11th Aviation Battalion

The 11th Aviation Battalion was an United States Army aviation unit that fought in the Vietnam War. The unit served as a test for helicopter support of ground infantry units.

History
The unit was constituted on 21 August 1965 and activated on 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, Ga. The Battalion was inactivated on September 16, 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 Vietnam War
The organizational structure of the 11th Aviation Battalion reflected the following units in 1967.
 * HQ and HQ Detachment, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion at Phu Loi Base Camp
 * 128th Assault Helicopter Company at Phu Loi
 * 162nd Assault Helicopter Company at Phước Vĩnh Base Camp
 * 173rd Assault Helicopter Company at Lai Khê Base
 * 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Chu Lai Base Area
 * 184th Reconnaissance Airplane Company at Phu Loi
 * 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi
 * 213th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi

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