03/14/1969 SitRep

CLASSIFIED

YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III -

From:       1/501^st Inf

2/501^st Inf

1/502^nd Inf

2/319^th Arty (105mm)

B/326^th Engineers

           2/17^th Cav

7/17^th Cav

To:.       (S3) Operations Col Eyles. 2/502nd. (CO ACTING) 2nd Brigade HQ 101st Division (S2) Intel (S3) Ops 101^st Division HQ

          

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

FSB LEE

1/501^st

3^rd Plt Bravo Co. Discover trail 212 600 follow It contouring West Set NDP Hill622 189 588

B Troop 2/17^th Cav

1^st Plt Travel South to Link up with Charlie Company 1/42^nd ARVN, RV and escort to FSB LEE with no incident

2^nd Plt Route Clearance West side of river. 11:00 engaged by est squad sized element, exchange fire enemy withdrew… Completed route clearance.

1500hrs On return took sniper fire from West 190 655 return fire. No cas RTB.

3^rd Plt, Route clearance East side of river, no contacts

A Btty 2/319^th Arty (105mm)

Improve positions, no missions fired

1/B/326^th ENGRS

Continue work on Base

  

LZ MASON 1/42^nd ARVN

Chinook repaired over night and flown out

2nd platoon of 326th Engineers

Insert took several Sniper rounds No Cas  and begin work

Aplha & Bravo

Work on Perimeter

1^st Plt Alpha

patrol North to hill 656 at Chu Bong Kran 210 758 1430hrs encounter enemy force, estimated at 3 platoons, Suffered casualties, pulled back calling in fire support from Mortar Platoon and CAS from 7/17^th Cav Air. RRF from Mason Alpha Co. Break contact… Policed up and returned with casualties to LZ MASON, RRF acting as screening force, 5 KIA 12 WIA

CHARLIE Co. 1/42^nd ARVN RV with 1/B Troop 2/17^th and make way to FSB LEE. 670th Company- 10th Transport Battalion. To overnight and leave in morning

LZ DIXON

Overnight 5 mortar rounds land in operimeter, no casualties, Stand too no attack followed

Units continue work on perimeter

Delta Co 1/502nd 

Insert without incident. Begin constructing bunkers

3^rd Plt B/326^th ENGRS

Insert without incident, begin work on Perimeter and bunkers

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

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

FAB STONEWALL

2/17^th Cav Armd

HQ & A Troops

Work on Perimeter and Bunkers

2/501^st Inf

Hotel Co.

Work on perimeter and bunkers send out perimeter patrols.

C Troop 2/17^th RV with 2/501st Fox, Golf, HQ, Recon Plt, Motar Plt

in 71st Transport Battalion trucks Entering AO on the H427

1500hrs Contact est. Enemy squad 040 820, return fire, enemy break contact South, convoy continue to Dak Sor (020-813) establish NDP. @ 17:00hrs

              EYES ONLY