John S. McCain Jr. elephants in Cambodia


John S. McCain Jr.
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Place Phnom Penh
Province Kandal Province
Country Cambodia

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John S. McCain Jr. elephants, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia .


Comments / picturesJohn Sidney "Jack" McCain, Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral, who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command. McCain played a significant role in the militarization of U.S. policy towards Cambodia, helping to convince Nixon to launch the 1970 Cambodian Incursion and establishing a personal relationship with Cambodian leader Lon Nol. McCain was also a proponent of the 1971 incursion into Laos. McCain retired from the Navy in 1972. Lon Nol\' s gratitude towards McCain continued, including the gift of an elephant (soon named "Cincpachyderm") too large to transport on McCain\'s DC-6 (Wikipedia)

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Koehl, Dan (2024). John S. McCain Jr., Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2628. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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