Daily Staff Journal  23-Apr-67

 

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2/14 Bn S-3 Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ

  

2/14th,  S-3
Location:  Boi Loi Woods, Vietnam
0001-2400  23-Apr-67

 

ITEM`

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

    Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.

10

0845

Dragon 6 is airborne and reported to Viking 6 everything should go according to plan

12 0920 A6 reports his ship went down with trouble, is airborne now and on way to position
14 0945 4/9 Recon elements have secured and are maintaining security on road to hamlet
17 1235 B Co reports finding no tunnels, but found 15 spider holes, 2 covered bunkers, 1 trench line, 1 7-lb anti-vehicle mine, destroyed in place.  XT494319
20 1545 C Co lost point men for last two hours, have a squad out looking for them.
22 1615 C Co found 3 missing men
23 1700 Resupply of A, B & C Co begins.  Completed 1752.
25 1935 On line strength reports:  A Co:  A-108, B-4, C-11, D-9;  B Co:  A-96, B-6, C-9, D-8;  C Co:  A-115, B-4, C-10, D-12
28 1950 Base camp area received 1 round of 82mm mortar in vic XT451265, observed by mortar platoon to come from azimuth 4800 mils, no friendly casualties from this unit.
29 2032 A Co reports destroying 3 tunnels, short 10 ft long vic 485325, destroyed them.  1 M1A1 US-type anti-tank mine.  C Co destroyed 1 hooch and tree, 1 bomblet
    Daily Sit/Rep 221801H to 231800H Apr 67

1.  Operational Summary:

  a.  General:  2/14 Infantry air assaulted LZ #2 vic XT485317 with three companies in two loads landing at 230910H and 230946H Apr 67.  Upon order the battalion searched and destroyed northeast in sector, with no contact.  Two (2) covered bunkers, one (1) trench line, and fifteen (15) spider holes were located vic XT494319 at 231235H, with one (1) 7 lb anti-vehicle mine destroyed in place.  Recon platoon continued route and convoy security for battalion and brigade trains.

 

 

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