CHAIN of COMMAND
1st AVIATION BRIGADE: "First In Vietnam"
GROUPS: 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 101st, 160th, 164th, 165th
BATTALIONS: 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 52nd, 58th, 145th, 210th, 212th, 214th, 222nd, 223rd, 268th, 269th, 307th, 308th, Phantom (PAB), Delta (PAB), Capital (PAB), I Corps (PAB)
17th COMBAT
AVIATION GROUP: "Freedoms Eagles"
ORIGINS: Nha Trang, RVN
LOCATIONS: 12/65 Nha Trang, 11/70 Tuy Hoa, 01/72 Pleiku
RVN LCM: 12/15/65 - 03/16/72 Command and control of all nondivisional aviation assets in
II Corps Tactical Zone under I Field Forces Vietnam.
Depart RVN: 03/16/72
BATTALIONS: 10th, 14th, 52nd, 223rd, 268th, and 7/17 Cav
SEPARATE UNITS: I Corp
Provisional 12/65 - 07/66 Expanded to I Corp PAB
57th AHC 04/72 - 03/73 dpt RVN
58th Avn Det 10/66 - 01/72 dpt RVN
60th AHC 01/72 - 03/73 dpt RVN
129th AHC 04/72 - 03/.73 dpt RVN
180th ASH 01/72 - 02/72 xfr 7/17th CAV
180th ASH 04/72 - 02/73 dpt RVN
361st AWC 04/72 - 08/2 dpt RVN
Trp H 10th CAV 04/72 - 02/73 utilized
assets trp C 7/17th CAAV dpt RVN
Trp K 17th Cav 10/70 - 12/70 Utilized
assets trp B 7/17th CAV dpt RVN
Trp A 7/17th 01/72 04/72 Utilized assets
of trp D 7/17th Cav.dpt RVN
10th COMBAT
AVIATION BATTALION: "Vagabond"
LOCATION: Dong Ba Thin, RVN
Depart RVN: December 1971 to Ft Lewis, WA, 9th Infantry Division
48th Blue Stars AHC 08/68-07/71 xfr 223rd
CAB
61st Lucky Stars AHC
11/67 - 08/68 xfr 268th CAB
92nd Stallions AHC 11/67
- 01/01/72 inact
117th Warlords AHC 10/65 -
01/68 xfr 145th CAB
129th Bulldogs AHC 10/65 - 09/67 ??
08/68
- 03/15/71 inact
178th Boxcars ASHC 03/66 -
08/66 xfr 11th CAB
179th Shrimpboats ASHC
06/66 - 12/66 xfr 52nd CAB
180th Big Windy ASHC
11/66 - 12/67 xfr 268th CAB
192nd Polecats AHC 02/68 - 01/20/71 inact
196th Flipper ASHC 12/67
- 08/68 xfr 268th CAB
205th Geronimos ASHC
08/67 - 09/67 xfr 11th CAB
243rd Freight Train ASHC
10/67 - 09/71 dpt RVN
281st AHC Intruders 10/65 - 12/70 dpt RVN
10th CAB
"Official" Lineage and Honors
( http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/branches/aviat/av06.html )
[ Thanks to Bob Johnson, 1st Avn Bde Webmaster, for most of the above information at
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/2669/0001abdmc.html
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