LOFTIN, Dean R (Captain USA)

Call No.: K239.0512-113

IRIS No.: 00903910

IRIS Tape No.: 00903911

Accessibility: OPEN

Pages/Time: 28pp/0:34

Class: U

Date/Location: 21 January 1969/Fort Benning GA

Interviewers: Major Samuel E. Riddlebarger

Sources: Project CORONA HARVEST Collection

Topics:

(1967-1968) Oral history interview with Captain Dean Loftin, US Army advisor, 47th Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) battalion. Topics discussed include the close air support (CAS) provided by USAF to ARVN ground units, command and control of CAS, forward air control support for airstrikes, munitions used, efficiency of communications between ground an strike aircraft, employment of AC-47 in CAS and the effectiveness of Air Force reconnaissance/intelligence support.