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Tonkin Gulf/Pleiku/Ia Drang Valley Essay Preview: Tonkin Gulf/Pleiku/Ia Drang Valley Report this essay Tonkin Gulf On August 2, 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes in international waters by North Vietnamese patrol boats miles away from the North Vietnamese coast. The USS Maddox evaded a torpedo attack and chased the ships away. Two days.