Pacific Stars and Stripes information
for 174 AHC
196 LIB
For date 680626
174 AHC was a US Army unit
196 LIB was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Chu Lai
Description: 26Jun68-U.S. Copter 'Saves' NVA
CHU LAI, Vietnam (Special) - A Huey helicopter pilot supporting Americal Div.'s 196th Inf. Brigade went after what was reported to be a downed American jet pilot, but came back with a North Vietnamese Army soldier instead. WO Kenneth W. Johnson of Webster City, Iowa, was flying a resupply and medevac mission for a battalion of the 196th which was under fire five miles north of Dong Ha. An ARVN outpost in the area of where an F4 jet went down reported spotting the pilot wandering in a rice paddy. "I picked up the message and went down to take a look," said the 174th Aviation Co. pilot, "I spotted him and also thought he was the pilot." "We were about 100 yards from him when he suddenly threw up both hands and I realized he was an NVA." The Huey picked up the NVA and took him in to the 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., command post. The pilot was later picked up by another aircraft.
Comments: WO Johnson, Kenneth W.; 174th AHC pilot; ;
The source for this information was 6806PSS.AVN supplied by Les Hines 3/97
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