unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
From date 700517 to 700608
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Pleiku Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Cambodia
Description: A/7/17th Cav reported their Scouts were on a regular recon mission when they found a very large building and bunker complex just southwest of Dec Lo. The compound was identified as belonging to the enemy and the Guns completely destroyed the installation. This history also states that from May 17 until June 8 the Troop supported the operations into Cambodia.
The source for this information was A/7/17 history by WO1 Charles E. Smith III
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