Daily Staff Journal 02-Aug-66

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ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
1	0020	All units were notified of 0600 standto and report to Bn by 0615
2	0026	3 explosions heard in B Co's area. Call by S3 to B Co revealed an anti-intrusion device had been set off and 1 enemy hand grenade thrown into B Co's area. B Co returned fire immediately with two hand grenades. Coord XT174513. No friendly casualties. No known VC casualties
3	0150	Gave Patrol #6 new location to A Co. SP4 Presswood. XT178526
4	0152	To B Co. Patrol #7 new location XT178515. Sgt Holbrook.
7	0300	C Co CP spotted VC trying to climb tree at XT178523, 2 M-79 rds fired Neg. results
11	0420	Patrol 5 heard an ox cart go into the village, 33 instructed him to apprehend ox cart if possible.
12	0430	Patrol 5 reported hearing someone banging bamboo poles together behind their position. Dragon 33 instructed Patrol Leader to identify target and kill or capture.
14	0553	C Co standto completed
15	0556	Patrol #6 leaving position
17	0612	B Co standto completed 4-125
18	0612	C Co standto to strength. 5 Off, 140 EM Attached 1 Off, 12 EM
19	0616	Patrol #6 returned B.C.
20	0620	A Co standto 5 Off, 144 EM
21	0621	Patrol #2 returned to B/C
22	0625	HHC standto to 13 Off, 128 EM
25	0640	Patrol 5,3,7 all closed B.C.
27	0645	Patrol #1 closed B.C.
30	0722	Informed A Co and & C Co to meet Maj Griffith at B Co CP
31	0820	Maj Kubas informed Capt Deliz that 2/14 has one Huey laid on until 1700 2 Aug 66
37	0944	D2 - inform all units to have their 2 patrol leaders report to my location and I will take them on a recon
38	0954	Dragon C6 reports having romeo elements in his area and wants to know if they're attached. Affirmative. All instructions for the Romeo patrols should come through Dragon C6
39	1029	Dragon A location of our patrols coord XT183551. Neg contact.
40	1050	B Co patrols report from location vix XT 154518 many civilians in area but no VC contact
44	1126	Dragon Bravo, third platoon has closed Base Camp. Encountered numerous young men working fields and many civilians all appeared friendly. B Co Commander wants to send a patrol into village in front of his area during daylight.
45	1133	Dragon A patrol has returned to Base Camp. Encountered many civilians who reported no VC in area. Numerous young men working fields. Not many children, numerous dogs indicating undetected night ambush unlikely. Questioned 12 people who said all the civilians were from the North and hated VC
48	1250	C Co 3rd Plt. crossing friendly wire and entering Base Camp
53	1420	Fr S-3 to A Co: Warning order to A Co concerning one (1) platoon to be attached to Artillery for security for tomorrow.
57	1457	Bravo Co needs an interpreter, on the way.
59	1540	Bravo patrol closed BC 1530
60	1555	S-3 to 1st Bde Avn: Need 1 huey for C&C at 0730. Also need gunships same time on 10 min call
68	2000	Patrols 1,2,3,4,5 departed 2000 to 2019
80	2200	S-3 fwd: Patrols 1,2,3,4 in position, patrol #5 not yet Patrol #4 is 50 m west of previously given location. Negative contact
81	2218	Patrol #5 in position
82	2238	Pat 5 reports flashlight to 400 meters to their front. Clearance given to fire when target comes into range.
83	2300	3 personnel going to Cu Chi be at Bde S-1 at 0730 hrs.
85	2400	B Co reported firing into their right flank, pulled OP back. Reported that it was a Saber element. Call Saber and told them to refrain from firing into B Co sector

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
5	0115	B/2/14 received one VC hand grenade and had one seismic intrusion device triped by a VC force of unknown size vic XT174513. No friendly casualties, unit threw two grenades, results unk
14	0315	2/14 Fwd spotted one VC suspect at vic XT178523 in front of C Co outpost, fired 2 rounds M-79, neg results
21`	0500	2/14 Patrol #1 closed B/C
26	0600	2/14 Fwd Patrol #6 left ambush site, neg contact
29	0630	2/14 Patrol #2 closed B/C at 0621, patrol #6 closed B/C at 0616
36	0930	Convoy fr Tay Ninh dep for Cu Chi
61	1940	2/14 Fwd patyrol loc to div
65	2025	2/14 Fwd pat #2 deptd B/C 2000, Pat #6 deptd 2003, Pat #3 deptd 2014, Pat #5 deptd 2015, Pat #1 deptd 2019
76	2210	2/14 Patrols (Fwd) 1,2,3,4 in pos - Sitrep N/C
77	2225	2/14 Fwd pat $5 in pos 2218

1st Brigade S2-S3	Daily Action reported to Brigade HQ
2/14 Bn S-3	Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ