Vietnam War Timeline

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18 October 1968
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Joan, Duc Co, YA 842251

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 LZ Joan, YA 842250
B 1/35 LZ Joan, YA 842251
C 1/35 LZ Virginia Lee, YA 841091
D 1/35 (-) LZ Jean, YA 809232
Recon Plt LZ Jean YA809232
4.2 (-) Mortar Plt LZ Joan YA842251

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 18 October 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Joan YA842251, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, B Company 1/35, B Battery 1/92 Artillery, C Battery 7/15 Artillery, Recon Platoon 1/35 Infantry, 4.2 Mortar platoon 1/35 Infantry, Counter mortar section 2/9 artillery; At LZ Jean YA809232 D Company 1/35, C Battery 2/9 Artillery, 1 CSF (Camp Strike Force) platoon from the Special Forces Camp at Duc Co; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear), E Company (-). At 0915 hours CIDG from the Special Forces Camp at Duc Co reported people at grid YA880327. Requested to know if there were any friendlies in the area. No friendlies from the 1/35 Inf were reported to be in that area. Cider (FAC) 41 checked this out. Negative findings. At 0950 hours Recon platoon started to move from LZ Jean enroute to LZ Joan. Found three-dud mortar round in the road at grid 958288. The rounds were blown in place. At 1500 hours a report from the Special Forces Camp at Duc Co, all element have closed their location, sweep from the south is complete with negative findings. At 2021 hours SRP team 5 reported movement at grid 8023. Light organics were fired and were on target. Due to the location artillery could not be fired. At 2140 hours the team reported that movement had stopped.