Daily Staff Journal  9-Aug-67

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0001

LOG OPENED

2

0002

Spooky 43 on station

3

0015

Spooky 43 pulled for higher priority

4

0025

Dargon Lima's patrol returned their position 2335H

5

0030

[Late Entry] 1145H Rear TOC informed us WIA's for A Co now 10 and total KIA is 6 for Bn, do not know who last KIA belonged to: are checking 24th Med

6

0031

[Late Entry] Requested a moonshine on Spooky

7

0045

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

8

0145

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

9

0150

2/34th Tanker at Bunker #3 reported seeing a light 100M to his front (West)

10

0155

Moonship 45 (Illumination ship) on station at this time

11

0350

Spooky 42 on station

12

0355

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

13

0400

Commo check with bunker line, all bunkers have commo with command bunker except #8

14

0450

Notified Bde of air strike 0500H at XT 794094

15

0455

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

16

0500

(today's activities) move two elements to secure North of Canal 30, 2 elements to Canal 28, one on each side to sweep down Canal

17

0510

Spooky 43 on station at this time

18

0520

Requested EOD team to get a round of 81mm mortar stuck in tube of C Co mortars

19

0545

Air strike at XT 794094 completed 0544, started 0525H

20

0555

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

21

0610

Spooky 43 released at this time

22

0625

BP#1 closed FFL

23

0630

Viking 14A reports Viking 6 ground with Dragon 6 at C location

24

0635

Issue 01 will have air strike on station approx 0645H

25

0636

Check fire with Valiant Knight 93 in effect 0645H

26

0645

Road clear 25-48

27

0650

Little Bear 636 on station for extraction

28

0650

C6 requested air panels to be brought out ASAP

29

0700

Extraction for A Co beginning now

30

0705

Air strike started

31

0720

Air strike has been completed

32

0740

Alpha Co request 1 demo kit, time fuse-1, 50 blasting caps

33

0742

C Co request 2 pair M-fatigues, 1 Small-Reg

34

0805

C Co requests 2 cases demo fuze & caps

35

0810

Viking 14A enroute SCARLET to pick up Cannon 50 and join Dragon 6

36

0825

B loaded on RAG boats

37

0050

33 Zulu informed us Tropic 6 will be here 0905

38

0851

B Co landing at this time

39

0915

C landed at this time, RAGs enroute to CP44 to pick up Likely Novice and Romeo 12 element

40

0920

Tropic 6 at this location

41

0945

Dragon 6 landing at CP44 Viking 14A will refuel

42

0950

From S3 to Bde sitrep: Co B moving along North side (200 meters from river) of 30 - C following B, and A moving South along road, RAGs at CP44 to pick up Likely Novice & Romeo 12

43

1000

Tropic 6 enroute to CP44

44

1010

Request Dustoff for B Co, 1 ambulatory old wound vic XT 814077, LZ secure

45

1015

ETA Dustoff 15 mins

46

1020

Viking 6 picked up WIA Dustoff cancelled

47

1035

Likely Novice element and Romeo 12 loading RAGs at ferry site

48

1040

Top Tiger will be on station 1200H for general support

49

1050

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

50

1055

A location XT 806078

51

1102

RAGs proceeding South with Likely Novice & Romeo 12

52

1111

Bde DO [Duty Officer] requests hourly position reports

53

1115

Position report: A- XT 806077, B- XT 811085, C- XT 813077, Likely- XT 506125, B6 reports finding American

54

1131

Made 45 Caliber Grease Gun vic XT 811085

55

1145

Dragon 6 request use of ARVN Co form Leroy Almond for tomorrow, also will rotate sub-elements to Cu Chi: Request above approved

56

1146

Dragon 6 request replacement 23 Viking 14A going in

57

1147

Likely Novice landed vic XT 813079 at this time

58

1152

C location XT 811077

59

1154

Romeo 12 location XT 813077

60

1155

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

61

1207

A6 reports his patrol to South found and destroyed 2 bunkers vic XT 806074

62

1208

Likely Novice position XT 812077 along South at Canal 29

63

1225

D6X request 1 case of medium bandages for boats, all were used on WIA's

64

1235

Bravo 6 request Dustoff 4 US: type of injuries immersion feet: Medic feels they should be Dusted off loc XT 812073, LZ also secure s/be marked w/red panel (not urgent)

65

1245

ETA Dustoff 37, 35-40 mins

66

1246

A Co destroyed 8 bunkers mud & log vic XT 811075

67

1248

B Co destroyed 4 bunkers mud & log vic XT 811075

68

1255

Requested to Rear to have 4 - 2 1/2 tons on call by 1600H

69

1310

Dustoff 37 on station

70

1317

Dustoff complete

71

1320

A Co destroyed 2 mud & log bunkers 10x10 vic XT 811078

72

1321

D6 request 2 cases of 151B crating charges & demo kit: put on Golden T Pad

73

1325

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg, also Items #61, 64, 66, 67, 70 & 71

74

1327

Top Tiger 11 C/C ship has arrived FSPB SCARLET

75

1335

Viking 14A released at this time

76

1355

Mortar Plat SGT has a M16 SN# 174476, has been laying next to tree by mess hall for a few days

77

1400

Locations of Units: A Co XT 808078, B Co XT 807075, C Co XT 810078, Romeo 12 tied in w/Likely Novice C Co's Rear

78

1425

B Co needs 12 PRC batteries on resupply

79

1440

A Co needs following EM in C/C ASAP, Co roster page 4, line #11, (SP4 Harris, Robert W.)

80

1525

A Co ready for resupply at this time

81

1526

A Co destroyed today all total: 21 20-man bunkers along side of Canal #28, also one Chicom grenade & some documents will send in w/resupply

82

1527

Locations of units: A Co XT 811080, C Co XT 811080, Romeo 12 & Likely Novice XT 812079

83

1530

Dragon Lima's patrol XT 693089, out: 1930H, in: 0330H, also inform 38 that Midic treated 15 patients

84

1535

Dragon Kilo's patrol XT 660140, out: 1930H, in: 0330H

85

1555

Forwarded to Bde Items #82, 83, 84, also sitrep neg contact

86

1600

Recap on C Co bunkers destroyed today 0830H-1600H was 10 vic coord: XT 812079

87

1605

Detainee count for today A-10, B-31, C-15, Recon-62

88

1615

B Co picked up by RAG and moving North to ferry site

89

1617

A Co resupply completed

90

1625

A Co request 2 pair jungle fatigues (med) on resupply for morning

91

1650

Bravo unloaded at this time CP#44

92

1700

Resupply completed

93

1702

Inform Bde of #91, also S/R neg contact

94

1715

Bravo closed C/C also Castle elements no longer need security on road: will close at 1730H

95

1720

Top Tiger 11 released

96

1750

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

97

1755

Sent password to A & C Co: 5/2, 6/8

98

1810

A Co OLS report: A-71, B-6, C-3, D-16

99

1820

C Co OLS report: A-58, B-5, C-3, D-21

100

1823

TOC requested 3 - 2 1/2 ton trucks at 0630H tomorrow morning from Arty

101

1830

TOC informed A Co they could test fire 60mm mortars into coords XT 805076

102

1850

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

103

1925

Rear TOC informed us of total casualties for 8 Aug 67: A Co 11 WIA, 3 KIA's; B Co 2 WIA, 1 KIA; C Co 15 WIA's, 2 KIA's; HHC 1 WIA, 1 KIA: total 29 WIA's, 7 KIA's

104

1935

B Co report for today destroyed 2 concrete reinforced 6-8 man bunkers, 28 mud type 2-man bunkers, 8 mud type 4-6 man bunkers, 1 sampan, captured 1 45 Cal Grease Gun (taken to C/C)

105

1947

Dragon Lima patrol departed 1930H in position at 1947H

106

1950

Dragon Kilo's patrol departed 1930H, in position at 1950H

107

2007

199th has element at XT 805072 which will fire S/A due North at suspected movement

108

2045

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

109

2055

Recon 12 requests 10 C-Rations

110

2113

Recon 12 informed TOC to disregard his request for 10 C-Rations since he will be extracted at 1200H tomorrow

111

2148

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

112

2250

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

113

2350

From S3 to Bde sitrep neg

114

2400

LOG CLOSED