unit history information
for 61 AHC
173 ABN
For date 680630
61 AHC was a US Army unit
173 ABN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Binh Dinh Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, LZ ENGLISH
Description: The 61st AHC unit history reported continued support of the 173d Abn Bde in the Cochise AO, in addition to this, aircraft were also provided for general missions and direct support in other AO's in the II Corps area. A total of 61 hours of these additional missions were flown. The 61st also continued in its building of a company area at LZ English. The improvements were designed to better the living conditions in the field. The 364th ASD continued in their building program by completing the English Tower and beginning construction of their living quarters near the tower.
The source for this information was 61 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Steven A. Helm
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05/13/2023