Vietnam War Timeline

289
12 February 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn
(1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lillie ZA115561


Unit Locations:
A 1/35 055538
B 1/35 (-) LZ Lillie
C 1/35 (-) LZ Jane
C Co 2nd platoon Rock Quarry
D 1/35 (-) ZA059539
Recon 062543
1/10 Cav C Co 057539


Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 12 February 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Lillie ZA115561, Battalion Headquarters (Forward); B Company, C Battery 2/9 Artillery; C Company (-) LZ Jane; E Company (-) LZ Jane; D Company ZA059539; Recon ZA059539; OPCON units; 2nd platoon C Company 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).

At 0210 hours D Company reports that they had trip flares set off, they looked through their starlight scope and they detected movement at this time they employed and frag grenades and the movement stopped. At 0945 hours D Company reports that they had negative findings at the location where they heard the secondary explosions. At 1447 hours Recon and the Engineers completed blowing the bunkers and also at 1805 hours Recon found 15-20 fresh foxholes at grid 058533 and a mock-up of an Armored Personnel Carrier made of bamboo and a roll of barbwire.
At 1810 hours Recon spotted something 300-400 meters in front of them making lots of noise at 1815 hours again and the movement stopped at 1910 hours.

0210 hours (C) D Co reports that they had a trip flare go off, they looked through their starlight scopes and they detected movement they employed M-79 and frag grenades and the movement stopped they will keep us informed.

0556 hours (U) DELAYED ENTRY-0350 hours 12 Feb 69- From Bde to the Bn CO: Use your own judgement on the composition and the size of the forces to be employed in the current operations, if the airlift is available you will close LZ Jane, be prepared to maintain LZ Jane until 13 Feb 69, you will receive the Engineer team with C/S and the explosives for direction 12 Feb 69. The Engineers have been instructed to use mine detectors on LZ Lillie, D 1/10 Cav will work in our AO until about 1100 hours.

1805 hours (C) Recon reports that they found 15-20 fresh foxholes south 150 meters from their night location, also found bamboo mock-ups of an Armored Personnel Carrier and 1 roll of barbwire.

1810 hours (C) Recon reports 300-400 meters at an azimuth of 277 degrees from their night location they hear individuals chopping and making lots of noise.

1815 hours (C) Recon informs us that they have detected movement at this time and they are going to pull toward their south to the bunker complex.

1832 hours (C) Recon reports movement is about 300 meters from them at this time.

1840 hours (C) Recon reports when smoke found came in they heard 2 rounds of small arms fire, Recon says that they are going to put HE on this grid.

2125 hours (C) To the Bde S-3 air from the Bn S-3 air: Air requirements for tomorrow: 12 hooks for the artillery, 5 hooks for the radar and 10 hooks for the 1/35.

2150 hours (C) To D Co from the S-3: At BMNT 13 Feb 69 you will begin search and destroy operations to your north and south at 1100 hours, you will be fed a hot meal at your present location at 1200 hours you will move on 3 axis from your present location to the coordinates 076557 by 1700 hours search the gullies and the draws from enemy activity on order you will proceed to the village coordinate 084561 and cordon the village prior to BMNT 14 Feb 69.

2205 hours (C) To the Recon platoon from the S-3: At BMNT 15 Feb 69 you will move to the south-southwest to the vicinity of grid coordinate 056526 and search the area, following that you will move to the abandoned village grid 062519 and search the area and further instructions will follow, 1/10 Cav will have the above square 0553 north of the river effective 0700 13 Feb 69 1/10 Cav will have the entire grid 0553 after 1200 hours.