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COMMANDER // 1922–2009

Robert McDade

colonelUnited StatesSouth Vietnam1 battle1 war

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1922 – 2009

1925195019752000Vietnam War · 1955–1975 broad period; major U.S. combat 1965–1973Ia Drang — Nov 1965 · South Vietnam · Vietnam War

Active service 1965 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 43.

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Robert Alexander McDade was a United States Army colonel. He is best known for commanding the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of la Drang in 1965, during the Vietnam War.

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Battles (1)

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