unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
D/7/17 CAV
For date 680307
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
D/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Darlac Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Ban Me Thout
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported their Scouts were reconning a small system of 20 bunkers when they noticed people in them. Arty was called in and D/7/17 Cav was inserted, resulting in 4 POW's. After this action, their Scouts were enroute to refule when they spotted approximately 10 NVA carrying stretchers along a trail. They took the NVA under fire, killing one and wounding one.
The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023