Daily Staff Journal 09-May-66

ITEM	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
1	0001	Radio check with Bde.
2	0012	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
3	0030	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
4	0100	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
5	0105	Radio check with Bde. L/C
6	0135	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
7	0200	L/A SITREP negative contact
8	0205	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
9	0207	Radio check with Bde. L/C
10	0240	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
11	0300	L/A SITREP negative contact
12	0305	Radio check with Bde. L/C
13	0310	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
14	0315	SITREP sent to Bde.
15	0330	L/A SITREP negative contact
16	0335	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
17	0345	Muggy Detour SITREP negative contact
18	0410	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
19	0410	L/A SITREP negative contact
20	0410	Radio check with Bde. L/C
21	0435	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
22	0500	L/A SITREP negative contact
23	0501	Radio contact with Bde. L/C
24	0510	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
25	0515	Sent SITREP to Bde.
26	0535	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
27	0600	Radio check with Bde. L/C
28	0610	SITREP from B Co. 6 negative contact
29	0700	Radio check with Bde. L/C
30	0730	B Co. SITREP normal
31	0800	Radio check with Bde. L/C
32	0803	B Co. SITREP normal. T F Tomahawk started passage of lines
33	0805	From Lancer 3, all roads on base camp are amber
34	0930	B Co. SITREP normal resupply finished
35	0920	Radio check with Bde. 4c
36	1022	50% of C Co. crossed L.D.
37	1037	C Co. has crossed orange P.L.
38	1100	Radio check with Bde. 4c
39	1102	Band C. Co. have crossed Phase Line Apple
40	1155	Radio check with Bde. 4c
41	1205	Band C Co. have stopped on Phase Line Peach, no enemy contact
42	1220	C Co. has crossed P. L. Lemon
43	1300	Co. B reports crossing Phase Line Orange
44	1345	Co. C reports reaching Phase Plum
45	1325	Radio check with Bde. 4c
46	1345	B Co. just crossed P.L. Apple
47	1405	Received patrol and ambush plan 9-10 from 4/9 Int. at 091405 May 66
48	1420	B Co. passed P.L. Peach
49	1520	B Co. closed C.P. from RO. 12 E 1,800- S 1,700 completion of LZ 1600 will advise upon completion
50	1550	Communication check with Bde. 4c
51	1600	From Div. G-3 43 man rural fortification team will be living in Vinh Cu XT 672144, will attempt to establish Govt. control uniform - Black Kahki with Blue Scarves
52	1705	Landing Zone for resupply completed for C Co.
53	1710	Enemy contacts and locations = 1330 located tunnel complex XT 671177, 1330 Booby trap, 1430 3 VC digging XT 671183, VC moved to the South, 1550 1 VC w/wpn M1 or Springfield, Blk Pajama XT 679188
54	1715	LZ for units 679184
55	1735	1 Plt. VC coord. XT 705206 at 1700 moving West to East reported by L.N.O. ARVN Regt., reported to Bn by Bde 2
56	1800	Radio check with Bde 4c
57	1810	Lawyer 2 requested a real observer on objective II2
58	1825	Request for a real observer denied, no choppers available
59	1840	Point of origin has been extended until 1200 hrs. 10 May received from Lancer II2 Bde.
60	1900	Lawyer A SITREP negative contact
61	1905	Radio check with Bde. L/C
62	1910	Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative contact
63	1930	Lawyer A SITREP 1 sniper firing small arms between bunker 6 and bunker 7 from stream bed.
64	2000	Radio check with Bde. weak but readable
65	2010	Lawyer B SITREP negative contact
66	2015	Dragon 3 Xray SITREP negative contact
67	2050	SITREP #1 sent to Bde.
68	2051	Radio check with Bde. 4c
69	2100	Lawyer A SITREP negative contact
70	2100	Lawyer B SITREP negative contact
71	2115	Message from Dragon 3 notify Viking 65 through Lima Lima that Viking 3 Xray has difficulty reaching 65, all traffic from Viking 65 to Viking 3 Xray should be sent through Dragon 33, they also will try to maintain hourly contact
72	2200	SITREP Dragon 33 Xray negative contact
73	2200	Lawyer 75 reports bunkers in rear guarding Air Field are now manned
74	2200	Sent SITREP II2 to Bde.
75	2200	Radio check with Bde. 4c
76	2205	Lawyer B SITREP negative contact
77	2207	Lawyer A SITREP negative contact
78	2255	Radio check with Bde. 4c
79	2255	Lawyer A SITREP Reo. negative contact
80	2300	Dragon 3 Xray SITREP negative contact
81	2315	From Bde. ARVN convoy coming down on right flank of Bde. coord. 485465 to 810140 on 11 May at 1730 hrs.
82	2400	Dragon 3 Xray SITREP negative contact
83	2400	Lawyer A SITREP negative contact
84	2400	Radio check with Bde. 4c
85	2400	Lawyer B SITREP negative contact
86	2400	Sent SITREP II3 to Bde., closed log out 2400 9 May
		Pages signed by: Michael W. Nieberding, Capt., Infantry S-3 Air

ITEM	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
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		Summary On this day the S-4 Section issued 50ea Lug-A-Jug containers to B Company. Also this unit received 10ea Tent Liners and 16ea Gasoline Lanterns which were issued to the companies. Fourteen Tents GP Medium were requisition and received. Our resupply program by air to the companies exercises was started as of today.
		Page signed by William C. Tison, Capt., Inf., S-4