unit history information
for 61 AHC
starlight mission
For date 681213
61 AHC 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 their "starlight-starbright" ship interrupted its regular nightly mission to go scope the country side around north English. They were under an attack by mortars and small arms fire. The enemy was pinpointed and artillery called in. Within minutes the area was thoroughly worked over, leaving no discernable movement.
The source for this information was 61 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Steven A. Helm
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023