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Girard, Christian George (Frenchy), SFC.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Cambridge, MA
Last Address Oceana
Casualty Date Apr 08, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Cambodia
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Cambridge Veterans Cemetary - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wall/Plot Coordinates 27W 037
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
1968-1969, 11F10, Command & Control South (CCS), MACV Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG)
MOS 11F10-Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist
Base, Fort or City Not Specified
State/Country Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
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Command & Control South (CCS), MACV Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) Details
Command and Control South (CCS) was a new field command created by MACV-SOG when permission was granted to conduct cross-border missions into Cambodia. Commanded by a Major, and later a LtCol., CCS was the smallest of the MACV-SOG field commands and was engaged in classified special unconventional warfare missions inside VC-dominated South Vietnam and throughout Cambodia. Its organization was similar to that of CCC. It contained Spike recon teams (RT), Hatchet forces, and four SLAM companies. Cross-border operations had been conducted into northeastern Cambodia since May 1967 under Project DANIEL BOONE, later known as SALEM HOUSE. In 1971 the name was changed to THOT NOT. CCS folded in March 1971 when MACV-SOG created Task Force I Advisory Element at Da Nang.