Army Reporter information
for 13 CAB

For date 651211


13 CAB was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Phong Binh Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Can Tho
Description: Volunteers Take Full Tour Can Tho (13th AVN-IO) More than half of the helicopter door gunners temporarily assigned from Hawaii to the 13th (Delta) Aviation Battalion her have decided to make the Delta unit their home. Sixth-five of the 100 shot-gun volunteers from the 25th Infantry Division have elected to complete a full tour with the "Lucky 13th." This was the last group of volunteers to come to Vietnam as helicopter gunners on a three-month temporary duty status. All future door gunners in aviation units will serve in a permanent change of station status.

The source for this information was Paper copy supplied by Jim Oden


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