03/16/1969 Sitrep AO RAPIDSTRIKE III

CLASSIFIED

YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA

From: S3 Operations, Task Force DIXON, LEE, MASON, STONEWALL & GRANT

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

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III -

DATE/TIME:  Time action 03/16/69

Weather

Sunrise: 06:01 hrs

Sunset: 17:26 hrs

Max: 22°c | Min: 20°c

Rain: 18.90 mm

Wind NE. 5 mph Gust 7 mph

Cloud 95%  - Humidity 98%  - Pressure 1009 mb

TF DIXON

-Re supply completed without incident

-Insertion of B Battery 2/319 lifted Completed Received HMG fire area 110 630

-1100 1^st Plt B Co. 1/502^nd Booby trap 045 632 1 WIA RTB

-1700 MORTAR ATTACK From SW.  1 KIA 5 WIA          

TF MASON

Resupply conducted without incident

-2300 Night Ambush N. or perimeter opens up on what turns out to be false contact

.

TF LEE

-1100hrs 3rd Plt Bravo 1/501st    estimated REINFORCED SQUAD 214 604 2 KIA from 11 Co. 1st Battalion, 320th Division NVA. Rest of enemy escape SW, Plt return to FSB LEE           

-2200hrs Night Ambush open fire enemy squad return fire 1 blood trail no bodies, Heading SW. 229 601

-1st Plt B Troop 2/17th Cav to conduct Route patrol N. along Route 344 and Return to FSB LEE, Conducted without incident

TF STONEWALL

FAB Stonewall

-0400hrs RPG ATTACK from S. No cas                  

-1400hrs MORTAR ATTACK  2 WIA 2/17^th Cav                          

-2200hrs Night AMbush S. of FAB Opens fire on suspected enemy, possibly false contact

TF GRANT

-Golf Co & Recon Plt Reinforce DP around 018 808,

-1800hrs ROCKET ATTACK from SW. 1^st Plt 2 WIA      

-2100hrs S. of perimeter, no return fire or sign, probably false contact

-Fox Co. & Bn Mtrs Strengthen DP around 012 807

-2300H MORTAR ATTACK from S. No Cas

389th TFS “SHADOWFAX”

Flew 12 Total sorties delivering Snake & Nape against 2x per co-ordinates

016 794

016 792

015 795.   

018 795

023 796 

022 796 

EYES ONLY