Vietnam War Timeline

340
16 March 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn
(1/35) Forward Fire Base
Dak To ZB009215

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 Fire Support Base 34 YB924227
B 1/35 Dak To
C 1/35 (-) Dak To
811 Fire Support Base 30
82 Ben Het
D 1/35 983241
Recon Dak To
4.2" Dak To

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 16 March 1969. Unit locations: At Dak To ZB009215; Battalion Headquarters (Forward), B Company; C Company; Recon platoon, 4.2" mortar platoon; D Company 983241; 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.

1950 hours (C) To Bde from the 1/35 Plans Summary: A Co remains at Fires Support Base 34 after resupply of water, they will send out one platoon patrol to the southwest of Fire Support Base 34 with a platoon size ambush in that vicinity with at least two SRP's 1 to the east and 1 to the west from the Fire Support Base, B Co will take 1/2 of the bunker line at 1200 17 March 1969, 2 SRP's to the north of the Fires Support Base, C Co 2nd platoon remains at Ben Het, 3d platoon will continue to move toward Fire Support Base 5, C Co will also provide one platoon size ambush in the vicinity of grid 025225, D Co remains at Fire Support Base 30 they will have a platoon size patrol in the vicinity of grid 977280 they will set up an ambush with 3 SRP's from Fire Support Base 30, east, west and south, Recon will move to the assigned AO and they will patrol in force with two ambushes one in the vicinity of grid 969205 and 976217, 4.2" remains at Fire Support Base 1 as direct support, Bn CP is remaining at Fire Support Base 1, B Co 1/69 two platoons remaining at Ben Het, 1 platoon remains at Fire Support Base 1 for local security.