Daily Staff Journal 17-Jun-66

Daily Staff Journal, maintained by 1st Brigade S-2 and S-3, for June 17, 1966.
Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

1st Brigade, S2-S3
Location: Cu Chi, Vietnam
From: 0001 17 Jun 66
To: 2400 17 Jun 66

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
36	0838	B/2/14 fwd picked up 5 civilians, (3 females & 2 small children) at 0835 hrs at NE corner of perimeter coord 514195. Being held for questioning.
43	0925	2/14 neg contact, C 2/14 leaving fwd CP. Ref Arty fire Ann Margaret. Called 2/14, no fire there in 4/23 area, Div arty called for ground clearance to fire.
45	0927	2/14 Lt Dye called ref spotlight, better than no light at all, takes too much juice from radar batteries need better power system.
49	0950	2/14 rear rpts 106's at Ann Margaret have been zeroed with 50 cal spotter system. This was firing observed at Ann Margaret.
50	1053	2/14 fwd rptd recon plat found tunnel at 0954, 200 meters from B/C along route 42 vic XT514208. Tunnel being blown.
57	1101	Rpt from 2/14 fwd Recon found 200 bags of rice weighing 500 lbs per bag at 1018 at 514208. Rice being destroyed. Recon at 1026 found 21 bags of rice weighing 250 lbs per bag at 515205 350 meters from Base camp on Rt #42. Alsol approx 600 coins on circular string (ARVN coins) being evac, Rice being destroyed.
60	1155	Recon 2/14 fwd found medical supplies and one dead hand grenade at 515204. Also investigating trench at that loc. B/2/14 rpts sighting 3 maile suspects at 519216 suspects disappeared. 3/4 Cav elem attached to 2/14 fwd rptd bomb found at 525186 blown in place.
68	1405	Recon 2/14 found dud 155 round vic 516204 blown in place.
73	1456	2/14 fwd rpts that VCS was sent to Div by helicopter at 1440 as VCC paperwork not complete. Will be fwd'd upon completion.
77	1545	Msg from Div G-3 2/14 requested generator and wiring from Ann Margaret from 65 Engr Bn. Equip not available. Suggest use of veh batteries and jeep headlights, also have 2/14 release tanks (18 Jun) if 106 psns are completed.
79	1555	2/14 fwd rptd B Co closed Base camp 1535 hrs. Recon Plat in Route to pick up rice rptd earlier. SITREP Neg Contact.
83	1647	Delayed Entry - 1535 C Co 2/14 captured 1 VCC at 525213 & 1 VCS at 524212. Being processed at 2/14 BC.
98	2100	2/14 Rear reports vehicle w/lights in front of Ann Margaret - Keeping under observation.