unit history information
for 14 CAB
176 AHC
178 ASHC
1 BDE 101 ABN

For date 670511


14 CAB was a US Army unit
176 AHC was a US Army unit
178 ASHC was a US Army unit
1 BDE 101 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation MALHEUR I
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Duc Pho
Description: The 14th CAB ORL states they completed the first major airmobile assault for the Task Force OREGON units when 38 UH-1D's, 13 gunships, and 9 CH-47's lifted 1,220 combat troops of the 1/327th and 2/502nd Airborne Battalions plus two batteries of supporting artillery. In addition, regular support of other Task Force Units was maintained. Four-hundred-twenty-three (423) hours were flown to begin Operation Malheur I.

The source for this information was 14 CAB ORL 31 Jul 67


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