what was the u.s.s. maddox doing in the gulf of tonkin prior to the august 2 attack? she was on a routine patrol. she was on an
intelligence mission to intercept north vietnamese communications. she was retrieving wreckage from the u.s.s. turner joy. she was headed for china's coastline.
The correct answer to this question is "<span>she was retrieving wreckage from the u.s.s. turner joy. " Th</span>e U.S.S. maddox doing in the gulf of tonkin prior to the august 2 attack is that <span>she was retrieving wreckage from the u.s.s. turner joy. </span>
