unit history information
for 119 AHC
For date 700622
119 AHC was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Incident reference: 70062219.BAT This information is available on CD-ROM.
South Vietnam
Location, LZ NUTMEG
Description: The 119th unit history states that Gator 362 was about the finest aircraft in the first flight. Today the ship was destroyed by enemy mortar fire sitting in LZ Nutmeg. It was piloted by 1LT McHugh. The only serious injury was WO1 Spivey who broke his leg while flying as first pilot. Later in the day, the Gators and Crocs pulled a final extraction of LZ Nutmeg and moved the people to LZ Mark Twain 20 miles to the south.
Comments: 1LT McHugh; 119 AHC AC; ;
WO1 Spivey; 119 AHC 1P; WIA;
The source for this information was 119th Sup Hist by CW2 Oliver & W01 Wiggin (covered 1970)
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