Army Reporter information
for 188 AHC
269 CAB
3 BDE 25 INF

For date 680127


188 AHC was a US Army unit
269 CAB was a US Army unit
3 BDE 25 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Tay Ninh Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, FSB BURT
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "Helicopters Aid Besieged Support Base" dated 27 Jan 1968. Elements of the 269th CAB airlifted supplies to FSB Burt near Katum when VC recently attempted to overrun the base. In the early morning hours, the enemy forces attacked the FSB and its defenders, the 3rd Bde, 25th Inf Div. The 188th AHC airlifted ammunition and supplies to the beleaguered troops under intense fire. As the battle progressed, the 188th ships would deliver one load of supplies and then extract another of wounded American soldiers.

The source for this information was 6801AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines


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