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129TH AVIATION COMPANY

CONSTITUTED 3, JULY, 1965 IN THE REGULAR ARMY AS THE 129TH AVIATION COMPANY ACTIVATED 5, JULY, 1965 AT FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY. INACTIVATTED 15, SEPTEMBER,1979 AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. ACTIVATED 3, OCTERBER, 1986 AT HUNTER AIRFIELD, GEORGIA INACTIVATED 16, JANUARY, 1988 AT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GEORGIA

CAMPAING PARTICIPATION CREDIT

VIETNAM
DEFENSE TET 69/COUNTEROFFENSIVE
COUNTEROFFENSIVE SUMMER-FALL 1969
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, PHASE II WINTER-SPRING 1970
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, PHASE III SANCTUARY COUNTEROFFENSIVE
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, PHASE IV CONSOLIDATION I
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, PHASE V CONSOLIDATION II
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, PHASE VI CEASE-FIRE
COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE VII TET COUNTEROFFENSIVE

DECORATIONS

VALOROUS UNIT AWARD, STREAMER EMBROIDERED TUY HOA VALLEY
VALOROUS UNIT AWARD, STREAMER EMBROIDERED DAK TO
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, STREAMER EMBROIDERED VIETNAM 1965-1966
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, STREAMER EMBROIDERED VIETNAM 1966-1967
VIETNAMESE CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM, STREAMER EMBROIDERED VIETNAM 66-67
VIETNAMESE CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM, STREAMER EMBROIDERED VIETNAM 67-68
VIETNAMESE CIVIL ACTION HONOR MEDAL,1ST CLASS,STREAMER EMBROIDED VIETNAM 70

Info provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington, DC.

Passed on to me by Sam Hennessee of the 129th AHC., and Liberty, the POW/MIA horse.


These are the year of history that I currently have available to me. If you have any other information regarding the history of the 129th let me know.

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