Daily Staff Journal 27-Apr-67

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.
20	0622	C Co reports engineers are sending 2 men on extraction chopper, get in touch with Eng. squad leader and rotate 2 men. A Co - 1 man, B Co - 2 men
21	0725	Resupply for A, B & C Co started, completed 0758 hrs.
24	0823	Notified Bobcat 65 that we will have an air strike at 0830 at XT510340, request check fire for 10 minutes. Granted.
29	0920	B Co reports finding a bunker complex and some rice. XT498326
30	0920	A Co reports finding 2 100 lb bombs at coord XT500344, destroyed.
31	1010	A Co reports finding a large metal box with 540 rounds 7.62 ammo inside, believed to be used for AK-47, coord XT503345, will extract.
32	1010	B Co found some documents and one set of GI dog tags. Still searching.
33	1020	C Do reports they have destroyed 23 squad-size bunkers, sizes from 12 ft x 12 ft to 6 ft x 12 ft, made of log and mud about 1 foot deep. 200 meters of tunnels, 3 spider holes. Also reports that Air Force destroyed 40 bunkers with air strikes XT500336
34	1020	B Co requests emergency resupply of 700 lbs C-4 and 1000 feet det cord. Completed 1041.
36	1106	A Co reports finding 2 Chicom anti-tank mines at coord XT504347, destroyed in place.
38	1128	B Co has found 40 lbs rice, a mess hall, 15 bunkers and 2 lbs documents. Still searching.
39	1205	From S3 Air: Second air strike at XT501326 begins now
41	1306	A Co reports a heavily booby-trapped area at coord XT503347. Found 13 booby-trapped grenades and will keep us posted. XT507341
42	1307	C Co on LZ for tonight found 5,000-10,000 rounds SA ammo, and are finding more. Also area is booby-trapped. Ammo was in bunkers that are booby-trapped.
43	1325	A Co reports vic XT503347 ring of 30 booby-trapped grenades about waist high. These were around a shelter size 7 ft x 10 ft x 6 ft shelter with a tin roof, looked like it had been used recently.
44	1330	C Co requested one case insect repellant and salt tablets, informed S-4 NCO Sgt Butler.
45	1340	C Co reports that they have found over 100,000 rounds SA ammo and are still pulling it out.
46	1425	A Co reports finding two large bunkers which are heavily booby-trapped. Inside found 20 carbines, 2 30 Cal machine guns, 2 foreign made machine guns, 45,000 rounds of ammo and are still searching.
47	1500	Ref Item 46: Total number of weapons are 50 Chicom rifles, 7 BAR's, 7 foreign machine guns, 2 30 Cal machine guns, 32,000 rounds ammo, 30 RPG-2 rockets, will evacuate.
49	1657	A Co reports finding 89 assorted rifles, 5 German machine guns, 4 rocket launchers, one 60mm mortar base plate, 1 Russian machine gun, 3 machine gun tripods, 21 carbines, 1 anti-aircraft machine gun, 1 North Vietnamese machine gun, 4 Thompson submachine guns, 4 grease guns, 3 Chicom light machine guns, 2 30 Cal light machine guns, 7 BAR's, 4 anti-aircraft sights, 4 60mm mortar sights.
50	1730	C Co reports 1 US WIA, requested dustoff, litter, leg wound from friendly Arty defcon.
59	1936	C Do resupply for tomorrow: 1 case frag grenades, 1 case smoke, 1 box 45 Cal ammo (50 rounds), 1 sling and magazine for M-16, 1 box BA-30, 6 canteens and cups, 7 canteen covers, 3 machetes, 1 flashlight, 2 compasses, 3 ponchos, 6 files.
60	1945	B Co requests 7 jungle fatigue pants (S-R), 1 jungle fatigue shirt, 12 shotgun shells, 1 case smoke, 500 rounds M-60 ammo, 1 jungle fatigue pants (M-R)
63	2055	S-4 says all items requested by C Co will not be available tomorrow such as canteens, cups, covers, machetes, flashlights, compasses, files and ponchos.
71	2240	Maj. Devins of 4/9 informed 2/14 that a 50% stand down was now in effect.

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 6 WIA from 2/14 HARVIN, Ronald S. PFC ELLIS, Tony R. PFC BAILEY, James L. Jr. SCOTT, Leroy SP4 SIGUA, Lawrence M. PFC WILLIS, Charles SP4