Daily Staff Journal 06-Aug-1970

ITEM	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		LOG OPENED, Supporting Information: Bn Cmdr LTC Charles Norton, Bn XO Robert Cope, S1 Cpt Michael Collier, S2 MSG Kermit Fincham, S3 Maj David King S4 Cpt Joseph Murphy, S5 MSG John Wright. Operations: Co A conduct road sweep from FSB to vic 547493. 2 plat return from AP. 3 plat PZ FSB o/a 1405 hrs, CA LZ vic 451398, conduct detail search, AP vic 438402, 437397, 439395. Wpns plat duty mortar at DT BC. Co B 3 plat and 1 plat RF continued operations in AO, AP vic 546550, 553552, 559558. Wpn at DT BC. Co C conduct road sweep on convoy route with CEV. 1 plat move by truck to FSB Byrd o/a 1300 hrs. 1 plat at FSB conduct AP vic 566473. Road sweep return to FSB o/a 1100 hrs. Wpns plat 1 tube move to FSB, plat (-) provide detail for road sweep to FSB Co D 3 plat and 1 plat 167 RF PZ vic 597957, return to DT BC o/a 1400 hrs. 1 plat on RRF at DT BC. Wpns plat provide road sweep detail and TCP. Recon PZ vic 451393 o/a 1445 hrs, return to DT BC. 4.2 plat in charge of road sweep from DT BC to FSB. A Trp 3/4 Cav / 984 LCC / 989 PF Co continued cut in area 35, vic ???623.
01	0025	Bde intel 2030 2315 one individual spotted XT628564
02	0100	Neg S/R all elements
03	0200	Neg S/R, neg commo w/recon
04	0300	Neg S/R
05	0400	Neg S/R, neg commo w/recon
06	0500	Neg S/R, neg commo w/recon
07	0700	Air plans confirmed / convoy R/01
08	0650	C Co 1st plat ?? sties
09	0655	C Co 2nd Plat depart AP site
10	0715	C Co 2nd Plat closed Dau Tieng
11	0730	Air request for 7 Aug: 2/14 LOH 0500-1100, 1330-1500, Rome plow LOH 0830-1000, 1400-1500
12	0725	(Late) A Co 2nd & 3rd plat depart AP sites
13	0730	C Co depart DT on R/S (road sweep) TL 19 239E
14	0745	4.2 R/S depart DT 239E
15	0820	VNH Loc A Co Byrd, B Co 559563, C Co DT, D Co 574553, Recon 461403
16	0830	R/P depart ML for ??? NL
17	0840	A Co 2nd & 3rd plat closed Byrd
18	0840	A Co R/S depart Byrd 239E
19	0908	C Co road sweep Hwy 19
20	0925	4.2 R/S 239E complete
21	1000	Bde report (rest illegible)
22	1030	3/4 Cav one plat hit a mine at [coord not legible] - blew a track off, neg casualties, 30-40 is mine south of road
23	1045	Medevac (1) ? routine [text not legible] 3/4 Cav perforated eardrum caused by mine
24	1045	C Co R/S depart DT on 239W
25	1110	C Co R/S 239W complete
26	1120	Unit loc; A Co ???? B Co 5?9563, C Co ???
27	1300	??? received 1 RPG, ????, AK-47 on road (547?93) from Byrd to Dau Tieng at 1230. Approx 3 individuals from north side of road, individuals fled to north, neg casualties, returned fire, unknown results.
28	1215	From S-3 to A Co: POW report a resupply substation is located vic 437409, check area during operation
29	1430	On station 187th Avn Co 39(C&C) refueling at this time
30	1532	1st lift ? Co airborne XT (not legible) down green Dau Tieng 1530 hrs
31	1546	1st lift ? Co airborne FSB Byrd (not legible) down green 462395 at 1526 hrs. 2nd lift airborne
32	16??	C Co 1st platoon closed Dau Tieng
33	1621	1st lift D Co airborne XT587588 at 1604 hrs down green Dau Tieng at 1609 hrs. 2nd lift airborne 1616 hrs down green 1621 hrs
34	1625	AMC released to flex control BH used 13+30
35	1657	Departing Dau Tieng for Byrd
36	1715	Request 1 POW urgent litter - pick up zone XT455502 51 70 Freq call sign 59 Victor
37	1716	3d platoon C Co depart for AP
38	1722	1st platoon C Co closed Byrd
39	1730	Cancel Medevac for POW, make 1 body count
40	1732	A Co 3/4 Cav XT606657
41	1734	Dist AP's 499451, 501442, 529389, 540377, 548366, 543365, 485454, 515483, 506472, 507470, 503674, 499??7, 4944?5, two others illegible
42	1700	(Late) Further information on A Co contact: Engaged 1 NVA sitting on edge of bomb crater, neg weapons, neg documents. Engaged with organics at ?? meters, neg return fire. Contact broken at 1700. Neg casualties. Location ???404. Individual was wearing NVA uniform, result 1 body count.
43	1735	C Co 2nd platoon departed for AP
44	1800	Area ?? location Cat for Mech Ambush (several words illegible) 520553 along road 546550 along road (several words illegible) - along road to start. Passed to Tri Tam at 0617645 hrs.
45	1816	C Co departed Dau Tieng for AP
46	1817	A Co ?? 445403
47	1820	309 HRAP at 432388 until 070600
48	1900	A Co greenlight (46B), B Co greenlight, C Co greenlight, D Co Dau Tieng
49	1910	Rome Plow report passed to Bde
50	1930	AO Dish (illegible) 25th Avn ??? Artillery ??? follow the stream to 3d Bde Boundry
51	1930	C Co 3d platoon closed AP at 571473; MA 573473
52	1939	A Co report - 2 NVA KIA, Neg weapons, neg return fire Loc XT454406, recovered documents, will receive complete situation reports at first light, contact time 1939 hours
53	1950	C Co 2d platoon closed AP 498503; MA 498506
54	2000	B Co closed, 1st platoon 562554, 2d plt ???, 3d plt 550556, MAs 1-560554, 562556, 564554; 2-illegible, 3-illegible
55	2005	? Co, rest illegible - ambush and mechanical ambush locations
56	2045	A Co (illegible) Will conduct a thorough sweep of the area in AM
57	2130	Report?? - At 03 on 061500 Aug, 30 VC hit the village at XT550460. They were led by Ba Trang, an asst. platoon leader. There were 5 NVA along that carried K54 pistols. Neg unit identification.
58	2135	From ??? Hanh-Dhiem. Hanh said they would like to see the documents (A Co today) but if we bring the bodies there they do not want us to leave them there, they will look at the bodies but do not want them left there.
59	2136	Confirmed LOH for 07 Aug 0800-0930 & 1615-1715
60	2145	A Trp 3/4 Cav fields of fire (illegible), Main gun 50 cal (illegible) restricted to targets south (illegible)
61	2150	From Tri Tam - illegible, locations
62	2150	APs passing through Tri Tam dist, also (illegible)
63	2200	Neg S/R all elements
64	2223	(difficult to read - very faint) A Trp 3/4 Cav requests 1 urgent litter ... Contact ... 59x on 81.70 Individual has (illegible) in throat
65	2230	Medevac 152 ETA 15-20
66	2250	Medevac 152 on station at 2250; complete to 12th Evac Cu Chi at 2302
67	2320	Neg S/R all elements except AG - Neg comm
68	2330	Readout on (illegible) - Elements were conducting H&Is. One track prepared to fire M-60 on right side of track. Warning was given to adjacent track where individual who was shot was standing on the track and facing the test fire track. Rounds we5re fired too low striking the berm and causing the rounds to ricochet back striking individual.
69	2400	LOG CLOSED
		Summary: At 1030 hours, 3/4 Cav plow hit a mine vicinity XT606657 and blew a track off. It was a 30-40 pound mine south of the road. They requested a routine ambulatory MEDEVAC for perforated eardrum. At 1300 hrs the dusters received one RPG round and 2 magazines of AK47 fire vicinity (illegible) going from FSB Byrd to Dau Tieng. There were about 3 enemy on the north side of the road and they fled to the north. The ??? rebased to Flex control at 1625 hours with 13+30 blade hours. A Co engaged one NVA vicinity XT458404 at 1706 hrs, he was sitting on the edge of a bomb crater 50 meters away when A Co engaged. He had neg weapons or documents and had on a NVA uniform. (Illegible) was requested at 1800 hrs from Tri Tam for mechanical ambushes, DTG031200-121200 Aug. (Illegible) requested by 25th ARVN's at 1938 hrs. At 1939 hrs A Co reported engaged and killing 2 NVA with negative weapons but had documents vicinity (illigible). ? Co 3d platoon had a mechanical ambush tripped (illegible) at 1925 hrs and will sweep in the morning. Brigade repoted at 2130 hrs that (illegible) was hit by 30 VC at (illegible). They were led by Ba Trang, an asst plt leader (illegible). There were also 5 NVA along that carried K-54 pistols. A Trp 3/4 Cav requested an urgent litter, Evac at ?? hrs for a man shot in the throat during a test fire with M-60's at location XT606?57. JOURNAL CLOSED