operation report information
for ACT 11 ACR
11 ACR
For date 690317
ACT 11 ACR was a US Army unit
11 ACR was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation ATLAS WEDGE
South Vietnam
Description: On D day of operation ATLAS WEDGE, 11th ACR observation helicopters found large groups of NVA bicycling through the Michelin rubber plantation in march formation. The rest of this first day they dodget return fire while adjusting artillery and tactical air strikes.
The source for this information was Rise & Fall P:305
Rise & Fall = The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973 by Shelby Stanton.
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05/13/2023