Vietnam War Timeline

54
3 February 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Charmaine YA999219

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 (-) LZ Charmaine
A Co 3rd Platoon Rock Quarry 0831
B 1/35 OPCON 2/8 Inf, 2nd Bde
C 1/35 (-) 096217
D 1/35 984154
D Co 2nd platoon LZ Janet 896243
Recon LZ Charmaine YA999219
4.2\" LZ Charmaine YA999219

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 3 February 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Charmaine YA999219, Battalion Headquarters (Forward); A Company (-), E Company, counter-mortar section from the 2/9 artillery; C Company ZA096217; D Company ZA984154; OPCON units: B Company OPCON to the 2/8 Inf, 2nd Bde; A Company 3d platoon OPCON to the 1/69 Armor; D Company 2nd platoon OPCON to the 1/69 Armor; At LZ Oasis Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Froward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear). No significant activities occurred in the area of operation during the reporting period.

0010 hours (C) Ref from Bde: If we will go OPCON to 2nd Bde minus our B Co and if so will we take our A, C, D Companies.

0015 hours (C) Bde informs us that we will be going OPCON to 2nd Bde upon order from 3d Bde. A definite time is unknown.

0800 hours (C) To all units of the 1/35: Continue present missions until receipt of further orders, 1/35 will be prepared to go OPCON on order to 2nd Bde, 1/35 will be prepared minus B Co to Plei-Djerang and then combat assault into the assigned AO. A & D companies will get their platoons back.

1157 hours (C) C Co reports at grid 089219 east side of LZ Puma on the west slope of the hill found 40 VC bunkers 2-3 feet of overhead cover with logs and dirt all entrances face south, 2-3 man bunkers, L-shaped, one month old or less.

1235 hours (C) C Co 2nd platoon left on LZ 096217 was hit by sniper fire from the east.

1236 hours (C) C Co is employing 81mm mortar at this time.

1239 hours (C) C Co 2nd platoon received small arms fire from approximately 600 meters away from the east and the fire came from the tall grass near the tree line and it lasted only a short time (1-2 minutes), employed 81mm mortar fire and they are now employing 155mm fire from the Rock Quarry.

1255 hours (C) C Co reports that the enemy fled to the east.

1321 hours (C) From the S-1 at Base Camp: lines 2, 6 and 62 of D Co are to return for a court-martial.

1505 hours (C) To C Co from the S-3 in reference to the contact this morning; Bn CO wants you to keep searching the area and to put out strong bushmasters, C Co CO is saying that the firing is coming from the village and he would like to check them out, S-3 says that he will have to check with Bde on this, grids of the village are 087204 and 122215.

1510 hours (C) At grid 969152 D Co reports finding a rice hooch with about 100 sandbags of rice in it, also found tunnels and they think that the enemy has just moved out, they will keep us informed.

1520 hours (C) D Co reports that the rice weighs 1500-2000 pounds.

1955 hours (C) To C & D companies from the S-3: New policy at about 1530 hours set up a night location, develop positions to include overhead cover.