Army Reporter information
for 1 AVN BDE
71 AHC
14 CAB
23 INF DIV
For date 680330
1 AVN BDE was a US Army unit
71 AHC was a US Army unit
14 CAB was a US Army unit
23 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Description: The following is an edited version from the weekly Vietnam Communique column in the 30 Mar 1968 issue.
Gunship crews of the 71st AHC, 14th CAB reported killing 20 VC while flying close overhead armed reconnaissance for infantrymen of the Americal Div's 1/62nd Inf. The ground units were conducting a reconnaissance operation seven miles south of Hoi An when they came into heavy contact with an enemy force. In addition to the 20 reported kills, the chopper gunners destroyed 18 structures, damaged 24 others and sank four sampans. The 13th CAB reported killing 15 VC while supporting ARVN infantry elements in several engagements in the Mekong Delta. Gunners of the 336th AHC conducted an aerial reconnaissance mission near the Soc Trang airfield. During the mission they reportedly killed seven VC. They also destroyed three enemy fortifications and sank 25 sampans. Crews from the 121st and 175th AHCs flew close support for a 21st ARVN Div unit south of Can Tho. The crews reported killing 26 VC in the operation.
The source for this information was 6805AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines
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