Southern Cross information
for 14 CAB
71 AHC
174 AHC
176 AHC
For date 700605
14 CAB was a US Army unit
71 AHC was a US Army unit
174 AHC was a US Army unit
176 AHC was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation BENTON
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Chu Lai
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "16th Avn Bn" by Americal IO
CHU LAI - The 16th Combat Aviation Group's 14th Aviation Battalion and its subordinate units received the Valorous Unit Award at Chu Lai. MG A.E. Milloy, Commanding General, affixed streamers to the guidons of the 71st, 174th, 176th, and 178th Helicopter Companies as well as the Headquarters Detachment, Medical Detachment and the 14th Security Platoon. It is the second Valorous Unit Award for the 178th ASHC. General Milloy remarked at the presentation ceremony, "I would say, without taking anything away from this award, that an account of any seven day period for this unit would read the same as the citation." The unit was given the award for its performance during the period August 13 to August 19, 1967 during Operation Benton. During the operation, the unit successfully lifted artillery and infantry personnel over rugged mountain terrain and inserted the troops in an unfamiliar area west of Chu Lai. The unit continued, often under heavy enemy fire, to provide fire support with gunships, fly numerous-resupply missions and perform emergency medical evacuations.
The source for this information was 7006_320_scr supplied by Les Hines 12/14/2000
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