unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV

For date 680912


A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Duc Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, near Duc Lap
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported their Guns were providing fire support for a recon platoon when one took 5 hits from a 50 cal AA weapon which damaged its tail rotor controls. The pilot made a safe emergency landing at Ban Me Thuot.

The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History


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