unit history information
for 155 AHC
23 ARVN DIV
For date 671019
155 AHC was a US Army unit
23 ARVN DIV was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Darlac Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Ban Me Thuot
155 AHC losses were 4 ARVN KIAs
Aircraft lost in 155 AHC were 1 UH-1
Description: The 155th Aviation Company unit history states that the month of October brought few significant events other than the routine support of the 23d ARVN Division troops in the areas of Bao Loc and Ban Me Thuot. On the 19th, a command and control ship from Bao Loc enroute to Ban Me Thuot by way of Dalat, ran into bad weather. The ship loast RPM and crashed into a tree. Four Vietnamese were killed and two of the crew received minor injuries.
The source for this information was 1967 Unit History of the 155th AVN by SP4 Hunter
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05/13/2023