CLASSIFIED
YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA
Operation
RAPIDSTRIKE III -
From:
1/501st Inf
2/501st Inf
1/502nd Inf
2/319th
Arty (105mm)
B/326th Engineers
2/17th Cav
7/17th Cav
To:.
(S3) Operations Col
Eyles. 2/502nd. (CO ACTING) 2nd Brigade HQ 101st Division
(S2) Intel (S3) Ops 101st Division HQ
DATE/TIME: 03/15/69
Weather
Hi29°
Lo 18°
Mostly
clear
S.w.
5 km/h
Humidity:
93%
Pressure:
1012.40 mb
Cloud
Cover: 27%
Ceiling:
7468 m
Dew
Point: 19° C
Visibility:
11 km
Day
- Sunrise: 5:47 A Sunset: 5:21 PM Duration: 11:34 hr
Night
- Moonrise: 5:19 PM Moonset: 6:14 AM Duration: 12:55 hr
Wind
Chill 20°
FSB LEE
-0430hrs
FSB Lee.... rpg attack from East 5 round incoming. Bravo 1st Plt 1 WiA 2nd Plt
Charlie 1/42nd
ARVN, - Spent
day in perimeter
1/501st
3rd Plt
Bravo Co.
NDP Hill-622 189 588
Follow
Trail South 025 590, East 196 589 where trail ends. Pick up again 195 587 Then
North West 190 591 Set Up NDP
B Troop 2/17th
Cav - Rest
and refit in perimeter
D Btty 2/319th
Arty (105mm) - Improve positions, no missions fired
1/B/326th
ENGRS - Continue
work on Base
LZ MASON
1/42nd
ARVN
Alpha & Bravo - Work
on Perimeter
1st Plt
Alpha
Request replacements have suffered 17 casualties
CHARLIE Co. 1/42nd ARVN Spent day at FSB LEE
2nd Plt B/326th
Engineers
– work on perimeter and bunkers
-1100hrs
UHAUL 54 begin airlift A Btty 2/319 Arty to FSB
mason...
-1500 hrs
UHAUL 54 insertion of artillery FSB MASON complete.
Received sporadic fire from lone sniper on last lift. No casualties only minor
damage. Arty beginning set up firing positions...
LZ DIXON
Delta Co
Continue
constructing bunkers and working on Perimeter
3rd Plt
B/326th ENGRS
Working
on Perimeter and bunkers
FAB STONEWALL
2/17th
Cav Armd
HQ & A Troops
Work
on Perimeter and Bunkers
2/501st
Inf Hotel Co.
Work
on perimeter and bunkers send out perimeter patrols.
C Troop 2/17th
Dak
Sor (020-813) NDP
-0300hrs
NDP under mortar attack from south 8 round land in
perimeter with C 2/17th no casualties
-O700hrs
C 2/17th leave Golf & Fox 2/501st return to FAB STONEWALL.
TASK FORCE GRANT
2/501st HQ, Recon Plt, Motar Plt Fox Co. Golf Co.
2/501st HQ, Recon Plt, Motar Plt Fox Co. Golf Co.
Dak Sor (020-813) NDP
-0300hrs
NDP under mortar attack from south 8 round land in
perimeter with C 2/17th no casualties
-O700hrs
C 2/17th leave Golf & Fox 2/501st return to FAB
STONEWALL.
Fox Golf begin Patrolling south toward Yok N Krach Hill
641...
-0730
Golf find well used trail heading south 019 809. follow
trail.
-0830
Golf followed trail to 017 800. Trail ends over.. Continue
to move south.
-0900hrs
Fox Co. Troops in contact... lead elements encountered
enemy troops in bunkers... 022 796
situation fluid and developing.
-0930hrs
Fox Co. 2nd and 3rd platoons attempting to probe enemy
defensive line... bunkers continue to 018 795 & 023 796 situation
developing
-0930hrs
Golf moving to flank enemy position from North West.
-1030hrs
Golf Co. Engaged by enemy troops in bunkers 015
795....
-1300 hrs
Golf Co. Probing for flanks of bunkers.. Defensive lines continue to 016 794 & 016
792...
-1330hrs
Golf Co. & Fox Co. report receiving both mortar
and recoiless rifle fire... making no progress against well emplacement
bunkers... under heavy canopy -1430 hrs
Golf C. & Fox Co. No progress vs bunkers. Casualties
and ammo low. Company withdraw under cover of airstrikes from Shadowfax.
Fox Co. Move to high ground 012 807 Fox CO. to 018
808. Request ammo, water and food resupply MedEvacs. ASAP to Route 427.
-1630hrso
Golf Co. & Fox Co. reach locations for NDP and recive
resupply and extract casualties.
Casualty report as follows.
Fox Co.
1st Plt 5 WiA
2nd Plt 1 KiA 7 WiA
3rd Plt 9 WiA
Golf Co.
1st Plt 1 WiA
2nd Plt 4 WiA
3rd Plt 1 WiA
EYES ONLY
