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333 11 March 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg
3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn
(1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Mary YA783917
Unit Locations:
1/35 CP LZ Mary
A 1/35 767897
B 1/35 755918
C 1/35 Dak To
D 1/35 LZ Mary
Recon LZ Pause
4.2" Polei Kleng
Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 11 March 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Mary YA783917; Battalion Headquarters (Forward), D Company; B Company 755918; C Company Dak To; Recon platoon LZ Pause; 4.2 mortar platoon Polei Kleng; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward): At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).
At 1313 hours a Dust-Off was requested for PFC Gary Resores from D Company, the Dust-Off was urgent in nature as the EM had a burning ash is his eye. At 2320 hours A Company informed us that C 3/12 made heavy contact with a large enemy force to the southwest of where the 3/8 made contact earlier, there is believed to be a large enemy force moving through our AO, all units were alerted to take the appropriate action.
0125 (C) From Bde to the 1/35 which comes from Division: Release C Co 1/35 to OPCON 1st/2nd Bde's effective 10 March 1969 for movement to Dak To, be prepared on orders from this Headquarters to release the 1/35 (-) and B Battery 6/29 Artillery for the movement to Dak To.
1313 hours (C) Requested a Dust-Off for the EM PFC Resores, Gary, urgent, had a burning ash in his eye.
2220 hours (C) From A Co to TOC: SRP 1 had movement to his south and he estimates it to be a squad size element, ILL was fired and 3 HE there is negative movement at this time.
2230 hours (C) To the S-3 from the S-3 air: C Co will not be returning to the control of the Battalion in the near future.
2320 hours (C) To A & B companies from the S-3: C 3/12 made heavy contact with the enemy to the southwest of the area where 3/8 made contact last week, indications are that a large enemy force may be moving through our AO generally to the west and inform all sub-elements to be particularly alert for the next 24 hours.
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