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224th Aviation Battalion (Radio Research)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Activated: 1 June 1966
Cover Designation: Hq & Hg Company, 224th Aviation Battalion (Radio Research)
Assigned Command: 509th US Army Security Agency Group
Supported Command: MACV
Location: Saigon
Relocated: Long Thanh North on 5 January 1970
Redesignated:Hq & Hq Company, 224th Army Security Agency Battalion on 19 May 1971
Cover Redesignatlon: 224th Radio Research Battalion
Relocated: Saigon on 19 August 1972
Redeployed: 3 March 1973
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-17 Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 1 RVN CGP

A Concise History of US Army ARDF
(Airborne Radio Direction Finding)
byDennis Buley

Special Electronic Mission Aircraft Website
Webmaster Dennis Buley

ASA ARDF Aviation Art
- by maddog

SUBORDINATE UNITS

1st Radio Research Company (Aviation)
"Crazy Cats"

Deployed: 21 June 1967
Cover Designation: 1st Radio Research Company (Aviation)
Assigned Command: 224th Aviation Battalion (Radio Research)
Supported Command: MACV*
Location: Cam Rahn Bay
Inactivated: 30 April 1972
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 1**, 5-17
Vietnam Honors: 2 MUCs and 1 RVN CGP
*From Mar 1971 to Apr 1972, a detachment from the 146th Avn Co was attached to the 1st Avn Co to perform ARDF missions in the MR 2 upon the inactivation of the 144th Avn Co.
** Prior to assignment to ASA, the then 1st Army Avn Co had deployed briefly to Vietnam.
Official US Army Lineage and Honors
Courtesy of INSCOM History Office
Jim Gilbert John Finnegan

1st USASACO (Avn) Data Card
Courtesy of Moon Mullins

1st USASA Company (Aviation)
by Bill Block

1st RRCo (Avn) "Crazy Cats"
Webmaster Roger Simerly

1st RR Co (Avn)- P2V Neptune
Photo Submitted by R.L. Bob Davis

Veterans of the 1st RRCo (Avn)

138th Aviation Company (Radio Research)

Activated: 1 June 1966
Cover Designation: 138th Aviation Company (Radio Research)
Assigned Command: 224th Aviation Battalion
Supported : I CTZ*
Location: Da Nang on 1 June 1966
Relocated: Phu Bai on 3 June 1970
Relocated: Da Nang on 21 October 1972
Inactivated: 1 March 1973
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-17
Vietnam Honors: 2 MUCs, 1 MUC (Navy), and 1 RVN CGP
* Redesignated MR 1 on 4 Oct 1970.

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It's official, the 138th MI Co, USAR will inactivate in April 99. Chip Whiting tells me they are trying to do a reunion of all 138th members back to Vietnam and that anyone who is interested should contact Chip Whiting: cdwhiting@juno.com

138th Aviation Company (RR)
Webmaster Hank Schroeder

144th Aviation Company (Radio Research)

Activated: 1 June 1966
Cover Designation: 144th Aviation Company (Radio Research)
Assigned Command: 224th Aviation Battalion
Supported: II CTZ*
Location: Nha Trang (Camp John P. McDermott)
Inactivated: 30 September 1971 (stood down April 1971)**
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-15
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 1 RVN CGP
* Redesignated MR 2 on 4 Oct 1970.
** Mission transfered to the 146th Avn Co.
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146th Aviation Company (Radio Research)

146th1sm.gif - 5.5 K Activated: 1 June 1966
Cover Designation: 146th Aviation Company (Radio Research)
Assigned Command: 224th Aviation Battalion
Supported: III CTZ*
Location: Saigon
Relocated: Long Thanh North on 5 January 1970
Supported: MR 3 and MR 2 April 1970**
Relocated: Can Tho on 16 August 1972
Supported: MR 3 and MR 4 in August 1972***
Inactivated: 17 February 1973
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 1 RVN CGP
* Redesignated MR 3 on 4 Oct 1970
**Assumed mission of the inactivated 144th Avn Co.
***Assumed mission of the redeployed 156th Avn Co.
146th Aviation Co (RR) Homepage
Webmaster Sakk Frankenfeld

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Pilots of the 146th Avn Co (RR)
Saigon Vietnam, 1968-69

156th Aviation Company (Radio Research)

156thsm2.gif - 6.8 K Activated: 1 June 1966
Cover Designation: 156th Aviation Company (Radio Research)
Assigned Command: 224th Aviation Battalion
Supported Command: IV CTZ*
Location: Can Tho
Redeployed: 27 April 1972**
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUC's and 1 RVN CGP
* Redesignated MR 4 on 4 Oct 1970.
**Transferred mission to 146th Avn Co.
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