Joseph A. McChristian
Military Person
1914 –
Who is Joseph A. McChristian?
Joseph Alexander McChristian was a United States Army Brigadier General and the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam from July 13, 1965 to June 1, 1967.
From August 5, 1968 to his retirement on April 30, 1971, he served, in the rank of Major General, as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. As J2, MACV, he predicted that the North Vietnamese would attack in full force, which they did during the Tet offensive of 1968. His prediction was unpopular because the official policy was that the war was being won by the US and South Vietnamese forces.
McChristian is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.
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