Daily Staff Journal 25-Apr-67

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ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
2	0005	B Co reports receiving 2 mortar rounds, not close
3	0006	Aircraft left pad for air observation for B Co.
5	0036	B Co received 1 round mortar.
6	0037	B Co received one more round
7	0041	B co received one more round
8	0042	Scramble light fire team to B Co.
9	0045	Notified Bde of light fire team being readied
10	0058	Location of enemy mortars XT492315, is 82mm
11	0102	B Co received 2 more mortar rounds
14	0117	Chopper making observations for B Co went to refuel
17	0135	One more mortar round received, reported by Dragon 3
18	0137	Chopper reports sighting flash at 160 degrees
19	1040	C Co reports receiving mortar rounds about every 10 minutes.
20	0144	Chopper reports seeing another flash.
22	0156	Notified Bde of choppers request to fire XT497319.
23	0158	Bde forward element under sporadic 82mm fire.
24	0202	Fire may not be used at this time because of choppers.
25	0205	Dragon 3 Yankee reports 2 mortar rounds rec'd
26	0206	Released one chopper to Manchu
27	0210	Flashes not sighted at 490319
28	0211	Two more mortar rounds received.
29	0250	Chopper fired into XT4931 and red star cluster was fired from ground. Check made, it is Manchu element in Dragon area.
30	0300	B Co heard mortar leave tube, did not hit in their area.
32	0312	As one aircraft left to refuel, another chopper spotted an incoming round.
35	0405	B Co heard an incoming round, did not hit near them.
36	0423	B Co heard a rifle shot fired, not too close.
43	0610	B Co requests 15 small battle dressings, 2 bottles dextran, 2 cutter sets
45	0732	Bde informed 2/14th Inf of 2 air strikes, one at 1000 hrs, the other at 1215 hrs.
46	0810	C Co began cloverleaf movement, A Co will begin moving at 0830 hrs, B Co at 0825 hrs.
48	1020	A Co spotted 2 VC with automatic weapons, are observing vic XT492339.
50	1000	Delayed Entry: C Co reports finding an old base camp it XT496332. 10 bunkers made of logs and mud, 12 ft x 12 ft with houses on top made of logs and grass. Also found a mess area, a trench which extended around the base camp (approx 130 meters long). Inside trench line there were some old pots, a jeep hood, also some old cans. The area was big enough for one platoon of VC to live in. Seems to be about one year since last used. Trench line was covered with logs and mud.
52		Delayed Entry: At 0700-0830 at coord XT414236 2/14 Recon Platoon road clearing operations located 3 anti-tank mines and 10 sticks of dynamite mine detector could not locate. Local civilians showed engineers where explosives were.
54	1233	Bravo Co found two bicycles 100 meters forward of ROOSEVELT, destroyed in place XT500323
56	1310	C Co reports finding a bunker complex consisting of 10 bunkers, sized from 6 ft x 12 ft to 12 ft x 12 ft, made of logs and mud. Also found one Chicom claymore, info on mine to follow. XT501334.
57	1400	B Co reports receiving SA and rifle grenades at coord XT502325. Have 4 US WIA. Request dustoff and light fire team, and a FAC on call.
58	1450	B Co reports contact broken.
60	1530	Arty reports 1 VC KIA (BC) from Arty fire at coord XT501326
61	1613	A Co reports taking 4 VC under fire at coord XT498342, searching area.
62	1622	B Co reports receiving sniper fire, AW, 2 claymores, and possibly mortar fire. VC location is XT500327. Also B Co reports one US WIA, requests dustoff. Location of LZ XT502325.
63	1648	Recon reports having a 3/4 ton truck turn over, have two personnel injured. Request medics.
66	1742	B Co requested 20 rounds 60mm, 500 rounds 5.56mm
74	1949	Resupply request from C Co for tomorrow: 200 lbs C-4, 100 blasting caps, 60 time fuses, 400 ft det cord, 10-15 lb shape charge, 1 sundry pack, 1 case smoke, 1 case frag grenades
75	1952	Resupply request from B Co: 1 case C-4, 1 case smoke, cigarettes, and insect repellant.
76	1953	Received 1 incoming round from 180 degrees, 300 meters south of airstrip, 4 WIA's 4/9, suspect claymore.
78	2013	C Co requests 1 jungle fatigue pants, 1 Bangalore torpedo
		Daily Sit/Rep 241801H to 251800H Apr 67 1. Operational Summary. a. General: 2/14th Infantry secured night position in sector with Co A (-) and Co C vic XT497333 and Co B vic XT500326. Both positions reported intermittent mortar rounds landed in their vicinity with an estimated forty (40) rounds received beginning 242154H and ceasing 250423H with no casualties. A counter-mortar ship was scrambled and a light gun team supported. A "Spooky" C-47 dragon ship orbited on call. At 250815H 2/14th Infantry searched and destroyed northeast in sector with three companies abreast. At 251020H Co A (-) spotted two (2) VC with automatic weapons vic XT492339 and pursued without results. At 251033H Co C located and destroyed a platoon-sized base camp not recently used in vic XT494335. At 251310H Co C located and destroyed a bunker complex consisting of ten (10) mud and log bunkers, also one (1) Chicom claymore, vic XT501334. Co B received enemy small arms and rifle grenade fire at 251400H vic XT502325. At 251415H Co B sustained four (4) US WIA and requested a dustoff, light gun team and a FAC on call. At 251450H Co B reported contact broken. Dustoff completed at 251513H. At 251530H supporting artillery reported on (1) VC KIA body count from artillery fire vic XT501326. Co A took under fire four (4) VC vic XT498342 at 251613H and searched the area with no results. Co B received small arms fire from snipers and automatic weapons, also two (2) claymores at 251622H vic XT500327. Co B sustained one (1) US WIA and requested a dustoff. At 251700H contact was broken and dustoff was completed. At 251648H Recon Plat reported an overturned 3/4 ton truck with two (2) US injured and requested medical assistance vic XT4026. Dustoff requested an completed 251704H. At 251745H 2/14 Infantry forward elements secured resupply and night positions: Co A (-) in the Battalion left sector vic XT498343, Co B in the Battalion right sector vic XT502325 and Co C in the Battalion center vic ST502335.

1st Brigade S-1	Casualty Reports, Officer Transfers
2/14 Bn S-3	Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
3	1030	Rec Cas Repts: 2 KIA from B 2/14 RUSZKIEWICZ, Paul F. SP4 OBERMEIER, George R. PFC