unit history information
for 155 AHC
B-23 SF DET
CIDG
23 ARVN DIV
For date 680324
155 AHC was a US Army unit
B-23 SF DET was a US Army unit
CIDG was a Vietnamese Army unit
23 ARVN DIV was a Vietnamese Army 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 this was a fulle day for the company. The 2d Platoon left early in the morning for Cheo Reo where they lifted 486 troops with seven UH-1Hs, logging 104 combat assault sorties in very hazy weather. They returned to Ban Me Thuot and during the afternoon flew in support of Special Forces Detachment B-23, airlifting 138 CIDG troops in 14 sorties. Meanwhile the 1st Platoon conducted a combat assault for the 23d ARVN Division. Five slicks and four gunships were employed to lift 170 ARVN infantrymen in 60 sorties.
The source for this information was 1968 Unit History of the 155th AVN by SP4 Royce J. Campbell
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