Philip W. Manhard
American diplomat
About Philip W. Manhard
Lived 1921 – 1988 (aged 66–67).
Philip Wallace Manhard (November 13, 1921 Cambridge, Massachusetts - 1988) was the American Ambassador to Mauritius (sworn in on March 19, 1974, Left post on May 10, 1976) and was the first prisoner of war (POW) foreign service officer named as an Ambassador.
Manhard graduated from the University of Southern California in 1943. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1944 and in the Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. Manhard then worked for IBM and Standard Oil.
While assigned as Province Senior Adviser in Thừa Thiên Province, South Vietnam, Manhard was taken prisoner by the Viet Cong during the Battle of Huế.
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Who was Philip W. Manhard?
American diplomat
When was Philip W. Manhard born?
Philip W. Manhard was born in 1921.
When did Philip W. Manhard die?
Philip W. Manhard died in 1988.
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