Scope and Contents

Half a linear foot of ORLL, After Action Reports, individual recollection of units, and other types of unit histories and information document the major commands of helicopter units during the Vietnam Conflict. The materials date from the war period and are organized by the official Order of Battle for the United States Armed Forces. This is one series of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Collection.

Biographical / Historical

The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA), is a non-profit war veterans organization filed under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service and is dedicated to enhancing and accrediting the cohesiveness, esprit de corps, and traditions of valor of rotary wing aircrews that flew in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Era. Currently, the VHPA has a membership of over 9,400 helicopter pilots from around the world. It has a web site located at: http://www.vhpa.org.

Series

• Series One - 101st Airborne Division
• Series Two - 173rd Airborne Brigade
• Series Three - 23rd Infantry Division
• Series Four - Australia - RAAF - 9th Squadron
• Series Five - Australia - RAAF - 161st Reconnaissance
• Series Six - MACV - Headquarters
• Series Seven - RVNAF