11th Aviation Battalion

The unit was constituted on 21 August 1965 and activated on 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, Ga. The Battalion was inactivated on 16 September 1987. The 11th Aviation Battalion stationed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Erlensee, Germany, was the air wing of V Corps. The 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Rucker, now carries the 11th Aviation Battalion's lineage. ==Organizational structure in the Vietnam War==

The organizational structure of the 11th Aviation Battalion reflected the following units in 1966/7: • HQ and HQ Company at Phu Loi Base Camp • 390th Quartermaster Detachment (PETRL) at Long Binh Post • 400th Transportation Detachment (AB) Phu Loi • 243rd Signal Detachment (RL) at Phu Loi • 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu loi • 612th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi • 213th Combat Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi • 329th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi • 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi • 400th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Phu Loi ==Commanders==

In Vietnam • LTC John W. Lauterbach, in command on 1 January 1966. • LTC Joseph B. Starker; assumed command on 20 May 1966. • LTC Leo E. Soucek; assumed command on 7 May 1967, later retiring as a Brigadier General. • LTC William A. Hobbs; assumed command on 10 November 67. • LTC William F. Bauman; assumed command on 22 April 1968. • LTC Robert W. Flint, in command on 31 January 1970. In Germany • Tommy Stiner ==Awards and decorations==

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