Daily Staff Journal 16-Jul-66

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
26	0745	LL to Camp Swampy (laterite pit)
28	0756	A Co located 1 VC homemade grenade XT 693121, destroyed in place
29	0805	Recon reports that convoy in front of base camp will delay his element 30 min.
33	0915	Concentrations FN 045-46 fired for A Co
34	0920	Concentrations for A Co completed saber elements are moving through obj area
35	0925	B Co cleared to test fire small arms on OP A/M
37	0950	Wire report from B Co complete, no cuts or gap in wire
39	1008	A Co located 2 tunnels that moves in 3 directions XT 686123, #1 50 meters long #2 200 meters long, still searching
40	1100	A Co located 1 tunnel w/2 branches #1 8 x 10, #2 2 x 2, tunnel blown
41	1120	Bde 3 notified lawyer 3 that we must stop using our remote sets because the choppers have the series radios and they can't contact us
44	1345	DA6 request permission to begin firing - permission granted
45	1420	DA6 reports tunnel at XT 680127 left branch 15 ft long 2x2 dia destroyed.
46	1425	DA6 reports a tunnel at XT 680127 15 meters long 2nd branch 15 meters long destroyed
47	1440	DA6 reports tunnel at XT 681122 horse shoe shaped with 2 entrances, 20 ft in length, 2x3 in dia 4 ft deep found inside were 1 American made steel pot and some Vietnamese eating utensils, 400 rds SA ammo, 1 1/2 lbs TNT destroyed
58	1502	DA6 reports leaving operation area, returning to base camp
61	1603	DA6 reported element of 3/4 Cav hit a mine at XT 675130 resulting 2 WIA dustoff called by 3/4 Cav on their own push dust off completed 1623
75	2013	DB9 reported Vietnamese talking through a microphone to our left
76	2015	Bunker to the left reported the same thing as item 75 - this is a ciwar team in the village in 4/23 area

1st Brigade S-1	Casualty Reports, Officer Transfers
2/14 Bn S-3	Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
2	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Moran, Donald G. SP4 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. Powder burns. Ambush patrol.
3	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Chastain, Kermit L. PFC 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. Bruised hips. Ambush patrol.
4	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Barber, James F. PFC 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. FW left side of nose. Ambush patrol.
5	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Cardona, Joseph V. PFC 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. Sprained left knee. Ambush patrol.
6	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Crauton, Eddie PFC 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. Powder burns. Ambush patrol.
7	1400	Rec Cas Rept Battle WIA A 2/14 Mengelkoch, Richard PFC 152035 Jul 66. XT 691148. FW right shoulder. Ambush patrol.