Charlie 1-506th Infantry Locations by date

William Higgins III:
YD 433150

William Higgins III:
YD 552395

YD 538023

Mission is securing engineer effort along Route #547. Bravo and Charlie companies on or near Blaze.

Some elements have gone to Cocoa Beach? Possibly near Cam Rahn Bay. Eagle Beach opens May 1, 1969.

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AM at YD 504027

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AM at YD 503033 and YD 503031.

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Line # 121 evacuated as a heat casualty.

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YD 538023

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Line # 121 evacuated as a heat casualty. CP at 493033.

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08:45 at 504027 and 498033

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08:45 at 522028 and 524024.

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YD 538023

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Mission is to secure FSB Blaze and to conduct local RIF's.

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08:50 at 492029.

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08:50 at 514034 and 508031.

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YD 538023

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The battalion is at FB's Cannon, Bastogne, and Arrow in addition to Blaze. Some discoveries imply that the NVA used route 547 in their 1968 Tet offensive. Probably had some trucks and towed artillery pieces.

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508031, 499030, 506032, and 498027.

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525028 and 521029.

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Company had four wounded by accidental M79 discharge in the Engineer mess hall by a WO. Lines 9, 114, 113, and 61.

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YD 538023

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CP at FB Cannon

Company had four wounded by accidental M79 discharge in the Engineer mess hall by a WO. Lines 9, 114, 113, and 61.

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498033 and 505028

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515029 and 518026

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478036, 472029, 473028

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492029, 495030, 490029

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YD 538023

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Bde S3 looking for battalion size staging areas between Blaze and Cannon.

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517029, 519018, 522028

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514031

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YD 538023

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Four battalion staging areas for upcoming operation found: 524024, 515029, 528024, and 518031.

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519026

Finds 105mm booby trap in road at 500034.

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YD 538023

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517027

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510032

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524029

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YD 538023

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Company is in staging area near Blaze.

D Company is securing FB Currahee as 105mm and 155mm arty is brought in.

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398950

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07:30 CA begins with A, B, and C companies. D company is securing FSB Currahee.

B Company kills one NVA officer at 312937 and captures ammo bunker at 321929 (several weapons and ammunition rounds). This is about 5 km south of Dong AP Bia.

About this time, CPT Stymiest and Jimmy Thorp are injured when a large tree branch falls on them. Stymiest had a large scalp wound and was medevac'd and out for a day or two.

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310945 finds garden tools and five gallons of kerosine.

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1425, medevacs line #67 - an old tree falls on him, head contusions.

1715, C Co receives mortar fire from the west, vic 280930. 22 men are medevac'd - most from the mortar platoon (which must have been travelling with C Co).

Wounded from C Company: 10, 78, 111, 87, PIO, and interpreter. Included are David Canter and Richard Mooney.

Wounded from E Company: 8, 13, 30, 35, 41, 43, 61, 84, 85, 91, 94, 96, 104, 106, 108, 114.

Some of the wounded are listed on purple heard orders. Joseph Thompson of Charlie Company went to 85th Evacuation Hospital. The 101st purple heart orders include David Canter and Richard Mooney of Charlie Company; Dale Burroughs (battalion operations officer) of headquarters company; and, James Retzer, James Witte, Richard Callahan, Donald Dennehy, Charles Solomon, and Stanley Celmer of E Company (most likely mortar men).

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AM at 317950. Bravo company finds 1,200 pounds of rice and 40 pounds of TNT. Alpha company finds a cable across the river probably used to sling supplies across.

Telephone lines found in the area. 1300 hrs, C Co is at 310951. 1425, medevacs line #67 - an old tree falls on him, head contusions.

Bravo company on Hill 996 finds a ladder going up a tree.

1600, C Co at 312929.

16:30, Bn S3 and pilot wounded while flying in LOH.

1715, C Co receives mortar fire from the west, vic 280930. 22 men are medevac'd - most from the mortar platoon (which must have been travelling with C Co).

Wounded from C Company: 10, 78, 111, 87, PIO, and interpreter.

Wounded from E Company: 8, 13, 30, 35, 41, 43, 61, 84, 85, 91, 94, 96, 104, 106, 108, 114.

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1145 at 315935. 1315, medevac three for hepatitis, hernia, and high fever. Line #'s not clear: 128, 120 and 17? And 2?

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1145 at 315935. 1315, medevac three for hepatitis, hernia, and high fever. Line #'s not clear: 128, 120 and 17? And 2?

1700 at 317942.

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1120 finds two old French rifles.
1234, 3/1 ARVN find a major cache - Russian trucks, crew served weapons and individual weapons about 10 km NW of Hamburger.

1250, Brigade instructs 1/506 to reinforce 3/187.

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398950

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Charlie Company has mission of securing the battalion CP.

1530 - Alpha company has a point man killed.

1100 - 321952
1400 - 321956
1700 - 320952

It appears that having the mortars in the field was not successful and that Charlie Company is tied down with the Bn CP not allowing the battalion to fully put its rifle companies on line.

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398950

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1100 - 320959
1425 - B Co receives sniper fire from a tree (similar to 3/187 experience).

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398950

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0735 - A Co has one KIA and seven WIA. 1045 - B Co has one KIA and eight WIA from vic Hill 916. Three B Co WIA are from US arty.
1600 - A Co has two injured by lightning.

C Co is still securing the Bn CP.

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1010 - A Co in contact at 328968 - one KIA and one WIA.
1630 - B Co in fight with one KIA and seven WIA
1905 - C Company at 317961 reports enemy .51 cal

Charlie is clearing bunkers S of Hill 800.

2000 - C Company at 326964 (vic Hill 800) with Bn CP

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1410 - C Co has one WIA

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A and B Co receive RPG and SA attacks in AM.

1200 - At 328968 and moving East of A Company to assist.

Charlie had been following Alpha but swings to the right toward Hill 900 from the SE. CPT Stymiest is back in command. LT Ian Shumaker (33) attacks on the left and LT Timorthy LeClair (32) on the right. 31 and CP follow.

1232 - B Co has 12 WIA.

1400 - A Co at 327968; B Co at 321974; C Co at 331969.

1410 - C Co has one WIA and Kills two NVA.

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C Co KIA's: Timothy Le Clair, Randall Mee, and Howard Peterson

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C Company found two .51 cal MG's and 122mm rocket tripod and documents.

1220 - D Co sends a platoon to reinforce A Co.

1340 - C Co takes lead from A Co.

1430 - C Co links with A Co at 327974.

A Company reported 20 enemy bunkers with two men each.

1715 - A Co reaches peak of Hill 937.

1739 - A and C companies report 60mm mortars impacting nearby.

A Co at 327974 and B Co at 324976

A Co killed 18 NVA; C Co killed 10 NVA; A Co had two KIA and 19 WIA.

C Co KIA's: Timothy Le Clair, Randall Mee, and Howard Peterson

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1730 - C Co has two WIA perhaps lines 96 and 116.

2015 - Journal reports two killed but this must be an error.

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NVA appear to be withdrawing to the SW. 1/506 moves to SW to block.

1/506 plans to clean up Hills 900 and 916.

1625 - A Co 328976; B Co 324970; C Co 327968.

1730 - C Co has two WIA.

19:45 - C Co links up with ARVN

2015 - C Co has two KIA - Lines 96 and 116.

B Co kills 5 NVA; has one KIA and 7 WIA

A Co NDP 327977 and B Co at 326971.

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1820 - C Co has 5 WIA: lines 4, 47, 69, 125, ? To 22nd Surg: William Kearby, Phillip Tierney, Thurman Wiglesworth, Robert Stinger, and Jeffrey Kanouse.

C Co has three KIA: William Smith, James Ralph, and Robert Goodner.

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1300 - A Co and C Co find 27 enemy bodies in bunkers.

1410 - A Co 327977; B Co 329967; C Co 327968.

1610 - C Co 324973

1620 - C Co receives RPG and SA fire

1820 - C Co has 5 WIA: lines 4, 47, 69, 125, ? To 22nd Surg.

C Co has three KIA: William Smith, James Ralph, and Robert Goodner.

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Approx 30-40 NVA bodies found.

1500 - C Co at 327971.

1520 - 2/501 finds body of James Ralph, C Co killed on May 21.

1620 - C Co recovers remains of 3 MIA from May 20 and 21 - probably Timothy Le Clair, Randall Mee, and Howard Peterson.

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1450 - engages bunker and kills one NVA. C Co has four WIA

1555 - At 318971, C Co is hit by ARA and has five WIA (B Co has 3 WIA from ARA). C Co wounded: Lines 76, 123, 102, and LT Williams (2nd plat ldr).

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0640 - air strikes go in on Hill 916.
1030 - loc 325972
1415 - finds 5 dead NVA from previous days fighting
1450 - engages bunker and kills one NVA. C Co has four WIA
1555 - At 318971, C Co is hit by ARA and has five WIA (B Co has 3 WIA from ARA). C Co wounded: Lines 76, 123, 102, and LT Williams (2nd plat ldr).

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398950

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0820 - B Co finds weapons cache

1015 - C Co finds smaller cache at 324973 and destroys weapons and ammo.

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398950

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Seems like a quiet day - staying in the same location all day.

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398950

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1245 - C Co 329964

Battalion CP must be moving with C Co.

Bn Cdr gets SSM for action on May 24?

1514 - Company finds bicycle tracks on trail - probably used to move supplies.

1727 - At 337963 finds bunker complex with minor enemy ammo.

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398950

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1545 - C Co finds a 25x25 corn field.

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398950

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1445 loc is 348961.

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398950

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0930 - finds old bunkers at 356966.

1222 - loc at 361973.

A Co had switched with D Co on Currahee.

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398950

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Most operations halted due to Buddha's birthday.

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398950

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Nothing significant reported.

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398950

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Generally in the valley floor area

0945 - 384962
1245 - 391957

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398950

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398950

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In the AM, 31 had been at 369963 and 32 at 399965.

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398950

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Some local patrols - 33 at 396952.

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398950

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PFC Terry Moyer has accidental shot in foot and is medevac'd.

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398950

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Returns from Eagle Beach midday.

PFC Terry Moyer has accidental shot in foot and is medevac'd.

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398950

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Local RIF performed.

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398950

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Local RIF.

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Medevac one man for severe chest pain.

C Co evacs line 91 for heat.

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407035

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Medevac one man for severe chest pain.

1010 - Currahee rec 4 122mm rockets.

LZ at 414033 at 1115 (Eastern side of A Shau)

C Co evacs line 91 for heat.

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407035

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0900 - 402040
1300 - 396043

Company is constructing some LZ's.

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407035

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0845 - at 392043 with 33 at 389046.

1045 - company completes a one ship LZ.

1415 - CP and 31 at 386048.

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1430 - a medic with 33, last name starts with "F" is accidentally shot in the thigh; line #155 is evacuated due to heat.

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407035

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0955 - Chicom grenade booby trap is tripped - no casualties.

1125 - found bunkers and hooches six months old.

1300 - gunship working for Charlie spots 10 NVA at 400063 and kills one.

1430 - a medic with 33, last name starts with "F" is accidentally shot in the thigh; line #155 is evacuated due to heat.

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1640 - two men medevac'd - one for heat exhaustion (line #125) and one for fractured knee cap (E Co mortar FO).

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407035

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The new airstrip in the valley is completed by the 326th Engineers. Caribou aircraft start landing.

Route 547 cuts into the A Shau this day.

0750 - 32, 34, CP at 394057

1640 - two men medevac'd - one for heat exhaustion (line #125) and one for fractured knee cap (E Co mortar FO).

1735 - At 402064 gunships covering a medevac see three NVA and engage.

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1145 - Receives SA fire from across gulley. Line #76 is shot in the leg and medevac'd.
Jerry Austin is taken to 85th Evac.

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407035

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B Co on Berchtesgaden defends against a sapper attack, killing 60. No friendly KIA's.

0620 - 31 remains at 399057 to ambush and company moves out.

0655 - At 401060 finds recent camp fire and trail with animal trap located by scout dog.

1145 - Receives SA fire from across gulley. Line #76 is shot in the leg and medevac'd.

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1400 - medevacs line #16 for high fever and # 143 for heat exhaustion.

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200 sappers attack Currahee; 2/502nd Inf and ARVN defends.

0930 - 410072 finds black shirt hanging out to dry.

1300 - 32 is at 405067

1400 - medevacs line #16 for high fever and # 143 for heat exhaustion.

1600 - At LZ, 407066

1800 - At LZ, found garden plot with corn, tomatoes, squash, watermelon and some bunkers

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1230 - 412070 medevacs line # 79 for heat

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0900 - At 411069 finds trail with steps cut, logs, and bamboo hand rail. No recent use.

1230 - 412070 medevacs line # 79 for heat

2224 - OP hears movement and tosses two grenades; receives one RPG shot. Negative casualties.

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1755 - one heat medevac from 410069.

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0850 - 412070 and looking for an LZ

1125 - 31 setting up radio relay at 413069. Found a tame pig with VC commo wire for harness. Tried to catch the pig but could not; shot the pig.

1345 - Finds hooches and bunkers at 415071 and one old rifle. Not used recently.

1700 - FB Currahee gets rockets and mortars from 398933.

1755 - one heat medevac from 410069.

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1530 - Currahee receives a few rockets and mortar rounds; Derek Montey is injured in groin by piece of bamboo and is medevac'd.

PFC Peter Blazonis is killed - appears he was hit in the chest 0910 at 406067 (may have been cleaning up by a stream when he was shot (per Phil Stanley); was medevac'd to 22d Evac at 1015 but must have died in the hospital.

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0910 - At 406067, rec SA fire; line #82 has chest wound.

1445 - LZ Currahee

1530 - Currahee receives a few rockets and mortar rounds; Derek Montey is injured in groin by piece of bamboo and is medevac'd.

1640 - Currahee receives a few more mortar rounds.

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1825 - Reports butterfly mine 397939 - one exploded and wounded line # 156, Loren Klene, with shrapnel in lower back.

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399949

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1545 - At 398945 - RIF vic Currahee.

1825 - Reports butterfly mine 397939 - one exploded and wounded line # 156 with shrapnel in lower back.

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399949

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3/5th Cav and elements from 9th ID and 1st Cav enter the A Shau (Ta Bat air strip) from route 547 having started at Blaze and Cannon.

0715 - 399945

0820 - requests medical officer to check five men who need to go to the rear for treatment.

1000 - LZ cold at 391930 (suspected mortar position a few days earlier)

1145 - At 395930

1545 - 31 at 393929; 33 at 395929; 32 and CP at 393930

1745 - At 393930, finds old 75mm rounds and has a four ship LZ.

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399949

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0800 - 31 at 392928; 33 at 399930

0905 - found two recent mortar positions at 398930

1145 - CP and 31 at 388929; 32 at 388929; 33 at 390930

1523 - 33 at 403927

1805 - 31 at 395930 finds two bunkers and 60mm mortar fuses two weeks old.

1830 - finds mortar FO bunker at 396932

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3/3 ARVN at new Ta Bat airfield

1245 - At 402931

1535 - 32 at 401927 to construct LZ

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1540 - medevacs line #91 for heat at 329919

1800 - 31 engages enemy at 325916. Kills one NVA. 2LT Joseph Kenney is killed and line #164 has a head wound.

Line #164 was James L. Bishop who died of his wounds.

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0752 to 0837 - LZ at 322917 (South side of Rao Lao River, 2 km from Laos)

1110 - finds many fresh trails at 322917

1317 - 31 at 320920 finds one very new trail three feet wide.

1540 - medevacs line #91 for heat at 329919

1745 - 31 and CP at 325916; 32 at 321918; 33 at 324917.

1800 - 31 engages enemy at 325916. Kills one NVA. 2LT Joseph Kenney is killed and line #164 has a head wound.

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1100 - 31, 32 and CP at 325917; 33 at 324918.

1700 - At 326916.

1735 - finds hooch and bunker two weeks old.

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399949

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ARVN were operating about 2 km due East of Charlie.

326th Engr had an element with Charlie working to construct an LZ.

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0955 - A platoon leader (line #6?) was wounded in the knee cap and medevac'd.

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2/17 Cav spotted a lot of NVA vic 334873; Air Strikes called.

0955 - A platoon leader (line #6?) was wounded in the knee cap and medevac'd.

1510 - A CA was conducted - only covered a few hundred meters to 332911. Perhaps to test a new PZ or deception.

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0950 - 31 at 328908

AS on bridges at 339875 and 342874 (near Laos border; professionally made over smaller streams and perhaps under some canopy) - partial destruction of bridges.

1410 - Finds recent bunkers and hooches at 335909.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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1456 - medevac line #93 for high temperature.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

1456 - medevac line #93 for high temperature.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

Copperhead is call sign for Cdr, 1/506th Inf.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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399949

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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Probably securing FSB Berchtesgaden.

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1820 - medevacs SFC Trutt for heart problem.

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399949

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Company LZ on Currahee from Berchtesgaden at 1606

1820 - medevacs SFC Trutt for heart problem.

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Medevacs one man with accidental claymore injury.

Battalion Commander killed at 313939 - attacked by RPG's; had a squad from D Co securing him (vic Hill 996)

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Medevacs one man with accidental claymore injury.

Flareship is on Currahee - intel suggests an attack likely.

Battalion Commander killed at 313939 - attacked by RPG's; had a squad from D Co securing him (vic Hill 996)

Bravo and Delta take numerous KIA and WIA.

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Fight continues around Hill 996. Several air strikes put in. Seems similar to Dong Ap Bia fight. Delta Company has 8 KIA.

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Bde instructs 1/506 to hold Hill 996 for five days to construct a three ship LZ.

2320 - C Co observes NVA squad at 386932 moving toward Currahee.

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399949

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A Company had been OPCON out and Bravo and Delta had been in major contact.

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YC 399949

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A Company - Eagle's Nest YD 406036)
B Company - YC 308938
D Company - YC 315942

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OPCON

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Bill Higgins:
Training at Bien Hoa.

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YC 399949

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OPCON til 17:10

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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Plane to Camp Evans

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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In the field - perhaps with another company for training and familiarization. Remember being with another platoon leader and having one contact with a trail watcher. The other lieutenant acted like John Wayne.

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YC 399949

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YC 399949

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PZ YC 399958 at 11:52 and LZ YC 375917 at 12:22.

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17:45 - 33 finds two graves 60 days old at YC 374922.

17:55 - finds 11, 3x5 bunkers 90 days old.

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PFC Ray Huff is killed. Circumstances not known yet.

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YC 438967

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11:30 - C Company arrives on "Hamburger Hill," Hill 937 - YC 328981.

Has three LP's out at NDP.

A company hit by sappers - has 8 KIA and 22 WIA YC 313941.

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YC 438967

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YC 438967

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13:20 - 31, 33, CP at YC 325986.

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YC 438967

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09:55 - found 10 graves YC 310988. Bodies killed by SA and 60 days old. Found RPG launcher and Chicom claymore.

15:10 - At YC 317979

16:48 - at NDP

PDS is 71

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YC 438967

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09:15 - At YC 333003
11:36 - At YC 333972

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YC 438967

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09:55 - at YC 312986
12:25 - back in wire

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platoon strength 31

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16:11 - YC 339964

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Went to Mass.

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YC 438967

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11:20 - Company found 27, 60mm rounds, 2 RPG rounds, and 18, B40 rockets.

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YC 438967

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11:55 - YC 334982 - found 18, 82mm mortar rounds90 days old in 4x4 bunker.

12:45 - at YC 339987

18:30 - YC 327973 found misc ammo and medicine.

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Sore feet from all of the dead fall near Hill 937 from B-52 strikes.

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YC 438967

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3/5 Cav reports company strength of 7 officers and 91 enlisted. Not sure about seven officers?

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17:50 - YC 332978

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17:50 - YC 336981

One of the platoons finds 3 dead NVA and AK50 - all about 90 days old.

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YC 399949

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16:12 - PZ YC 345997 and LZ YC 320943.

19:00 - 4th platoon CA from YD 379004 to FSB Berchtesgaden (YD 423013)

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YD 423013

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KIA Name: SP4 Robert Jones

10:30 hrs, US was shot in head by enemy at YC320950. Line #17.

WIA - Two serious (litter); lines 11, 75. Both taken by medevac / penetrator to 22d Surgical Hospital. One had frag wounds to back and arm; the other had an AK gunshot in the leg.

Four others slightly wounded to be medevac’d on Aug 6.

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YC 399949

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07:25 - YC 319947 company spotted two NVA and killed both. Captured two AK's.

10:07 - CP at YC 320950

10:30 - 1 US shot YC 320950.

12:15 - CP kills one NVA YC 321952.

12:47 - main location YC 320949

14:32 - platoons at YC 319944, YC 319945, YC 318947.

16:18 - 2 US WIA YC 319945, 5 enemy KIA and 6 weapons captured.

18:30 - YC 319944 received AK and RPG fire. Killed two NVA and had 6 US WIA.

20:20 - At YC 320949

21:00 - receive 4, 60mm mortars and rockets.

01:00 - CP at YC 320945.

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10:02 - YC 335929

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YD 423013

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KIA Names: SGT Fred Rinehart, PFC David Smith, SP4 Akke Timmer, CPL David Finger.

12:50 hrs, NVA grenade, kills line #63

17:05 hrs, point man engages NVA and is killed by enemy

18:05 hrs, enemy engages C Co with small arms fire; two US killed in “draw” area.

WIA - 12:50 hrs, line #125 and #1 (medic?) Medevac’d prior to 20:00 hrs

17:15 hrs – one US from M79 frag fired too close

18:05 – Lines #27, 68, 70 to 22d Surg (medevac 03:45 hrs Aug 7, 1969?) One litter and two ambulatory. Gunshot wounds to chest and arms.

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YC 399949

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01:35 - 32 closed with CP

04:00 - Company center of mass YC 320945

07:15 - At YC 318944

09:12 - 34 at YC 318944 (LZ)

12:30 - engaged 3 NVA vic YC 319945, killing one.

12:50 - NVA attacks from the flank with satchel charge, 1 US KIA and 2 WIA

16:21 - YC 319945 - enemy initiates contact killing point man.

17:53 - at YC 319948

18:05 - in contact YC 319948. Enemy initiates with one US WIA. ARA employed. Receives 10-15 60mm mortar rounds. 31 maneuvers to assist extracting casualties. 2 US KIA and 3 WIA.

03:45 - medevac complete

[244]

YC 399949

[245]

11:22 - receives 40-50 rds of 60mm from YC 315956. Pink team and AS (20mm and napalm) employed. Results in secondary explosion and bunker destroyed.

14:30 - finds 10 bunkers YC 315949 4x4x4 with misc ammo and dead NVA.

16:21 - at YC 315949

17:22 - completes construction of LZ YC 315948.

20:10 - YC 310950

At NDP 02:00.

[246]

YC 399949

[247]

08:30 - 31, 32, 33 at YC 313951

09:40 - At YC 312942 spotted one enemy on high ridge nearby - employed air cav.

17:10 - PZ YC 312950 and LZ Caribou Air Strip YC 404976 by 18:00

[248]

YC 404976

[249]

YC 404976

[250]

YC 404976

[251]

YC 404976

[252]

Was cold at night.

[253]

YC 399949

[254]

YC 404976

[255]

YC 404976

Platoon strength is 15.

[256]

YC 404976

[257]

YC 404976

[258]

YC 404976

[259]

YC 399949

[260]

FSB Currahee receives 44 mortar rounds at 17:50.

[261]

YC 399949

[262]

08:20

31 YC 317953
32 YC 318955
33 YC 316958
34, CP YC 310958

[263]

15:35 - two NVA came upon 33 position and one was killed - YC 307952.

[264]

KIA - Name: Albert V. Colletto, Jr.

11:02 hrs, enemy engaged US as platoon was moving vic YC307953.

WIA - One man wounded in addition to one killed. I recall that the wounded man was extracted via jungle penetrator. Enemy had engaged us with light machine gun and small arms. It was a short engagement.

[265]

YC 399949

[266]

09:50 - YC 306950

11:02 - YC 307953 enemy engaged from 30 meters on far side of a small draw. One US KIA and one WIA.

[267]

One man evacuated to 22d Surgical Hospital for heart attack. 13:09 hrs. Line #77.

John Torves evacuated with acute anxiety from FB Curahee at 11:15 hrs.

[268]

YC 399949

[269]

11:06 - YC 317960

18:10 YC 318964 rec SA from one NVA. Returned fire. Negative results.

[270]

YC 399949

[271]

Company back at Caribou air strip at 19:00

[272]

Got a good look at Laos.

[273]

YC 399949

[274]

09:30 - 32 picked up from Caribou; rest of company moves about 17:00

Not sure why 32 is separated?

[275]

YC 399949

[276]

FSB Currahee frequently receives rockets and a few mortars - most have no effect.

Team #5 at YC 332910 07:20 finds 3 hooches and 8 bunkers - destroys.

13:05 PZ from YC 364956 to YC 447955.

[277]

04:15 YC 373962
09:35 YC 365958

[278]

13:20 - PZ YC 447955 and LZ YC 354954.

[279]

09:35 YC 367966

[280]

FSB Currahee frequently receives rockets and a few mortars - most have no effect.

Team #5 at YC 332910 07:20 finds 3 hooches and 8 bunkers - destroys.

[281]

Using PSID's and a monkey in the trees caused excitement.

[282]

YC 399949

[283]

15:09 PZ YC 354928 and LZ YC 373939

[284]

14:43 PZ YC 367960 and LZ YC 374944

[285]

15:09 PZ YC 354928 and LZ YC 373939

[286]

14:43 - PZ YC 369972 and LZ YC 368945

[287]

YC 432962

[288]

YC 399949

[289]

Heard strange crys and saw tiger tracks.

[290]

YC 436962

[291]

PZ 13:00 from YC 375942 to FSB Currahee

Company is working to close FSB Currahee.

[292]

YC 432962

[293]

Went swimming in a river near Currahee - got "clean."

On Monday, get an orange malaria pill and a white pill every day - perhaps two types of malaria.

[294]

YC 436962

[295]

YC 432962

[296]

YC 436962

[297]

Choppers blow everything not tied down. You sweat and then choppers blow dust that sticks to you.

[298]

YC 436962

[299]

YC 436962

[300]

16:00 each day it rains hard for 30 minutes.

CH-47 killed my air mattress by blowing it into the concertina.

Fog rolls in at night. Flares or illumination rounds used for security.

On guard all night and then sleep from 06:00 til 12:00.

[301]

YC 436962

[302]

B Company has contact with KIA and WIA.

Various times, Currahee hit with 60mm and 122mm rockets. All hit outside with no effect.

[303]

YC 436962

[304]

16:30

wheat - YC377920
barley - YC356934
corn - YC355945

Currahee received a few rockets - no effect.

[305]

YC 436962

[306]

Co(-) at Rendezvous at 18:10.

FSB Currahee closed.

Corn PZ YC 355945 to Rendezvous at 17:10 hrs. LZ YC 395902 at 17:30.

[307]

17:00 hrs

two ambush locations:

YC393947
YC404946

[308]

PFC Hargis goes to 85th Evac with self-inflicted wound to foot. Evac from YC 393946.

[309]

YC 436962

[310]

19:50 - Corn YC 395902 hears movement, calls arty.

[311]

Two ambushes:

YC392951
YC404946

[312]

YC 436962

[313]

07:47 - company moves back to Currahee
08:16 - C16 joins company at Currahee
17:00 - company goes back to Rendezvous.

Maybe a "police call" thing?

[314]

Had worked on Rendezvous. Company strength is 68. Lots of medical issues with soldiers including bad teeth.

[315]

YC 436962

[316]

09:55 - Company from Rendezvous to Berchtesgaden (YD 423013).

16:57 - Company moves from Berchtesgaden to Rendezvous.

Perhaps FB cleanup?

[317]

Platoon strength is 13

[318]

Got a shower and change of clothes. Guys from the rear brought a few warm beers.

[319]

YC 436962

[320]

12:40 PZ YC 436958 (close to Rendezvous) and LZ YC 606810

[321]

Platoon strength 16

[322]

Medevac’d one man with 103 degree fever. He had been evacuated for the same thing twice before. Company commander said to keep him in the rear.

[323]

YC 436962

[324]

14:25 - found a water collection device and fresh human excrement YC 604811.
17:15 - found animal trap YC 601813 - about 7 days old.
19:10 - found montanyard religious symbol (YC 600813).

[325]

YC 436962

[326]

06:15 - company has LZ at YC 593817.

08:50 - finds trail YC 592818 with recent use.

09:37 - YC 592818 finds garden with sweet potatoes and corn.

09:57 - YC 591817 - receives AK fire; returns fire and kills one NVA.

16:05 - company at YC 593817

16:30 - YC 591817 finds 7 hooches 10x20 with bunkers.

17:35 - PZ YC 593817 to Rendezvous.

[327]

11:35 YC 588817

[328]

11:35 YC 588817

[329]

11:35 YC 593817

[330]

11:35 YC 588817

[331]

YC 436962

[332]

Move to FB Berchtesgaden was cancelled due to weather.

[333]

Raining for a day and a half. Hill we are on turning into a pile of mud.

[334]

YC 436962

[335]

FSB Berchtesgaden - YD 423013

LZ at Berchtesgaden at 08:49 and return to Rendezvous 17:56.

[336]

YC 436962

[337]

From Rendezvous to Berchtesgaden, arriving 09:12

09:27 - spotted NVA by helicopter pad and engaged. Neg results.

B Company killed an NVA on Berchtesgaden and located an NVA wounded by ARA. Wounded NVA died before B Company reached him.

18:57 - arrived Rendezvous.

[338]

YC 436962

[339]

Arrive Eagle Beach 18:20.

[340]

YC 436962

[341]

YD 830330.

[342]

YD520020

[343]

Arrives at Blaze 15:00.

16:35 - PZ Blaze and LZ NDP#2 (YD 458998)

[344]

YD520020

[345]

YD458998.

Corn, wheat, and barley still out.

12:10 - 32 YC 453995, 33 YC 455005, 34 YC 461001

LP's out around NDP#2.

Tanks moving up and down the road. Mission was security for convoys along route 547.

[346]

YD 458998.

10:18 - arrives NDP#2 - pulls minesweep patrol.

[347]

13:35 - moves from NDP#2 to NDP#1

[348]

YD458998.

[349]

YD458998.

[350]

YD520020

[351]

11:35 - Co (-) at YD
453009

Cease fire for the late Ho Chi Minh. Combat assaults called "admin moves."

[352]

11:35 - Co (-) at YD
453009

Platoon strength 19.

[353]

11:35 - Co (-) at YD
453009

[354]

11:35 - Co (-) at YD
453009

[355]

11:35 - Co (-) at YD
453009

[356]

YD520020

[357]

Doing mine sweep.

[358]

YD520020

[359]

mine sweep security - 07:30.

[360]

09:00 YD 453993

[361]

09:00 - YD 458007

[362]

10:15 - YD 463020

[363]

We hear a lot of monkeys but they keep out of sight.

[364]

YD520020

[365]

YD458998.

[366]

09:00 YD 453993

Air move from NDP#1 to YD 478013 at 08:18 and back to NDP#1 at 17:40. Mission was to secure pathfinders blowing an LZ.

Platoon medic returns after recovering from malaria.

[367]

09:00 YD 453993

[368]

YD458998.

[369]

YD520020

[370]

It appears that a main mission for the company was securing the road (route 547) as convoys would begin to use the road during the rainy season.

39th Trans Bn plans a convoy daily from Birmingham (YD 704101) to Rendevous starting Sep 15. 1/506 has responsibility from Blaze forward. Convoy departs Birmingham 0800, arrives Blaze 10:00 and Rendevous 12:00.

[371]

LZ construction mission - left from NDP#1. Returned to NDP#2 at 18:00

[372]

YC458998.

[373]

09:00 YD 453993

10 men depart NDP#1 for LZ construction at YC 446981

[374]

Getting replacements as a lot of veterans depart in November.

[375]

YD520020

[376]

Platoons escorting engineers during mine sweeping.

At YD 441019 at 20:14

[377]

07:55 - start mine sweep of route 547 from NDP#1

[378]

07:55 - start mine sweep of route 547 from NDP#1

[379]

Saw a friend, Tony Dodson, Engineer officer riding a jeep up the road. Saw some fish in a stream - about a foot long.

[380]

YD520020

[381]

06:55 - Landslide covers Route 547 just W of NDP#2

[382]

07:42 - From NDP#2 to YC 458998 to do LZ construction at YC 443985.

10:48 - YD 456013

[383]

Medevac line #110 for 104 degree temp at 12:45

[384]

YD520020

[385]

06:52 - landslide seen blocking 547 at YD 457019 - bulldozer required.

[386]

Doing road sweep to FB Cannon (YD 473029), leaving sub element at NDP#1.

[387]

07:44 - NDP#2 to YC 446989 for LZ construction

14:30 YC 446989 to YD 455017 and back to NDP#2 at 18:20.

[388]

Rained last night and the road turned into a mess.

[389]

YD520020

[390]

YC 452988

07:43 NDP#2 to YC 462989 (LZ construction) and to NDP#3 at 14:45

[391]

YC452988

[392]

YC452988

[393]

YC452988

At NDP#2 at 12:01

[394]

YD520020

[395]

Bn Cdr visits at NDP #3 YC 452988 ref future operations.

[396]

YC452988

[397]

YC452988

[398]

YC452988

3d Platoon does minesweeping toward FSB Blaze - start 10:52.

[399]

YC452988

15:15 RIF SSE and return to NDP#3

[400]

YD520020

[401]

YD520020

[402]

From NDP#3 to PZ at FSB Blaze at 10:25, LZ Evans

4th platoon on LZ expansion mission YD 466016.

Company arrives at Evans 11:15 for a week's training.

[403]

Saw friends Charlie Lieb and Joe Dart. Hotter at Evans than in the hills. Can see the dunes at the beach from Evans.

[404]

YD098516

[405]

Mission was to deny the NVA access to Vandergrift (YD003488) and Elliott (XD982542) Combat bases and Highway 9.

Company moves by C-123 aircraft - depart Evans 10:47 and arrive Mai Loc 11:40

[406]

Montanyards in the vic of Mai Loc.

[407]

YD098516

[408]

At Mai Loc waiting for weather to improve to CA to area of operations.

[409]

YD098516

[410]

At Mai Loc waiting for weather to improve to CA to area of operations.

[411]

Line #77 goes to 326 Med with self-inflicted gunshot wound to foot.

[412]

XD857592

[413]

5 incoming 82mm rds near Shrapnel - no damage.

[414]

Ambush out near Shrapnel at XD 860592.

[415]

Lead element hit by RPG’s when landing near cave area. One serious injury (RPG shrapnel in legs, face, chest, and back) and six relatively minor. US evacuationed to the ship USS Sanctuary. Medevac complete at 23:05 hrs. The serious injury was probably Robert Alley and Louis Dicampli was shot by a sniper.

[416]

XD857592

[417]

00:35 - LP#2 at Shrapnel saw 12 enemy and threw grenade - received AK fire. Neg results.

17:32 - Linked up with 2/17th aero rifle platoon at XD 823633. Started receiving SA and 15 RPG's at XD 828628. Seven wounded - six minor and one serious. Flare ship on station.

[418]

15:35 PZ Shrapnel to XD 896616 to secure down chopper. Back at Shrapnel at 16:55.

[419]

XD857592

[420]

08:05 - moving through area of previous night's contact, Le Van Sau killed on NVA lying on the ground. He was proabably wounded from the previous night's contact.

12:00 - found one cache. Upon reporting to Brigade, they said to salvage the enemy rucksacks, papers, and marijuana (maybe they needed to relax?)

17:30 - third platoon XD 833626 and first platoon spot six enemy a few hundred meters out. Arty called and one NVA is killed by artillery. In searching the area, found more caves and saw at least one 82mm round - to be further checked the next day.

[421]

XD857592

[422]

07:50 - First and second platoons begin to check out caves.
08:40 - found 122mm rockets in one cave.
12:50 - fourth platoon arrives from Shrapnel
15:22 - capture one NVA food bearer.

During the day, found numerous other items in the caves. One true story is that one of our soldiers went into a cave without his rifle, saw an enemy and reversed his direction very quickly. We tried to get the NVA to come out but no luck. We may have tossed a concussion grenade which may have knocked him out.

On one later cave exploration, a CS grenade was thrown in (by mistake) and the CS quickly spread among the platoon causing us some minor distress!

[423]

XD857592

[424]

Items found in the 10 caves:

12 motors for 122mm rockets
7, 122mm rocket warheads
111, 82mm mortar rounds
30, 60mm mortar rounds
17, Chicom claymores
20, Chicom grenades
4, one pound satchel charges
medicine
rucksacks
uniforms

All items not destroyed were evacuated on Oct 7, 1969.

[425]

Had rained four days straight.

[426]

XD857592

[427]

Somewhere about this time, it rained for 4-7 days without letup. Everyone had "prune" fingers and a dry match was hard to find.

[428]

XD857592

[429]

Infer this approx location from next day's journal. May have moved by air?

[430]

Some steep terrain and high elephant grass.

[431]

XD 942476

[432]

NDP locations:

CP and third platoon - XD913517
second platoon - XD904509
third platoon - XD914515
fourth platoon - XD912523

NVA captured a few days before had TB - those who came in contact with him had to go to rear to be tested.

[433]

Hilly - nice scenery.

[434]

XD 942476

[435]

Earlier in the day, 3d and 4th platoons rejoined the company. Not sure from where.

NDP:

2d platoon located with CP.
1st platoon XD912523
3d platoon XD915519
4th platoon XD915524

[436]

Hills - lots of bugs - thick vegetation.

Crossed a river.

[437]

XD 942476

[438]

Animal day. 09:30 a report of a dog barking at XD914520 and at 10:10, roosters at XD896487.

NDP:

First Platoon: XD 917517
Second platoon XD 916521
Third Platoon XD922524

[439]

XD 942476

[440]

09:55

31, 33 at XD922537
32, 34, CP at XD 917520

NDP:

CP and 33 at XD 918528
31 at XD 917526
32 at XD 916523
33 at XD 922524

[441]

XD 942476

[442]

08:30

33 - XD919527
31, 32, 34 in ambush locations

16:15

CP, 31 - XD 925525
32, ambush XD 927725
33, ambush XD 923524
34, ambush XD 922526

[443]

XD 942476

[444]

10:35 air movements:

33 from XD925525 to XD915507
34 from XD925525 to XD924533

different locs at 12:00 and 16:00

NDP:

32, CP XD928527
31, XD920514
33, XD923524
34, XD922529

[445]

XD 942476

[446]

YD098516

[447]

Lots of bugs. Crossed a 20 foot stream.

[448]

XD 942476

[449]

XD 942476

[450]

Ambush locations:

31, XD 091541, XD 089538
33, XD 096534, XD 085532
CP, XD 085532
34, XD 091527, XD 087529

[451]

XD 942476

[452]

Picked up from Mai Loc Staging Area.

[453]

XD 942476

[454]

XD 942476

[455]

XD 942476

12:15 PZ from Eagle Beach (25 minute chopper ride) to Mai Loc Staging Area. Must have then CA'd to Victory.

[456]

XD 942476

[457]

XD 942476

[458]

XD 942476

[459]

XD 942476

[460]

XD 942476

[461]

XD 942476

31 went on RIF to SW from 13:12 to 14:00.

[462]

XD 942476

[463]

XD 942476

[464]

XD 942476

[465]

XD 942476

[466]

XD 942476

[467]

XD 942476

Firebase security mission.

[468]

XD 942476

[469]

XD 942476

[470]

XD 942476

[471]

XD 942476

[472]

XD 942476

[473]

XD 942476

One Ambush Patrol at XD145543 "Bushmaster."

[474]

XD 942476

[475]

XD 942476

[476]

XD 942476

[477]

XD 942476

[478]

XD 942476

[479]

XD 942476

[480]

XD 942476

[481]

XD 942476

[482]

XD 942476

[483]

XD 942476

[484]

XD 942476

[485]

XD 942476

[486]

XD 942476

[487]

XD 942476

[488]

XD 942476

[489]

XD 942476

[490]

Cold day.

[491]

XD 942476

[492]

XD 942476

[493]

XD 942476

[494]

XD 942476

[495]

XD 942476

[496]

XD 942476

[497]

XD 942476

[498]

XD 942476

[499]

XD 942476

[500]

XD 942476

[501]

XD 942476

[502]

XD 942476

[503]

Socked in for four days. Pull security at night and sleep during the day.

[504]

XD 942476

[505]

XD 942476

[506]

XD 942476

[507]

XD 942476

[508]

XD 942476

[509]

XD 942476

[510]

Small field mice on the FSB.

[511]

XD 942476

[512]

XD 942476

33 heard movement to SW at 18:30 - saw some crushed bamboo - called for mortars.

[513]

XD 942476

[514]

XD 942476

[515]

XD 942476

[516]

XD 942476

[517]

Can see the ocean 20 miles away. There was a Chieu Hoi attempt but someone shot at him!

[518]

XD 942476

[519]

XD 942476

Spotted one NVA a few hundred meters out. No results.

[520]

XD 942476

[521]

XD 942476

[522]

XD 942476

[523]

XD 942476

[524]

XD 942476

[525]

XD 942476

[526]

XD 942476

[527]

XD 942476

[528]

XD 942476

[529]

XD 942476

[530]

XD 942476

[531]

XD 942476

[532]

XD 942476

[533]

XD 942476

[534]

XD 942476

[535]

XD 942476

[536]

YD098516

[537]

XD 942476

[538]

XD 942476

[539]

XD 942476

[540]

XD 942476

[541]

XD 942476

[542]

Shower is 55 gallon drum with a spigot.

[543]

YD098516

[544]

Arrived 17:40

Perhaps some by UH1 to Mailoc and CH47 to Evans.

[545]

YD 530310

[546]

31 flew back to Mai Loc and Victory for a "police call." Most likely it was necessary to ensure that Victory was clean of anything useful to the enemy.

Platoon strength 30.

[547]

YD 530310

[548]

32(-) pulls security for engineer road clearance.

[549]

YD470301, YD477292, YD488301

[550]

Other element at YD480306.

[551]

YD 530310

[552]

Missons of security for road construction and land clearance (perhaps Rome plows to strip vegetation near roads to prevent ambushes).

[553]

YD 472301
YD 479292
YD 474297

Had flown to Mai Loc in the AM to Police Victory but Victory was socked in so had to return to Evans AO.

Securing engineers building a road and clearing vegetation. Lots of mosquitos at night.

[554]

Also at YD 470299

[555]

YD 530310

[556]

Made another flight to Mai Loc but could not get to Victory.

[557]

Also at YD 482300

[558]

YD 530310

[559]

Missions seem to be security of engineers.

[560]

Flew back to FB Victory - on the ground for about one hour!

[561]

Also at YD 477257.

Securing engineer work party.

[562]

Rainy and cool. Area near CE got 73 inches of rain in Oct (sounds high).

I'm the company exec - Co cdr had to go in with major teeth issues so I'm with the company.

[563]

SP4 Polomis shoots himself in the foot prior to extraction to Camp Evans.

[564]

YD 530310

[565]

Platoons conducting RIF other than 33 (engineers).

[566]

Also at YD 499249

[567]

Also at 474256

Mainly securing the engineers.

[568]

YD 530310

[569]

31 conducting RIF
32 conducting RIF, ambush
33 securing engineer road construction

[570]

Also YD 416254

[571]

Some guys a few miles from here shot a 400# tiger.

Now back at CE as XO.

[572]

YD 530310

[573]

Also 33 elements here.

Higgins was acting CO as CPT Moore had emergency dental surgery.

09:00 31 element was on RIF and hit ground bee hive. Four men medevac'd due to severe reaction.

Main mission for the company was RIF and ambush.

[574]

Also YD 420250

[575]

Also YD 482248

[576]

YD 530310

[577]

YD 530310

[578]

Escorted vehicles back to Camp Evans.

[579]

YD 530310

[580]

Rakassan - YD490198

32 continues engineer road security.

8 six man teams inserted:

YD 400167
YD 372167
YD 416210

[581]

Assigned to the base defense staff at Camp Evans.

[582]

YD 530310

[583]

Higgins assigned to Evans Base Defense.

YD 490198

[584]

Eight teams:

1 - YD 412212
2 - YD 406186
3 - YD 414190
4 - YD 400080
5 - YD 408160
6 - YD 404168
7 - YD 400161
8 - YD 391171

[585]

YD 530310

[586]

YD 490198

An element (4th platoon?) was inserted at YD 493104 and located a bunker at YD 486226.

[587]

YD 530310

[588]

Teams generally moved no more than a few hundred meters each day.

Weather bad for air movement.

[589]

YD 530310

[590]

1 - YD 415211
2 - YD 409169
3 - YD 403187
4 - YD 416174
5 - YD 408161
6 - YD 404168
7 - YD 408161
8 - YD 391169

[591]

Working with 14th Engineers.

[592]

YD 530310

[593]

Also at YD 474266.

[594]

YD 530310

[595]

CA from Camp Evans.

[596]

YD 530310

[597]

Went from Evans to FB Victory to assist in closing and back to Evans.

[598]

Went to Evans and then out to five ambush locations:

YD 602258
YD 587251
YD 598241
YD 591242
YD 583255

[599]

YD 530310

[600]

Apparently civilians more common in this AO. Reports of several women. Rounded up 48 civilians in off limits area and turned over to ARVN for interrogation.

[601]

1 - YD 603256
2 - YD 597250
3 - YD 596241
4 - YD 594257
5 - YD 585253

[602]

YD 530310

[603]

Cold and wet.

[604]

YD 530310

[605]

1 - YD 600240
2 - YD 597250
3 - YD 596241
4 - YD 594257
5 - YD 582253

[606]

Got a package from the salvation army.

[607]

YD 530310

[608]

Thanksgiving.

[609]

YD 530310

[610]

Arrived CE about 10:30.

[611]

YD 530310

[612]

Found a hooch, later saw two NVA, and found one more hooch.

[613]

YD 530310

[614]

Found hooch, bunker, and minor items.

[615]

Cold and rain. More emphasis on pacification.

[616]

YD 530310

[617]

YD098516

Brought from field locations to Evans to Mai Loc.

[618]

YD 530310

[619]

XD 934410

Main mission was to provide security for an artillery raid.

[620]

Does RIF around Shepard.

[621]

YD 530310

[622]

YD 530310

[623]

Arrived from Shepard about 15:30.

[624]

YD 530310

[625]

YD 530310

[626]

YD 064547

5 km NW of Mai Loc

Mission to construct 3d Bde TOC.

[627]

1 - YD 539243
2 - YD 557248
3 - YD 566242
4 - YD 584244

[628]

YD 530310

[629]

1 - YD 539243
2 - YD 557248
3 - YD 566242
4 - YD 584244

[630]

YD 530310

[631]

1 - YD 542249
2 - YD 553253
3 - YD 553235
4 - YD 595247

Team two heard 5 enemy. Neg results.

[632]

YD 530310

[633]

1 - YD 546244
2 - YD 558253
3 - YD 572236
4 - YD 600247

[634]

Truck driver working for base defense. 24 yrs old with two boys 7 and 5. Divorced. Pretty much an alcoholic. Deals in black market. We give him a coke in the morning to sober him up.

[635]

YD 530310

[636]

YD 530310

[637]

Carrol to CE to field for 31 and 33.

[638]

Carrol to CE to field for 31 and 33.

[639]

YD 530310

[640]

Teams 9-12

[641]

Teams 1-4

Apprehended 5 females - some with ID, some without.

[642]

Teams 5-8.

[643]

YD 530310

[644]

CA from previous locations.

[645]

1 - YD 594247
2 - YD 583248
3 - YD 588247
4 - YD 603248

[646]

YD 530310

[647]

31 and 33 conducting PAS.

[648]

1 - YD 597249
2 - YD 585249
3 - YD 588248
4 - YD 603250

[649]

YD 530310

[650]

1 - YD 594246
2 - YD 584246
3 - YD 588246
4 - YD 601247

[651]

YD 530310

[652]

Received a few rounds of sniper fire end of the day.

[653]

Found a recently used trail.

[654]

New brigade commander today.

[655]

YD 530310

[656]

1 - YD 600252
2 - YD 601251
3 - YD 588244
4 - YD 598246

Found 250# bomb at YD 595249.

[657]

and YD 585224

[658]

YD 530310

[659]

31 and 33 relocated. CA to Evans and then to new loc.

[660]

1 - YD 600252
2 - YD 601251
3 - YD 588244
4 - YD 598246

[661]

Temp each day 62 to 68 degrees with light rain.

[662]

YD 530310

[663]

YD 572233
YD 568233
YD 579233
YD 579234

[664]

YD 598253
YD 590243
YD 590250
YD 599243

[665]

YD 566245
YD 570245
YD 562246
YD 565245

[666]

YD 530310

[667]

YD 582233
YD 572233
YD 584235
YD 580230

[668]

YD 597252
YD 597243
YD 589253
YD 594246

[669]

YD 566247
YD 570245
YD 568245
YD 564247

[670]

Reports that NVA are short of rice.

[671]

YD 530310

[672]

YD 587236
YD 583236
YD 585237
YD 586235

[673]

YD 595250
YD 597243
YD 587253
YD 592244

[674]

YD 566247
YD 570245
YD 568245
YD 564247

[675]

YD 530310

[676]

No battalion journal for this date.

[677]

YD 587236
YD 583236
YD 585237
YD 586235

[678]

YD 595250
YD 597243
YD 587253
YD 592244

[679]

YD 566247
YD 570245
YD 568245
YD 564247

[680]

YD 530310

[681]

31 and 33 move to Camp Evans and CA back to NDP locations.

[682]

YD 597235
YD 595235
YD 596236
YD 597233

[683]

Engages two VC 14:50 at YD 587250

YD 601244
YD 596250
YD 587247
YD 602250

[684]

YD 564249
YD 561245
YD 577249
YD 567242

[685]

Ate with C Company.

[686]

YD 530310

[687]

YD 595235
YD 597235

[688]

YD 595254
YD 598253
YD 601252

[689]

18:50 saw 4 NVA at YD 572244 and engaged. Negative results.

YD 561247
YD 567249

[690]

YD 530310

[691]

At ambush locations til mid afternoon and moved to CE for Christmas.

[692]

YD 530310

[693]

Not clear if all elements were at Camp Evans on Dec 24. Dec 25 journal indicates extraction to CE AM of Dec 25. Perhaps partial withdrawal on Dec 24?

[694]

YD 594247
YD 598247
YD 596248
YD 596245

[695]

YD 595236
YD 601236
YD 593234
YD 598233

[696]

YD 564248
YD 563247
YD 573244
YD 569247

[697]

YD 530310

[698]

Mission of ambushes.

[699]

Also at YD 599235

[700]

YD 530310

[701]

YD 593246
YD 601244
YD 597244

[702]

YD 603232
YD 604233

[703]

YD 564251
YD 562248
YD 572245
YD 569246

[704]

YD 530310

[705]

YD 594259
YD 595249
YD 592249
YD 596249

[706]

18:20 finds large bunker at YD 566252 - booby trapped with US grenades.

YD 564251
YD 566252
YD 559250

[707]

YD 530310

[708]

With 33

[709]

Bunker line security at Camp Evans

[710]

CA from YD 594231 at 12:30.

YD 593251
YD 590263
YD 595252
YD 601252

[711]

YD 564251
YD 558249
YD 566252
YD 567250

[712]

YD 530310

[713]

Bunker line security at Camp Evans

[714]

YD 592251
YD 588250
YD 596253
YD 602252

[715]

YD 564251
YD 558251
YD 565251
YD 565253

[716]

YD 530310

[717]

Teams:

YD 593250
YD 603253
YD 594250
YD 601253

[718]

Bunker line security at Camp Evans

[719]

YD 530310

[720]

Also YD 603253

[721]

Bunker line security at Camp Evans

[722]

Also at YD 565251

Found 15 well-constructed bunkers at YD 557245 - most old but some signs of recent use.

[723]

YD 530310

[724]

Patrol and Surveillance mission.

[725]

Bunker line security at Camp Evans

[726]

YD 530310

[727]

YD 530310

[728]

Going back to C Company. CPT Moore extended for 6 months.

[729]

YD 530310

[730]

Hears movement at YD 414317. Finds 500# bomb on trail.

[731]

YD 530310

[732]

Found old bunker and rusty AK-47.

[733]

YD 530310

[734]

Saw some movement, engaged and received small arms fire. 32 CA'd to reinforce 33.

[735]

YD 530310

[736]

Also at YD 425343

[737]

May have received SA fire on LZ.

[738]

XO for C Company.

[739]

YD 530310

[740]

Also YD 418355

[741]

Also at YD 423344

[742]

Also at YD 413343

[743]

YD 530310

[744]

Also at YD 405343

[745]

Also at YD 428338

[746]

Also at YD 415336

Found NVA rucksack at YD 422338 with binoc and numerous misc items.

[747]

YD 530310

[748]

Also at YD 400343

[749]

Also at YD 428338

[750]

Also at YD 416335

[751]

YD 530310

[752]

Battalion training.

[753]

YD 530310

[754]

Battalion training.

[755]

YD 530310

[756]

Battalion training.

[757]

YD 530310

[758]

Battalion training.

[759]

Giving a ranger river crossing class.

[760]

YD 530310

[761]

Battalion training.

[762]

PT each morning.

[763]

YD 530310

[764]

Battalion training.

[765]

YD 530310

[766]

Battalion training.

[767]

YD 530310

[768]

Battalion training.

[769]

YD 530310

[770]

Battalion training.

[771]

Gets down to 50 degress with wind and rain. Feels cold.

[772]

Hand grenade booby trap wounds four – two seriously. YD 583246.
Line #64 – shrapnel in leg; Line # 113 (leg blown off)
Both taken to hospital ship. Lightly wounded to Camp Evans.

[773]

YD 530310

[774]

Hit booby trap not far from the LZ.

[775]

YD 530310

[776]

Also:
YD 555241
YD 564246
YD 574244

[777]

Also:

YD 579251
YD 572255

[778]

Also:

YD 591245
YD 586244
YD 587243

[779]

YD 530310

[780]

YD 562245
YD 551244
YD 572243
YD 565245

[781]

YD 593243
YD 587244
YD 583233
YD 585242

[782]

CP here
YD 578249
YD 583252
YD 572255

[783]

Somewhere around this time I was notified of my daughter's birth while in the field.

[784]

YD 530310

[785]

YD 530310

[786]

YD 552246
YD 565246
YD 573242

[787]

YD 574244
YD 583242
YD 580242
YD 591243

[788]

Two men minor wounds from booby trap.

[789]

YD 530310

[790]

YD 568245
YD 563244
YD 553248
YD 568249

[791]

17:20

On PAS, point triggered booby trap in high elephand grass. Point and slack had minor cuts to arms and legs. Evac'd in log bird to C Co, 326 Med.

[792]

CP here:

YD 570243
YD 583242
YD 580243
YD 573241

[793]

YD 530310

[794]

YD 566250
YD 563248
YD 556251
YD 553248

[795]

YD 588247
YD 580246
YD 583247
YD 585249

[796]

YD 567238
YD 570236

[797]

YD 530310

[798]

Recon 6 - YD 530211
Recon 5 - YD 504156
Sniper 5 - YD 566230

[799]

YD 566247
YD 562248
YD 557252
YD 551248

[800]

YD 593245
YD 580247
YD 593251
YD 587249

[801]

YD 556235
YD 558235
YD 569245

[802]

YD 530310

[803]

Recon 5 YD 506157
Recon 6 YD 519205
Sniper 5 YD 564231

[804]

YD 569246
YD 573245
YD 562247
YD 555247

[805]

YD 596247
YD 581248
YD 595252
YD 588249

[806]

YD 568235
YD 566235
YD 569245

[807]

YD 530310

[808]

Recon 5 YD 509146
Recon 6 YD 533206
Sniper 5 YD 564231

[809]

YD 570245
YD 573244
YD 553245
YD 564247

[810]

YD 593247
YD 588246
YD 602249
YD 601247

[811]

YD 569235
YD 571235
YD 575233

[812]

YD 530310

[813]

YD 530310

[814]

CP YD 565233

sniper 5 YD 569232
recon 5 YD 513152
recon 6 - Evans

[815]

YD 568240
YD 574244
YD 555249
YD 563249

[816]

YD 593252
YD 587253
YD 599246
YD 603249

[817]

YD 573236
YD 571236

[818]

YD 530310

[819]

CP YD 575235

Sniper 5 YD 569232
Recon 5 - Evans
Recon 6 - YD 480175

[820]

YD 569241
YD 574245
YD 555247
YD 566247

[821]

YD 594251
YD 586252
YD 601245
YD 599247

[822]

YD 578232
YD 580232

[823]

YD 530310

[824]

CP YD 577234
sniper 5 YD 569232
recon 5 YD 511138
recon 6 YD 520162

[825]

YD 579235
YD 580236

[826]

YD 593240
YD 583238
YD 588248
YD 599238

[827]

YD 566234
YD 557236
YD 562244
YD 574236

[828]

YD 530310

[829]

CP YD 577234
recon 5 YD 506138
recon 6 YD 520161
sniper 5 YD 569232

[830]

YD 584235
YD 583235

[831]

YD 594241
YD 584238
YD 589239
YD 600239

[832]

YD 567233
YD 558236
YD 563234
YD 573234

[833]

YD 530310

[834]

CP YD 575234
sniper 5 - Evans
recon 5 YD 505143
recon 6 YD 525158

[835]

YD 586234
YD 584234

[836]

YD 594241
YD 582236
YD 587237
YD 599239

[837]

YD 567233
YD 559236
YD 560235
YD 572234

[838]

Quiet over Tet holiday.

[839]

YD 530310

[840]

CP YD 565235
sniper 5 YD 555235
recon 5 YD 504151
recon 6 YD 526165

[841]

YD 588238
YD 588239

[842]

YD 593239
YD 580238
YD 586238
YD 600240

[843]

YD 567234
YD 572234
YD 568237
YD 564236

[844]

YD 530310

[845]

CP YD 590241
recon 5 YD 503154
recon 6 YD 527167
sniper 5 YD 555235

[846]

YD 589238
YD 590238

[847]

YD 596246
YD 581238
YD 574233
YD 603238

[848]

YD 564234
YD 559256
YD 559242
YD 563247

[849]

YD 530310

[850]

CP YD 595243
sniper 5 YD 554235
recon 5 YD 499153
recon 6 Evans

[851]

YD 601238
YD 594248
YD 599239

[852]

YD 582238
YD 577239

[853]

YD 565235
YD 557256
YD 556237
YD 563247

[854]

YD 530310

[855]

CP YD 596243
sniper 5 YD 554235
recon 5 Evans
recon 6 YD 564206

[856]

YD 595235
YD 594236
YD 596250

[857]

YD 584238
YD 573233

[858]

YD 563236
YD 557255
YD 556236
YD 562247

[859]

YD 530310

[860]

CP YD 596243
recon 5 YD 513163
recon 6 YD 563220
sniper 5 YD 562235

[861]

YD 593237
YD 593235

[862]

YD 596248
YD 582238
YD 572234
YD 593248

[863]

YD 565235
YD 558255
YD 558236
YD 564247

[864]

YD 530310

[865]

CP YD 587243
recon 5 YD 515164
recon 6 YD 562198

[866]

YD 563234
YD 570245

[867]

YD 556237
YD 566254
YD 592234
YD 588239

[868]

YD 587245
YD 577234
YD 598236
YD 587243

[869]

YD 530310

[870]

CP YD 575246
recon 5 YD 515169
recon 6 YD 561192

[871]

YD 568233
YD 569245

[872]

YD 563233
YD 565252
YD 593234
YD 587239

[873]

YD 585247
YD 575234
YD 596239
YD 575246

[874]

YD 530310

[875]

CP YD 575247
sniper 5 YD 586236
recon 5 YD 515175
recon 6 YD 558187

[876]

YD 565232
YD 554237
YD 569244
YD 566252

[877]

YD 590242
YD 586247
YD 577233
YD 598242

[878]

YD 530310

[879]

CP YD 576247
sniper 5 YD 586238
recon 5 YD 519176
recon 6 Camp Evans

[880]

YD 566237
YD 568244
YD 554237
YD 566255

[881]

YD 587234
YD 588233

[882]

YD 594244
YD 588247
YD 578234
YD 600243

[883]

YD 530310

[884]

CP YD 576247
sniper 5 YD 586236
recon 5 Camp Evans
recon 6 YD 556217

[885]

YD 567238
YD 569247
YD 557237
YD 561235

[886]

YD 592245
YD 587252
YD 581244
YD 601239

[887]

YD 530310

[888]

YD 530310

[889]

sniper 5 YD 586238
recon 5 YD 478197
recon 6 YD 543212

[890]

PFC Bruce E. Earp evacuated for broken blood vessel in foot. Taken to 326 Med.

[891]

YD 530310

[892]

sniper 5 - Evans
recon 5 - 476199
recon 6 - 543212

[893]

Climbing hills.

[894]

YD 530310

[895]

sniper 5 YD 522246
recon 5 YD 478202
recon 6 YD 538213

[896]

YD 530310

[897]

sniper 5 YD 522246
recon 5 YD 476206
recon 6 Evans

[898]

Also at YD 464185

[899]

YD 530310

[900]

Also at YD YD 473176

[901]

Also at YD 486161

[902]

In the woods. Have not seen an enemy since last October.

[903]

YD 530310

[904]

sniper 5 YD 517248
recon 5 - Evans
recon 6 YD 536194

[905]

YD 530310

[906]

sniper 5 - Camp Evans
recon 5 YD 592253
recon 6 YD 536187

Sniper team 5 engages two NVA 10:30 at YD 517248 and kills one. Captures rucksack with medical supplies.

[907]

15:05

Finds old NVA bunkers and equipment such as rusted M1 carbine, Russian machine gun, misc ammo at YD 474156.

[908]

YD 530310

[909]

sniper tm 5 at Evans
recon 5 - YD 599249
recon 6 - YD 533187

[910]

YD 530310

[911]

snipers at Evans
recon 5 - YD 598248
recon 6 - YD 530185

[912]

YD 530310

[913]

recon 5 - YD 598248
recon 6 - Evans
sniper 5 - Evans

[914]

found trail vic YD 461168 used in past 24 hours.

[915]

Climbing hills.

[916]

YD 530310

[917]

recon 5 - YD 596248
recon 6 - YD 576246
sniper 5 - EB?

[918]

Finds NVA tracks YD 462165 at 09:30. Spots one NVA at YD 463167 at 12:05. Kills one NVA YD 465165 at 16:10. Probably a party of 3-4. Puts out ambush at YD 467164

[919]

Finds NVA tracks YD 459162 09:30.

[920]

YD 530310

[921]

sniper 5 - YD 575237
recon 5 - Camp Evans
recon 6 - YD 576248

[922]

Also at YD 46163

[923]

YD 530310

[924]

sniper 5 - YD 576234
recon 5 - YD 562257
recon 6 - YD 579249

[925]

YD 530310

[926]

Must be hot as one medevac for heat.

Sniper 5 - YD 576234
recon 5 - YD 562257
recon 6 - YD 579249

[927]

YD 530310

[928]

recon 5 - YD 565256
recon 6 - YD 581248

[929]

Also at 467165

[930]

YD 530310

[931]

recon 5 at YD 565256
recon 6 at Camp Evans

[932]

Also at YD 467165

[933]

YD 530310

[934]

sniper 5 - YD 555233 (rocket ridge)
recon 5 - YD 565257
recon 6 - YD 533263

[935]

2d Platoon spotted a camp fire at 09:00 and called arty on it. Then received 3 RPG rounds. Neg results all around.

[936]

SP4 Oren Lee Crook KIA, Line #50, 489-56-6959. Began tour Nov 29, 1969. 13W, line 87.

WIA:

PFC Roderick N. McLean – to 326 Med
PFC Lee B. Patterson – to 326 Med
PFC Robert Middleton – to 85th Evac.
PFC Guy D. Statzer – went to 326 Med.

[937]

YD 530310

[938]

recon 5 - Camp Evans
recon 6 - YD 523264
sniper 5 - YD 555233

[939]

Also at YD 467163 (NDP)

Extracted from YD 445208 at 13:10 and inserted at YD 463163 to reinforce 2d platoon.

[940]

10:10 - Finds a trail at YD 469166, est 2-4 days old.

12:45 - YD 465170 receives AK and 28, RPG rounds from about 30 meters out. ARA on station and three US WIA. White team on station YD 465170 (arr 12:34). Estimates two platoon size enemy force.

12:55 - receiving SA only. 1 US KIA and 3, WIA. Medevac in process.

13:00 - lull in battle.

13:15 - enemy initiates SA fire again. One gunship hit with SA and returns to Camp Evans. 4 men medevac'd by 13:25. 1 WIA still on ground.

13:30 - Still receiving light SA fire. Second medevac in process. 2 pink teams, 2 sections of ARA, 1 white team on station. One LOH hit by SA and returns to Evans.

14:00 - All contact ceased. 2d Platoon moves to higher ground to redistribute ammo.

[941]

11:50 in contact with NVA squad at a distance of 100 meters. Receives SA fire - negative casualties.

13:40 - receives light SA fire from the South. One gunship receives SA from north of 3d platoon.

[942]

Name: SGT Glenn Alan Lovett, KIA.

09:55 hrs, enemy engages US vic YD468162. Point man was wounded. SGT Lovett killed in subsequent move to attack enemy. My recollection is that SGT Lovett was shot in the head from an enemy about 20 meters ahead. He carried an M-79. My M-16 jammed. I cooked off one or two frag grenades and lofted toward enemy. Later, I saw blood where the enemy had been. I believe another soldier saw an enemy soldier running away and fired in that direction.

[943]

YD 530310

[944]

sniper 5 - YD 555233
recon 5 - YD 461180
recon 6 - YD 521263

[945]

NDP also at YD 470164

09:55 - NVA engages with small arms at YD 468162. Hits point man and wounds in hand. As platoon maneuvers on the enemy, one man is hit in the head and killed. May have been 3-4 NVA in two positions.

10:40 - 1st platoon follows trail to the SE showing signs of recent use.

[946]

YD 530310

[947]

11:00 log bird resupplying receives SA - no hits.

sniper 5 YD 548237
recon 5 - YD 455177
recon 6 - YD 522263

[948]

15:00 - finds a box with 10, 60mm mortar rounds and 6, 82mm mortar rounds (appears 3-6 months old).

[949]

Percy White is evacuated to 85th Evac. Pehaps he discovered he had been wounded after the battle reports went in.

[950]

YD 530310

[951]

sniper 5 - Evans
recon 5 - YD 450185
recon 6 - YD 518262

[952]

LOH hit by SA from YD 471154 lands at YD 462162. 1st platoon secures until LOH is extracted.

18:13 - extracted from YD 462161 to YD 439188.

[953]

11:50 - Sees one NVA YD 461160 and engages. Finds a N-S trail recently used.

13:00 finds trail marker at YD 461160.

13:15 - YD 471157 sees NVA, engages with SA. Sees tracks, negative results.

[954]

Extracted from YD 462161 to YD 439188 at 18:44.

[955]

Two US listed as KIA this date:

11:40 hrs, YD462162. 2d platoon had movement. Engaged and pursued. Received enemy fire with one killed and three lightly wounded.

C Company received one KIA later “from a white team” in the area? A white team is two LOH’s.

SP4 Byron Matthew Richard (VN Memorial web site shows HOSTILE, HELICOPTER – NONCREW AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND. Perhaps evacuated by a LOH due to WIA and then LOH crashed.

SP4 Paul Allen Richards

WIA:

PFC Roderick N. McLean – to 326 Med
PFC Lee B. Patterson – to 326 Med
PFC Robert Middleton – to 326 Med
PFC Guy D. Statzer – went to 85th Evac

[956]

YD 530310

[957]

Things are heating up. A Company nearby hit 06:14 by SA and RPG's. 5 KIA and 15 WIA.

Recon 5 - YD 449193
Recon 6 - Camp Evans

[958]

10:30 - has movement at YD 462162. Enagages with SA; receives AK fire and one grenade. 1 US KIA and 3 minor WIA.

14:50 - finds blood trail vic YD 462162.

17:15 - extracted from YD 434194 to YD 453178.

[959]

YD 530310

[960]

16:30 - CP and 2d platoon CA from YD 445169 to YD 440199 to secure future Firebase.

[961]

YD 530310

[962]

YD 439189

3 LP's out from fire base.

One medevac for man injured in construction accident.

[963]

YD 530310

[964]

recon 5 and snipers 5, 7 back under company control.

[965]

YD 530310

[966]

Constructing FSB. 3 LP's out.

[967]

YD 530310

[968]

Alpha compay had a significant contact with two KIA and several WIA at YD 464156 - indications of enemy forces increasing strength in the AO.

[969]

YD 530310

[970]

YD 530310

[971]

One ambush patrol at YD 441187 (about a kilometer away from Granite)

D Company had contacts in the AO - further indications that the NVA were present in increasing numbers.

Apparently Granite was to be open for 10 days to support an operation but Bde says it may stay open longer.

[972]

YD 530310

[973]

3 LP's out from FSB.

[974]

YD 530310

[975]

March 19th is National Anti-American Day. Expect attacks in some areas.

[976]

FSB Granite.

02:00 hrs, enemy attacks FSB Granite with mortars, RPG, and ground forces. 10 US KIA.

SP4 Harold Ray Harris
SGT James Leonard Davis (waiting to go on R&R)
CPL Phillip George Knieper
SP4 James Peter Kurth
SP4 Ronald Fred Leonard (medic?)
PFC Michael Joseph McGuire
SP4 Rudolph Daniel Lovato
PFC Dale Adams Blake
SP4 Gary Ross Stacey
SP4 Tinsley Jack Wells

Willie Terry Walker Jr. from E Company was killed. (tour began July 21, 1969; 12W, line 26: from Abbeville, AL)

WIA - 31 total.

[977]

YD 530310

[978]

02:04 - Granite hit with SA and signs of a ground attack.

02:10 - Granite hit by sappers from the South; mortar section hit.

02:15 - Mortar and sapper attack on Granite. TOC has minor hit with one WIA. Most RPG fire coming from the South. Ground movement also detected on North side. CPT Moore (C Co commander) was walking the perimeter and spotted NVA inside the wire.

02:30 - Main sapper attack has come from the S, SE, and SW. Enemy mortar fire from the N - NW.

03:00 - Attack losing momentum. Intermittent SA and RPG fire. Illumination aircraft on station.

03:30 - Still receiving some SA and RPG.

03:50 - mortar section receives RPG or mortar attack.

04:10 - incoming fires have stopped.

04:45 - first estimate of US casualties is 20 WIA

06:45 - casualty estimate is 5 KIA and 13 WIA.

Bn Cdr and S3 had been on the ground with D Company.

08:15 - first medevac on station.

08:20 - casualties: 10 KIA (2 engr, 8, 1/506); 31 WIA (1 PF, 2 Arty, 7 Engineers, 21 Inf)

08:35 - first medevac is complete at 08:15 with 5 evacs. C&C chopper then takes 3 wounded. CH-47 arrives and takes 21 remaining WIA.

08:50 - Gen Hennesey arrives.

09:46 - Gen Wright arrives.

Enemy casualties: One NVA killed on NW side; 12 found dead on S of perimeter. B company found 4 NVA killed by SA (with 5 RPG launchers, 5 AK's, 50-75 satchel charges).

B Company's 3d Platoon (-) arrived at Granite 13:50.

[979]

YD 530310

[980]

Air strikes go in the vicinity of FSB Granite.

[981]

PFC John Wilbur Sams
PFC Donald Wayne McKee

Killed by US arty short round, sniper team #5 near FSB Granite.

WIA - Was with sniper team #5 – PFC Phillip W. Gorter, 382-48-6392 (man lost leg)

PFC Anderson makes his way back to Granite (in shock).

[982]

YD 530310

[983]

19:30 - company sees two NVA to the East and three to the NW. NVA set off a trip flare.

19:45 - OP's coming in receive satchel charges. Sniper team 5 still out in position.

20:00 - major artillery employed around Granite. Short round lands on Sniper Team 5, killing two and wounding one.

[984]

YD 530310

[985]

B Company 3d platoon reports killing one NVA about 50 meters out at 06:20.

07:56 - C Company sweeps area but does not find a body.

09:45 - PFC Anderson from sniper team 5 walks into the Granite perimeter.

Summary of Sniper Team 5:

16:00 Mar 21 - team goes to YD 441191.
19:45 Mar 21 - OP's teams are withdrawn into Granite due to enemy movement. Team 5 told to stay in position.
20:00 (approx) - an arty short round hits a tree and explodes, killing two and wounding one from team 5. Radio knocked out. PFC Anderson hurt by falling branch.
21:00 - PFC Anderson sees 5 NVA heading toward Granite.
04:00 March 22, Anderson sees 5 NVA coming back from Granite.
09:45 - PFC Anderson makes his way to Granite and is in a state of shock.

PFC Gorter, the WIA in sniper team 5 is medevac'd 08:20 on Mar 23. This is almost a day and a half after losing most of a leg from the arty blast.

[986]

YD 530310

[987]

Three LP's out.

17:00 - search party had been sent to FSB Mooney (YD 446195) to retrieve some pages from KY-38 key list. Some pages found but some still missing.

[988]

YD 530310

[989]

Intel reports enemy likely to attack FSB Granite.

[990]

Out of the field.

[991]

YD 530310

[992]

3d platoon of A Company replaces B Co platoon on Granite.

C Company given mission to cut a trail to FSB Mooney for resupply (FSB > 1,000 feet need alt LZ below 1,000 feet). Mooney is about 1-2 km from Granite. Why was Granite opened? Why not use Mooney?

[993]

YD 530310

[994]

3 LP's out 75 meters.

[995]

YD 530310

[996]

C Company works to disassemble Granite. Per Bde, C Co moves to link up with D Co, 2/506th Inf at YD 445190. Moves off Granite at 21:45 and links up 01:00 next day.

A Company is opening FSB Rakkasan.

[997]

YD 530310

[998]

11:20 - Police detail from FSB Mooney to Granite to clean up items that might cause blade strikes.

12:45 - police detail from Granite to Camp Evans.

15:22 - rest of C Company extracted to Camp Evans.

Sniper 5 to YD 549234.

[999]

YD 530310

[1000]

Conducts training at Evans' ranges.

[1001]

YD 530310

[1002]

CA from Evans complete at 10:55 to YD 485158.

3d platoon at YD 484161 heard two mortars from YD 482168.

Bn closing Rakkasan (YD 490198) and having responsibility for Gladiator (YD 416211).

[1003]

Also at YD 483163

[1004]

I'm at Camp Evans.

[1005]

YD 530310

[1006]

NVA on company freq at 22:47

[1007]

13:06 - At YD 478151 engages one NVA and employs artillery.

14:00 - At YD 478150 spots three NVA. Pink team takes SA.

[1008]

11:35 - spots a few NVA. Employs artillery.

[1009]

WIA:

Hughes, R and Hardage; line # 56 and line # 146

[1010]

YD 530310

[1011]

Journal says 3 IWC. Not sure what that is.

[1012]

Left ambush behind last night NDP at YD 478150.

At 11:18, kills one NVA. Another NVA engages and wounds 3 US. A second NVA is then killed. RPG launcher and AK's found.

Medevac receives SA fire.

14:10 - at YD 478150, spots movement and engages with SA. Negative results.

[1013]

Also at YD 481153

[1014]

YD 530310

[1015]

Also at 478153

[1016]

YD 530310

[1017]

Finds a winding tunnel (goes for 20 feet) at YD 486160 - destroys tunnel.

[1018]

Hears movement at 21:07 - engages and employs artillery.

[1019]

YD 530310

[1020]

09:50 - Observes 3 NVA at YD 469151. Engages with artillery.

13:00 - finds blood trail at YD 469151.

[1021]

Enjoying being company exec.

[1022]

WIA: Doug Moniaci (company commander RTO).

Company commander had the rifle shot out of his hands.

[1023]

YD 530310

[1024]

15:30 - After resupply, platoon confronts two NVA. 1 US is WIA. Medevac complete at 16:37. One NVA is KIA.

Company cdr had rifle shot out of his hands.

[1025]

10:45 - helo (ghost rider 26) takes AK fire from YD 455178 and lands at 3d platoon location.

11:55 - Ghost Rider is extracted with his crew and bird.

15:00 - finds trail with signs of recent activity.

[1026]

YD 530310

[1027]

00:50 - D Company in heavy contact - takes 5 seriously wounded.

B Company moves to FSB Granite.

[1028]

08:30 - has movement at YD 478151. Employs arty and pink team.

13:30 - Has movement at YD 453159 - arty employed.

[1029]

11:05 - YD 468150 finds trail with recent activity of 3-4 NVA.

20:00 - Has movement. Arty employed.

[1030]

YD 530310

[1031]

10:15 - finds trail recently used at YD 474158.

[1032]

YD 530310

[1033]

Journal has no NDP locations.

[1034]

YD 530310

[1035]

Intel reports enemy forces in vicinity of Granite and Gladiator - they plan to destroy all FSB's.

D Company in contact again - take several WIA's.

[1036]

Constructing LZ at this location.

[1037]

YD 530310

[1038]

CP, 32 and 33 find three bunkers about a week old.

[1039]

Almost completes LZ at this location.

[1040]

YD 530310

[1041]

B-52's being employed in the area.

Find 9 bunkers at YD 464162 containging misc items.

CP, 32, 33 together. Heard movement within 25 meters at 20:40. Exchange of grenades.

[1042]

YD 530310

[1043]

FSB Nancy hit hard by sappers the previous night. Approx location YD 440390.

[1044]

YD 530310

[1045]

B-52's being employed in the area.

11:10 and 16:30, A Company finds bunker complexes recently used vic YD 455164.

Seems like the NVA are all over the area but not massing larger than platoon or company size.

[1046]

YD 530310

[1047]

D Company on Rakkasan.

08:15 - saw 35 NVA at YD 477145 at distance of 250 meters. Employed artillery.

09:19 - saw NVA platoon at YD 472148 carrying heavy rucksacks and banana leaves over heads for camouflage.

10:47 - pink team on station. Kills one NVA.

11:28 - receive RPG fire at YD 468151. Neg casualties.

12:10 - ARA receives two magazines of AK fire by estimated NVA company.

17:50 - CP, 32, and 33 moving to assist A Co, 2/506th Inf in heavy contact.

[1048]

Also at YD 469150

[1049]

YD 530310

[1050]

Air strikes going in, in support of A, 2/506th Inf.

[1051]

32(-) at YD 466154 to secure a backhaul site.

11:25 - 32(-) rec AK fire at YD 466154. No casualties.

[1052]

13:30 - finds evidence of several wounded NVA and misc ammo at YD 470150.

16:45 - YD 476145 kills two NVA. Finds three other NVA killed (two by arty and one by LOH). Evidence of many other wounded at the site.

[1053]

YD 530310

[1054]

Estimates 20 NVA KIA and 20 WIA in the general area.

[1055]

14:30 - finds misc gear and rucksack with NVA body parts.

16:07 - YD 474146 finds trail with markings. Possibly indicating to NVA where to take their wounded.

21:15 - finds docs near NVA body which includes a company roster and recent NVA company history.

[1056]

YD 530310

[1057]

spots one NVA vic YD 478168 but does not engage because too close to recon team 7.

[1058]

Lines #102 and #107 injured with explosives – one broken arm; one broken hand.

[1059]

YD 530310

[1060]

15:35 - two injured destroying a bunker. Medevac'd.

[1061]

KIA:

SGT Kent Longmire
SSG James Lockett

17:00 hrs, 1st platoon made enemy contact. Took hit from US claymore.

WIA:

Lines: 45, 94, 108, 110, 112 (one was Lorne Trainor)

[1062]

YD 530310

[1063]

Company reports LOH receiving AK fire at YD 475120.

[1064]

14:32 - YD 478152 engages two NVA building a bunker. One NVA carrying M-16. Pursuing.

16:30 - finds grave at YD 478152

17:09 - YD 478152 finds one dead NVA. Walks into horseshoe ambush and hit by claymore and AK fire. 2 US KIA and 5 WIA.

[1065]

CA to YD 479148 about 17:30 to reinforce 31.

32(-) NDP YD 481147.

[1066]

15:25 line # 85 wounded in shoulder and leg (not serious) by ARA firing vic YD 477133

[1067]

YD 530310

[1068]

08:30 - Finds fresh bunker at YD 482145.

[1069]

16:28 - found command detonated explosive at LZ YD 480147. Wire ran to a bunker.

[1070]

10:00 - YD 475153

12:41 - sighted NVA 50 meters behind plt. Also found trail with recent NVA activity.

14:45 - 33 (ambush) moving toward platoon at YD 476134 saw movement and received AK fire. Neg casualties. Found one dead NVA next day, killed by M-16. Contact had been YD 477134 and NVA found at YD 475135.

15:25 - At YD 473137. ARA engaging enemy bunkers at YD 477133 accidentally wounds line #83.

[1071]

YD 530310

[1072]

12:35 - Had movement at YD 475135 - fired 3 LAW and found blood trail.

19:00 - Found a fresh grave of NVA probably killed by LAW earlier. The next day found another grave of NVA probably killed by small arms during the same engagement.

Found another grave at YD 477134 on Apr 25 - probably another from above engagement - NVA killed by SA and fragments (perhaps LAW). Later on the 25th, found one more grave. May have been a Chinese advisor (six feet tall and 190 pounds).

[1073]

YD 530310

[1074]

09:20 - finds blood trail and RPD machine gun.

10:33 - finds NVA rucksack on trail to river at YD 476133.

[1075]

22:46 hours.

SGT Ernest English. Killed by grenade. Possibly, he threw and it bounced back or enemy picked up and threw.

[1076]

YD 530310

[1077]

General: 105mm at FSB Ripcord; 155 and 105 at Granite; A and B companies CA to FSB Maureen.

[1078]

Sgt English killed by a grenade at 00:40. Not clear whether it was thrown by US and bounced back or by enemy.

[1079]

18:45 - hears 60mm mortar vic YD 473124 - calls arty and hears secondary explosions.

[1080]

YD 530310

[1081]

B Company had a significant engagement YD 438124. Four US KIA and several wounded. Several NVA killed.

[1082]

I'm TOC officer.

[1083]

YD 530310

[1084]

D Company on Rakkasan.

Co Cdr thinks NVA crossing the river at YD 463138 and YD 457143 and moving toward YD 467155.

[1085]

01:09 - platoon has movement, blows claymore. Neg results the next AM.

[1086]

WIA from first platoon.

[1087]

YD 530310

[1088]

14:45 medevac requested for a WIA.

[1089]

Line#49 - gunshot
Line# 154 – cannot breathe

[1090]

YD 530310

[1091]

04:37 - line #153 wakes up and thinks he hears movement. Shoots line # 49 in the side and arm accidentally

08:45 - line #15 falls down and cannot breath - medevac'd.

[1092]

YD 530310

[1093]

15:52 - found fresh bunkers at YD 468151 - prior site of C Company NDP.

[1094]

YD 530310

[1095]

18:40 - heard mortar firing from YD 475165.

[1096]

YD 530310

[1097]

A Company had contact - several KIA and WIA.

[1098]

YD 530310

[1099]

11:05 - employed artillery on bunker complex at YD 465161.

[1100]

YD 530310

[1101]

YD 530310

[1102]

YD 530310

[1103]

FSB Rakkasan - YD 490198

D Company to FSB Maureeen.

[1104]

YD 530310

[1105]

Sending out local patrols and OP's.

[1106]

YD 530310

[1107]

09:38 moves to reinforce D Company.

D company has 6 KIA and 9 WIA.

17:30 - finds misc ammo incl 60mm mortar rounds at YD 434124.

[1108]

YD 530310

[1109]

08:13 - During FB rehearsal, SGT Nol had minor wound from claymore.

[1110]

10:42 - received SA fire.

[1111]

Darryl receives a purple heart this date.

[1112]

YD 530310

[1113]

14:27 - goes from Rakassan to this location to secure CH-47.

15:34 - CH-47 takes off and crashes at YD 565183. 32 moves from YD 481145 to YD 565183 to secure the crash site. About 9 injured are medevac'd.

15:50 - 32 moves back to Rakkasan.

[1114]

10:53 - reports CH-47 at YD 442120 receives RPD fire from 300m. CH-47 goes down at YD 480148.

13:30 - finds two bunkers YD 445120 with signs of recent use.

15:07 - receives some AK fire. Negative results.

[1115]

YD 530310

[1116]

D Company loses a platoon leader.

[1117]

YD 530310

[1118]

YD 530310

[1119]

Moves from Eagle Beach to Rakkasan to Maureen (YD 429122). Perhaps Maureen was inactive other than the LZ?

20:34 - reported mortar tube 600 meters from YD 427118. Turns out to be arty from FSB Kathryn.

Zippo has conversation with NVA on his push. Obscenities are traded!

A Company is on Rakassan.

[1120]

One man wounded from M79 fragment in hand. Extracted by pink team and taken to FB Rakassan.

[1121]

YD 530310

[1122]

15:34 - reports mortar tube 600m West of YD 427118. Arty employed.

[1123]

11:15 - finds trail recently used with markings.

12:18 - in contact with two NVA at YD 424119. Blood trail and AK found.

12:56 - spotted 4-5 NVA. Engaged with SA, arty, ARA, LAW. Found blood trail.

13:45 - YD 424119 - found 1 NVA KIA.

[1124]

YD 530310

[1125]

General mission: Turn West along ridge line between FSB Maureen (YD 429122) and FSB Kelly (YD 404119).

09:50 - put in air strike with 6 cans "A" bombs, twelve 500 pound bombs and 2,400 rds of 20mm.

[1126]

15:23 - found trail recently used by 25-30 enemy at YD 423120.

[1127]

Two men below injured by friendly fire (claymores) – movement around NDP. Both to C Med and then 85th Evac. Time of incident – 05:45 at YD 427118.

SP4 Alfred Haun, 410-86-6553 – frag wounds, right arm and left leg
SGT Gerald L. Mauney, 587-30-7903 (lost both legs)

Four other men with minor wounds.

[1128]

YD 530310

[1129]

A company on Rakkasan.

FSB Veghel YD 487065 hit with 4 US KIA and 30 WIA. Several NVA killed, perhaps more.

[1130]

05:00 - LP hears movement, fires weapons and pulls back. Other LP thinks they are enemy and engages. Two men wounded, one seriously.

[1131]

YD 530310

[1132]

C company reports urgent need of resupply.

[1133]

14:00 - YD 423121 sees one NVA and engages with SA and Arty. Captures one AK-47.

[1134]

MG Wright departs next week.

[1135]

SSG Steven R. Smith, 264-86-7568, line #12, right shoulder wound

PFC Charles O. Kerr, 220-52-9221, line #96, back injury due to fall (while being extracted by jungle penetrator, the penetrator caught in a tree and snapped; Kerr fell 35 feet aggravating his injury)

PFC William T. Clous, 380-46-3035, line #83.

[1136]

YD 530310

[1137]

Company reports Dustoff 999 completes medevacs under very difficult conditions.

[1138]

13:19 - YD 423121, point man comes upon enemy point. SA exchanged and US has leg and arm wounds. Weather socked in.

[1139]

10:23 - has contact at YD 423121. OP west of 33 saw 5-6 NVA and engaged with SA. 33 reinforces OP with MG and SA. Enemy returns fire with AK. 33 employs LAW. One US wounded and one injured by falling in rush to reinforce.

PFC Kerr is evac'd by jungle penetrator and line snags in trees and falls 35 feet, aggravating his injury.

[1140]

YD 530310

[1141]

13:26 - Receive incoming mortar (2 rds) from vic YD 417120. Employ arty and get secondary explosion.

16 pax in rear ready to come to field. Field strength is 67.

Requests medic to replace Banks.

[1142]

14:40 - receives two mortar rounds at YD 427123. Employs FAC, ARA, and pink team.

[1143]

YD 530310

[1144]

Sapper attack probe on B Co at Rakkasan.

17:30 - reports white team receives SA from 6-7 enemy and .51 cal fire.

18:15 - reports enemy mortar at YD 417117 and .51 cal at YD 415118.

[1145]

15:35 - receives four 82mm roundsas log bird arrives YD 428118.

[1146]

YD 530310

[1147]

Field strength is 61.

[1148]

YD 530310

[1149]

09:20 - reports significant override on company frequency.

[1150]

Duty officer - at CE or FSB?

[1151]

YD 468111

[1152]

10:00 - 31 and 32 conducting PAS.

10:45 - pink team on station

13:06 - PZ from Kathryn via CH-47 to ? (may be incorrect journal entry)

1/327 Inf at Bastogne
1/501 Inf at Kathryn
2/502 Inf at Veghel
2/506 Inf at Ripcord

[1153]

CPL Alan Harry Gross, 369-54-6247, killed by incoming rockets and mortars on FSB Kathryn. Wall – 10W, 085. Listed as C Co in Coffelt. 10 men from C, 1/506 on FSB Kathryn in mid May (probably some sort of tasking / detail). Perhaps one of the 30 man provisional platoons from the rear that did work on FSB's.

Glen Krebs, wounded on FSB Kathryn.

[1154]

YD 468111

[1155]

Apparently FSB Kathyrn hit on 23 or early 24 May. 5 KIA and 22 WIA.

[1156]

At this location 09:05

12:40 - receive mortar fire from YD 415117.

[1157]

YD 468111

[1158]

A company on Kathryn.

[1159]

11:45 - receive 82mm mortar rds at YD 421132 from YD 405140. Arty called.

[1160]

YD 468111

[1161]

YD 468111

[1162]

YD 468111

[1163]

10:25 - found bunkers at YD 406132.

10:39 - in contact.

11:05 - FAC (Bilk 31) on station with fighters - airstrike grid YD 417117.

12:00 - sweeping area. Employing arty on bunkers at YD 409131.

13:30 - found bunker with six fighting positions and misc ammo, explosives. No signs of recent activity.

[1164]

YD 468111

[1165]

Sapper attack on Kathryn or "FSB rehearsal?" Several sapper KIA.

11:45 - 31 and 32 on LZ at YD 405132. They had to check out bunkers around the LZ.

18:14 - partial journal entry says C Co found … at YD 471109.

[1166]

YD 468111

[1167]

2/506 Inf on Ripcord.

[1168]

20:19 - ambush at YD 482092 sights enemy - calls mortar on YD 488092 and arty on YD 487096.

21:10 - reports movement and employs arty.

[1169]

YD 468111

[1170]

Constructing LZ vic YD 465094.

Air strike 09:30 vic YD 450115.

20:05 - C Co thinks majority of enemy South of Rao Lau River and can move to FSB Kathryn in one evening.

A Co on Kathryn.

[1171]

YD 468111

[1172]

17:15 - 31 and 32 find large bunker with two 82mm rds used in last 7 days.

[1173]

YD 468111

[1174]

Company field strength is 63.

[1175]

YD 530310

[1176]

31 and 32 PZ YD 468089.

33, CP PZ YD 477105.

PDS = 80 personnel.

[1177]

YD 530310

[1178]

Training on ranges.

[1179]

YD 530310

[1180]

05:00 Camp Evans receives 5, 122mm rockets.

10:53 - Bde Cdr states 1/506 to relieve 2/506 on Ripcord 8 June and to relieve 1/501 on Kathryn on June 14.

[1181]

YD 530310

[1182]

Depart Eagle Beach 08:55.

[1183]

YD 530310

[1184]

YD 530310

[1185]

Continues training.

PDS = 84.

[1186]

YD 344194

[1187]

10:45 - C Company assumes control of Ripcord. Has 12 starlights. Bn asks for 20 pax from rear to be on Ripcord permanently.

A Company, D Company, and Recon platoon LZ on Ripcord (probably RIF off).

B Company LZ FSB Granite.

C Company PDS on Ripcord = 84.

Ripcord total is 231. Includes 105mm and 155mm arty.

[1188]

YD 344194

[1189]

04:53 - FB rehearsal conducted.

A company has contact with two enemy (vic Ripcord).

17:25 - Intel report of possible attack on Ripcord with supporting fires from YD 352152.

[1190]

WIA:

Injured in upper arms during H&I fire on FSB Ripcord 03:00

SP4 Major Blacksner
SP4 William Bright

sent to Camp Evans

[1191]

YD 344194

[1192]

01:30 - Ripcord goes to 100% alert.

03:00 - two men injured from H&I fires.

14:15 - A Company in vic finds 38 bunkers but not recently used.

14:45 - Intel reports likely enemy attack on Hill 902 vic YD 336172.

[1193]

SP4 Roy L. Halpin, 432-90-9216 wounded in chest by frag from grenade – suspected enemy activity around FB Ripcord perimeter. Sent to Camp Evans later that day.

[1194]

YD 344194

[1195]

07:02 - CH-47 loses power and drops load on Ripcord. Returns safely to Camp Evans.

21:30 - Position #23 on NW side has movement about 50 meters out. Engages with grenades, M-79. One US injured with fragment.

Ripcord total = 284.

C Company = 101 (probably includes provisional platoon).

[1196]

YD 344194

[1197]

15:45 - Maj Klein reports delay in getting arty clearance on known enemy locations vic Ripcord.

16:55 - Message from Bde ref enemy attack: photo and visual reconaissance revealed enemy firing positions and bunkers recently constructed vic Hill 805 (YD 361188), Hill 902 (YD 337171), Hill 975 (YD 335146), and YD 361164. Agent report says multi-battalion attack to be made prior to June 15.

17:30 - A Company at YD 353166 alerted they may be the object of enemy attack. They are digging in.

17:45 - C company employs mechanical ambushes around Ripcord.

17:55 - A Company receives 6-8 mortar rounds.

18:46 - Bunker #11 has movement. Engages with M-79 and mortars.

19:30 - 105mm battery hears enemy outside the wire and engages with firecracker.

33 of D Company moved to Ripcord for one day stand-down.

[1198]

YD 344194

[1199]

08:25 - A Company engages two enemy YD 357167.

17:10 - A Company 32 finds Chicom claymore on trail and bunker nearby and two enemy bodies, 6 months old.

18:00 - C Company sends out patrol from Ripcord. A Company finds US sensor on the ground (perhaps air dropped).

[1200]

PFC Johnny A. Rubio, 905-60-0518 had frag wound in upper arm – not serious. Perhaps on Ripcord from H&I.

[1201]

YD 344194

[1202]

10:00 - C Company and D Company 2/506 Inf opcon to 1/506 Inf.

10:15 - D 2/506th sights one NVA 400m from Ripcord, employs mortar.

10:18 - C Co, 2/506th Inf had contact YD 359164 (they switched with A Co, 1/506 Inf).

13:34 - C Co, 2/506th Inf sees 5 enemy vic YD 355166 and employs artillery.

13:45 - 31 of D Co, 2/506th Inf will RIF off Ripcord to West. Recon 1/506 Inf witll RIF off Ripcord to East in direction of Hill 805. C Co, 1/506 Inf stays on Ropcord and 32 of D Co, 2/506 Inf reinforces on Ripcord.

17:21 - Intel agent reports imminent attack on Ripcord and Hill 902 - noting that A Co, 1/506th Inf had been followed for 5 days by enemy.

[1203]

PFC Michael E. Clark, 280-46-3572, line #75 fell on a stick and punctured lung. Went to 85th Evac.

[1204]

YD 460111

[1205]

Air moves from Ripcord start 06:30.

11:47 - C Company moves off Kathryn to SSE.

D Co, 1/506th Inf defends Kathryn.

D Co, 2/506th Inf defends Ripcord.

Kathryn has 261 pax.

[1206]

YD 460111

[1207]

YD 460111

[1208]

11:25 - Air strike goes in YD468099 (24, 500# bombs). FAC saw two secondary explosions.

[1209]

10:20 - found bunker with Chicom machine gun and misc supplies, 3-6 months old.

13:15 - YD 475096 found hooch for 60 people with bunker, 3-6 months old. Some misc equip.

[1210]

19:00 - found seven bunkers at YD 469097 about 30 days old.

[1211]

YD 460111

[1212]

284 pax on Kathryn and 66 in field with C Company.

[1213]

YD 460111

[1214]

S3 tells C Company to move S and cross the Rao Lao River.

[1215]

Found trail at YD 467090 12:30.

[1216]

Bn journal reports one WIA with shrapnel in left arm – minor.

[1217]

YD 460111

[1218]

18:30 - YD 463086 reports movement. Engages 6-8 enemy. Enemy returns fire with five RPG rounds and SA. ARA is on station. Enemy engages ARA. US has one minor frag wound.

19:50 - Intel report of NVA 803d regiment massing to attack - perhaps Kathryn.

C Company will not sweep contact area as they think larger enemy force may engage from the flank.

21:04 - C Company gets emergency resupply.

[1219]

YD 460111

[1220]

10:25 - YD 463087 finds trail heavily used, yesterday.

[1221]

13:50 YD 463086 finds hooches, clothes, food, and misc items.

[1222]

08:30 - finds trail YD 462086 recently used.

08:52 - found small hooches used in last 24 hours and one stretcher with blood.

10:08 - YD 461087 - finds three hooches with polished rice, medical supplies, bills of sale (from Hue).

14:12 - YD 457085 finds trail used in last 24 hours.

15:00 - In contact at YD 457085. ARA on station 15:30. Arty employed. Believe one enemy hit.

[1223]

YD 460111

[1224]

Medevac for Kit Carson Scout with cellulitis - 14:53.

Field strength is 67.

[1225]

09:20 YD 462086 found 1 dead NVA killed by SA - probably from contact on June 20, 1970.

11:34 - medevac for SP4 Buress (105 degree temp)

[1226]

16:05 - YD 452088 receives M-16 fire from 50m. Engages. 1 NVA KIA - captures AK, ruck with 50# rice and ammo.

[1227]

Zippo just returns from Hawaii.

[1228]

YD 460111

[1229]

16:10 - YD 461078 finds stairs cut into a steep slope up a hill.

22:53 - FSB Kathyrn under attack - one US KIA and some wounded.

A Company has contact with 2 US KIA and several wounded vic YD 437124.

[1230]

Unknown person medevac'd with 105 degree temp.

[1231]

YD 460111

[1232]

A Company has significant contact with 1 KIA and 10 WIA.

12:45 - C Company person medevac with 105 degree temp.

Found trail YD 448094 NS which crosses river at YD 449100. Another trail at YD 445104. Company commander thinks this is a major artery from the Maureen ridge line.

Intel of major sapper attack tonight.

Company is carrying 44 LAW.

[1233]

15:40 - finds trail with tracks of 20 enemy, recent.

[1234]

YD 460111

[1235]

06:45 - A Company continues to be hit hard. 2 KIA and 3 WIA from mortar (may have been friendly fire)

09:45 - Company commander wants to get rid of Kit Carson Scout.

10:30 - photo recon of Hill 959 (not sure of grid) has bunker complex with four NVA companies.

12:29 - A Company in further contact YD 438121. Est NVA company in bunkers. 2 US KIA.

[1236]

12:47 - YD 444117 - found trail used by 2-3 people recently.

[1237]

YD 460111

[1238]

02:36 - B Company 32 in contact - 4 US KIA and 9 WIA; 6 NVA KIA.

10:45 - Air strike goes in at YD 437121 for A Company.

16:54 - Part of A Company reinforces B Company.

1/506th Inf casualties in last 5 days reported to Brigade:

A Company: 8 KIA and 19 WIA
B Company: 4 KIA and 8 WIA

[1239]

PFC Feeney medevac'd due to cellulitis of the foot - could not walk.

[1240]

YD 460111

[1241]

Air strikes go in at 08:45.

YD 430136 - 1,800 20mm, 12 500#, 8 napalm.

YD 434129 - 16 500#, 800 20mm.

A and B companies still in significant contact. Appears the NVA is pursuing and attacking but not in force.

[1242]

YD 460111

[1243]

LTC Holt visits C Company 15:45.

[1244]

Has movement at 21:36. Engages.

[1245]

20:33 - has movement YD 439088.

21:10 - movement again, engages with claymores and artillery.

21:36 - Has 10 enemy at YD 440090 and engages.

21:45 - engages enemy with M-79 as arty not available.

22:40 - ARA reports lights outside of the perimeter. ARA cleared to engage. Arty called.

[1246]

YD 460111

[1247]

08:15 - engages one enemy with SA and arty at YD 440090.

21:40 - Has movement vic YD 436086.

[1248]

Bn journal reports two WIA with minor shrapnel from ARA, lines #79, #24

[1249]

YD 460111

[1250]

09:55 - finds four bunkers with hooches not recently used.

12:40 YD 442087 - finds hooches and bunkers: 25, 82mm rounds; 7 RPG rounds; 50 RPG charges. No large force in last 30 days.

13:07 - ambush engages 10-15 enemy YD 436085. Employs ARA and arty. Lines #79 and #24 rec fragments from ARA.

[1251]

11:10 - YD 435086 finds recent tracks of 3 NVA.

[1252]

PFC Michael E. Clark, 280-46-3572, line #74 had possible broken back – to 85th Evac. May have been hurt blowing up NVA bunkers.

[1253]

YD 460111

[1254]

Intel reports likely 803d NVA regiment attack on Kathryn, Rakkasan, Hill 959 (YD 441120), Hill 980 (YD 429123) or Hill 900 (YD 415111).

13:10 - LTC Holt visits C Company in the field.

11:30 BDA of airstrikes at YD 418111: they appear to have destroyed 6 NVA ammo bunkers. AS dropped 36, 500# bombs.

C Comany PDS = 62.

[1255]

13:55 - 31 and 33 find two hooches 1-2 days old. Fired LAW into one hooch and NVA ran to second hooch. Pulled back and employed arty. NVA may have escaped as no further mention.

17:28 - 31 and 33 construct LZ at YD 434079.

[1256]

YD 460111

[1257]

14:30 - runs into bunker area - requests CS.

1/506 Inf is aware that Ripcord area is heating up.

[1258]

14:40 - finds trail with recent use at YD 430078.

[1259]

19:10 - finds trail YD 435093 but not recently used.

[1260]

12:40 - 33 or 31 kills NVA in last night's NDP. Captures AK 47.

[1261]

YD 460111

[1262]

PDS = 63

[1263]

11:15 - has movement and engages. Receives some AK fire.

[1264]

10:00 - find 5 hooches 10x10x20 with bunkers - misc clothes and small amount of rice.

[1265]

Depart C Company

[1266]

YD 460111

[1267]

Col Harrison desires to meet with all Battalion commanders 09:30 July 5 on Ripcord!

FSB Kathryn - 281 PDS.

C Company - 63 PDS.

[1268]

12:35 - YD 429081 finds 3 hooches 10x20 with bunkers used 30-60 days ago.

[1269]

PFC Clyde Meade, 306-56-4360, line #90, neck wound
PFC Brian Holder, 569-69-7636, four gunshots in arms and legs

[1270]

YD 460111

[1271]

Company instructed to be 100% alert from 01:00 til light.

[1272]

Finds 10 bunkers and hooches. Two .51 cal positions. 20, 75mm RR cannisters. Most had been destroyed by 8 inch arty.

[1273]

09:25 - YD 424083 has contact with NVA squad. 2 US WIA. Two NVA KIA. Employs ARA, arty, pink team and has FAC.

[1274]

Minor wound in contact with enemy. No medevac.

[1275]

YD 460111

[1276]

B company has contact and has 19 wounded. Field strength is 46. A Company moves to link up with B company.

[1277]

07:35 - ambush engages enemy squad YD 425082 with SA, claymore. Negative findings.

[1278]

YD 460111

[1279]

08:30 - reports smell of CS.

09:05 - Question from Brigade: On morning of 9 July, one company from 1/506th Inf will be OPCON to 2/506th Inf. Which company will this be? Answer - C company.

Intel continues to predict NVA attacks on Ripcord or Kathryn.

Plan for July 9 from battalion: A and B company to Bastogne. D Company stays on Kathryn. C Company OPCON to 2/501 Inf. (this conflicts with C Company to 2/506).

PZ's for July 9: 32 - YD 431087; 31, 33, CP YD 423080. LZ Ripcord? (Perhaps that was an intermediate LZ).

[1280]

13:40 - Ambush at YD 423080 engages two NVA. Employs arty. Negative findings.

[1281]

13:40 - Constructs LZ YD 431089

[1282]

09:05 - YD 419080 found hooches and one 107mm rocket.

12:57 - YD 416080 - found trail. No recent activity.

[1283]

Depart Viet Nam

[1284]

YD 460111

[1285]

Appears 1/506th Inf will change AO responsibility with 2/501 Inf.

23:55 - 9 July air moves on indefinite hold.

[1286]

YD 460111

[1287]

21:24 - ambush YD 628083 hears movement but nothing develops.

[1288]

YD 630083

[1289]

Bastogne total is 399.

[1290]

19:40 - had movement YD 628070 and engaged. Neg results.

[1291]

YD 630083

[1292]

Life in the new AO seems safer and perhaps boring. Comments on woodcutters and convoys on Route #547 between Bastogne and Veghel.

Co strength is 59.

[1293]

YD 630083

[1294]

A notice of future plans where 1/506 will swap with 1/502 on 17 July involving Bastogne, Arsenal, and the Rocket Belt.

[1295]

YD 630083

[1296]

09:47 - LTC Holt visits the company in the field - perhaps his farewell.

15:45 - Company commander raises hell that PFC Meade shot in the neck on July 5 and sent to the hospital ship is returned to the field without the bullet removed. He gets sick and is evacuated to Camp Evans.

[1297]

Reports duster (40mm) rounds from Bastogne going over their heads 23:30.

[1298]

YD 630083

[1299]

Company moves by air to Bastogne and then back to vicinity of NDP locations.

[1300]

19:00 - Sees two enemy but does not engage.

[1301]

YD 630083

[1302]

10:27 air move to YD 650044.

[1303]

YD 630083

[1304]

Possble 1/506th Inf move to Kathryn, Maureen, or Kelly.

[1305]

YD 630083

[1306]

1/506 Inf informed that Ripcord is getting hit hard by indirect fire.

PDS up to 75.

[1307]

20:00 - finds trail used in last 24 hours. Sets up ambush.

[1308]

YD 630083

[1309]

LTC Porter visits C Company at 11:47.

[1310]

YD 630083

[1311]

Company makes an air move between 08:30 and 09:30.

LTC Porter visits 14:00 and 15:30.

[1312]

Receives AK fire on LZ. ARA employed. Negative results.

[1313]

YD 630083

[1314]

09:12 - saw an enemy and engaged at YD 612031. Negative results.

[1315]

YD 630083

[1316]

08:15 - Bn plans to move to Kathryn on Jul 22 and Gladiator on Jul 23.

08:45 - Bn journal notes D, 1/506 heavy casualties vic Ripcord (YD 376192). 3 KIA, 27 WIA, 2 MIA.

Air move made 19:11 to NDP locations.

[1317]

YD 630083

[1318]

Convoy from field location begins 10:35 and ends 12:12.

09:20 - 1/506 assumes control of Kathryn.

20:54 - D Company is back with 1/506 and will have training Jul 26.

[1319]

YD 460111

[1320]

Company moved from Evans by CH-47 and arrives Kathryn by 11:12.

Journal notes that Ripcord is evacuated and LTC Lucas is KIA.

[1321]

Two men injured in falls. Lines #117 (ankle) and #115 (back – cannot move legs).

[1322]

YD 460111

[1323]

23:10 - reports movement and engages.

[1324]

One man slightly wounded in firefight. No medevac required.

[1325]

YD 460111

[1326]

Received SA fire 11:20 at YD 445112. Some confusion about location of an adjacent company so fire not returned.

13:15 - sees 3-4 enemy on LZ at YD 445110. Employs artillery.

19:30 - YD 445110 finds three bunkers 12x12x6 that cover the LZ and adjacent terrain. Also find a trail to a spring (water source).

[1327]

YD 460111

[1328]

15:30 - air move all elements to YD 464112.

Noted that PFC Rodgers was AWOL - landed on Kathryn but did not move off with the rest of the company.

[1329]

SP4 Juan N. Acueveda, 585-24-0373 medevac’d – fell on head the previous day and blacks out.

[1330]

YD 460111

[1331]

17:47 - finds bunker 4x6 with 38 rifle grenades and 3 RPG rounds. Not recent.

[1332]

YD 460111

[1333]

11:01 - YD 481118 - found 300 rounds of .51 cal and 800 rds of 7.62 about 45 days old.

[1334]

YD 460111

[1335]

08:20 does air move.

[1336]

YD 460111

[1337]

09:45 - LTC Porter and Maj Lamb visit.

[1338]

13:50 - sees movement YD 470110 and engages. Sees blood trail.

14:45 - Finds old bunker complex YD 482109 with recent tunnels dug inside. 20-25 total.

[1339]

YD 460111

[1340]

Company is at Evans for training.

[1341]

The company had 78 men for training.

[1342]

Company is in training - Evans receives seven 122mm rockets with three landing inside the perimeter.

[1343]

Company departs for Eagle Beach at 0830.

[1344]

Returns from Eagle Beach at 1110.

[1345]

705102

[1346]

A, B companies to Birmingham and C, D t o Arsenal. 1/506 assumes 1/502 AO. Charlie has LZ at 1532 and reports two mortar rounds landing a few hundred meters away. Company makes a short chopper flight from Arsenal.

[1347]

[1348]

Company does three flare drops between 1330 and 1430. Radars have been activated on Birmingham. 1945, company finds a week old bunker complex with an AK-50 and misc ammo, and bloody bandages.

[1349]

0909 the third platoon ambush engages two NVA and receives fire from about ten more. ARA and pink teams work the area. The pink team spots a bunker at 865020. An air strike goes in at 1127. Third platoon finds a blood trail and believes two NVA were killed. At 1330, they find a tunnel with fresh blood. Company field strength is 79.

[1350]

at 1030, third platoon finds a hooch / bunker at 875005 used last night. At 1300 they find a bunker also used recently at 878007. at 1650, 33 finds used medical equipment (IV, morphine) with blood on it.

[1351]

Third platoon sees enemy at 1240 and kills one VC. At 1315 they find documents in a hooch nearby. At 868997, third platoon finds 28 RPG rounds, 25 pounds of rice, two bunkers and numerous spider holes. They believe VC are active in this area.

[1352]

The company makes an air move to FB Arsenal at 0740 and then convoys to FB Jack, arriving at 1330. At 1750, Charlie airlifts from jack to NDP locations. At 2340, Charlie has movement 50 meters to their east and employs artillery.

[1353]

New bde cdr arrives. Co strength is 78.

[1354]

At 548267, 1140 found bunker, trails, and fresh clams having been eaten. Requested a white team but none available. 2140, third platoon ambush engages 6-8 enemy and moves back to platoon NDP. They are certain that two enemy were killed.

[1355]

A rucksack from the previous night's ambush contained rice, a working transistor radio, and cigars. It seems that SERTS training includes moving men into enemy areas in the vicinity. 1442, second platoon finds a hand grenade booby trap and four bunkers about a week old.

[1356]

Second platoon 1530 finds an enemy camp at 598261 where six NVA had just departed. A few minutes later, saw 3-5 NVA in the water at 604264 and employed artillery.

[1357]

Third platoon had negative results from the previous night's ambush. While moving into ambush positions at 1940, first platoon makes contact with a reinforced NVA squad. The platoon, led by Donald Muller was moving into an ambush position when Vincent Gazzara, point man, was engaged by enemy force. Michael Dooley, a squad leader, maneuvered his men and killed an enemy soldier. Larry Turner on the radio, employed ARA and artillery. Ronald Ulmer’s machine gun helped to suppress the enemy fire. Charles Kerr brought additional ammunition to the engaged elements and repaired a machine gun that had jammed. Steve Francis, James Hall, Ted Neal, Frederick Koch, and Leo Legarie were cited for aggressively engaging the enemy force and allowing the platoon to successfully disengage from the ambush site.About 100 rounds of artillery are employed around first platoon. Two NVA are killed.

[1358]

548036

[1359]

All move to Camp Evans between 0900 and 0930.

[1360]

1102, third platoon found two tunnels near old firebase Brick at 564023 but no recent activity. Second platoon constructed an LZ at 566028. Veghel has 381 personnel on the FB.

[1361]

Air moves made by the company. Third platoon constructs an LZ at 564027 mid day and second platoon does likewise at 529014 at 1825.

[1362]

LTC Porter visits C Company about 1030. Shortly thereafter the company LZ's at 508031 (less first platoon). 1315, first platoon arrives at 478025 (near FB Canon) where Air Cav reported firing up a truck and killing two enemy the day before. First platoon reports that the truck was a junker without an engine and there was no sign of bodies. They found a bunker nearby with bags of crystal CS. 1525, second platoon reports seeing a large smoke plume at 453057. At 1820, first platoon medevacs a man for a broken arm and he is sent to A Company, 326 Medical.

[1363]

At noon, second platoon finds a trail with recent activity at 496034.

[1364]

Second platoon finds two old bunkers at 486034. Third platoon hears chopping noise at 500032 and checks out but finds nothing. Second platoon finds two cases of bangalore torpedos off the road that probably fell off a truck a month earlier - they destroy.

[1365]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1366]

First light, the company was picked up and air moved to FB Veghel and from there to FB Tomahawk. Charlie assumed control of Tomahawk at 0940.

[1367]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1368]

At 2200, the company spots a sampan in the water at 111024 - a patrol boat is notified to check out.

[1369]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1370]

First platoon reports hearing small arms 1 km to their west and is told it is probably PF's. This area must be close to the populated area as LTC Porter is travelling by jeep today.

[1371]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1372]

There is a report that local VC detonated a mine on the railway and destroyed a boxcar and some track. The track was repaired within a few hours.

[1373]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1374]

At 0945 first platoon reported movement about 150m North but nothing was located. FB Tomahawk strength is 148 with a 155 battery. 1/506 will be replaced soon by 2/327 Inf.

[1375]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1376]

A journal entry regading B Company reports that a man had a swollen penis and requested that the medical doctor tell them what to do. No doubt there were gratuitous comments on this from the men in the TOC. Another train hit a mine and derailed. At 2215, Charlie reports movement just outside Tomahawk but nothing is found.

[1377]

Phu Loc District Headquarters - 096006

[1378]

Charlie passes responsibility to 2/327 Inf at 0800 for FB Tomahawk. LZ in new locations by 1045.

[1379]

Company mission is setting up ambush sites.

[1380]

At 1130, third platoon found a US NDP site where someone had left several grenades and seven M16 magazines in last few weeks. 2040, at 398238, third platoon ambush hears three people talking and blows claymores.

[1381]

Continues to set up ambushes.

[1382]

1930 while moving to ambush location, second platoon heard someone kicking cans on an LZ. Called in artillery.

[1383]

First platoon finds a trail used by ten enemy about a week old at 395239.

[1384]

Continue ambushes.

[1385]

Second platoon finds old bunkers at 390239. 2147, the first platoon ambush hears activity about 125 meters distant on their previous NDP site.

[1386]

490197

[1387]

Third platoon finds an old foot bridge a 394246.

[1388]

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[1389]

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Third platoon moves from 390186 to 398182 and then clears LZ at 400247. LTC Porter stays in the field with Charlie.

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Ron Williams is hit in the head by a log bird tail rotor and is evacuated to Charlie, 326 Med.

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At 0100, third platoon ambush hears movement and employs artillery. At 1000, Ron Williams is hit in the head by a log bird tail rotor and is evacuated to Charlie, 326 Med. Charlie company has 72 men in the field.

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Third platoon finds on old, rusty SKS rifle at 399251. At 1135, first platoon spots two enemy and engages. Danny Minor and Vincent Gazzara immediately assaulted the enemy allowing the rest of the platoon to deploy to engage any enemy forces present. They found one NVA KIA with Czech 51 rifle and rucksack with B40 rocket charges. At 1920, the company found a trail junction at 407224 but not recently used. At 2040, the third platoon heard movement and blew their claymore mines.

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First platoon finds a trail and bunkers not recently used.

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1130, first platoon heard 6-8 enemy and employed artillery. At 1500, a pink team found signs of enemy activity within a few hundred meters.

[1400]

At 1145, first platoon received a resupply of LAW kicked out of a chopper. Two detonated on impact, slightly wounding Dennis Possley. All LAW were damaged and were destroyed.

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At 1145, first platoon received a resupply of LAW kicked out of a chopper. Two detonated on impact, slightly wounding Dennis Possley. All LAW were damaged and were destroyed.

[1403]

At 1155 first platoon approached a bunker complex and Ted Neal reconn'd by fire with an M-79. The round detonated in a tree and wounded Kenneth Arthur, about 35 meters away, in the thigh.

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At 1155 first platoon approached a bunker complex and Ted Neal reconn'd by fire with an M-79. The round detonated in a tree and wounded Kenneth Arthur, about 35 meters away, in the thigh.

[1406]

About 1500, Charles Eesley is medevac's with 104.6 degree temp.

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About 1500, Charles Eesley is medevac's with 104.6 degree temp.

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Company conducts air move to Evans and arrives by 1020.

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It appears that the companies went to Eagle Beach but the journal does not show Charlie going to the beach.

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Second platoon is battalion reaction force.

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Roy Breternitz steps on a pressure mine and loses a foot.

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About 1340, Roy Breternitz of second platoon hit a booby trap at 403247 and lost a foot - was sent to 85th Evac. First platoon engaged two enemy at a distance of 150 meters at 401248. Later, they found a week old grave at 403247.

[1421]

Dale Shatzberg steps on a BBT and loses his right leg.

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At 0940, Dale Shatzberg in third platoon stepped on a booby trap, resulting in the loss of his right leg. He was evacuated to 18th Surgical Hospital. At 1030, third platoon reports hearing activity about 250 meters away.

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Gerollimo Lorenzo is medevac'd for cellulitis where he cannot walk.

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Gerollimo Lorenzo is medevac'd for cellulitis where he cannot walk.

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Weather is wet and cold and taking its toll on the soldiers, especially on the feet.

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Third platoon finds a grenade booby trap a 1300 and disarms. 1825, first platoon found some VC correspondence at 545295. At 1915, Charlie reports seeing five people carrying supplies but does not engage due to proximity of friendlies. 2030, first platoon has movement and tosses a few frag grenades.

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0900, first platoon finds 15 pounds of rice at 573285.

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First platoon squads make some short CA's to check out radar sightings. At 1340, third platoon finds a small bunker complex and destroys.

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1550, third platoon finds four bunkers used six months ago at 571249 and destroys.

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Company checked out a radar alert with no results. At 1530, third platoon finds an enemy NDP site at 559250 used in last four days.

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Third platoon finds a 24 inch diameter fuze at 565249 that is Air Force and blows in place. Second platoon founds fresh tracks at 600242 down a trail leading to the river where the enemy most likely boarded a sampan. At 1710, first platoon found a trail marker leading to a small amount of ammunition.

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Finds old LOH shell with instruments and destroys.

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At 1900, first platoon engaged an enemy squad and killed one at 547264. Found some woodcutter and native clothes.

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The company checked out some radar sighting and enemy sightings after artillery was employed but results were negative.

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First platoon engaged six enemy at short range but negative results.

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Had some short air moves.

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Apparently first platoon makes an air move at 1015.

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Hurricane produced rains are on the way. At 1320, second platoon found a trail and spider hole at 430154.

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At 1015, Alpha company was securing engineers on Rakkasan road. An engineer 2 1/2 ton truck hit a mine. An engineer was killed and one wounded. Five from alpha were wounded.

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First platoon spotted two enemy on a ridgeline at some distance but did not employ artillery due to friendly proximity.

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At 1650, first platoon checked out a sensor activation with negative results. It appears that at this stage of the war, the US is relying more on sensors and high tech gagetry but the journals do not indicate that the technology is killing many NVA. 326 men on Rakkasan.

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Bad flying weather has put the companies in emergency need of supplies. Part of Rakkasan road has washed out.

[1476]

At 1420, Frederick Koch is medevac'd for a possible concussion - he was hit in the head with a trip flare.

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The weather is taking its toll on the battalion with non combat medevacs way up. At 1420, Frederick Koch is medevac'd for a possible concussion - he was hit in the head with a trip flare.

[1479]

15 pax sent to YD 206364

[1480]

OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1481]

OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1482]

William Higgins III:
OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1483]

William Higgins III:
OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1484]

William Higgins III:
OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1485]

William Higgins III:
OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1486]

William Higgins III:
OPCON 3-5 Cav

[1487]

William Higgins III:
work with 3-5 Cav at loc and rocket belt

[1488]

William Higgins III:
work with 3-5 Cav at loc and rocket belt

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William Higgins III:
work with 3-5 Cav at loc and rocket belt

Higginsotes	Date	Bn CP	Co CP	1st Plt	2d Plt	3d Plt	4th Plt
	1/1/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/2/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/3/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/4/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/5/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/6/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/7/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/8/68		YT 005613	YT 005613	YT 005613	YT 005613	YT 005613
	1/9/68
	1/10/68
	1/11/68
	1/12/68
	1/13/68		YT 043358	YT 043358	YT 043358	YT 043358	YT 043358
	1/14/68
	1/15/68		YT 082420	YT 082420	YT 082420	YT 082420	YT 082420
	1/16/68		XT 985390	XT 985390	XT 985390	XT 985390	XT 985390
	1/17/68
	1/18/68
	1/19/68
	1/20/68
	1/21/68
	1/22/68		YT 010390	YT 010390	YT 010390	YT 010390
	1/23/68
	1/24/68		XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488	XT 962488
	1/25/68		XT 925445	XT 925445	XT 925445	XT 925445	XT 925445
	1/26/68
	1/27/68
	1/28/68
	1/29/68
	1/30/68
	1/31/68
	2/1/68
	2/2/68
	2/3/68		YT 019345	YT 019345	YT 019345	YT 019345	YT 019345
	2/4/68
	2/5/68
	2/6/68
	2/7/68
	2/8/68