A. Peter Dewey
Albert Peter Dewey (October 8, 1916-September 26, 1945), shot by accident 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).
Read more about A. Peter Dewey: Early Life and Education, Newspaper Work, Battle of France, Marriage and Family, Office of Strategic Services, Memorials
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