unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
CIDG
For date 700411
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
CIDG was a Civilian Irregular Defense Group unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Incident reference: 70041100.BAT This information is available on CD-ROM.
Kontum Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, southeast of Dak To
Aircraft lost in A/7/17 CAV were 1 OH-6A #65-12942
Description: A/7/17th Cav reported their Scouts were on a VR when one of the ships took heavy AK-47 fire and crashed. The injured crewmen were quickly extracted. The emanant battle, however, never materialized because of an important distress call from a CIDG unit. The Lift, guided by the Scouts, were directed to the area where they began extracting the friendly force, saving 110 allied soliders from certain death or capture. Note: The grid coordinates YB854175 in the helicopter loss record for OH-6A #65-12942 point to the Dak Klong valley east and south of Dak To.
The source for this information was A/7/17 history by WO1 Charles E. Smith III
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
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