Vietnam War Timeline

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2 December 1968
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Joan, Duc Co, YA 844252

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 LZ Joan YA844252
B 1/35 (-) OPCON to 2/8
C 1/35 LZ Betty YA905505
D 1/35 (-) OPCON to 2/8
D Co Mortars (-) LZ Joan
Recon Plt LZ Jean
4.2 Mortar Plt, LZ Joan

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 2 December 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Joan YA841251, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, C Battery 2/9 Artillery, E Company, Counter Mortar Section 2/9 artillery; 1st Platoon D Co 4th Engineers Battalion, Mobile Dental Clinic from the 4th Medical Battalion; At LZ Betty YA903506; C Company 1/35, 1 CSF platoon from the Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang, At grid ZA195354 B Company OPCON to 2/8 Inf; At ZA181303 D Company OPCON to 2/8 Inf; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).

E Company, Recon made a C/A from LZ Joan to LZ Lanetta YA853457 to secure C Battery 2/29 artillery.

1215 hours (C) From Bde Capt. Sans to the S-3: Have 1 plt on immediate standby on the Duc Co airstrip and the rest of the Co on 30-minute standby to C/A into general grid 7647, situation LRRP team receiving heavy small arms fire, extraction ships received fire also.

1333 hours From Bde: You are to have 1 Co as a reactionary force for the 7/17 Cav when we get information we will let you know, informed A Co, they are getting ready at this time.