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The 17th Cavalry Regiment is a historical organization within the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry after the Pancho Villa Expedition.The unit was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas [1] and originally inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California.
The 17th Aviation Brigade was a military formation of the United States Army. It was originally activated at Nha Trang, Vietnam, as the 17th Aviation Group (Combat) on 15 December 1965 under the 1st Aviation Brigade. Later it moved to Tuy Hoa in November 1970 and then to Pleiku in January 1972.
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Holloway Airfield, 13 April 1966. Camp Holloway was established in 1962. It was located along Route 19 approximately 3km east of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The camp was named in 1963 for Piasecki CH-21 helicopter pilot Warrant Officer Charles E. Holloway, who in December 1962 became the first aviator assigned to the 81st Transportation Company to be killed in action.
They were supported by the 173rd Support Battalion, 173rd Engineer Company, Troop E/17th Cavalry and Company D/16th Armor. [30] The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment [31] and the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery [32] were attached to the brigade for one year in 1965. [33]
Troop F, 8th Cavalry (Air) Troop F, 17th Cavalry (Armored) 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry (Armored) 64th Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker) 48th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog) LRRP, 196th Infantry Brigade (later reflagged as Co E, 51st Infantry) Brigade Support 8th Support Battalion; 175th Engineer Company; 23rd Military Police Company
On 26 October 1972 a PAVN rocket attack on the base killed an American officer of Troop H, 17th Cavalry Regiment which was staging through the base. First Lieutenant Carlos Pedrosa was the last wartime casualty his unit would experience in the Vietnam War. [citation needed]
In April 1972, Troop H/10th Air Cavalry was formed (with assets from the disbanding Troop C, 7th Squadron-17th Cavalry Regiment) and placed under the 17th Aviation Group at Pleiku. The troop was located at Lane Army Airfield near An Son (14 km west of Qui Nhơn in Bình Định Province ).