unit history information
for 119 AHC
2 ARVN RNG
For date 700416
119 AHC was a US Army unit
2 ARVN RNG was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Incident reference: 70041619.BAT This information is available on CD-ROM.
Kontum Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Dak Pek
Description: The 119th unit history states that four Gators were again sent to Dak To to support the 2d ARVN Rangers in warding off the NVA attacks. A reinforcement of 362 ARVNs was to be inserted 100 meters northeast of Dak Seang. On this lift there was small arms and .51 cal fire encountered with negative results. the lift was completed and the next lift prepared which was a company size Mike Strike Force to be lifted into Dak Pek with eight UH-1Hs. The unit history ends with the story about Gator 719.
The source for this information was 119th Sup Hist by CW2 Oliver & W01 Wiggin (covered 1970)
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
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