Daily Staff Journal 26-Apr-67

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.
7	0235	B Co reports 9 mortar rounds landing between 300-800 meters away. Bn CO requests a ship for VR if ceiling allows
8	0240	C Co reports 3 VC passing their position on an azimuth of 6400 mils
9	0255	1/8th Arty 105mm was firing in area, have check fire in effect.
10	0300	Manchu informed 2/14 that the wire around the perimeter is being probed and the stand to is still in effect (3/13th Arty area and north end report movements).
11	0345	Lofty 33 reports stand to down to 50% alert
20	0620	B Co requests 2 boxes of C-4 to come out on extraction ship.
21	0645	C Co requested to know how far they could advance. Reply was up to WASHINGTON. More information to follow.
22	0720	Called Viking on ETA of light gun team
23	0723	Dragon 6 asked about hold-up on resupply
24	0725	Gun team on station
25	0727	Dragon Vravo inquired about M-60 in for maint.
26	0825	B co began their movement.
27	0850	B Co reports finding 2 bicycles at XT503326, will destroy.
28	0850	A & C Co began their move.
29	0956	B Co reports having 1 US WIA from hand grenade booby-trap with trip wire at coord 500323, requests dustoff.
32	1057	4/9 have contact at coord XT490347, will put in air strike
34	1215	Air strike coordinated by Issue 14 and Dragon 6.
36	1230	C Co reports finding a tunnel complex, tunnel is being explored. Have gone to a depth of 100 meters, tunnel is getting bigger. XT500336
37	1338	B Co reports receiving approx 6 rounds SA fire at XT496323. Called in Arty.
38	1615	Air strike for 2/14th Inf began at 1530 hrs at XT501323, completed 1615 hrs.
47	1913	B Co request for resupply: 1 case C-4, 1 roll of time fuse, 1 box blasting caps, 1 case smoke, 4 claymores, 25 fuse lighters
48	1938	C Co request for resupply: 2 cases C-4, 200 ft det cord, 10 ft of time fuse, 12 shaped charges, 5 tubes of ointment, 5 morphine syrettes, 1 case smoke, cleaning patches, oil, 2 helmet liners, 1 jungle fatigue pants (small/med), 2 Bangalore torpedoes, 1 accessory pack.
49	1945	A Co resupply request: 1 demo kit complete
51	2015	B Co resupply request: 1 jungle fatigue pants (small/reg), 6 tubes ointment
52	2027	Manchu TOC put stand down conditions in effect.
55	2055	A claymore detonated outside of base camp by VC, no further information.
56	2110	Claymore was aimed at 4/9 Inf Radar bunker in Arty sector, 3/13 Arty is firing H&I's into the area.
60	2158	4/9 Inf reports bunker line spotted a figure crawling along a dike at vic XT456267, was engaged by bunker line with neg results.
61	2205	Maj Boyd informed 2/14 TOC that C Co is receiving SA and grenades by an estimated 3-4 VC.
62	2211	A Co reports that he is receiving carbine fire from his north.
63	2250	C co reports 3 VC in area 25 meters from C Co position, VC were engaged with SA, M-60 and hand grenades. 1 VC moaned when engaged and they ran east out of the area. Search of area showed negative body. Will search again in the morning.
64	2250	A Co reports they received 6 rounds carbine fire, but no longer in contact with enemy.
67	2305	A Co LP received 6 SA sniper rounds but they could not detect the direction, fire was not returned.

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.
4	1030	Rec Cas Repts - 8 WIA from B 2/14 LIDDIC, Larry I. PFC SMITH, Clyde C. PFC GRIFFIN, John P. PFC NEVIUS, David D. PFC EDWARDS, Thomas K. PFC ALEXANDER, Samuel PFC HOLBROOK, Samuel O. III PSG BERRY, Robert L. PFC