174th The Beginning
Scrapbook Item Number: 2012scrapbook1729
- Pages
- 87
- Media Type
- Scrapbook
- Physical Location
- Stacks D085.2B
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- James I. McDaniel Collection
- Association
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
- Association
- 174th Assault Helicopter Company Association
Dates
Creation: 1965 - 1993- General Note
- Scrapbook consists of a unit histories of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company, correspondence, military orders, and songs for helicopter pilots in Vietnam. Images that are present in the scrapbook include 174th troops departing Qui Nhon, helipads at Phu Tai, An Son Valley, Lane Army Heliport, an aircraft on a ship, and "High Priced Help." "High Priced Help", a book by Major Marty Heuer, is also present. The material dates from 1965 to 1993. The 101st Airborne Brigade, 52nd Aviation Battalion, and 282nd Assault Helicopter Company are featured in the scrapbook.
- General Note
- -Special Orders 114 (12NOV65) ;
-Unit Orders 8 (10DEC65) ;
-Letter Orders 985 (18MAR66) ;
-Unit Orders 21 (23APR66) ;
-Special Orders 144 (12JUN66) ;
-Unit Orders 28 (13JUN66) ;
-General Orders 4254 (28JUN66) ;
-Special Orders 194 (1AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 199 (6AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 205 (12AUG66) ;
-General Orders 163 (19AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 238 (17SEP66) ;
-Special Orders 250 (30SEP66) ;
-Special Orders 295 (16NOV66) ;
-Special Orders 304 (28NOV66) ;
-Special Orders 6 (7JAN67) ;
-General Orders 680 (15FEB67) ;
-Special Orders 44 (17FEB67) ;
-General Orders 2371 (9JUN67) ;
-10th Aviation Group – Fort Benning, Georgia – Special Orders Number 114 (12NOV65) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light)-10th Aviation Group (Airmobile) – Unit Orders Number 8 (10DEC65) ;
-Headquarters United Sates Army Infantry Center – Letter Orders 985 (18MAR66) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light)-52nd Aviation Battalion – Unit Orders Number 21 (23APR66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 144 (12JUN66) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light) – 14th Aviation Battalion – Unit Orders Number 28 (13JUN66) ;
-Headquarters United Sates Army Vietnam, General Orders 4254 (28JUN66)- AWARD OF THE AIR MEDAL ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 194 (1AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 199 (6AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 205 (12AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 1st Aviation Brigade, General Orders 163 (19AUG66) - AIR MEDAL (FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 238 (17SEP66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 250 (30SEPT66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 295 (16NOV66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 304 (28NOV66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 6 (7JAN67) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER
-Headwuarters United States Army Vietnam, General Order 680 (15FEB67) - AWARD OF THE LEGION OF MERIT - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 44 (14FEB67) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-Headquarters 1st Aviation Brigade General Orders 2371 (9JUN66)
-AIR MEDAL (FIRST THRU SIXTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER)
-AIR MEDAL (FIRST THRU NINTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - CWO W1 WILLAIM WITWICKI ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND THRU SIXTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - MAJ CLINTON DEHRKOOP ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND THRU SEVENTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - SP4 MILLARD THOMPSON ;
-AIR MEDAL (THIRD OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - CAPT RONALD A FRY ;
-AIR MEDAL (EIGHT OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - COL JOHN W MARR ;
-Lane Army Heliport, Phu Tai - Home of 14th CAB, 161st AHC, 174th AHC, 282nd AHC, 406th TC Det, 409th TC Det ;
-High-Priced Help (Formerly the "Three Majors and a Minor") quartet - Martin Heuer, Charles V. Wollerton, Orville W. McNatt, Earle J. Westlake ;
-Songs of Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam ;
Letters and Recollections of unit members ;
-The Story of the High Priced Help (Three Majors and a Minor) and the Early Days of the 174th Avn Co, RVN 1966-1967 / MAJ Marty Heuer ;
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2012scrapbook1729
- Citation
- 174th The Beginning, 2012scrapbook1729. No Date, James I. McDaniel Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2012scrapbook1729, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 2012scrapbook1729, James I. McDaniel Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 01 Nov 2023 [Updated: 15 Nov 2024]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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