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| name = Ogier
| name = Herbert Ogier
| image = AC Bloodstone - Ogier.jpg
| image = AC Bloodstone - Ogier.jpg
| active = c. 1964
| birth = c. 1923<ref name="Obituary">{{Cite web| url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/houstonchronicle/name/herbert-ogier-obituary?id=28398182| title=Herbert Ogier Obituary (2002)| author=''Houston Chronicle'' | publisher=Legacy| accessdate=25 December 2023}}</ref><br>[[United States]]
| death = 16 April 2002<ref name="Obituary"/><br>[[Houston]], [[Texas]], United States
| species = [[Human]]
| species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]]
|affiliates = *[[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]]
*[[USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox'']] crew
}}
}}
'''Ogier''' was a member of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]] stationed aboard the [[USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox'']] in July 1964.
Commander '''Herbert L. Ogier, Jr.''' (c. 1923 – 2002) was a member of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States Navy]] stationed aboard the [[USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox'']] in July 1964, of which he was the captain of.


Ogier, along with the rest of the ''Maddox'' crew, participated in a ruse on July 30 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.<ref name="Bloodstone 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]</ref>
==Biography==
Commander Ogier, along with the rest of the ''Maddox'' crew, participated in a ruse on July 30 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]].<ref name="Bloodstone 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]</ref>


The following day, Ogier discussed the event with Captain [[John J. Herrick]], arguing that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asking that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war.<ref name="Bloodstone 2"/>
The following day, Ogier discussed the event with Captain [[John J. Herrick]], arguing that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asking that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war.<ref name="Bloodstone 2"/> On 2 August, tensions grew further between the North Vietnamese forces and the Amercians. During the confrontation, Captain [[John J. Herrick]] commanded Ogier to open fire on the Vietnamese torpedo boats. The incident would later become known as the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] {{Wiki|Gulf of Tonkin incident|incident}}.<ref>{{WP|USS Maddox|USS ''Maddox''}}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 11:23, 25 December 2023

Commander Herbert L. Ogier, Jr. (c. 1923 – 2002) was a member of the United States Navy stationed aboard the USS Maddox in July 1964, of which he was the captain of.

Biography

Commander Ogier, along with the rest of the Maddox crew, participated in a ruse on July 30 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.[2]

The following day, Ogier discussed the event with Captain John J. Herrick, arguing that they were underestimating the North Vietnamese and asking that he speak with Gavrani, hoping to avoid starting a war.[2] On 2 August, tensions grew further between the North Vietnamese forces and the Amercians. During the confrontation, Captain John J. Herrick commanded Ogier to open fire on the Vietnamese torpedo boats. The incident would later become known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident.[3]

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Houston Chronicle. Herbert Ogier Obituary (2002). Legacy. Retrieved on 25 December 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: BloodstoneBook 2
  3. USS Maddox on Wikipedia