Less than 50,000.
The earliest records of US advisors in Vietnam were from the Kennedy Administration (1960-1963), Kennedy was a strong supporter of the "Domino" Theory and was providing a lot of support to the leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, it included US Advisors for training, strategy and maintenance, military aid of equipment, vehicles and weapons and huge amounts of monetary aid as well.
Ngo Dihn Diem was the first President of the Republic of South Vietnam, he held office from 1955 to 1963. On November 2, 1963 he was assassinated in a military coup.
Before Lyndon B. Johnson became President in 1963, U.S. involvement in Vietnam primarily escalated during the Eisenhower administration. The U.S. supported the French colonial forces in their fight against the Viet Minh and later backed the anti-communist government of South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem. This included financial aid, military advisors, and covert operations, laying the groundwork for deeper involvement. By the early 1960s, the U.S. had significantly increased its military presence, with over 16,000 advisors in Vietnam by the time Johnson took office.
Several: Dwight D Eisenhower (1952-60) was President when the US first sent military advisors to Vietnam, followed by John F Kennedy (1961-63); Lyndon B Johnson (1963-68), who first sent combat troops; Richard M Nixon (1969-74), who withdrew all combat troops under intense pressure from Congress and the public; and Gerald R Ford (1974-76), who was President when North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.
Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to Vietnam in '55.
The earliest records of US advisors in Vietnam were from the Kennedy Administration (1960-1963), Kennedy was a strong supporter of the "Domino" Theory and was providing a lot of support to the leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, it included US Advisors for training, strategy and maintenance, military aid of equipment, vehicles and weapons and huge amounts of monetary aid as well.
Involvement in South Vietnam began in 1953 under the Eisenhower administration with 900 military advisors and US Air Force pilots flying for CAT (Air America). When President Kennedy was elected in November of 1960, Ike advised him that Vietnam and Southeast Asia were the critical area and needed a high priority for military assistance.
His government was seen as corrupt. Diệm was deposed in a military coup in 1963,
US sent in "advisors" somewhere around 1963
Ngo Dihn Diem was the first President of the Republic of South Vietnam, he held office from 1955 to 1963. On November 2, 1963 he was assassinated in a military coup.
Before Lyndon B. Johnson became President in 1963, U.S. involvement in Vietnam primarily escalated during the Eisenhower administration. The U.S. supported the French colonial forces in their fight against the Viet Minh and later backed the anti-communist government of South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem. This included financial aid, military advisors, and covert operations, laying the groundwork for deeper involvement. By the early 1960s, the U.S. had significantly increased its military presence, with over 16,000 advisors in Vietnam by the time Johnson took office.
Ngo Dinh Diem was the leader of South Vietnam until he was assassinated in November of 1963
Kennedy supported a coup in South Vietnam.
Vietnam war or Second Indochina war was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by USSR, China and communist regimes and South Vietnam supported by USA. Although President Kennedy realized the importance of engaging communist designs in Vietnam he was against full scale US military deployment in the region. However, after his assassination Lyndon Johnson took over and reversed the previous policy and ordered US military deployment in Vietnam in 1963.
Several: Dwight D Eisenhower (1952-60) was President when the US first sent military advisors to Vietnam, followed by John F Kennedy (1961-63); Lyndon B Johnson (1963-68), who first sent combat troops; Richard M Nixon (1969-74), who withdrew all combat troops under intense pressure from Congress and the public; and Gerald R Ford (1974-76), who was President when North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.
The president of South Vietnam from 1955-1963.
Diversified Investment Advisors was created in 1963.