unit history information
for 61 AHC
For date 680331
61 AHC was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Binh Dinh Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, LZ ENGLISH
Description: The 61st AHC unit history reported lossing another aircraft (the first was on 10 March) during the month but no one received serious injury in this case. The 61st performed 8 medical evacuations during the month. An important medevac was performed by two STARBLAZER gunships when they spotted a convoy under attack north of Pleiku. The alert, immediate response of the aviators saved two men's lives by taking them quickly to the 71st Evac Hospital at Pleiku.
The source for this information was 61 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Steven A. Helm
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05/13/2023