Daily Staff Journal  7-Aug-67

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0001

LOG OPENED

2

0058

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

3

0150

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

4

0250

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

5

0345

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

6

0445

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

7

0450

[Late Entry] 0215H Dragon Kilo's patrol returned to FFL

8

0045

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

9

0640

Hornet 46 arrived this location

10

0645

Order of resupply extraction LA 50, B Co, A Co, C Co

11

0710

Four (4) trucks to be here by 1100H this morning

12

0711

[Late Entry] 0700H S/R to Bde Neg contact

13

0750

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg, will be S&D after extractions

14

0800

Saber Echo in route from Cu Chi to this location

15

0815

Resupply extraction complete

16

0827

Saber Echo at SCARLET's Laterite Pit, to secure the Engineers

17

0830

A Co & B Co begun to move

18

0845

Release Hornet 46 to Viking for 1 hr / will have a H23 on stand-by for D6 if H46 is not back when D6 is ready to return

19

0855

From S3 to Bde sitrep; A, B & C on the move, LA 50 holding, will move presently

20

0905

A Co found 1 Chicom booby trap at XT 786111

21

0916

LA 50 moving now

22

0955

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg, also location: A Co XT 786112, B Co XT 786109, C Co XT 778102, LA 50 XT 781105

23

1040

B Co destroyed 3 booby traps, Chicom grenades w/trip wires and one small bunker, XT 788112

24

1044

Rear TOC called & said D6 will be ready for pickup in 15 mins, resupply pad (New) (Viking) contact 3 3 Zulu

25

1055

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg, also locations: A Co XT 789115, B Co XT 789111, C Co XT 781106, LA 50 XT 787112, also Item #23

26

1135

D6 request for B6 1 Demo Kit, 2-15 lbs cratering charges

27

1140

Dragon November informs us that a 2 1/2 ton truck hit a Lambretta (near D/Lima's location.  Dustoff was called: Details will follow:  ARVN truck

28

1145

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg, locations: A Co XT 792116, B Co XT 791113, C Co XT 793118, LA/50 XT 790117, also C Co destroy (1) Chicom booby trap grenade at their location

29

1150

Dustoff 75 completed for Dragon Lima's (Item #27), 2 civilians in Lambretta

30

1200

Inform Bde of Items #27, 28 & 29

31

1210

A Co ready for pickup, send trucks

32

1235

Almond 50 requests for resupply: 6 cans water and 336 C rations / same as last night except no grenades

33

1238

A Co on trucks and moving to RON site

34

1259

Romeo 5 called, the dropped off Alpha elements and are now picking up Charlie elements

35

1310

Charlie is moving from pickup point to RON location

36

1320

It will be a few extra minutes before B Co will be able to make it to the pickup site, they are having trouble blowing a hootch

37

1325

Charlie reached dismount area and is now hooking up with Alpha

38

1335

Dragon Nov says they have VC activity SW of Lima's position (3 to 5 VC) XT687091

39

1340

The following points of origin were sent to Bde:  F-7515, A-GUSN: G-7814, B-KQPL: J-7015, C-WBQL

40

1410

Dragon Nov had neg contact, still looking (687091)

41

1411

Bravo moving to pick-up point

42

1410

[repeated timestamp is on original page] LA/50 arrived RON site neg contact

43

1411

[repeated timestamp is on original page] From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

44

1415

Dragon Nov reports he has 3 detainees, VC suspects: picked up at XT682092

45

1420

Dragon Nov has 1 VC in sight running, has taken him under fire, will keep 3 3 posted

46

1421

Dragon Nov reports S/A fire at XT681087, believed to be ARVN elements in contact

47

1436

Maylay Folder 11 notified us of downed burning helicopter at XT807084, also 1 helicopter downed not burning

48

1445

A Co has 3 detainees XT745154

49

1450

Dragon 6 says there are 4 helicopters down, all Blackhawks

50

1450

Bravo reached RON site

51

1500

A Co detainees released

52

1500

From S3 to bde sitrep neg

53

1505

Diamond Head on station for November

54

1500

Bde sent all RON sites for tonight

55

1506

Kilo's AP XT674134, time out 192H, in 0130H

56

1515

Dragon 2 Xray got 1 detainee at bunker line at Cu Chi, turned in to POW camp

57

1516

[Late Entry 1445] Bde informed us that the 199th Bde is in heavy contact vic XT815063, we are alerted to provide 1 company on 2 hr alert and Bn on 4 hour alert

58

1520

Dragon 6 has put A Co on a two hour alert

59

1530

Viking 6 enroute to this location

60

1535

Dragon November has moved 1000 meters West, he has 12 detainees and neg contact

61

1545

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

62

1559

[Late Entry] Resupply started 1445H

63

1600

B Co, A Co have received resupply, on way to Leroy Almond 50 & C Co

64

1610

B Co informed TOC that his interpreter is AWOL.  Interpreter was with B Co this morning & returned to C/C on his own, S2 is checking on this

65

1618

Dragon November reports 1 of his men engaged 1 VC at XT683074, fired 20 rounds of M16 at VC from point blank range, VC fell into stream then saturated area with grenades, November reports 1 VC KIA (Poss), will bring in VC hat

66

1625

Detainee count for today: Recon-28, B Co-8

67

1626

Hornet 46 was released

68

1640

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

69

1642

Sent password to A, B & C Cos: 8/4, 6/8

70

1702

Dragon November reports that at XT685074 the PF found a hootch destroyed by gunships, in hootch found some rice & food which they destroyed

71

1705

Dragon Lima patrol XT687093, time out 1930H, in 2345H

72

1710

A, B & C Cos will have LP's only tonight

73

1720

Bde informs us the 199th Inf Bde is in heavy contact at XT815069, with Company-size VC

74

1725

SP Price confirmed tanks are released back to us tonight

75

1750

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

76

1805

Viking 14 called, we will have 1 Huey and 1 H23 tomorrow on Mission Basis

77

1815

A Co has permission to fire 60mm mortars to North or Northwest only

78

Leroy Almond informed TOC that the ARVN Co with 2/14 must return to Tam Thanh Dong immediately, LA will inform us of the reason tomorrow

79

1837

Dragon Kilo new patrol site XT695141, time out 1930H, time in 0130H

80

1850

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

81

1850

Leroy Almond reports his PF's have spotted 1 platoon of VC in XT790085, PF took them under fire w/Arty

82

1930

Romeo 5 reports road closed

83

1947

Informed B Co to be ready to load RAG boats

84

1951

Dragon Kilo patrol in position

85

1952

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

86

2011

Dragon Lima patrol in position

87

2021

On 8 Aug 67 the 2/7 ARVN will block from XT815080 to XT830075, from 0800H for the remainder of the day

88

2050

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

89

2150

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

90

2030

5th ARVN Div informed TOC that 2/7 ARVN has approved the block mentioned in Item #87, they will be in position by 0800

91

2245

Dragon Kilo reports hearing fire from his Southeast approx 1000 meters - 3/4 Cav is in contact at XT655133 - A Co reports receiving 60mm mortars and auto-weapons fire, details will follow

92

2250

C Co reports receiving a couple rifle grenades on his Eastern perimeter, returned fire with 60mm mortars

93

2245

[Late Entry] Dragon Kilo is withdrawing their patrol at this time

94

2245

[Late Entry] Bde informed TOC that RF's had contact at XT818100

95

2308

Kilo informed TOC that 1 of the RF's wives at their location suffered a heart attack, she was treated there & is recovering

96

2310

A Co reports that their contact area came from due East & consisted of 6 to 10 rifle grenades and 2 or 3 short bursts of A/W fire

97

2315

Kilo's patrol cleared FFL

98

2330

Bde informed TOC that the CG feels new troops