123rd Aviation Battalion

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The 123rd Aviation Battalion was a U.S. Army aviation unit that gained historical significance as the unit of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., who intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.

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123rd Aviation Battalion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army aviation battalion ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring 1960s ⓘ
associatedPersonRole Hugh Thompson Jr. served as a helicopter pilot ⓘ
associatedWith My Lai Massacre ⓘ
linked to: My Lai massacre
branch United States Army ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
hasSubunitType headquarters company ⓘ
helicopter company ⓘ
historicalSignificance unit of Hugh Thompson Jr. during My Lai intervention ⓘ
locationOfOperations South Vietnam ⓘ
militaryBranchSpecialty rotary-wing aviation ⓘ
militaryFunction support to ground combat units ⓘ
notableEvent intervention in the My Lai Massacre ⓘ
notableFor ethical intervention during combat operations ⓘ
protection of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai ⓘ
notableMember Hugh Thompson Jr. ⓘ
partOf U.S. Army Aviation ⓘ
role army aviation support ⓘ
helicopter operations ⓘ
service United States Army ⓘ
serviceBranchFunction aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Southeast Asia ⓘ
typeOfEquipment military helicopters ⓘ

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Hugh Thompson Jr. → unit → 123rd Aviation Battalion ⓘ