Vietnam War Timeline

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19 February 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lillie ZA119561

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 ZA034525
B 1/35 (-) ZA085538
C 1/35 (-) ZA086482
C Co 2nd plt Rock Quarry
D 1/35 LZ Lillie ZA119561
Recon ZA084516
4.2\" LZ Lillie ZA119561

19 Feb. 1969

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 19 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 ZA085538; C Company ZA086482; Recon platoon ZA084516; 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).

B Co reports that their 3d platoon ambush received small arms fire, the 3d platoon employed M-16 fire and hand grenades. At 0255 hours B Co reports seeing 80-85 NVA loaded with mortar rounds, claymore mines and M-79 rounds were employed. At 0802 hours B Co reports finding the following NVA equipment: 1 medical bag, 1 AK-47 magazine, 3 cylinders that are 4 feet long, 6 inches in diameter and they weight 40 pounds, 4 warheads that are 30 inches long and weigh 25 pounds, 2 fuses.

1123 hours (C) Spooky 23 is now dropping flares at the Command of B Co CO.

0100 hours (C) B Co CO request that Spooky move out of the area so that they can employ more artillery than have Spooky 23 come back over the area.

0250 hours (C) B Co reports that their 3d platoon ambush says they had what they thought to be a probe and they also received small arms fire from the north and east, B Co 3d platoon returned the fire employing M-16 and grenades, there were negative casualties on our side and negative results but the movement stopped as did the small arms fire, they have a negative sitrep at this time.

0255 hours (U) DELAYED ENTRY-2310 hours 19 Feb 69- At 2310 hours when B Co 3d platoon activated their ambush they reported seeing 80-85 VC/NVA heavily loaded down with mortar rounds and spotted 2 VC/NVA carrying radios and they were moving west to east, ambush was activated on the tail end so as to be able to employ artillery, Claymore mines were set off and M-79 fire was employed, 2 VC/NVA were seen to fall and screaming was heard, artillery was employed and they received no return fire, B Co 3d platoon had negative casualties and they had a negative sitrep at this time. Artillery will be employed sporadically throughout the night; area will be swept at first light in the morning.

0620 hours (C) Message from the Bde S-3 to the Bn S-3: You reported 6 SRPs positions 18 Feb, the guidance from Division is to have a minimum of 5 SRPs per company each night, it appears from your report that an inadequate security is provided to your company element.

0645 hours (C) B Co reports that they are moving to sweep the area of the prep and where the ambush was set off.

0718 hours (C) B Co found 1 AK-47, 1 rucksack, plenty of blood and they requested a dog/tracker team from Bde.

0802 hours (C) B Co found 2 rucksacks, 1 medical bag, 1 AK-47 with magazine, 3 cylinders 4 feet long, 6 inches in diameter weighing 40 pounds, 4 warheads, 30 inches long weighing 25 pounds, 2 fuses.

0829 hours (C) B Co reports one WIA with shrapnel wound in the left leg, minor, sent to LZ Lillie, line no. 93.

0835 hours (C) B Co reports a village suspect middle age first name Syen in village will send to LZ Lillie on the first bird available.

0906 hours (U) DELAYED ENTRY-0845 hours 19 Feb 69- Radio on the battalion push fell out of the Aloha 1 between B Co and LZ Lillie requested a push change.

0917 hours (C) B Co reports that they found one WIA enemy, request MI to question this enemy WIA as he is about dead.

1130 hours (C) B Co has credit for 6 KIA, 1 WIA and one detainee.

1350 hours (C) To the S-3 from the S-1: Impact awards for B Co tomorrow 1115 hours at LZ Lillie.

1350 hours (C) Recon reports that they spotted approximately a squad size element moving to the southwest and Recon did fire in the enemy forces.

1355 hours (C) Gunships are expending at this time.

1420 hours (C) Recon is moving at this time in the direction of where the enemy troops fled.

1430 hours (C) Recon is flushing the enemy from out in front of them but they cannot see the enemy forces at this time.

1507 hours (C) B Co reports that the detainee which they apprehended led them to a small cache, the cache had 2 bags of AK-47 ammunition of approximately 50 rounds, 1 Chinese Communist hand grenade at grid 070538.

1515 hours (C) current location of Recon grid 085520 at this location they found some expended AK-47 rounds.

1535 hours (C) D Co will be inserted at grid 063519, he will have 77 packs going in.