unit history information
for A/1 AVN
DOOR GUNNER PLATOON
CALLSIGN = STAGECOACH
CALLSIGN = FALCON
For date 650520
A/1 AVN was a US Army unit
DOOR GUNNER PLATOON was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Darlac Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Ban Me Thuot
Description: The A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion unit history states their first "shot gun" (door gunner) platoon commanded by 1LT William J. Tracz arrived. During the last week of May, the company received its designation of STAGE COACH with FALCON for the armed platoon.
Comments: 1LT Tracz, William J.; Platoon leader; ;
The source for this information was STAGECOACH, History of the 155th AML by CPT John A. Geurin
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023