03/14/1969 ORDERS

CLASSIFIED

YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA

From: (S3) Operations Col Eyles. 2/502nd. (CO ACTING) 2nd Brigade HQ 101st Division

To:.       (S2) Intel (S3) Ops 101^st Division HQ

           326^th Engineers

           1/502^nd Inf

           2/501^st Inf

2/17^th Cav

7/17^th Cav

          

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III -

DATE/TIME: 03/14/69

Weather

Light rain shower

Min 20 °c  37 °c

Sunrise: 05:39 AM Sunset: 05:59 PM Moonrise: 06:11 AM Moonset: 06:40 PM

Precip: 14%

Wind: 3 mph from SSW

Humidity: 100%

Pressure: 1009 mb

Cloud Cover: 90%

Visibility: 10 km

LZ MASON

start 07:00hrs 08:30 duration per lift with refuel and loading etc 4hours

07:00hrs 2nd platoon of 326th Engineers 1 CH47 Chinook and weapons Plt from 7/17th CAS. At LZ MASON

1/42nd. FSB MASON.
Engineers to repair, refuel downed CH47 at earliest convenience. Specialist if needed to fly in with first resupply
- Patrol to reconnoiter enemy strengths between MASON and hill 656 at Chu Bong Kran 210 758 mortar co to support patrols.
- Once artillery is establish at MASON,
- B Company 1/42nd and mortar co will patrol to Chu Bong Kran and establish a defensive base with pre-determined fire support coords from MASON.
Other patrols as needed to inform and protect the surrounding area of FSB MASON.

C Company 1/42nd ARVN Enter AO 06:00hrs arrive FSB LEE 10:00hrs by truck along the now secure H344 by 670th Company- 10th Transport Battalion.

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LZ DIXON

start 07:00hrs duration per lift with refuel and loading etc 4hours

07:00hrs D company 1/502nd arrive LZ DIXON 08:30hrs

11:30 ETA 1330 3rd platoon of 326th Engineers 1 CH47 Chinook and 7/17^th Wpns Plt provide CAS

1/502nd A Co. to remain at base as RRF

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11:00hrs

2/17^th D Troop 2/501st

2/17th D Troop to move to meet 2/501st Fox, Golf, HQ, Recon Plt, Motar Plt travelling in Brigade transport and  71st transport Battalion trucks (tbr) West along H427 and escort them to Dak Sor (020-813) establish NDP. 17:00hrs

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