A. Peter Dewey Military person

Albert Peter Dewey (October 8, 1916 – September 26, 1945), shot to death in a case of mistaken identity by Viet Minh troops on September 26, 1945. Dewey was the first American fatality in French Indochina, killed in the early aftermath of World War II. (This is often confused with the Vietnam War).

Personal facts

A. Peter Dewey
Alias (AKA)Dewey Albert Peter Lieutenant Colonel
Birth dateOctober 08, 1916
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois
Date of deathSeptember 26, 1945
Place of death
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam

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Military person

award
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Tunisia
Legion of Honour
Combatant's Cross
Order of Polonia Restituta
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Dragoon
service start1942
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://images.library.yale.edu/madid/oneItem.aspx?id=1360661&q=Berzelius%20%20&q1=&q2=&qc1=&qc2=&qf1=&qf2=&qn=&qo=&qm=&qs=&sid=&qx=
  2. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/apdewey.htm
  3. http://www.geocities.com/mithlean/VietMIA1.htm
  4. http://www.osssociety.org/pdfs/oss_summer_05.pdf
  5. http://www.webcitation.org/5klUBlDwR