Buy US Army 57th Air Ambulance Pat Patch

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This is a 3" wide x 3.5" tall with no hook and loop.

The 57th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) was originally constituted as the 57th Malaria Control Unit on 01 September 1943 and activated at the Army Service Forces Training Center, New Orleans, LA, on 19 September 1943.

The Unit was reorganized and re-designated as the 57th Malaria Control Detachment on 08 April 1945 and inactivated on 30 September 1945 inactivated 30 September 1945 in Brazil.

The unit was reactivated and allotted to the Regular Army on 23 March 1953 and designated the 57th Medical Detachment (RA) and assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX. The unit was the first Aeromedical Evacuation unit deployed to the Republic of Vietnam, arriving in country on 26 April 1962 and remaining until deactivation at TAN SON Nhut Air Base, on 14 March 1973. During the 57th Medical Detachment's service in Vietnam, the unit's dedicated unhesitating service to the fighting forces, combined with an excellent medical support system, contributed to the lowest mortality rate for the United States Armed Forces of any conflict in military history. The period of service in Vietnam also provided the 57th Medical Detachment (RA) with it's motto, "THE ORIGINAL DUSTOFF", when all aeromedical evacuations became known by the 57th Medical Detachment's original callsign "DUSTOFF". When the 57th Medical Detachment (RA) was sent to Vietnam, it became the first unit to use the UH-1 helicopter for MEDEVAC in actual combat operations, evacuating more than 100,000 patients within the combat zone. On 29 March 1973, the Detachment returned to the United States and was assigned to Fort Bragg.

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US Army 57th Air Ambulance Patch

The 57th Medical Company — from the shores of North Africa in WWII to the jungles of Vietnam.

The 57th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) was originally constituted as the 57th Malaria Control Unit and activated in 1941. Redesignated multiple times through World War II and Korea, the unit became an air ambulance company and deployed to Vietnam, where its Dust Off crews flew UH-1 Huey medevac missions under hostile conditions. This patch honors one of the Army's longest-serving medical aviation units.

Perfect For:
57th Medical Company veterans, Army air ambulance crews, Vietnam Dust Off personnel, and military medical patch collectors.

57th. From WWII to Vietnam.

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