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December 11, 1961

First US Helicopters Arrive

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HS-1 Helicopters in Vietnam

The USNS Core arrives in Saigon, with the first U.S. helicopter units: 33 Vertol H-21 C Shawnee and 400 crewmen. The deployment was one of the recommendations of Taylor and Rostow.