Word: slavich
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Psychological Effect. As a previously untried combat innovation, the Hueys can afford to experiment in heliborne assault tactics, are providing the Army with invaluable operational experience in new doctrines of guerrilla warfare. "We're writing the book of tactics ourselves," says Major Ivan Slavich, 35, commanding officer of the U.T.T. Company. In combat, the Hueys usually fly a circular "daisy chain" pattern so that each ship is always covered by the chopper immediately behind it. "Our machine guns have more actual killing power," says Slavich. "But our rockets seem to have a much greater psychological effect on the Viet...
Scared Princess. The chopper pilots credit Slavich for the outstanding success of the Hueys, call their outfit "Slavich's People." Son of a retired San Francisco Democratic ward politician, Slavich served as a Marine Corps enlisted man after World War II, became an Army officer after graduation from the University of San Francisco in 1951. He won a combat infantryman's badge in Korea, became a pilot in 1955, took command of the U.T.T. Company last November. Slavich runs an easygoing outfit at his base at the edge of Saigon airport. Like tourists, some pilots tote cameras...
...express fervent approval of everything from a girl to a chopper with the word"outstandin'." Top-ranking visitors often hitch rides on their flights to get in a few personal licks at the Viet Cong. Brigadier General Joseph Stilwell Jr., son of "Vinegar Joe," frequently rides shotgun in Slavich's own chopper. Once, with Stilwell aboard, Slavich had to make an emergency landing in a Red-infested area. "I was scared to death," said Slavich. "I'm glad the Viet Cong didn't come along, because I know damn well that General Stilwell would have made...
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