Vietnam War Timeline

334
12 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 786909
B 1/35 755918
C 1/35 Dak To OPCON to 2nd Bde
D 1/35 LZ Mary
Recon LZ Pause OPCON to 1st Bde
4.2" Polei Kleng

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 12 March 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Mary YA783917; Battalion Headquarters (Forward), D Company; B Company 755918; C Company Dak To OPCON to 2nd Bde; Recon platoon LZ Pause OPCON to 1st Bde; 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).

No significant activities occurred in the area of operation during the reporting period.

0010 hours (C) To 3d Bde from the 1/35: Subject; Daily Situation Report: 1/35 continued platoon size search and clear operation in the assigned AO with A & B companies with a minimum of two bushmasters nightly per company, D Company remains at LZ Mary as security for TOC and the artillery battery, continued the improvement of defensive positions with tactical wire and fields of fire, C Co OPCON 2nd Bde at Dak To with one platoon at Ben/Het as a security force. No significant activities have occurred in the area of operation, plans for 12 March 69 call for continue the search and clear operations with A & B companies, maintain a minimum of two bushmasters per element in the assigned AO, Note; Confidential from the Bn CO to the Bde CO, I feel like General Half Track.

1020 hours (C) Informed B Co to be prepared to move from their present location to grid 727917 to destroy a possible bridge, further instruction will follow.

1040 hours (C) Passed to Bde: During the Commanding General's visit to LZ Mary this morning he asked that we send out an element to check the bridge at grid 727917, request a Headhunter to check out the bridge, due to the distance of the bridge from LZ Mary and the proximity of the Cambodian border recommend an airstrike be employed on the bridge, if this element is required to send out an element to destroy the bridge we recommend a 2 company force be employed starting BMNT 13 March 1969.

1110 hours (C) Bde informed us that in reference to entry 26 Bde will dispatch a H&H to grid 727917 to check out the bridge if he finds one, an airstrike will be put in.

1250 hours (C) A Co 3d platoon at grid 785925 have an EM line no. 3 March roster who opened his leg above his left knee cap on a bamboo stump, the medic says that he needs stitches and they would like an LOH to pick him up they will give us an up as soon as the LZ is made big enough to accommodate an LOH.

1350 hours (C) Bn CO informs A Co 3d platoon that they cannot get an LOH to their location and they are to send a man carrying team back with the EM who is hurt.

2230 hours (C) From Bde to the S-3: 1 rifle company from the 1/35 will be moved to LZ Swinger tomorrow, the CP will be moved there the following day and then the other rifle companies will be positioned, artillery battery presently with the 1/35 will be moved to the 3/12 location.