Vietnam War Timeline

298
28 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 (-) LZ Lillie ZA119561
B 1/35 (-) ZA102589
C 1/35 (-) ZA073529
D 1/35 (-) ZA073567
Recon ZA138584
4.2" LZ Lillie ZA119561
Friendly locations 22nd Rangers CP and 2 Co's ZA145535


Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 28 February 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Lillie ZA119561, Battalion Headquarters (Forward); A Company, 4.2" mortar platoon, D Company; C Battery 2/9 Artillery, counter mortar section from the 2/9 artillery; B Company 078527; C Company 071439; Recon platoon 067514; OPCON units; A Company OPCON to the 2/1 Cav; C Co 2nd platoon Rock Quarry ZA083309; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-3 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).

At 2254 hours C Company reported hearing 60mm mortar rounds from approximately grid 090534. At 2245 hours approximately the incoming rounds ended. At 2235 hours LZ Lillie received an unknown number of incoming mortar rounds. One of the rounds landed inside the perimeter, artillery was employed and there were two secondary explosions observed.

0155 hours (C) Message from the Bn S-3 to B Co CO: From the night location move West parallel to the major road on at least two axis to the vicinity of grid 047585, establish a patrol base on the highest ground in that area, drop off one ambush of a platoon size at grid 054587, a minimum of five night locations 500 meters between elements.

0645 hours (C) From the S-3 to C Co: From your present location move to the Northwest and set up a patrol base in the vicinity of grid ZA065536, select SRP positions in that area and plan on remaining in that area for 2-3 days, QSL by C Co CO.

0656 hours (C) From the S-3 to D Co: From your present location move to the Southwest and occupy a patrol base in the high ground in the vicinity of grid ZA054560 you will stay in this area about 2-3 days.

0655 hours (C) From the S-3 to Recon: Continue the surveillance missions in the present area and be prepared to be extracted on a 15 minute notice as a reactionary force for the battalion and further instructions will follow.

2254 hours (C) From the S-3 to Bde: C Co reported hearing 60mm mortar rounds from approximately grid 090534 as given by the radar this at 2245 hours incoming rounds ended at approximately 2245 hours. Unknown number of casualties LZ Lillie received approximately 6 rounds of incoming at 2235 hours from approximately grid 090534 (grid given by radar) negative casualties and one of the rounds landed inside of the perimeter, artillery was employed at 093550 2 secondary explosions were picked up by the radar.

2321 hours (C) From the S-3 to Bde: How long will it take to get Dust-Off, gunships and a flare ship to C Co location, Bde said it would take approximately 50 minutes, S-3 passed that information along to C Co, tentative casualties 21 wounded, 7 wounded seriously.

2325 hours (C) From C Co to the S-3: We want to fire more artillery at the location where we were receiving the fire from, hold off on the Dust-Off request.

2315 hours (C) From the S-3 to Bde: LZ Lillie received Recoilless rifle fire and not mortar fire, C Co is securing the LZ at this time which is the reason that they have not called for the Dust-Off at this time.

2315 hours (C) To the S-3 from Bde: Request 2 Dust-Offs and a flare ship Spooky for the 7 litter patients from C Co and 5 ambulatory patients, location of the pick-up site ZA064553 the pick-up site is secured, good weather LZ will be marked with strobe lights.

2355 hours (C) At 2355 hours the following information was passed from the Bn S-3 to all CO's and Recon: Make sure that you have good holes with overhead cover.