unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
For date 680514
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Kontum Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, northwest of Dak To
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported their Guns fired on a suspected NVA position and killed one before arty was called in. The Scouts returned to the area and found that that arty had killed one; then they killed another as he tried to evade the helicopters. Then Guns spotted three NVA walking along a trail and killed two. The Scouts observed four more and took them under fire. Bad weather forced the Troop from the OA.
The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History
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