous Cold War phrases when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia." This domino theory became the way of thinking toward Vietnam.
There's 365 days in a year, the US military entered South Vietnam in 1955 under the Eisenhower administration...it would take an almanac for EACH YEAR to list the dates/places of fighting.
US war in RVN commenced in 1955. US war against North Vietnam commenced in 1964.
1964-1969
The United States went into war with Vietnam in the year 1965.
President Eisenhower dispatched US military detachments there in 1954 and 1955.
In 1959 i was 32 years old and i remember reading in the news print that President Eisenhower had sent advisors to Viet-nam or was going to send advisors.
Involvement began with Eisenhower (Ike) in '55 & terminated with Ford in '75.
'55 Eisenhower to '75 Ford.
That's the year Eisenhower became president.
He was president from 1953 to 1961
See: Eisenhower
Brigadier General John Eisenhower, the 90-year old son of President Eisenhower.
from 1952 to 1960
He was president from 1953 to 1961
It was President Dwight D. Eisenhower "coins one of the most famous Cold War phrases when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia." This domino theory became the way of thinking toward Vietnam.