The 11th Aviation Battalion was a United States

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unit that fought in the Vietnam War. The unit served as a test for helicopter support of ground infantry units.

History

The unit was constituted on 21 August 1965 and activated on 23 August 1965 at

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, Ga. The Battalion was inactivated on 16 September 1987. The 11th Aviation Battalion stationed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Erlensee, Germany, was the air wing of V Corps. The 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Rucker, now carries the 11th Aviation Battalion's lineage.

Organizational structure in the Vietnam War

The organizational structure of the 11th Aviation Battalion reflected the following units in 1966/7: *HQ and HQ Company at Phu Loi Base Camp * 390th Quartermaster Detachment (PETRL) at Long Binh Post * 116th Assault Helicopter Company at Củ Chi Base Camp ** 283rd Signal Detachment (RL) Cu Chi **

392nd Transportation Detachment 39 may refer to: * 39 (number), the natural number following 38 and preceding 40 * one of the years: ** 39 BC ** AD 39 ** 1939 ** 2039 * ''39'' (album), a 2000 studio album by Mikuni Shimokawa * "'39", a 1975 song by Queen * "Thirty Nine", a song ...

(KD) at Cu Chi ** 431st Medical Detachment (OA) at Cu Chi *

128th Assault Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phu Loi ** 285th Signal Detachment (RL) at Phu Loi **

393rd Transportation Detachment 393rd or 393d may refer to: *393d Bomb Squadron (393 BS) is part of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri *393d Bombardment Group, inactive United States Air Force unit *393d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) (1942), inactive United ...

(KD) at Phu Loi **

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(OA) at Phu Loi *

162nd Assault Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phước Vĩnh Base Camp **

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(KD) at Phuoc Vinh ** 450th Signal Detachment (RL) at Phuoc Vinh ** 758th Medical Detachment (OA) at Phuoc Vinh *

173rd Assault Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Lai Khê **

408th Transportation Detachment 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

(KD) at Lai Khe ** 451st Signal Detachment (RL) at Lai Khe ** 759th Medical Detachment (OA) at Lai Khe *

178th Assault Support Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phu Loi **

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(AB) Phu Loi *

184th Reconnaissance Airplane Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phu Loi ** 243rd Signal Detachment (RL) at Phu Loi *

205th Assault Support Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phu loi **

612th Transportation Detachment 61 may refer to: * 61 (number) * one of the years 61 BC, AD 61, 1961, 2061 * In some countries, a slang name for the Cyrillic letter Ы * '' 61*'', a 2001 American sports drama film * "Sixty One", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Mountain ...

(AB) at Phu Loi *

213th Combat Assault Support Helicopter Company This is a List of aviation companies of the United States Army from the United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning ...

at Phu Loi **

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(AB) at Phu Loi *

at Phu Loi **

(AB) at Phu Loi

Commanders

In Vietnam

* LTC John W. Lauterbach, in command on 1 January 1966. * LTC Joseph B. Starker; assumed command on 20 May 1966. * LTC Leo E. Soucek; assumed command on 7 May 1967,US Army, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion (1 August 1967)
Operational Report - Lessons Learned (RCS-CSFOR-67) for Quarterly Period Ending 31 July 1967
Retrieved 8 May 2017. later retiring as a Brigadier General. * LTC William A. Hobbs; assumed command on 10 November 67. * LTC William F. Bauman; assumed command on 22 April 1968. * LTC Robert W. Flint, in command on 31 January 1970.

In Germany

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Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Awards and decorations

Campaign credit

Unit decorations

References

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Sources

*Department of the Army (29 January 1988)
Pamphlet 672–3
page 17. Accessed 8 May 2017. Military units and formations established in 1965 Military units and formations disestablished in 1987 Military units and formations of the United States Army in the Vietnam War