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Text Box: 17th Combat Aviation Group - Freedom's Eagles - II Corps – See 1967 Article, See 5/1968 Article,  See 12/1968 Article,  See 1969 Article, See 1970 Article

 

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The 17th Aviation Group was activated in Vietnam in December 1965 and became operational March 1, 1966.  It assumed command of  the 10th, 14th and , 52nd battalions in March 1966 and became part of 1st Aviation Brigade in May 1966.  The group was located at Nha Trang until November 1970 when it moved to Tuy Hoa. II Corps terrain varied from coastal plains to mountains (Central Highlands).  The 17th CAG had about 8,000 personnel.  Late in the war, in 1972 the group provided intensive support to ARVN troops defending a major incursion by NVA tanks.  The 17th supported mostly the 4th Infantry, the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 173rd Airborne and 5th Special Forces, along with the Korean (ROK) and and the 22nd and 23rd Division Vietnamese troops. 

 

                           355th Heavy Helicopter Skycrane – by Charles Winer and Rollin Colby

Text Box: Abbreviations used below:

AHC – Assault Helicopter Company – Hueys

HHC – Heavy Helicopter Company – skycranes

HHT – Headquarters Troop

AWC – Aerial Weapons Company – Cobras

ASHC – Assault Support Helicopter Company – Chinooks

UAC – Utility Aircraft Company – small planes

RAC – Reconnaissance Airplane Company – planes

SAC – Surveillance Airplane Company – planes

 

 

This is the group as organized in June 1969. If your unit is not shown please refer to the 1969 brigade org chart on the homepage www.1stavnbde.com

 

Headquarters & Headquarters Co – Nha Trang

  • 25th Med Detachment
  • An Khe Airfield Command

 

 

Text Box: 201st Corps Aviation Company - Red Barons - Nha Trang – See Article

 Meritorious Unit Commendation—1 Jul–31 Dec 68

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·         58th Aviation Detachment

 

                                                                                                                                                       Meritorious Unit Commendation—1 Jul–31 Dec 68

 

VIP missions flying Generals and full bird Colonels throughout II Corps to get a look at the action and powwow was a daily occurrence for someone's bird. It was the 201st who flew the Secretary of Defense on one trip to Vietnam and the Commanding General of MACV had his own, operated by the 201st. It also performed combat support to U.S. and Allied Forces. The 201st served in Vietnam from October 1967 to 1973.  It was reactivated in Korea in 1978 and served there until 1995. It is still in operation as B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment.

 

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Text Box: The 7th of the 17th Air Cavalry Squadron - Dak To – See 1968 Article, See 1969 article,   See Medals of Honor article

 

Troops HHT, A, B, C, D – See C Troop article

D Troop 1/10th – from 1971-73

H Troop 10th Cavalry – 1972-73  

H Troop 17th Cavalry – 1972-73

 

10th Combat Aviation Battalion - Soldiers of the Sky – Dong Ba Thin, Ban Me Thout – See 1969 article, See 1971 Article

 

48th AHC Bluestars   - See 1970 article,  See 1972 article 

92nd AHC Stallions – See article
155th AHC Stagecoaches – see 1969 article, see 1970 article
192nd AHC Polecats  - see 1970 article      

243rd HHC Freight Train – see 1970 article
281st AWC Intruders – see 1969 article, see 1970 article

B/227th AHC – Potato Masher – from 1971 to 1972       

C/227th (60th) AHC Ghost Riders– from 1971 to 1972       

D/227th AWC – El Lobo– from 1971 to 1972       

 

 

 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion - Flying Dragons - Pleiku – See May 1968 Article,  See December 1969 article, June 1969 article, see 1970 article

 

52nd Pathfinders Detachment - See 1968 Article

57th AHC Gladiators           
119th AHC Alligators 

170th AHC Bikinis     
179th ASCH Shrimp Boats - See article

189th AHC Ghost Riders
361st AHC Pink Panthers – see 1970 article, see 1972 article

A/227th AHC (3rd) Chickenhawks – from 1971-72    

C/228th ASHC – 1971-72       

 

CW2 LaRue Weaver and 1LT Forest Snyder, by Maj Bill Smullen from Hawk Magazine, 1972

Text Box: The 223d Combat Aviation Battalion - Quin Nhon – See 1968 Article, See 1969 Article, See 1971 Article

 

18th UAC – See article                        

183rd RAC Seahorses
185th RAC Pterodactyls    

203rd RAC Wildcats   
219th RAC Headhunters – see article

225th SAC Phantom Hawks – see article

 

 

268th Combat Aviation Battalion - Black Lightning - Cu Chi, Phu Hiep - See article

 

61st AHC Lucky Star         
129th AHC Bulldogs  - see article

134th AHC Demons  - see article
180th ASHC Big Windy  - see article    

196th ASHC Vikings           
 238th AWC Gun Runners – see 1970 article,  see 1971 article
 355th HHC Workhorses – see 1970 article

 268th Pathfinders Detachment  - See 1968 Article

   
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