What was the official start date of the vietnam war?

Answer 1

The exact date for war between North Vietnam and the US would be 07 August 1964 when the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was approved by Congress.

If people want to believe the exact date of war was when the US began bombing North Vietnam 02/04/05 August 1964 (Operation Pierce Arrow).

War for the US in South Vietnam commenced in 1955 when US troops originally deployed there. More specialized US troops arrived in 1961 & 1962.

When the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was passed US conventional forces were deployed in 1965.

As President Nixon was to say later, "Nothing in American history will ever be as misunderstood, misquoted, and confusing as the Vietnam War."

Answer 2

There was no official starting date since the US never declared war on North Vietnam. During the Kennedy administration, in the early 1960's, American military personnel were sent to South Vietnam as "advisors". No one thought that simply by sending a few advisors, the US would thereby be at war. Gradually, more and more soldiers were sent, a process known as escalation. The US thus found itself fighting a war without ever having decided to go to war and without starting the war at any specific time. But US involvement can be traced back to around 1962.

Answer 3

Many people choose:

1. 1955

2. 1959

3. 1961

4. 1964

Even the US Gov't selects different dates. '55 is when President Eisenhower first sent US servicemen to the Republic of South Vietnam (RVN); '59 is when serious Northern infiltration was discovered by the US along with the infamous Ho Chi Minh trail; '61 is when President Kennedy began upgrading the SEALs and Green Berets in RVN; and the easiest for historians, students, and the public in general is the year 1964, as that is the year of the Tonkin Gulf Incident (Naval Battles in the Tonkin Gulf); and the real beginning of the war between North Vietnam and the United States.

Answer 4

The Vietnam War started on November 1st, 1955.