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Lent Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for Huey Rescue
Captain Victor A. Lent, son of Mr and Mrs A V Lent of Plymouth, led a Huey mission from Lai Khe to Aspen fire support base under attack. He landed multiple times under fire to drop off repair teams and parts and then circled the base to avoid contact before recovering his crew and the contact team. On April 17, as commander of Co B 124th Maint Bn 2nd Armored Division, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony at the battalion headquarters by Col James A Grimsley Jr assistant division commander.
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Victor A. Lent
A.V. Lent
Plymouth
1St Inf. Div
Lai Khein
Aspen
Lent
Lai Khe
Co. B
124Th Maint. Bn
2Nd Armd. Div
James A. Grimsley Jr