Vietnam War Timeline

36
12 January 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lanetta YA857457

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 (-) LZ Lanetta YA857457
B 1/35 LZ MaryEtta YA766492
C 1/35 (-) LZ Betty YA905505
D 1/35 OPCON to 2/1 Cav
Recon Plt ZA054374
4.2 Mortar Plt, LZ Lanetta

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 12 January 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Lanetta YA857457, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, E Company, C Battery 2/9 artillery, 3rd platoon D Company 4th Engineers Battalion, counter mortar section from the 52 group; At LZ MaryEtta YA766492; B Company, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; At LZ Betty YA905505; C Company, At grid YA729501; OPCON Units: D Company OPCON 2/1 Cav; At LZ Oasis; eadquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear). No significant activities occurred in the area of operations during the reporting period.

0744 hours (C) From Bde to TOC: 1/35 will have one platoon on 15 minute standby and 1 Co on 60 minute standby, 7/17 Cav will work north of Plei Djerang and west of the river.

0815 hours (C) C Co informs us that the standby elements for the 7/17 Cav will be 3rd platoon, 23 packs on a 15-minute standby. 2nd plt with CP, 39 packs on a 60 minute standby with 1 81mm mortar.

0822 hours (C) B Co informs us that he has 24 packs on 15-minute standby.

1020 hours (C) Bde informs us that the 7/17 Cav has a group of the enemy out in the open, they are going to move the ARP's to Plei Djerang strip, we are a reactionary force.

1110 hours (C) From Bde to the S-3: Have a platoon on 15 minute standby ready to load up in 10 to 15 minutes and be inserted in the area of contact grid 843647, will have 4 birds with 2 guns 8393 will contact Curly White 6 push 63.65, Bde informs Bn CO, Bde will be controlling, be prepared to go with 1 company.

1130 hours (C) To A, B, C from the S-3: A Co; Have one platoon standing by if we have to go with the company, B Co; B Co have one platoon ready to go if the company goes in 8341 will be in control but do no go in unless notified by this station, A Co say that his 2nd platoon is on standby.

1230 hours (C) C Co 8393 was inserted at grid 852645.

1246 hours (C) B Co will be going in at grid 887714, they will be a blocking force.

1535 hours (C) LTC Buckner is airborne and he is going back to the area of contact and C Co 3rd platoon and B Co 1st platoon will be staying at the area of contact tonight, Bn CO informed. S-3 to have B & C Co pull all their SRP's and have them pull in all their platoon sized elements.