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

3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lanetta YA857457

Unit Locations:
A 1/35 (-) LZ Lanetta YA857457
B 1/35 (-) LZ MaryEtta YA766492
C 1/35 (-) LZ Betty YA905505
D 1/35 OPCON to 2/1 Cav
Recon Plt (-) LZ Lanetta
4.2 Mortar Plt, LZ Lanetta

Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 24 December 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Lanetta YA854458, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, E Company, C Battery 2/9 artillery, 3rd platoon D Company 4th Engineers Battalion, counter mortar section 2/9 artillery; At LZ MaryEtta YA762492; B Company, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; At LZ Betty YA905505; C Company, OPCON Units: D Company OPCON 2/1 Cav; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).

No significant activities occurred in the area of operations during this reporting period.

1000 hours (C) Lt. Flanagan checked with Bde in reference to the letter dated 14 December 68 in reference the period April-May 68 for staffing a recommendation for the Presidential Unit Citation for the Division.

1616 (C) C Do SRP 3 at grid 911526 found a booby trapped US WP grenade laying against a piece of wood so that when you bumped it, it would go off, will fire light organics in the area after the SRP leaves for their destination.


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