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| name = John J. Herrick
| image = AC Bloodstone - John J. Herrick.jpg
| image = AC Bloodstone - John J. Herrick.jpg
| active = c. 1964
| birth = 23 June 1920<br>{{Wiki|Warren, Minnesota}}, [[United States]]
| death = 2 August 1997<br>[[New Mexico]], United States
| species = [[Human]]
| species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]]
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'''John J. Herrick''' was the captain of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]] vessel [[USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox'']].
Captain '''John Jerome Herrick''' (1920 – 1997) was a [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]] Commander of Destroyer Division 192, stationed upon the vessel [[USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox'']] during the {{Wiki|Gulf of Tonkin incident}} in August of 1964.


Herrick, along with the rest of the ''Maddox'' crew participated in the deception of attacking the North Vietnamese Army disguised as South Vietnamese combatants to create a distraction for [[Alekseï Gavrani]] to reach the northern side of Hòn Mê.<ref name="Bloodstone 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]</ref>
==Biography==
On 30 July 1964, on the orders of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[William King Harvey]], Herrick, along with the rest of the ''Maddox'' crew, participated in a ruse whereby they attacked the North Vietnamese Army while disguised as South Vietnamese combatants. This served to create a diversion for [[Alekseï Gavrani]] to reach the northern side of [[Hòn Mê]] and pursue the [[Bloodstone Unit]].<ref name="Bloodstone 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]''</ref>


On July 31, the day after it, Herrick discussed the event with another member of the crew, [[Ogier]], who argued that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asked that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war. Herrick met with Gavrani who demanded they drop him off in North Vietnam to continue his mission, which Herrick protested but complied in the end.<ref name="Bloodstone 2"/>
The following day, Herrick discussed the event with the ship's captain, Commander [[Herbert Ogier]], who argued that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asked that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war. Herrick met with Gavrani, who insisted that they drop him off in North Vietnam to continue his mission, a demand that Herrick initially protested but ultimately complied with.<ref name="Bloodstone 2"/>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center"  captionalign="center">
ACBs - Ogier and Herrick aboard the USS Maddox.png|Herrick on the USS ''Maddox'' alongside Ogier
ACBs - Herrick speaking to Gavrani.png|Gavrani insisting that Herrick follow his lead
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 22 October 2025


Captain John Jerome Herrick (1920 – 1997) was a United States Navy Commander of Destroyer Division 192, stationed upon the vessel USS Maddox during the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August of 1964.

Biography[edit | edit source]

On 30 July 1964, on the orders of CIA agent William King Harvey, Herrick, along with the rest of the Maddox crew, participated in a ruse whereby they attacked the North Vietnamese Army while disguised as South Vietnamese combatants. This served to create a diversion for Alekseï Gavrani to reach the northern side of Hòn Mê and pursue the Bloodstone Unit.[1]

The following day, Herrick discussed the event with the ship's captain, Commander Herbert Ogier, who argued that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asked that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war. Herrick met with Gavrani, who insisted that they drop him off in North Vietnam to continue his mission, a demand that Herrick initially protested but ultimately complied with.[1]

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