Vietnam War Timeline

352
28 March 1969
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

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

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 LZ Bobbie ZA066735
B 1/35 (-) ZA041705
C 1/35 (-) LZ English 102694
C Co 2nd Plt LZ Bobbie
D 1/35 (-) ZA020701
Recon ZA027673
4.2" mortar plt ZA027673
CSF 1 Co 087706

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 28 March 1969. Unit locations: At LZ English 102694; Battalion Headquarters (Forward), C Company; A Company LZ Bobbie ZA066735; B Company ZA041705; D Company ZA020701; Recon ZA027673; 4.2" mortar ZA027673; CSF company size element 087706; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward): At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).

At 1121 hours CSF reported finding one 60mm mortar round at grid 082706, in a bunker complex in which there were 20-30 bunkers, two feet of overhead cover, 2-3 man positions, one week old, one entrenching tool, one mine one foot in diameter anti-personnel, one rucksack, one poncho, one pair of shoes, 2 AK-47 magazines full, one bag with approximately 80 rounds of AK-47 ammunition 100 meters to the west there was a KIA which the CSF had killed, slit throat one buried KIA 3-4 days old. Mine data: TM/41A, TH/70 10.68.

1019 hours (C) Message from the 2nd Bde: There is a VC platoon at grid ZA132725, 2nd Bde also informed us that there was an RP platoon ambushed at 142722, enemy fled north to northwest.

1121 hours (C) CSF found one 60mm mortar round at grid 082706 in bunker complex, 20-30 bunkers two feet of overhead cover, 2-3 man positions, one week old, one entrenching tool, one mine, one foot in diameter anti-personnel mine, one rucksack, one poncho, one pair of shoes, one AK-47 magazine full, one bag with approximately 80 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 100 meters to the west one KIA which the CSF killed slit throat, one buried KIA, 3-4 days old, mine TM 41/A, TH/70 10.68 buried in the trail leading to the stream.

1428 hours (C) From the Bn Sergeant Major to the S-3: Do not release any of the birds as we have 28 packs at Base Camp replacement type theses packs need top be shuttled to the Bn CO's location they will arrive at Artillery Hill between the hours of 1600 and 1645 hours today.

1715 hours (C) From Bde to TOC: Do you have any personnel that have been trained for tunnel rats? Or that is working as a tunnel rat at this time? If so need the name.