Army Reporter information
for 213 ASHC
52 CAB
227 AHB 1 CAV
For date 680127
213 ASHC was a US Army unit
52 CAB was a US Army unit
227 AHB 1 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, Dak To
Description: The following is an edited version of the photo captions in the 27 Jan 1968 issue.
Photo Caption - SLING LOAD - A Chinook of the 213th ASHC carries a load of ammunition from the Dak To air strip to the ground forces in the surrounding mountains. Photo credit by PFC Bill Blakely, 1st AVN-IO.
Photo Caption - GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIE - Beasts of burden hold a rendezvous as a CH-47 helicopter of the 52nd CAB attracts the attention of buffalo boys and their animals enroute to the rice paddies. Photo credit by CWO Don Joyce, I FFV-IO.
Photo Caption - SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT - Helicopters of the 227th AHB sweep low as they prepare to insert troops of the 2/12th Cav, 1st Cav Div during Operation Wheeler/Wallowa. Photo credit by SP4 Jeff McCracken, 1st CAV-IO.
Comments: PFC Blakely, Bill; 1st AVN BDE IO; ;
CWO Joyce, Don; IFFV IO; ;
SP4 McCracken, Jeff;1st AIR CAV IO; ;
The source for this information was 6801AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
Please send additions or corrections to: Gary Roush Email address: webmaster@vhpa.org
Return to panel index
Return to Helicopter Pilot KIA index
Return to VHPA Home Page
Copyright © 1998 - 2023 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023