Vietnam War Timeline

199
17 February 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lillie ZA11956

Unit Locations:
A Company 1/35 OPCON 1/10 Cav 009521
B 1/35 078527
B Co 3d plt 075534
C 1/35 084465
C Co 2nd platoon Rock Quarry ZA083309
D 1/35 LZ Lillie 119561
Recon 076517
4.2\" LZ Lillie 119561

17 Feb. 1969

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 17 February 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Lillie ZA119561, Battalion Headquarters (Forward); D Company, 4.2\" mortar platoon, C Battery 2/9 Artillery, counter mortar section from the 2/9 artillery; B Company ZA078527; C Company 084465; Recon platoon 076517; OPCON units; A Company OPCON to the 1/10 Cav; C Company 2nd platoon Rock Quarry ZA083309; At LZ Oasis Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Froward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear). No significant activities occurred is the are of operation during the reporting period.

0800 hours (C) From the Bde S-3 to the Bn S-3: 1/35 continues to be the Bde reaction force, one company on a one hour alert, continue the defensive ambush and SRPs, resume offensive operations 171500 Feb 69.

1910 hours (C) D Co reports that his OP 72Z has a tiger in sight and they request to Kill it, S-3 says do not fire toward the perimeter but if you have a good line of sight and fire than go ahead and shoot it.

1930 hours (C) D Co reports that the OP shot at the tiger but he did not kill it and the tiger went away.

2015 hours (C) Recon reports they heard a mortar tube at approximately grid 060504, we informed the radar and they had negative sightings.

2210 hours (U) DELAYED ENTRY-2155 hours 17 Feb 69- At 2155 hours we received the following message: To the 1/35 from Bde: Passed on by the 1/10 Cav; Line no. 34 of A Co 1/35 was slightly wounded by a friendly M-79, the individual was treated and returned to duty, Dust-Off was not required.