In order to maintain the vast array of avionics (radios, etc) equipment assigned to the 187th AHC, a Signal Detachment was assigned to each AHC in Vietnam. This was a platoon sized organization of 1…
Orderly Room
602d Transportation Detachment (Maintenance)
In addition to an organizational maintenance platoon, each Assault Helicopter Company was assined a maintenance detachment. This was a company minus organization, usually commanded by a Major and combined with the organic maintenance personnel responsible…
A Chronological Listing of Lost Brothers of the 187th AHC
Date of Death Service Members Age April 19, 1967 SP4 Joseph Leonard Colotti(In-country training w/ 175th AHC) 19 July 7, 1967 CPT Thomas Albert DerosierMAJ Charles Edward SauerPFC Paul Joseph SimonCPL Ivra Allen Tatum 28312022…
Messages From Those We Served
The badge in the center above is the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, better known as a CIB. When you see a man wearing this badge you are looking at a man who has proven himself in…
541st Medical Detachment
Staff Call Sign or Position Tour Served Dr. David Campbell Wizard 6 – Flight Surgeon 68 – 68 Dr. James S. Soileau Wizard 6 – Flight Surgeon 68 – 69 Dr. Thomas A. Artabane Wizard…
Unit Member Alphabetical Listing
War to a large degree, is a battle of machines and technology. The machines of war however are useless without the men who operated and maintained them. The technology of any age is no better…
187th AHC Organization
Army aviation in Vietnam was centered on the Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) and the lions share of UH-1 assets in country were formed in these type units. The organization of an AHC was designed so…
Unit Roster Videos
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Supported Units
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Vietnam Patches from Various Units
These are images from the old web site. Apologize for the clarity, but most are a very small thumbnail size that does not “blowup” well.