DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Lineage and Honors
281st Aviation Company
(Intruders)
Constituted 6 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 281st Aviation Company
Activated 7 October 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Inactivated 14 December 1970 Vietnam
Withdrawn 15 April 1971 from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve,
assigned to Fourth United States Army, and activated at St. Louis, Missouri
Relieved 30 June 1971 from assignment to the Fourth United States Army and
assigned to Fifth United States Army
Inactivated 30 September 1987 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet Counteroffensive 1969
Summer-Fall Counteroffensive 1969
Winter-Spring Counteroffensive 1969
Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970
Counteroffensive, Phase VII 1970
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered HUE-PHU BAI
Meritorious Unit Award, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1970
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PAUL T. SMITH
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General
