Daily Staff Journal  04-May-66

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0000

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

2

0110

Lawyer Charlie SITREP no change

3

0200

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

4

0220

C Co. taken under sniper fire maintaining radio silence as much as possible, time 0200 hours

5

0230

Lawyer Charlie reports C Co. sniper firing ceased

6

0300

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

7

0300

Lawyer Charlie SITREP no change

8

0300

C Co. SITREP no change

9

0305

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

10

0305

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

11

0308

Ambush patrol SITREP negative

12

0310

13

0400

C Co. SITREP negative

14

0400

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

15

0410

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

16

0500

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

17

0500

Ambush patrol SITREP negative

18

0510

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

19

0510

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

20

0510

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative

21

0510

C Co. SITREP negative

22

0600

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

23

0601

Lawyer Charlie reports SITREP C Co. negative

24

0602

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

25

0610

Ambush patrol SITREP negative

26

0655

Commo check with Bde loud and clear

27

0705

Lawyer Charlie reports SITREPC Co. negative

28

0735

Lancer 33 says road condition for base camp is amber

29

0845

Fire mission to destroy village at XT 676178 from 0715-0745, tunnel system is being reconnoitered by patrol from B Co. 2/14

30

0850

SITREP from C Co. normal

31

0900

Commo check with Bde. C Co.

32

0905

C Co. notified that patrol is within 100 meters of their location

33

0930

Fire mission called in on graveyard XT 672174, results unknown

34

0940

Patrol #2 returned RP 030930 - all present

35

1000

Radio check with Bde.

36

1030

Lancer 3 called, message:  Senior advisor RVN will be in area, his call sign will remain the same.  Freq:  odl Div. command Freq T-04

37

1100

Radio check with Bde.

38

1130

SITREP C Co. normal

39

1300

Call from Bde. roads are amber

40

1335

Received patrol plans overlay for 409 Inf. posted

41

1400

C Co. SITREP normal

42

1409

Received search and destroy mission from 1st Bde, directed to the 4/23 Inf., filed information copy and notified CO 2/14.

43

1455

C Co. SITREP normal

44

1500

Muggy-detour 53 in net

45

1625

Muggy-detour 10 in net

46

1630

Reaction force plan #2 sent to C Company

47

1645

Lawyer A & Lawyer B notified not to fire any weapons beyond creek

48

1650

Bde. notified S-3 that Commo was out.

49

1800

Patrol at CP A 1840

50

1900

Patrol reports they are in general vicinity of CP B but can't make positive identification

51

2000

SITREP #1 sent to Bde.

52

2015

SITREP from A/M negative

53

2025

SITREP from A/M no contact

54

2030

SITREP from A/M no contact

55

2100

SITREP Lawyer B negative contact

56

2105

SITREP from Lawyer C one VC located at 6660-1680 at 2118 hrs., VC tripped flare 80 meters to eastern flank of OP A/M (Ann Margaret).  VC taken under fire.  VC possible KIA

57

2145

SITREO from patrol-clearing CP B

58

2155

Longbow 3 call, his tanks will not be going out thru A/M.  Air strike will be at 0700, smoke on left bunker of A/M at 063005 May 66

59

2155

Lancer 3, If reaction force is needed for 4/23, tanks from OP A/M may be detached.

60

2200

Lawyer B SITREP negative contact

61

2210

Lawyer A SITREP negative contact

62

2215

Lawyer C SITREP negative contact

63

2216

SITREP #2 sent to Bde 

64

2230

From Lawyer C radar set atop A/M shorted out by lightning

65

2300

SITREP Lawyer B negative contact

66

2315

SITREP Lawyer A negative contact

67

2300

SITREP Lawyer C negative contact

68

2330

SITREP from Lawyer C:  One VC south of OP A/M in tree line in river.  At 2250 carrying carbine, uniform unknown.  Taken under fire, VC retreated North.

69

2400

SITREP #3 sent to Bde

Log closed out at 042400 May 66