unit history information
for 282 AHC

For date 681223


282 AHC was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, An Hoa
Description: The 282nd AHC unit history reported about 0500H a light fire team of two ALLEYCATS was called to support troops of the 1st ARVN Rangers in an operation near An Hoa, 20 miles southwest of Da Nang. The ground troops reported heavy casualties from a 50 cal. machine gun and mortar position. While trying to locate the positions a BLACK CAT C&C ship was hit and forced to return to An Hoa where it was grounded. As the positions were attacked and destroyed throughout the day, the BLACK CAT C&C ship and ALLEYCATS worked in support of troops in the area. At days end, two slicks had been grounded and a third damaged by ground fire. Both the ALLEYCAT ships also received battle damage and one was forced to return to Da Nang where a replacement was obtained. The end result was one 50 cal. machine gun and one mortar destroyed and over 50 enemy KBA.

The source for this information was 282 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Thomas Prince


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023