Daily Staff Journal  11-Nov-68

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0001

Opened log

2

0100

S/R to Bde N/C all units  [*Situation Report to Brigade, for all units, No Change]

3

0200

S/R to Bde N/C all units

4

0300

S/R to Bde N/C all units

5

0400

S/R to Bde N/C all units

6

0500

S/R to Bde N/C all units

7

0501

B Co. LP 5 entering wire of NDP

8

0550

A Co. LP 2 entering wire of NDP

9

0558

A Co. 1st Plt. sub-element 1 departing AP site

10

0600

S/R to Bde N/C all units

11

0601

A Co. LP 1 closed w/NDP

12

0608

13

0630

C Co. 3d Plt. AP closed w/NDP

14

0631

B Co. 2d Plt. AP closed w/NDP

15

0635

C Co. 1st Plt. AP closed w/NDP

16

0636

A Co. 1st Plt. sub-element 2 AP closed w/NDP

17

0640

Extraction 0830 - resupply 1500

18

0647

C Co. 2d Plt. AP closed w/NDP

19

0710

B Co. 3d Plt. AP closed w/NDP

20

0732

D Co. 1st Plt. departing NDP to today's operation

21

0736

A Co. 3d Plt. departed NDP on clearing patrol operation 500 meters outside wire

22

0740

B Co. 1st Plt. departed NDP on clearing patrol sweeping 500 meters outside wire of perimeter

23

0748

D Co. 2d Plt. departed NDP on today's operations

24

0807

3d Plt. Co. D departed on days Ballgame

25

0815

Ballgame Air and ground passed to 2nd Bde

26

0855

(C) "Color's Up" Report from 31 Oct. to 10 Nov. passed in full to Bde S-2 Capt. Kelsey by Lt. Collinson

27

0857

A Co. 3d Plt. closed;  B Co. 1st Plt. closed

28

0925

AP's for tonight are:  A Co. H1-591019  H2-598009,  C Co. H-629987 T-636983 S-626973,  B Co. T-624020 S-616014 (C Co. at meane T-617113.

29

0950

Requesd Red haze and Scout.

30

1000

Request LOH for 1700 1800 for getting all company cmdrs to FSB Keane for command meeting.

31

1019

D Co. 1st Platoon locted 4 bunkers at 638973, destroyed

32

1027

Hornet Fire landed our location

33

1028

Hornet Fire airborne from 604017 with Bn. CO and S3

34

1035

At 628975 D Co. 2d platoon hit.  B/T 1 litter and 3 lightly wounded, Hornet will pick up.

35

1040

A co. airborne from 604017, 9 chalks

36

1044

Ref. item 34 dustoff complete

37

1046

A Co. down on LZ 1 (626014), also 4 chalks in LZ2 (622015) cold

38

1050

Ref. item 34 it was a grenade (unknown type)

39

1102

B Co. airborne, 10 ships from 604017

40

1007

B Co. down LZ5 (5 ship) 615003 cold

41

1115

At 626014 A Co. has one detainee, will hold.

42

1145

D/3/2-14 closed NDP

43

1200

A Co. airborne from LZ1, 5 ship lift

44

1201

A Co. down on grid 633031 (cold)

45

1220

All D Co. elements close NDP

46

1230

A Co. has picked up one VCI, will hold.  640038

47

1235

VCI is leading A Co. to possible cache

48

1320

Call Shaggy Hincie six (he will be available any time this afternoon)

49

1330

A Co. at 636036, located 2 AK47, 2 CKC, 2 M1 rifle and 6 60mm rounds.

50

1332

B Co. airborne, ten ships

51

1340

B Co. down on LZ10, LZ11 (cold)

52

1400

Assets released at this time (gun team and C/C)

53

1405

At 575017, B Co. pick up 1 male detainee, will hold.

54

1410

All weapons and POW taken to C/C by Hornet (5)

55

1456

S/R to Bde N/C, also locations of elements A Co. XT619019, B Co. 586014, 580020

56

1500

Operations for 12 Nov passed to D/2-14 by Lt. Corbin

57

1520

A Co. closed NDP

58

1550

B Co. closed NDP

59

1607

Notified by Lt. Bortch I will have air assets in morning 0730-0830

60

1620

Menehune 6 on station to bring C Co. CO and D CO to this location.

61

1640

B Co. bunker line spotted 2 VN outside wire at 611011, seem to be sbserving NDP.  B Co. is sending out squad to check out.

62

1700

B Co. AP I departed

63

1705

B Co. sub-element investigated VN ref. item 61, the civilians ran off in hedgerows.

64

1712

Menehune 6 departed this location for Cu Chi - released.

65

1713

A Co. APH-1 & APH-2 dptd FFL

66

1730

B Co. APs dptd FFL

67

1735

C Co. APH-T-S dptd FFL

68

1800

Requested from Bde - Menehune for Bn CO to Cap combat assaults and visits senior Province advisor at 0830-0930 in Boa Tri

69

1815

B Co. APS - 614013 & APT 622021 S/R Neg.

70

1822

B Co. APS located 2 stakes with plastic bags on them, looked like possible aiming stakes, will destroy in place.  Located at 614016

71

1929

Receiving incoming at FSB Keane

72

1830

Kamikaze LST back on station

73

1831

We received approx. 6 to 7 rds 82mm mortar - C/M requested

74

1835

D & C location receiving incoming approx. 13 rds from 60° AZ 600 meters

75

1837

Casualties from this location - 1 litter

76

1842

C-D neg. incoming at this time - 1 WIA ambulatory

77

1847

C-D receiving more incoming at this time

78

1847

D/O 156 ETA 10 min.

79

1848

Message from Cpt. Collins Duc Hoa - mortar sighting from new O.P. 1800 mils 1000 meters

80

1850

FSB Keane received approx 6 rds 82mm mortar - 3 WIA - 1 litter and 3 ambulatory

81

1851

A Co. bunker line opened fire on muzzle flashes 90° AZ 500 meters with unknown results

82

1855

D/O 156 on station

83

1903

D Co. spotted movement to SW of perimeter - fired 81mm mortars w/unknown results

84

1905

D Co. reports total of 20 rds. 82mm mortar, 1 WIA, ambualtory

85

1910

D Co. APH-1 checking out mortar site 594030

86

1910

D/O complete, 1 litter and 2 ambulatory from FSB Keane, 1 ambulatory from D Co. NDP

87

1925

Firefly coming up soon, 1/46 Inf. reported muzzle flashes at XT565013.  Firefly will check this out.  Message from S-3 Bde

88

1950

B Co. APS-APT in position

89

1955

A Co. APH-1 APH-2 in position

90

1955

New position for APH-2 596014

91

2010

Recount on D/O, A Co. 1 litter, 1 ambulatory;  B Co. 2 ambulatory;  D Co. 1 ambulatory from NDP

92

2012

C Co. APH - APS in position

93

2015

B Co. has 4 WIA that do not require D/O

94

2020

C Co. APT in position

95

2021

C Co. APT-2 in position (Mead.)

96

2040

Requested from 25th ARVN permission to check grid XT579018 0600-1000 to have AP check before returning to NDP

97

2042

Notified C Co. CO have AP check grid 638992 before returning to NDP

98

2047

Ref item 96, request denied because of counterparts in area.  (P.O.S.)

99

2050

A Co. LP-1 240° 50 meters, LP-2 305° 75 meters, B Co. LPH 45° 75 meters

100

2100

Notified Bde that 25th ARVN denied request for 2/14 to enter grid 579018 to check mortar site - request Div. to see if they can get clearance

101

2118

Notified A & B Co's 50% alert - 100% on first incoming.

102

2125

Message from D Co. CO, 3 more WIA's not requiring D/O.  Will send in to get shots.

103

2155

25th ARVN still denies request for clearance of grid 579018.  Lt. Anders (Bde S-3) is still working on it from Bde end.

104

2210

Message from Cpt. Collins (LNO at Duc Hoa) at 1530 hrs, 11 Nov. 68, the 267B Bn., 300 men crossed the river between 544904 & 511890.  They were wearing blue uniforms, pith helmets and Ho Chi Minh sandals.  They were armed with 2-82mm mortars, 3 machine guns, 1 75mm recoilless rifle, 1 flame thrower & many B-40 B-41 rockets.  Source knows CO & XO mission attack FSB Keane tonight

105

2230

Message from Bde - all information passed by radio will be long line method KAK 00 transmittted by Hotel Charlie 1

106

2245

B Co. APT-1 spotted 2 lights vic 592029 moving west to east, engaging with arty. - lights extinguished

107

2300

S/R Neg.

108

2315

Message from Bde ref. item 103 - permission to enter grid 579018 still denied by 25th ARVN

109

2330

B Co. APT in vic XT612025 heard metallic noises, engaged with arty.  Neg. noise at this time

110

2345

S/R to Bde N/C all units

111

2/14th Inf continued to operate in AO Dip and AO Quick.  Continued efforts to break down the VC infrastructure and progressing according to scheduled plans.  D Co. located 4 bunkers at 638773 and destroyed same.  Received 6 or 7 rounds incoming mortars.  Fired a C/M program (counter-mortar) and incoming ceased.
The 2/14th Inf. will continue efforts to destroy the V.C.I. in AO's Dip and Quick.
AP's and LP's will be used to provide early warnng to FSB and N.L.