More 225th History

This is continues the Unit History of the 225th that I started in the Observer in January. At the end is some history that Howard Ohlson of OV-1.com sent me after he read that the Unit actually has roots in World War II.

You can go to http://www.ov-1.com/225th_AVN/225th-history.html to see our complete history.

The unit was activated effective 15 July 1966 at Ft. Lewis, Washington.

The unit activation orders were amended to TO&E 1-128T, Level 3.
 Authorized strength 12 Officers, 15 Warrant Officers and 190 Enlisted Men.

The unit was transferred on permanent change of station from Ft Lewis to the United States Army, Pacific, Movement Project Code WGI. Additionally they were relieved from assignment to Sixth US Army and assigned to US Army, Pacific upon their arrival in Vietnam.

The unit was reorganized effective 2 January 1968 under MTO&E 1-28TV00.
 Authorized strength of 12 Officers, 15 Warrant Officers and 190 Enlisted Men.

15 July (1966) was designated as unit day.

The unit was reorganized effective 1 December 1968 under MTO&E 1-128T, USARPAC 1/68. 
Authorized strength of 19 Officers, 22 Warrant Officers and 291 Enlisted Men.

The unit was reorganized as 225th Aviation Company (Surveillance Airplane) effective 15 May 1969 under MTO&E 1-128TP02, 1/69 Level 1.
 Authorized strength of 19 Officers, 22 Warrant Officers and 290 Enlisted Men.

The 225th Aviation Company (Surveillance Airplane) was inactivated effective 26 December 1971.

Howard Ohlson, 73rd Aviation Company, Red Haze Platoon, 1966 – 1968 sent me the following unit information that he discovered. Thanks Howard! You can write to him at howard@ov-1.com.

In World War II, if you remember, the Army was segregated. To distinguish between white and "colored" units, the Army used the parenthetical designator of (Cld) to denote colored units. During research I was able to access mustering out rolls from World War II for Company K. The Army also used the parenthetical designator of (Cld) to show race on the rolls. The enlisted personnel almost exclusively were all listed as Colored while the officers had no designator behind their names.

The Army, for Vietnam, re-activated and re-designated two other World War II Truck units that became the 244th and 245th Aviation Companies. The 73rd started out in the early '60's and went to Vietnam as a Bird-dog (O-1) unit. The 131st started out as a Huey gunship company.

So the 225th, the 244th and the 245th have proud military lineage and history behind them.

A little un-recognized history of the Vietnam Mohawk units.