 Photo provided by George Young, "Knight 6" 1964 |
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114th Aviation Company Vietnam 1963 - 1972 |
Photo provided by George Young, "Knight 6" 1964 |
The "Knights of the Air" consisted of
four combat ready flight platoons. The White Knights, Red Knights, The company was based at Vinh Long Air Field, Republic
of South Vietnam from May 1963 to February 1972. During the nine years in Vietnam, the
114th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) participated in 16 combat campaigns and was
presented with 8 unit citations. After departing the Republic of South Vietnam in February
1972, the 114th Aviation Company was assigned to the Panama Canal Zone where it served
with distinction. The 114th was deactivated at Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone in October
1987. This site is dedicated to those "KNIGHTS", both Pilots and Crewmen,
who did not return home. |
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
"114th Association Items of Interest" GREAT
NEWS! Either
way, send your checks now to: Good morning, from 'lockdown' Manchester, England;
https://www.bonusprint.co.uk/view-online-photo-book "Prior to CONUS departure the Company and platoons selected call signs for use
in Vietnam. Thanks to Captain Cliff Ohlenburger and his Alma Mater, St. Marys University San Antonio, Texas (The Rattlers) the Rattler call sign
for the Company was chosen. Major Henderson's wife, Ramona, gets credit for the Firebird call sign (from Stravinsky's ballet). Captain
Ohlenburger designed the Rattler emblem/patch for the Company and the Firebird for the gunship platoon. Captain Marvin Schwem originated the
Esquire patch for the 1st lift platoon, Captain Jesse James the Phantom patch for the 2nd, Captain Ray Young the Snake Doctor patch, and Major
Thomas E. Connell/Captain Billy W. Taylor the patch for the 151st Transportation Detachment." NEW
- Below is a secure link to the last
project update of 2023, thank you to all who were in a position to
contribute. Please forward on to interested parties, in particular
former Vietnam veterans. Wishing you an enjoyable holiday season and the
best of health for 2024. ______ From: John Jones<deltaregion1973@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2022 8:58 AM Subject: Vietnam Keepsakes - Volume 4 Hello Gentlemen,
Volume 4 Copyright: Every contributor, kindly deems their images and wordings, as 'fair usage' public domain. Feel free to download and or print, for personal use. If republished, kindly acknowledge the contributors details, where they are noted ______
YouTube Movie for Evan Pinther just discovered, The
Association members at the Omaha Reunion business meeting in September,
authorized the association to fund a perpetual $1,000 per year
scholarship program in the name of the 114th Aviation
Association Company with the Army Aviation Association of America
(AAAA). Funding has been sent to AAAA, which will allow the first award
to be given out in the Spring.
Who
can apply: Family
members, including spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings of
Life members, current active members of the 114th Aviation
Company Association and Vietnam Veterans that were killed while serving
in Vietnam with the 114th Assault Helicopter Company are
included. Application
process: The
applicant will log on to the AAAA web site (www.Quad-A.org)
and under “join” check student and join AAAA (cost $15.00). The
applicant will then receive a member number, which is required in the
application process. Next, the applicant will click on scholarship then
apply to start the pre-qualification process. From this point on, the
web site has clear instructions to the applicant as to what is required.
It is suggested the parents of the applicants become familiar with the
requirements. If
more than one family member is intending to apply for a scholarship, the
association member can help them save money by joining the AAAA and
allowing each of the members to use his membership number. There is no
limit as to the number of family members that can use this number. The
cost to the member is $26.00. Timing: Applicants
can start the pre-qualification process in January 2020, and must
complete the full application by May 1, 2020. Please coordinate with
family members, if there is going to be more then one so the member, if
they want, can join AAAA and have a member number before the family
member starts the process. Applicants
should start the process early in the coming year, as there will
probably be over 600 applicants from all AAAA affiliates around the
world and late entries may not have time to process. The
National Director will appoint an individual who will coordinate with
the AAAA scholarship director to screen all applications to assure that
the sponsor will qualify as a member of the association. This
is a very competitive program, but be aware that every applicant has the
possibility of scoring high enough to be awarded a scholarship higher
than $1,000. If
there are any questions about the program Paul Gail will be happy to
give or get the answers for you. You can contact him at 1-703-625-4253.
Please leave a message as he gets between 5 and 50 spam calls a day and
probably won’t recognize your number. Please
note that the deadline for the full application is May 1, 2020. The
earlier an application is submitted, the sooner it can be processed.
Remember that it may take AAAA some time to process your membership.
A wonderful tribute to the service Vietnam Veterans 50th
Anniversary video ______
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Cobra's and Lancers who were in operation only in
1966-1967. In addition, there was The Gold Knight "The Commander" and our Blue
Knights "Road Service". 
