unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
For date 680913
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Incident reference: 68091322.KIA This information is available on CD-ROM.
Quang Duc Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, near Duc Lap
A/7/17 CAV losses were 2 KIA
Aircraft lost in A/7/17 CAV were 1 OH-6A
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported two of their LOHs were hit by AA fire. One made a safe emergency landing but the other ship crashed when it was hit, killing both crew members. The Lift ships were used to take the wounded from the battle to the hospital at Ban Me Thuot.
The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
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