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| Organization or Installation G3, 25th Inf Div |
Location Cu Chi, RVN |
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| Period Covered From To Hour Date Hour Date 0001 24 Sept 67 2400 24 Sept 67 |
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| 1 0001 Journal Opened: Duty Off Maj Lehrfeld, DNCC"s Sgt Gagliano-Sgt Thompson HG 2 0007 3/4 Cav (Sgt Barry) at 232350H elements of A II FFV CPT 3/4 Cal recd sniper fire vic XT587156. Returned fire Goodlow w/SA - M79 - M60. Neg cas VC losses unknown. HG 3 0030 II FFV (Cpt Goodlow) acknowledges msg dated 222345 from Col Ward to Col Fuller. S PT 4 0044 DTOC (Sgt Thompson) passed range firing schedule for 24 Sep to 1st Bde (Sgt Price) and 2nd Bde (Sgt Sowder) approved. S PT 5 0047 DTCC (Sgt Thompson) passed RRF to II FFV (Sgt Kelly) RRF for 24 Sep are: A 2/14, C 1/5 (M) & C 3/4 Cav. S PT 6 0200 Trang Bang (Maj Cook) req a medvac to be on stand by for the District Chief of Trang Bang at this time they do know the Extent of injuries to him. All Trang Bang knows is that the District Chief had his jeep hit a mine while leading a reaction force to the Ya Minh outpost which was attacked by unk size VC force at 0100. More details will follow. S PT 7 0235 Bao Trai (Cpt Session) at 0135 vic XT450223 a PF outpost recd a CMD detonated mine and SA |
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| Typed Name and Grade Of Officer or Official On Duty Signature W. J. Boyd, Major, GS, Asst G3 William J Boyd |
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| Organization or Installation G3, 25th Inf Div |
Location Cu Chi, RVN |
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| Period Covered From To Hour Date Hour Date 0001 24 Sept 67 2400 24 Sept 67 |
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| fire from unk # VC. A platoon size reaction force II FFV (Cpt was sent from Trang Bang at 0142. which was Goodlow) Notified ambushed and hit a mine b unk # VC. The Col Ward, Col district Chief Bolton e was seriously wounded. Gleason, BG Medvac called. Results so far are 7 PF KIA & Bolton, Col Troy 2 PF WIA and 1 District Chief WIA. 1st Bde (Cpt Ellis) 2d Bde I ( Cpt Meader) 3/4 Cav (Lt Chapman) SM PT 8 0243 DTOC )Maj Lehrfeld) to 3/4 Cav (Lt Chapman) Ref item # 7 tasked 3/4 Cav to send 1 element of B trp to look into this contact & also sent 2 LFT"s S PT 9 0355 2d Bde (Cpt Meader) at 0341 C 1/5 (M) ambush II FFV (Sgt patrol vic XT437190 obs 20 VC engd w/Arty & Kelly) 81mm mortars Res unk Ap relocated to XT436180 SM PT 10 0431 1st Bde (Cpt Ellis) at 0400 A 2/ 14 vic Xt 647- Wouned atat ?88 recd 1 rifle grenade. 2 US WIA (minor) Team (Sgt Paris) rtn'd fire w/M79. VC losses unk. II FFV (Sgt Kelly) SM PT 11 0425 Ref Log entry # 7 cas count is corrected to 11 PF KIA & 19 PF WIA & 1 dist Chief WIA. all |
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| Typed Name and Grade Of Officer or Official On Duty Signature W. J. Boyd, Major, GS, Asst G3 William J Boyd |
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| Organization or Installation G3, 25th Inf Div |
Location Cu Chi, RVN |
Period Covered From To Hour Date Hour Date 0001 24 Sept 67 2400 24 Sept 67 |
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| All were medvac SM PT 12 0504 2d Bde (Sgt Sowder) at 0458 C 1/5 (M) ambushed II FFV (Sgt Kelly patrol vic XT436180 engd 6 VC w/M79 & 81mm SM PT VC losses unk. Will check area at first light 13 0703 1st Bde (Sgt Arnold) at 0655 B 4/23 departed right location enroute to vic XT579301 for S&D operations. SM PT 14 0810 3/4 Cav (Maj Kelly) 0808 req to fire 2 RPG-2 Granted rds ar ann margret between 0830 & 0930. SM PT 15 0815 2d Bde (Sgt Sowder at 0800 D 2/27 departed Cu Chi w/B 65th Engrs S S 16 0833 1st Bde (Sgt Arnold) at 0805 B 4/23 is at vic XT576313 w/neg contact. SM PT 17 0835 1st Bde (Sgt Arnold) at 0820 A 4/9 departed night location enroute to tunnel work site vic XT615307. SM PT 18 0855 1st Bde (Radio) 0850 C 2/14 commenced S&D vic XT653285 SM S 19 0906 2d Bde (Sgt Davis) at 0830 A 1/27 departed present base camp enroute to D 1/27 Base camp Also A 1/27 will S&D along the way PT 20 0907 3d Bde (Maj Pappageogre) to G3 (Col Ward) Ref: F6 report on the 272 VC regt which was |
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| Typed Name and Grade Of Officer or Official On Duty Signature W. J. Boyd, Major, GS, Asst G3 William J Boyd |
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| Organization or Installation G3, 25th Inf Div |
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| Location Cu Chi, RVN |
Period Covered From To Hour Date Hour Date 0001 24 Sept 67 2400 24 Sept 67 |
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| supposedly located at vic XT599444. Plans to |
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