Daily Staff Journal 07-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 continued operations in AO, conduct AP vic 440400, 442395, 446390. Wpns plat duty mortars at DT BC. Co B 3 plat and 1 plat 324 PF continued operations in AO. AP vic 549566, 553570, 554564. Wpns plat at DT BC provide detail for road sweep to FSB. Co C 1 plat return from AP to DT BC, truck to FSB Byrd o/a 1300 hrs. 1 plat return from AP to FSB Byrd. Continued security at FSB. Conduct road sweep from FSB to vic 547493. Conduct AP vic 575475 and 597317. Wpns plat 1 tube at FSB, provide detail for road sweep and TCP. Co D at DT BC. 1 plat conduct road sweep and security of convoy route. 2 plat conduct fire and maneuver training 1330-1500 hrs. 1 plat conduct AP vic 48250. Wpns plat in charge of road sweep. [text not legible] Recon at DT BC. 4.2 mortar plat at DT BC. A Trp 3/4 Cav / 984 LCC / 969 PF to continue cut in area 26 & vic ???657.
1	0001	(Late) [text not legible]
2	0001	[text not very legible] ??? for Mechanical Ambush [??? time and location ???] along road 546 50 along road ?? [time] along road ??? passed [time]
3	0100	Neg S/R all elements
4	0200	Neg S/R all elements
5	0300	Neg S/R all elements
6	0400	Khiem Hanh Dist RFS 72, 958, 687 and 17 125 Unit will conduct a one-day daytime sweep operation in [text is not legible - all numbers]
7	0500	Neg S/R all elements
8	0655	TOT 2/14 0800-0930, [time, not legible] 0800-0930 1145-1545
9	0705	Convoy route D-3
10	0710	C Co 2nd plat depart AP site
11	0710	A/O DISH approved for 25th ARVN
12	0730	C Co 2nd plat closed Dau Tieng
13	0730	Air request 08 Aug LOH: 1000-1130, 1400-1500 AMC-1-4-2 1200 hrs 1400-1600. Rome Plans: 0800-1000-1430-1530
14	0805	C Co 3rd plat Depart AP site
15	0815	D Co depart on R/S 2397
16	0815	A Co 2nd plat engaged 2 enemy 25-50 meters to their west, while setting up Mechanized Ambush clothing: 1 dressed in brown, 1 in black and blue, carrying benches, hammock, a cooking pot, a jug for water. New weapons. M/A blown at 192503. Found only 3 sets of footprints (sandals) leading to north
17		C Co 3rd plat closed Byrd
18		D Co Road Sweep on 2397 complete
19	0920	YJC04 on station LOH
20	0945	[text not legible] for Byrd 2397
21	1030	? Co road sweep 2397 complete
22	1045	[text is not legible] wound. Have Medevac report to [line of text is not legible] Freq 1.76, contact ?? 2/60 Inf ARVN is a RF
23	1030	Medevac 130 - Neg ETA (Ref #22)
24	1055	Unit location sent to Bde
25	1140	A Co 2nd plat engaged 1 individual at 450497 at 1130, range to indiv 35 meters, wearing NVA uniform, moving north, neg weapons or equipment, neg return fire or casualties, neg blood trails. 2nd plat following
26		(Late) 1 fresh grave XT 200 east of resupply
27	1230	B Co at ??? found 1 fresh grave 2 feet ???, found 8-10 feet off trail (boundary road). Grave is oriented north and south. Found last night (6 Aug) enroute to AP
28	1300	AO CAT approved by district (MS)
29	1301	AO DISH approved by district (CM)
30	1245	(Late) A Co 1st plat 3rd plat and CT departed 453404 enroute to M/A site
31	1319	Medevac 150 on station 1 US complete to 25th Med Cu Chi, 1 ARVN complete to 12th Evac Cu Chi complete at 1325 hrs
32	1327	Convoy departed Dau Tieng for Byrd
33	1400	Bde requested sniff box - N-51; S-47; W-42; E-46 Clear
34	1345	(Late) From D Co at XT572422, road security has detained a soda girl at this loc. Reported soda girl has slip of paper and is taking down unit identification of vehicles enroute to Dau Tieng and also the count. Will send police to apprehend individ.
35	1355	(Late) Diamond 26 on station to run sniff box vix N-51, S-47, W-42, E-46
36	1355	Convoy closed FSB Byrd
37	1345	(Late) S-5 departed for MEDCAP
38	1404	? Co enroute to Tri Tam District
39	1405	??? request AO TREE from 071400-121???. Grids 510520-5???20-540470-f??470 along the edge of the rubber back to start
40	1412	25th Avn 26 off station - Neg reading or neg sighting in sniff box
41	1430	B Co AP sites for 7 Aug: D-544567, CP + S-5 551567; ?-??4573
42	1435	Bn CO returning to Dau Tieng from Tri Tam district
43	1518	D Co 229 E road sweep closed Dau Tieng
44	1510	(Late) From Dist - Ref item 34, two individuals have been picked up by the Khiem Hanh dist, will have check through local channels
45	1555	Cancel area of operation DISH (Sqt.S)
46	1545	(Late) A Co M/A's all closed at: 1st plat 436405, 2nd 443407, 3rd plat 448405
47	1546	A Co at XT??? found 1 NVA KIA. This is the individual who was engaged at 1140 hrs at XT4504?7, neg documents, neg weapons
48	1615	Convoy route for 8 Aug: D1
49	1630	District AP's: [text not legible] 530400, 534374, 554376, 555372, 5064??, 507470, [last line of locations is not legible]
50	1635	D Co road sweep closed Dau Tieng from 239W
51	1600	(Late) 1st Bde Avn 005 on station
52	1651	A Co 1st plat at ??0407 were engaged by 3 individuals from 75 meters. A Co 1st plat withdrew and then started a sweep of contact area. They received fire again. Contact broken at 1659. Received fire from AK-47. Bn CO & ??? are airborne, will adjust arty on contact area.
53	1715	A Co 2nd plat, 3rd plat engaged by 4 or 5 individuals, are still in contact at this time. Neg casualties, body count at this time 2. Also have captured 2 AK's (1720 contact broken)
54	1720	Request lift ship to take tracker dog to A Co location 7 Aug 70
55	1735	A Co has captured 1 NVA uniform, 1 VC uniform, 2 magazine vests with total of 8 magazines w/AK ammo
56	1740	C Co ??? 3rd plat departing Byrd for AP
57	1741	Ship on station for tracker dog team to A Co location, call sign Diamond Head 27
58	1803	1st Bde Avn 005 departing station
59	1900	HQ for operation with C Co cancelled due to change in opn at Khiem Hanh district
60	1930	3/4 Cav - several camp fires at XT654633. Recent activity, also found an envelope with [rest of text is not legible] to belong to an ???. Also picked [text not legible] on their family ???. Conversation was between 2 individuals, one was referred to as ???. Individual speaking in perfect French. The one referred to as Dai Wee was a commanding officer 04 named Doc or Duc. They identified themselves with the 282 Regiment 2nd Bn. They discussed if plans were complete for attack tonight. They then decided to go to a different push and all commo was lost with them.
61	1940	D Co 1st plat closed AP 4?3499, M/A 4?2500, 4?349?
62	2010	Change to opns for 8 Aug passed to Bde
63	2015	B Co closed AP's 1st plat 544565; 2nd plat CP 551566, 3rd plat 554573, M/A's 1 514566, 547565, 2 55?564, 551568, 3 555571
64	2016	A Co closed AP's 1st plat & CP 449407, 2nd plat 440406, 3rd plat 439402, M/A's 1 448407, 450408, 449406, 2 441407, 440405, ?4?402, 439401
65	2017	C Co closed AP's 1st plat 5?4517, 3rd plat 375418, M/A 1st plat 593517
66	1655	Requested AO ??? to Khiem Hanh; grids 415425-???437-455415-423405 dtg-08/1400-13/1800
67	1655	A green light (4??); B green light; C green light (TA); D Dau Tieng
68	2115	Area of Operation ZAP DTG081400-131300 XT?????? approved by Khiem Hanh district
69	2200	Confirmed AC for 8 Aug 108-4. 1430-1700
70	2215	Request 1 US urgent litter medevac XT????? call sign 595 on 51.70. Individual has severe chest wound, has trouble breathing
71		Medevac 154, ???
72	2238	Medevac 154 on station at 2238, complete to 25th Med Cu Chi 2252
73	2240	Request a LOH, 0800-0930 for Col. Norton and S-2 to go to A Co loc and take pictures and pick up weapons & documents from contact made tonight
74	2100	(Late) Neg S/R all elements except B Co neg. commo. Also neg commo 3rd plat C Co.
75		LOG CLOSED
		Summary: A Co 2nd Plat engaged 2 enemy at 0815 hrs. See item #16. A Co 2nd plat engaged 1 enemy at 1140 hrs. See item #25. AO's CAT and DISH were approved by District at 1300 hrs. D Co road security vicinity XT372422 at 1345 hrs. had a soda girl detainee who was writing down a list of unit identification of vehicles enroute to Dau Tieng. She was picked up by Kheim Hanh District and they will run a check. Tri Tam requested AO ???? at ???? hrs. DTG 071400-121800. AO DISH was cancelled at ???? hrs. At 1546 hrs A Co vicinity XT453408 found the body of a NVA engaged earlier. He had neg weapons or documents. A Co made contact at 1651 hrs. 3/4 Cav reported enemy intelligence received over radio. See item 60. [text is not legible for a couple of lines - mostly locations]. JOURNAL CLOSED