unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
For date 680227
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Pleiku Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported being called on to support another unit in contact. The Scouts were firing into a suspected enemy location when they received SA fire. The Guns noticed one VC taking evasive action and killed him. In a deserted village close to the contact's area, the Scouts killed one VC who was hiding. Secondary explosions resulted when some of the deserted hootches were burned.
The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History
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05/13/2023