unit history information
for 155 AHC
Tet-68 in Ban Me Thuot
1/503 ABN 173 ABN
SOS
For date 680202
155 AHC was a US Army unit
1/503 ABN 173 ABN was a US Army unit
SOS was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Darlac Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Ban Me Thuot
Description: The 155th Aviation Company unit history states that at 0310H approximately 25 mortar rounds fell on the Camp Coryell compound. There were no casualties as most of the personnel were already in bunkers. Gun and flare ships were used in defense of the area. Aircraft damage included two UH-1H and one UH-1C heavily damaged and three UH-1H moderately damaged. Also on the 2d, at 1400H a combat assault departed Ban Me Thuot City airstrip. The flight of six UH-1H's was led by 1LT Jerry Daniels and gunship cover was provided by two Air Force gunships from East Field. The mission was in support of an element of the 503d Airborne and consisted of moving in a force to secure an area south of Ban Me Thuot to be used as a fire base. The mission was accomplished without incident.
Comments: 1LT Daniels, Jerry; ; ;
The source for this information was 1968 Unit History of the 155th AVN by SP4 Royce J. Campbell
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