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Army National Guard Units Mobilized in Vietnam War

It is estimated that of the 12,234 Army National Guardsmen (ARNG) mobilized, more than 7,000 served in Vietnam (RVN), either in deployed Guard units or as individual replacements.

Note: All these units were mobilized on 13 May 1968, but were released on varied dates as cited. The first eight cited were deployed to Vietnam (RVN)

State	Unit	Deployed to RVN	Returned from RVN	Release Date
AL	650th Medical (Dental Service)	7 Aug 1968	5 Jul 1969	19 Jul 1969
ID	16th Eng BN (CBT)	15 Sep 1968	25 Aug 1969	5 Sep 1969
IL	126th Supply and Service Company	15 Sep 1968	10 Aug 1969	19 Aug 1969
IN	Company D/151st Inf. (Long Range Patrol)	10 Dec 1968	15 Nov 1969	26 Nov 1969
KY	2/138th FA BN	10 Oct 1968	10 Oct 1969	20 Oct 1969
NH	3/197th FA BN	28 Sep 1968	4 Sep 1969	16 Sep 1969
RI	107th Signal Co	19 Oct 1968	8 Oct 1969	17 Oct 1969
VT	131st Eng Co	21 Sep 1968	8 Sep 1969	12 Sep 1969

The following units were not deployed to Vietnam; however, large numbers of Guardsmen were levied and sent as individual replacements to RVN:

CA 40th Aviation Company, 12 Dec 1969

CA 1st Squadron, 18th Armored Cavalry, 12 Dec 1969

FL 35th Mobile Hospital, 1 Dec 1969

HI 29h Infantry Brigade, 12 Dec 1969

IA 2/133rd Infantry, 12 Dec 1969

KS 69th Infantry Brigade, 12 Dec 1969

KS 995th Composite Service Maintenance Company, 9 Dec 1969

MA 1/211th Field Artillery Battalion, 12 Dec 1969

MO 208th Engineer Company, 12 Dec 1969

NJ 141st Transportation Company, 9 Dec 1969

RI 115th Military Police Company, 12 Dec 1969

TX 113th Light Maintenance Company, 12 Dec 1969