Daily Staff Journal  20-Apr-67

 

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2/14 Bn S-3 Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ

  

2/14th,  S-3
Location:  Cu Chi, Vietnam
0001-2400  20-Apr-67

 

ITEM`

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

    Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.

8

0745

Notified line company CO's of recon at Viking resupply pad, fly time 0900

9 0810 Notified B Company they take over Ann Margaret at 1200, also notified C Co XO that they take over bridge at 1200.
10 0815 Notified A Co to have patrol leader at TOC for 1330 briefing
11 0915 A Co started test firing small arms and machine guns at Ann Margaret in a northwest direction
12 1015 A Co finished firing.
13 1030 Notified all concerned of staff and commanders meeting at 1630 in TOC
14 1345 A Co started test firing 60mm at Ann Margaret.
15 1410 A Co completed test firing 60mm.
19 2045 Have no communication with Ann Margaret on land line, get in contact with them through bunker 21, will be fixed tomorrow.
26 2330 Bde notified us of tracer rounds observed by LOFTY patrol and bunker line at XT683157.  Our patrol #1 was notified.
    Daily Sit/Rep 191801H to 201800H Apr 67

1.  Operations Summary:

  a.  General:  2/14th Inf continued to conduct additional training and perform maintenance on all equipment in preparation for the forth-coming operation.  In addition, one reinforced squad assumed responsibility for OP Ann Margaret at 201200H and the bridge to OP Ann Margaret was secured by one fire team.

 

 

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