Vietnam War Timeline

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25 November 1968
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Joan, Duc Co, YA 844252

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 LZ Vera, OPCON to 3/8 YA838178
B 1/35 LZ Joan, YA844252
C 1/35 LZ Jean, YA809234
D 1/35 LZ Jean, YA 809234
Recon Plt (-) LZ Joan YA844252
4.2 Mortar Plt, LZ Joan

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 25 November 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Joan YA841251, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), B Company 1/35, C Battery 2/9 Artillery, C Battery (-) 7/15 Artillery GS, E Company, Counter Mortar Section 2/9 artillery; 1st Platoon D Co 4th Engineers Battalion, Mobile Dental Clinic from the 4th Medical Battalion; At LZ Jean YA809234; C Company 1/35, D Company 1/35, 1 CSF platoon from the Special Forces Camp at Duc Co, 1 AN/TPS-25 section from Division artillery, Counter Mortar Section from the 4/42 Artillery; At LZ Vera YA835178, A Company 1/35 OPCON to 3/8 Infantry; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear). A and C Companies were alerted to be prepared to make a relief in place 26 November 1968. C Company will move to LZ Vera, A Company will move to LZ Jean. B and D Companies were alerted to make a C/A to the south of LZ Vera for a 5-battalion operation being conducted by the Bde 27 November 1968. No significant activities occurred in the area of operation during the reporting period.

1105 hours (C) Readout on the rounds that were fired on Hill 391: Recon 2nd Sqd thought they heard movement so they reconned by fire and they blew two Claymore anti-personnel mines, they found no bodies and they heard no more movement.