Ngụy Văn Thà Explained

Ngụy Văn Thà (16 January 1943 - 19 January 1974) was a Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) naval officer.[1] He was commanding officer of the corvette RVNS Nhật Tảo (HQ-10) during the Battle of the Paracel Islands and was killed when a Chinese missile hit the HQ-10's bridge.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://tuoitre.vn/Chinh-tri-Xa-hoi/589792/hoi-uc-sau-40-nam-cua-vo-thieu-ta-vnch-nguy-van-tha.html Hồi ức sau 40 năm của vợ thiếu tá VNCH Ngụy Văn Thà
  2. Vinh Truong Vietnam War: The New Legion Volume 2 2010- Page 474 "This from the eighty-two sailors on board HQ-10 when the batfle began. Commanding Officer Nguy-Van-Tha was not among those who were rescued having been killed when the missile hit the bridge area."

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ngụy Văn Thà".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.