Vietnam War Timeline

55
13 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 (-) 051549
B 1/35 (-) LZ Lillie
C 1/35 (-) LZ Jane
C Co 2nd platoon Rock Quarry
D 1/35 (-) 066554
Recon 058533
4.2" LZ Jane

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 13 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 ZA066554; A Company ZA051549; Recon ZA058533; 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 1104 hours Recon made contact with 5-6 enemy, the enemy was wearing tiger fatigues and they were carrying automatic weapons. At 1109 hours Recon broke contact. At 1130 hours Recon moved back to pursue the enemy and finding 1 expended M-79 and two unexpended M-79 rounds NVA type. At 1025 hours A Company called in artillery on a suspected enemy mortar position, negative results. D Company will cordon and search a village at first light; they were moving at the time that the log was closed.

1000 hours (C) Recon current location grid 056526, they are stopping and they are sending out small patrols, in the first quadrant to be Reconned they found some old grails that were made during the monsoon season.

1104 hours (C) Recon is caught in an ambush at grid 058523.

1109 hours (C) Recon broke contact and they have set up a perimeter and there are about 5-6 of the enemy, 2 minor WIA, scratches.

1113 hours (C) Capt. Scott is airborne and he is going over Recon location.

1114 hours (C) The enemy was wearing tiger fatigues and they were carrying automatic weapons.

1120 hours (C) The enemy fled to the southwest.

1121 hours (C) WIA's are a result of a frag and concussion grenades.

1128 hours (C) B Company has been alerted.

1129 hours (C) 2 gunships are on station.

1130 hours (C) Cider 32 (FAC) is on station.

1131 hours (C) Recon is moving to the southwest in pursuit of the enemy at this time.

1140 hours (C) Found 1 expended and 2 unexpended M-79 rounds NVA type.

1210 hours (C) Recon reports that they found many expended AK-47 rounds.

1216 hours (C) Gunships are starting to work out in the area to the southwest of Recon location, in the direction which the enemy fled.

1225 hours (C) Gunships have expended and they are going off station and they have negative findings.

1745 hours (C) To the 1/35 from the Bde S-4: Effective now have one platoon on a 15 minute alert as a reactionary force for any LRRP contact, need to know what platoons they are and where they are located, S-3 informed B Co that they are to have one platoon on a 15 minute alert, B Co says that it will be their 3d platoon 1800 hours (C) From the Bde S-3 to the 1/35 S-3: D 7/17 Cav will cordon and search the village in the vicinity of grid AR059371 at first light 14 Feb 69, 1/35 will provide one rifle company (-) on a 15 minute notice to the 7/17 Cav as a ready reactionary force, report the company call sign and PZ location, S-3 informed Bde that it will be B Co at LZ Lillie.

1905 hours (C) To the S-1 from 97: Award ceremony to be conducted tomorrow at LZ Lillie tomorrow for B Co need all awards and citations and the colors by 1200 hours need QSL from 86.

1920 hours (C) To D Co from the S-3: Be in position as near 0400 hours reason intelligence says the local VC depart the villages at this time.

1930 hours (C) To Recon from the S-3: Move back into the area where the bunkers were discovered by way of a different route and be prepared to secure the LZ and receive C-4 and C/s to blow the bunkers that were discovered today.

2215 hours (C) S-3 discussed the aircraft usage for resupply with the S-4: and the authorized allotment of starlight scopes for each element, S-4 informed the S-3 that the ADC-B will be at LZ Lillie 16 Feb 69 sometime before 1400 hours, a definite time is unknown an FO (Maultzby, Ben) from C, 2/9 Artillery who worked with A Co on Chu-Pa, his unit wants to put him in for a Bronze Star with "V" device, eyewitness report is needed from A Co CO, S-3 will contact A Co CO and tell the S-4 what to do, S-3 also wants Lt. Dault to get as much information as he can about the possibility if indigenous LRRP being shot by our unit.

2320 hours (C) S-3 gave the grid ZA0553 to Bde as being the location where the possible indigenous LRRP was killed.