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Photos of 188th and 190th AHC plus photo captions

Electronic Media Item Number: 069EM0908
Media Type
Electronic Media
Physical Location
Stacks CS65.5D
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Creation: 01 August 1967 - 01 August 1968
General Note
115 pictures of Vietnam from 188th AHC and 190th AHC with captions.

B-18-Final approach to Duc Hoa airstrip, September 1967
C-20-Viet Cong prisoner in shorts in background, September 1967
D14/15-III Corps area Special Forces camp at Son Be, 80 miles north of Saigon, October 1967
D16/17-Nui-Ba-Den Mountain near Tay Ninh, 65 miles NW of Saigon, Special Forces camp at top which is only accessible via helicopter. October 1967
E-14-Helicopter gunship firing its mini guns at 4,000 rounds a minute with every 5th shot a tracer which is the red that you see. Taken about four miles east of An Hoa. Photographer’s helicopter is in foreground. October 1967
F-7-Da Nang airstrip, December 1967
F-16-Da Nang airstrip taken from ocean west. December 1967
F-17-Marble Mountain – air base in Da Nang. December 1967
F-31-Bob with helicopter. December 1967
G-6-Two gunships, December 1967
G-11-Three gunships flying in close formation with smoke bombs streaming, December 1967
G-12-“Slicks” coming over low level, December 1967
G-15-Gunship making low pass, white tubs are fixed mini guns with M-60s aimed in any direction from the pilot’s seat. December 1967
G-16-Gunship with aim able mini guns, 7 rockets and door gunners on each side with M-60s. December 1967
G-37-Sondy-gunner, December 1967
G-38-Petty-crew chief, December 1967
G-39/40/41/42-Show at Dau Tiang, December 1967
G-43-Band, December 1967
G-44-Singer at show. December 1967
G-45-One of guys dancing with girl. December 1967
G-47-Walker at end of platform dancing. December 1967
G-53-Sanchez, December 1967
G-54-Bombed out chapel at Dau Tieng. December 1967
H-12-Part of LZ Sally as seen from the rifle range. Large round tents are maintenance. May 1968
H-13-Long Range Anti-Tank (LAW) fired by a door gunner May. 1968
H-14-Impact of LAW about 400 meters away. May 1968
H-15-Another view of LZ Sally. May 1968
H-16/17-Pilot with gunship. May 1968
H-18/19-Pilot with HOG, lead ship. May 1968
H-20-View from the FROG another lead ship, May 1968
I-4-Pilot Joe Walker dancing with Japanese girl at floor show in Dau Tieng May 1968
I-5-Sadowski and pilot eating C rations at Di An with the HOG. May 1968
I-6/7/8/9/10/-Gun run prepping for slicks landing. May 1968
I-12-Trench where VC was spotted by door gunner. May 1968
I-13-Rocket attack on trench, May 1968
I-16-“The Kid” in front of his hooch, May 1968
I-17-Picture out to perimeter, May 1968
I-20-Major Johnson walking back to his tent, May 1968
I-21-Nickel-Mudge-Sanchez and Vieglais in hooch at Dau Tieng
J-3-Door gunner, May 1968
J-6-Vegal-smoke from artillery shells, May 1968
J-8-Door gunner/mountains, May 1968
J-12/13/14/15/16-Bastogne-big guns-175mm, May 1968
J-17-Airstrike, May 1968
J-18-Raining at Bastogne, May 1968
J-19-Chinook (pachyderm) delivering supplies to Bastogne, May 1968
J-20-Medivac ship hovering alongside mountain making a pickup, May 1968
K-13-Red Beach, May 1968
K-22/28-Marble Mountain, May 1968
K-29-Peak Marble Mountain is named after, 200-300 feet tall, May 1968
L-17-HOG taking off at LZ Sally, June 1968
L-23-Nickle dropped pods, June 1968
M-1-Gunship landing at LZ Sally-Nickle without pods (or Demarest), June 1968
M-2-LZ Sally, June 1968
M-3-188th area (latrine in front), June 1968
M-4-LZ Sally (note revetments around gunship) June 1968
M-5/6/7/8-Air strip, June 1968
M-9-188th area, June 1968
M-10/11/12-LZ Sally from distance, June 1968
M-13-East of LZ Sally across river, June 1968
M-15-Highway one due east of LZ Sally, June 1968
M-16-People working in field east of LZ Sally, June 1968
M-17-Landing at LZ Sally-Bob’s tent with red board, June 1968
M-18-Ship refueling at LZ Sally, taken from Bob’s tent, June 1968
M-19-Aircraft refueling, June 1968
M-20/21/22/23-Burmingham, June 1968
M-24/25/26-Miniguns, June 1968
M-28-Village SE of Sally where American killed 150 VC, June 1968
M-29-Resettlement village, June 1968
Index 1-19, Photo captions

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069EM0908

Citation
Photos of 188th and 190th AHC plus photo captions, 069EM0908. No Date, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069EM0908, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
069EM0908, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 25 Apr 2018 [Updated: 02 May 2018]