Vietnam War Timeline

74
5 January 1969
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 5 January 1969. Unit locations: At LZ Lanetta YA857457, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, E Company, C Battery 2/9 artillery, 3rd platoon D Company 4th Engineers Battalion, counter mortar section from the 52 group; At LZ MaryEtta YA766492; B Company, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; At LZ Betty YA905505; C Company, At grid YA729501; 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 operation during the reporting period.

0140 hours (C) Bde informs us that the artillery hill is still taking mortars and rockets and they seem to think the rounds are coming from the south portion of the C Co 93 element to see if they hear rounds.

1345 hours (C) From the Bde RTO to Major Royal: 1/35 will conduct a platoon size ambush on 7-8 Jan 69 occupy after dark 7 Jan 69 through dark on 8 Jan 69, walk in platoon ambush, on the first day set up on the trail at grid YA060421 8 Jan through noon 9 Jan set up on the stream at grid ZA069405 will be picked up the afternoon of 9 Jan 69, LZ and PZ must be well away from the ambush site, have the platoon leader and the S-3 ready at 0900 hours 6 Jan for the pickup and a briefing at Bde TOC.