Vietnam War Timeline

248
16 December 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 Joan YA844252
B 1/35 (-) LZ MaryEtta YA763491
C 1/35 (-) LZ Betty YA905505
D 1/35 OPCON to 2/1 Cav
Recon Plt LZ Lanetta YA855458
4.2 Mortar Plt (-), LZ Joan

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 16 December 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Joan YA841251, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, E (-) Company, 3rd platoon D Company 4th Engineers Battalion, counter mortar section from the 2/9 artillery; At LZ MaryEtta YA763491; B Company, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; At LZ Betty YA905505; C Company, At LZ Lanetta YA854458; E Company Recon platoon, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; OPCON Units: D Company OPCON 2/1 Cav; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear). No significant activities occurred in the area of operation during the reporting period. 1128 hours (C) C Co 1st platoon (-) found 2 caves, they checked one, it had three rooms in it, due to the light they were only able to check out one of the rooms, it was 6 feet high, 8 feet high and 6 feet long. The other two rooms were estimated to be large. C co is sending our another patrol with the proper paraphernalia to check out the cave. 2nd set of caves first room has a bed in it, will contaminate it with C/S gas upon completion of checking it.