11th Aviation Battalion

August 2020 11th Aviation Battalion 11th Avn Regt CoA.jpg 11th Aviation Battalion Coat of Arms Red Dogs EXEMPLA PROPONERE (To Set Forth Examples)US Army, The Institute of Heraldry (17 November 1987). Heraldry of the 11th Aviation Regiment https://web.archive.org/web/20170212054934/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3064&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services 12 February 2017 . Retrieved 8 May 2017. Army Aviation United States 23px yes 1965 08 21 – yes 1987 09 16 United States United States of America 23px 1st Cavalry Division Battalion Vietnam War Operation AttleboroUS Army (23 April 1968). General Orders No. 17April 2025 medicmedic, page 3. Amended by General Orders No. 9June 2026 InternetArchiveBot , Section IX, dated 3 April 1979. Retrieved 8 May 2017. Joseph B. Starker, Leo E. Soucek Valorous Unit Award,Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army),Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (6),Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation (2) 100px Distinctive Unit Insignia Bell UH-1 Iroquois The 11th Aviation Battalion was a United States Army aviation unit that fought in the Vietnam War. The unit served as a test for helicopter support of ground infantry units.Lieutenant General John J. Tolson Vietnam Studies - AIRMOBILITY - 1961-1971 https://books.google.com/books?id=V39vCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT165 2014 Normanby Press 978-1-78289-362-2 165 History The unit was constituted on 21 August 1965 and activated on 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, 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.US Army in Germany. 11th Aviation Battalion. Retrieved 8 May 2017. The 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Rucker, now carries the 11th Aviation Battalion's lineage.US Army. 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment https://web.archive.org/web/20170429022129/http://www.rucker.army.mil/usaace/110ab/1-11th/ 29 April 2017 , Fort Rucker, Alabama. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 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 CampWickham K Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Nov 1966 – 31 Jan 1967) 1967 Department of the Army USA https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/385853.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200317185942/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/385853.pdf dead 17 March 202031 390th Quartermaster Detachment (PETRL) at Long Binh Post31 116th Assault Helicopter Company at Củ Chi Base Camp31 283rd Signal Detachment (RL) Cu Chi31 392nd Transportation Detachment (KD) at Cu Chi31 431st Medical Detachment (OA) at Cu Chi31 128th Assault Helicopter Company at Phu Loi31 285th Signal Detachment (RL) at Phu Loi31 393rd Transportation Detachment (KD) at Phu Loi31 432nd Medical Detachment (OA) at Phu Loi31 162nd Assault Helicopter Company at Phước Vĩnh Base Camp31 407th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Phuoc Vinh31 450th Signal Detachment (RL) at Phuoc Vinh31 758th Medical Detachment (OA) at Phuoc Vinh31 173rd Assault Helicopter Company at Lai Khê31 408th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Lai Khe31 451st Signal Detachment (RL) at Lai Khe31 759th Medical Detachment (OA) at Lai Khe31 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu LoiWickham K Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Feb 1967 – 30 Apr 1967) 1967 Department of the Army USA https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/386514.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200134/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/386514.pdf dead 17 March 202044 400th Transportation Detachment (AB) Phu Loi44 184th Reconnaissance Airplane Company at Phu LoiWickham K Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Aug 1967 – 31 Oct 1967) 1967 Department of the Army USA https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/388846.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200145/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/388846.pdf dead 17 March 202045 243rd Signal Detachment (RL) at Phu Loi45 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu loi45 612th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi45 213th Combat Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi31 329th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi31 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi31 400th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi31 Commanders In Vietnam LTC John W. Lauterbach, in command on 1 January 1966. LTC Joseph B. Starker; assumed command on 20 May 1966.US Army, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion (1 February 1968). Operational Report on Lessons Learned for the period ending 31 July 1966, page 8. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 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.Barnes Bart Leo E. Soucek, Army brigadier general The Washington Post 3 May 2013 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/leo-e-soucek-army-brigadier-general/2013/05/03/a9615730-b36c-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html. Retrieved 8 May 2017. LTC William A. Hobbs; assumed command on 10 November 67.US Army, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion (1 February 1968). Operational Report for Quarterly Period Ending 31 January 1968, page 3. Retrieved 8 May 2017. LTC William F. Bauman; assumed command on 22 April 1968.US Army, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion (12 May 1968). Operational Report for Quarterly Period Ending 30 April 1968, page 7. Retrieved 8 May 2017. LTC Robert W. Flint, in command on 31 January 1970.US Army, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion (13 February 1970). Operational Report on Lessons Learned for the period ending 31 January 1970, page 21. Retrieved 8 May 2017. In Germany Tommy StinerETSU Army ROTC. Tommy Stiner. Retrieved 8 May 2017. Awards and decorations Campaign credit Conflict Streamer Year(s) Vietnam War 150px Defense 1965 Counteroffensive 1965–1966 Counteroffensive, Phase II 1966–1967 Counteroffensive, Phase III 1967–1968 Tet Counteroffensive 1968 Counteroffensive, Phase IV 1968 Counteroffensive, Phase V 1968 Counteroffensive, Phase VI 1968–1969 Tet 69/Counteroffensive 1969 Summer-Fall 1969 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 1969–1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII Consolidation I Consolidation II Unit decorations Ribbon Award Year Notes50pxValorous Unit Award (Army)4 – 20 Nov 66DAU TIENG-SUOI DA50pxMeritorious Unit Commendation (Army)1 Jan – 31 Dec 67VIETNAM 196750pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with PalmDec 65 – Jun 66For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm1 Mar 66 – 26 Mar 67For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm22 Feb 67 – 17 May 68For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm1 Jan 69 – 30 Sep 70For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm1 Oct 70 – 31 Aug 72For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm26 Sep – 10 Oct 71For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation1 May 69 – 15 May 70For service in Vietnam50pxRepublic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation1 Jan – 31 Dec 71For service in Vietnam References Sources Department of the Army (29 January 1988). Pamphlet 672–3April 2025 medicmedic, page 17. Accessed 8 May 2017. Category:Military units and formations established in 1965 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1987 Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army in the Vietnam War