Daily Staff Journal  07-May-66

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0001

Lawyer Alpha SITREP negative contact

2

0001

Lawyer Bravo SITREP receiving fire from vic of bridge

3

0100

Radio check with Bde. loud and clear

4

0120

Lawyer Bravo reports rounds coming in close to bridge

5

0135

Bde. called asking if we had fired mortars in vicinity of coord. 673146

6

0138

Lawyer Charlie reports radio contact with C Co. negative contact

7

0140

Lawyer Charlie AZM 100 degree from radar site A/M distance 300 meters VC picked up by radar, too close for arty. fire

8

0145

L/A SITREP negative contact

9

0145

Contacted Patrol #2 by radio

10

0200

Radio check with Bde. L/C

11

0201

L/C SITREP negative contact

12

0202

13

0224

14

0224

Patrol # 2 set

15

0225

L/A SITREP negative contact

16

0305

Radio check with Bde. L/C

17

0307

L/C SITREP negative contact

18

0308

L/B SITREP sniper fire decreased

19

0358

Radio check with Bde. L/C

20

0408

L/C SITREP negative contact

21

0420

L/B SITREP negative contact

22

0445

L/A SITREP negative contact

23

0455

Radio contact with Bde. L/C

24

0510

L/C SITREP negative contact

25

0550

Radio check with Bde. L/C

26

0556

L/A SITREP negative contact

27

0558

L/B SITREP negative contact

28

0653

Patrol #1 SITREP normal

29

0654

Patrol #2 SITREP normal

30

0665

L/A L/B and L/C joined net

31

0701

Lofty 3 will have a squad on L/A right flank checking bunkers

32

0711

L/A SITREP negative contact

33

0712

L/B SITREP negative contact

34

0755

Radio check with Bde. L/C

35

0757

Both patrols contacted all OK 53 due in at 0800, 16 due in 0805

36

0800

Alerted for possible Co. size mission, tomorrow 08 May 66 with details to be given later by Lancer 3

37

0825

Patrol #1 and #2 closed behind enemy lines

38

0915

Called Bde. for air recon chopper at 1100-1400 hrs 07 May 66.  Waiting for confirmation

39

1000

Radio check with Bde.

40

1005

Received patrol plans #1, #2 for 072100 and 072000 from S-2 2/14

41

1015

A Co. SITREP report negative contact with enemy

42

1020

Lancer 23 sent road condition report (RED)

43

1025

Recon patrol spotted 5 VC in village, called in arty. fire

44

1110

A Co. wire laying detail received sniper fire from creek bed XT 66614, two grenades were used against sniper, firing stopped.

45

1115

C Co. SITREP negative enemy contact

46

1200

B Co. SITREP negative enemy contact

47

1215

C Co. received sniper fire, automatic and semi-automatic at 1100 hrs.  Also smoke is seen at XT 66241660

48

1110

B Co. received sniper fire at bunker #7, returned fire XT 668162

49

1235

Message from Longbow 3 air strike still on for tomorrow troops will not go thru our sector but leave thru center of Longbow sec.

50

1320

At 1240 B Co. reported two wpns rounds landed at XT 668164

51

1325

A Co. SITREP negative enemy contact

52

1335

Suspected mortar position at XT 663165, called arty. fire and C Co. 1st Plt. will sweep creek bed from west to east

53

1350

B Co. SITREP negative contact with enemy

54

1435

Received patrol overlays from 4/9 on #1 #2 to leave 071830-071830 H

55

1455

C Co. has started sweep down creek bed to try and locate suspected mortar position

56

1600

Recon Patrol returned 1555 hours

57

1600

Lawyer C called to get permission to fire all wpns in assigned sectors

58

1615

SITREP from Lawyer C negative

59

1620

SITREP from Lawyer A bunker #9 receiving small arms fire cord 66251647-1615

60

1645

SITREP from Yuma Ranks 6 negative contact

61

1700

SITREP from L/B negative contact

62

1705

SITREP from Yuma Rank 6.  Operations terminated.  Negative contact

63

1800

Commo check with Bde. L/C

64

1800

Recon patrol reported possible VC KIA vic XT 669190 at 071300 May 66.  Also located a grenade on ground, suspect booby trap

65

1810

SITREP L/A negative contact

66

1900

Commo check with Bde. L/C

67

1920

SITREP from C Co. thru Arty. received 4 Arty. rounds in front of position 1916

68

1925

Patrol #2 cancelled

69

2000

SITREP #1 sent to Bde.

70

2100

Commo check with Bde. L/C

71

2105

SITREP  Lawyer B negative contact

72

2140

SITREP L/A negative contact

73

2200

Notified by Bde. to furnish 1 reinforced sqd. for security of air strip

74

2200

Commo check with Bde. L/C

75

2201

SITREP #2 sent to Bde.

76

2206

SITREP from Lawyer B negative contact

77

2255

SITREP from L/C negative contact

78

2300

2210 Lawyer C A/M received 4 rounds of Arty. fire at 2225, approx. 105m

79

2355

SITREP L/C negative contact

80

2340

SITREP Lawyer A 1 VC coord 66051635 moving south taken under fire by bunker #9, VC diss.

81

2355

SITREP L/C negative contact

82

2400

SITREP #3 sent to Bde.

Log closed at 2400