unit history information
for 282 AHC
51 ARVN REG
For date 681006
282 AHC was a US Army unit
51 ARVN REG was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation HUNG QUANG 174
Quang Nam Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Thuong Duc
Description: The 282nd AHC unit history reported lifting troops of the 1st and 2d Battalions, 51st ARVN Regt into LZs 20 miles west of Da Nang. Operation Hung Quang 174, near the besieged village of Thuong Duc, was to relieve pressure on the surrounded SF camp there. Eight slicks, escorted by five gunships, inserted more than 900 troops into the valley with no friendly casualties.
The source for this information was 282 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Thomas Prince
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023