Seeking records on 52nd Assault Helicopter BN, 1st Aviation Brigade

Dear Mr. Bridges,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located series titled Aviation Unit Records, ca. 1965-1973 that include records of the 52nd Aviation Battalion in Boxes 337-338 and records of 227th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) in Box 501; Operational Reports - Lessons Learned (ORLL), 1965-1972  that includes records of the 52nd; and After Action Reports, 1965 - 1972 that include a file unit titled Air Assaults/Assault Helicopter Companies that may include records of the 227th. All three series are in the Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia (Record Group 472). We were unable to locate specific records of the 52nd Assault Helicopter Battalion.

For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

The U.S. Army Center of Military History has lineage and honors information for the 52nd and the 227th that may be of interest.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!