Daily Staff Journal 09-Nov-66

Daily Staff Journals maintained by 1st Brigade
Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
39	1015	1/27 & 2/27 notified each would provide (1) man with each patrol from 4/23 in their patrol areas, effective today - coordinate with 4/23. Man should be familiar with patrol area.
41	1105	A/4/23 reports rec'd 8 to 10 rds S/A sniper fire from south of obj; neg casualties. Fire being returned. XS642742.
55	1810	A/4/9 (1) man wounded and evacuated to 25th Med. 1 man slightly injured and treated at Battalion aid station. Both caused by detonated round.
57	1830	3 VC were engaged by Arty at 1800 hrs. Observed by Mr. Simpson and SSG Love while on VR Mission. 2 VC KIA (BC), 1 (Poss) XT609238. Ox set off explosion similar to 105mm round.
58	1835	1/27 reported 2 members of Red Hot patrol #3 left patrol and went to Cu Chi at 1620 hrs & picked up by MP's at Cu Chi 1845 hrs.
64	1940	1/27 called patrol #3 back in. Are on way back to friendly lines.
78	2400	SUMMARY: 1st Bde continued Opns KANIKAI and KALIHI. 4/9 Inf conducted ambushes and local security opns in the first and second Bde AO's. 2/14 Inf remained attached to 2nd Bde. 4/23 Inf conducted LANIKAI with a S&D BUDDY opn vic XS690755 with A/4/23. Elements 51st Ranger Bn ARVN and 3/50 ARVN. Units returned to their base loc closing at 1402 hrs. US/ARVN JOC's remained established vic Tan An (XS5565), and Binh Chanh (XS7279). Three USAF CAS missions were flown in support of opn KALIHI.