The unit was constituted on 21 August 1965 and activated on 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, Ga. The Battalion was inactivated on 16 October 1987 at Wiesbaden Air Base. The 11th Aviation Battalion stationed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Erlensee, Germany, was the air wing of V Corps. The 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Rucker, now carries the 11th Aviation Battalion's lineage.
Organizational structure in the Vietnam War
The organizational structure of the 11th Aviation Battalion reflected the following units in 1967.
HQ and HQ Detachment, 11th Combat Aviation Battalion at Phu Loi Base Camp
128th Assault Helicopter Company at Phu Loi
162nd Assault Helicopter Company at Ph°Ûc V)nh Base Camp
173rd Assault Helicopter Company at Lai Khê Base
178th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Chu Lai Base Area
184th Reconnaissance Airplane Company at Phu Loi
205th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi
213th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Phu Loi
Commanders In Vietnam
LTC John W. Lauterbach, in command on 1 January 1966.
LTC Joseph B. Starker; assumed command on 20 May 1966.
LTC Leo E. Soucek; assumed command on 7 May 1967, later retiring as a Brigadier General.
LTC William A. Hobbs; assumed command on 10 November 67.
LTC William F. Bauman; assumed command on 22 April 1968.
LTC Robert W. Flint, in command on 31 January 1970.
In Germany
LTC Tommy Stine
LTC Edward Chandler
LTC Paul Yacovitch
History of the 11th Aviation Battalion
62nd Aviation Company (Corps)
