Daily Staff Journal  4-Aug-69

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TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

01

0001

LOG OPENED by SP/4 Thomas Wilhite, Duty RTO

02

0002

Supporting information for todays.  Bn. CO (LTC Constantine Blastos), Bn. XO (MAJ Robert Chadrue), Bn. S-3 (Maj Dexter Branscomb), Bn. S-1 (Cpt. Anthony Baron), Bn. S-2 (Capt Francis Abreu), Bn S-3 Air (Capt Yamada), Bn. S-4 (Cpt. Robert Schiefele), Bn. S-5 (Capt Gary Roth).  Location of FSB Emory XT 702145:  Points of origin 50-6020 45-7020:  Ballgames: A Co opcon 1/5:  B Co 1) depart Emory at 1200 hours and move by truck to 659168 (not very legible - original location overwritten), dismount and RIF to 670171, 677174, 687157, 695159 and return to Emory  2) 1 AP & 1 LP;  C Co 1) Night operations with 30 RF's;  D Co opcon to 1/5 Mech.  A Co 1/5th (Mech) 1) Co(-) depart Emory 1130 hours and move to 673187 and RIF to 674183, 680185, 680180 and return to Emory.  2) 1 platoon sweep highway 8A and highway 1;  3) 1 AP & 1 LP.  CRIP opcon to 1/5th Mech.  CRIP 2/34 Armor conduct joint VCI operations with District.  3/7 ARVN conduct operation in conjunction with A Co 1/5 departing grid 700179 at 1300 hours and RIF to 694187, 692186, 690180, 697177, 706188 and return to 709195.

03

0100

S/R to Bde N/C all units  (Situation Report, No Contact or No Change)

04

0200

S/R to Bde N/C all units

05

0300

S/R to Bde N/C all units

06

0400

S/R to Bde N/C all units

07

0500

S/R to Bde N/C all units

08

0525

B Co AP closed and A Co 1/5 LP

09

0539

Sweep at Hwy 8A & Hwy 1 departed

10

0620

A Co 1/5(M) AP closed

11

0637

Sweep at Hwy 8A & Hwy 1 complete

12

0730

13

0734

C Co 1st platoon closed Emory

14

0748

LOH (Light Observation Helicopter) request confirmed for today:  1015 to 1115 - 1500 to 1600

15

0755

Neg ARVN Company for today

16

0820

AMC for tomorrow 5 Aug 69 0615 to 0800, 1345 to 1515

17

0845

LOH 1015 to 1115 cancelled

18

0945

From Bde:  Date of move set for 8 Aug 69.  The 2/14th will move from FSB Emory to FSB Patton

19

0955

Ballgame for C Co 2/14 tonight, 4 Aug 69:  Co C departs Emory at 1700 hours by APC's and proceeds to Trung An outpost coord 771141.  Link-up with Co (-) RF and conduct night combat operations in AO NANCY (DTG 041600 to 050800 coord 7715 - follow river on 7814-7813-755130-755150) at the following AP sites:  1) 764145, 2) 750145, 3) 759139, 4) 768138

20

1020

Informed by Bde that Stinger gunships working with 1/5th Mech have a 3 VC body count at loc 628179.  1/5(M) will send in a 9 ship lift to search the area

21

1135

A Co 1/5(M) departing for ballgame

22

1140

B Co 2/14 departing by truck for Ann Margaret

23

1200

B Co dismounted at Ann Margaret, beginning recon mission

24

1225

A Co 1/5(M) location 680192.  B Co loc 671174

25

1245

Change in C Co ballgame for tonight.  Company departs Emory at 1815 hours by APC to Trung An outpost to link-up with 20 RF.  Leave outpost by foot to holding areas 1) 768138 and 2) 770137.  The 1st platoon and 2nd platoon with 5 RFs each will conduct local recon mission at holding area 1;  Proceed to patrol sites 1) 764138 and 2) 788134 respectively.  The 3rd platoon will form 2 reinforced squads (3A and 3B) with 5 RF's each and conduct local recon mission at holding area 2.  Proceed to patrol sites 3) 771133 and 4) 774134 respectively.  CP group located at patrol site 2

26

1303

A Co 1/5(M) located at 673186 found and destroyed 2 old fighting positions, neg recent

27

1310

B Co located at 679170

28

1311

AP sites for tonight:  A Co 2/14 AP 698155; LP 70 degrees, 50 to 100m.  A Co 1/5(M) AP 708141; LP 290 degrees, 50 to 100m

29

1350

A Co 1/5(M) closed Emory

30

1351

B Co located at 687157

31

1440

S-3 has requested following AMC times for 6 Aug 69:  0730 to 0830, 1000 to 1100, and 1300 to 1400

32

1450

B Co located at 687156 beginning to cross the stream

33

1530

B Co almost completed crossing stream at 687156.  Will be continuing on mission shortly

34

1605

From Bde:  Have ASAP mission to send at least one platoon from A Co 1/5(m) to Cu Chi main gate to pick up a VTR and escort it to coord 553048.  And wait for VTR to retrieve another VTR that is stuck, then escort both VTR's back to Cu Chi

35

1615

B Co located at 687152

36

1629

A Co 1/5(M) 1st platoon departing for mission

37

1641

B Co closing Emory

38

1643

A Co 1/5(M) 1st platoon departing Cu Chi main gate with VTR

39

1656

Menehune 3 on station to take Bn CO and Bn S-3 to FSB Devin

40

1705

AO NANCY approved

41

1815

A Co 1/5(M) (1st platoon) closed Emory from VTR mission

42

1816

A Co 1/5(M) 1st platoon (VTR recovery mission) says that when they arrived at the site of the downed VTR, the officer in charge said that they did not need another VTR so he had the Mech return to Cu Chi with the VTR plus the crew from the stuck VTR.  The officer in charge at the downed VTR had already made extraction arrangements for the stuck VTR

43

1820

C Co departing in tracks for ballgame

44

1826

C Co at dismount point

45

1827

(Late) Informed by 4.2 mortar personnel at Ba Bep Bridge that a truck/trailer rig (refrigeration van) has stopped at the bridge because one set of his right rear duals has thrown an outside tire assembly and the inside wheel, same set, has only two lugs holding it on.  The truck and driver are from the 379th Transport Co, Long Binh.  Notified his people at Long Binh and our 2nd Bde TOC that the truck and driver would be staying at the bridge tonight (Call Plantation 6789)

46

1843

(Late)  Received following AP sites for tonight form 1/505 Airborne:  CP 660100; AP 655107;  AP 658103;  AP 661100

47

1910

Notified by 3/7 ARVN that 9 Co and 11 Co will be going on joint operation.  Neg HQ's.  3 advisors will be on ground and 1 advisor on C&C, plus 1 ARVN Dai Uy and RTO

48

1940

ARVN AP's:  312-794146, 796130, 804133, 803140.  295-714140.  774-751122, 753120, 750119.  PF 757105, 762105.  51PF-745129, 67PF-727143, 83PF-727142, 54PF-740140, 168-709203, 721190, 719184, 317-712209, 717200, 708180, 702174, 706184, 712176

49

1947

A Co 1/5 AP and LP departed

50

2023

B Co AP departed

51

2025

A Co 1/5 LP in position

52

2048

Notified by Bde AO MAY approved

53

2105

A Co 1/5 AP in new position 709142

54

2134

55

2140

B Co AP and LP in position

56

2200

S/R to Bde N/C all units

57

2243

AO Request:  AO PEANUTS 051600-060800  730145, 730155, 743160, 754153, 761142

58

2244

AO Requests:  AO CRACKERS 060800-061700.  710160, 750160, 780135, 780120, 710120 and AO SODA 060700-061700.  663210, 674220, 688210, 678200

59

2250

Radar pick up;  92 degrees 1530 meters, 2-3 individuals moving south to north (no fire zone)

60

2300

S/R to Bde N/C all units

61

2400

S/R to Bde N/C all units

62

Summary of today's events:  B co conduct ground operations, neg findings.  C Co conducted night activities.  D Co opcon to 1/5th Mech.  A Co 1/5(M) conducted ground operations.  Destroyed two old fighting positions in grid 673186: