Priceville in Morgan County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Huey Helicopter

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, January 14, 2021

1. The Huey Helicopter Marker

Inscription. The Vietnam War had one iconic helicopter, which was specifically the UH-1 utility helicopter, most referred to as the "Huey". This was the most employed of all helicopters in the Vietnam War. The Huey was known as "the workhorse of the Vietnam War". this was used by all military forces as troop transportation, medical evacuation, and combat assault. Huey's transported soldiers and supplies to the lines and the horses for a modern cavalry.

More than 7,000 Huey helicopters served in Vietnam and nearly half were lost. The first Huey's to operate in Vietnam were medevac HU-1As that arrived in April 1962, before the U.S., became officially involved in the conflict. In October, the first armed Huey's were equipped with 2.75-inch rockets and.30 caliber machine guns, and then began flying in Vietnam. The main role of these Huey 'gunships' was to escort Army and Marine transport helicopters. By the end of 1964, the Army was flying more than 300'A and'B model Hueys.

The Huey has a metal fuselage of semi-monocoque construction with tubular landing skids and two rotor blades on the main rotor. Early Huey models featured a single Lycoming T53 turboshaft engine in versions with power rating form 700 shp (522kW) to 1,4000 shp (1,040kW). Over the years the Huey model has been changed.

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to our armed service veterans by Alabama agricultural & Mechanical University, the College of Engineering Technology and Physical Science.

Erected 2012.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 34° 31.353′ N, 86° 53.411′ W. Memorial is in Priceville, Alabama, in Morgan County. It can be reached from Willowbrook Street north of Alabama Route 67 when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Decatur AL 35603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: T-34 C Mentor Plane (within shouting distance of this marker); USS San Jose (AFS-7)Anchors / BOFORS TWIN 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); M601A Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Prisoner of War or Missing in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Priceville.

Regarding The Huey Helicopter. SHP refers to shaft horsepower.

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Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, January 14, 2021

2. The Huey Helicopter

Bell UH-1 Iroquois. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 28, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.