Vietnam War Timeline

346
22 March 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div Bn
(1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ English 102694

Unit Locations:
1/35 CP LZ English 102694
A 1/35 025693
B 1/35 (-) 034708
C 1/35 (-) LZ English
D 1/35 019708
Recon 027673
4.2" mortar plt 027673
C Battery 2/9 Artillery
CSF 1 Co 072697

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 22 March 1969. Unit locations: At LZ English 102694; Battalion Headquarters (Forward), C Company, C Battery, 2/9 Artillery; B Company 034708; D Company 019708; Recon 027673; 4.2" mortar 027673; CSF 1 Co 022697; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward): At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).

At 1246 hours C Company atop Hill 972 reports finding some old US bunkers on the top of the hill. At 1324 hours B Company gave a readout on the equipment that they found 21 Mar 69; 12 rucksacks containing personnel equipment approximately 100 pounds of rice in three sandbags and 7 sock-like bags, one US steel pot with a camouflage cover, one camouflage cover made of parachute, numerous documents indicating various units one of which was C-13, K-6 24th NVA Regiment, also found a promotion list from the 1/35 Nov 68 LZ Vera, a firing table for 82mm mortar, one NVA towel with 242nd written on it. Three entrenching tools, 2 60mm mortar rounds, the area contained 25 bunkers of two separate layers with 10 on an upper level and 15 on a lower level. At 1400 hours D Company reports finding US foxholes and bunkers company size complex that was occupied sometime last month a few old C-ration cans location grid 021701. At 1440 hours received a report that an unknown convoy was in heavy contact tracked vehicles. 50, 51 caliber machineguns, mortar and B-40 Rockets, A Co reports one klick 90 degrees, Recon reports 4 klicks to the northeast. At 1624 hours C Company reported spotting 3 NVA wearing khaki uniforms and they were carrying small arms kind of weapon is unknown.

0842 hours (C) A Co reports the following losses from yesterday's activities, 1 M-16 967858, also one compass.

0847 hours (C) Message from Bn CO to A Co: You will find the missing M-16.

0920 hours (C) C Co reports that their 23Z element heard 50 caliber machinegun fire azimuth 245 degrees approximately 1 1/2 to 2 clicks away.

1246 hours (C) D Co is on Hill 972 at grid 021701 found some old US bunkers on the top of the hill.

1342 hours (C) From B Co a readout on the equipment that they found 21 Mar 69. At grid ZA033707, 12 rucksacks that contained personal equipment, approximately 100 pounds of rice in three sandbags and 7 sock-like bags, one US steel pot with a camouflage cover, one camouflage cover made of parachute, many documents indication various units one of which was C-13, K-6, 24th NVA Regiment also found a promotion list for A Co 1/35 from LZ Vera in Nov 68, a firing table for 82mm mortar a towel with 242nd NVA Regiment written, three entrenching tools, 2 60mm mortar rounds the area contained 25 bunkers on two separate layers with 10 on an upper level and 15 on the lower level, some steps with a hand rail from the upper level to the lower level, each level had a kitchen with a 2 hole stove in each one. The bamboo and leaves on the bunkers was fresh estimated to be approximately three days, a bamboo pipe was located in a stream nearby for a waterpoint, there was also a CP area with some bunkers around it, there was also a trench that was fin the shape of a 90mm Recoilless Rifle, the trench was approximately 4 feet long and 18 inches deep and it had a little end about 4 inches long, the bunkers had overhead cover approximately 1-2 feet thick consisting of logs, bamboo and dirt.

1440 hours (C) Unknow contact by convoy track vehicles 50, 51 caliber, mortars and B-40 Rockets. A Co reports one klick to the 90 degree azimuth, Recon reports 4 klicks to the northwest. (Note, eleven men from B/2/8 were killed on Saturday, March 22, 1969 near Plei Mrong, South Vietnam from this ambush, the convoy was carrying supplies to LZ Bobbie)

1624 hours (C) C Co 23Z element spotted 3 VC/NVA to the west approximately 50 meters away, enemy fled to the northwest wearing khaki uniforms and carrying small arms kind unknown.

2030 hours (C) To the 2/8 from the S-3: How many vehicles were left at the contact sight, when will they be gotten out.

2032 hours (C) To the BN S-3 from the 2/8: One Armored Personnel Carrier was left at the contact site, do not know when it will be moved.