unit history information
for A/1 AVN
47 ARVN REG
For date 651011
A/1 AVN was a US Army unit
47 ARVN REG was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Phu Yen Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Tuy Hoa
Description: The A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion unit history states that they had hoped for some rest but at 2200H on the 10th, they were alerted for movement to Tuy Hoa to support a rice harvest operation. With 13 UH-1Ds and six UH-1Bs, the company departed Ban Me Thuot and closed at Tuy Hoa at 1540H. Preparations were made for a three day stay at the Tuy Hoa North Airfield.
The source for this information was STAGECOACH, History of the 155th AML by CPT John A. Geurin
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