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1 April 70 0001H Co A at BS628497, Co B LZSJ, Co C BS632531, Co D at BS634519, Recon at BS631418. 1 April 70 1312H SEE Journal #3 #4 #5 Co A request urgent DUSTOFF for 1 US shot in both knees. Need Penetrator and basket. PFC Richard A Blowers See report 1 April 70 1608H Co A request DUSTOFF for 1 US wounded by friendly M-79 frags. Sgt Wayne Brown See report 1 April 70 2221H Strength report: Co A = 4/69, Co B = 3/67, Co C = 2/81, Co D = 4/87, Recon = 1/18. 2 April 70 1230H Co D moved 2 persons to Bronco. 1 US had machete wound, 1 had FUO PFC Rick Daniel PFC Samual Latta 2 April 70 1755H SEE Journal #4 #5 #7 Report #A #B Co C request DUSTOFF for 1 US Michael R Perry Co D request DUSTOFF for approx. 24 persons result command detonated explosive device PFC Ira Russel wounded but not dusted off..   4 April 70 1145H Co B request urgent DUSTOFF SP4 David Crabtree PFC Stephen L Busby See Journal #2 Report #A 5 April 70 1816H SEE Journal #3 Report #A Co C report DUSTOFF complete for US with gash in hand. SP4 Jerry Jones LRRP teams Nevada , Oregon and Idaho are running ops for the 4/3 throughout April. April 1970 will also see a 10 fold increase in the use of mechanical ambushes, (See related Ambush map) In some cases going from one per company to as many as four for a platoon. 7 April 70 1115H SEE Journal #3 Report #A Co A request DUSTOFF for 2 US WIA result booby trap BS717343 E-5 Donald A Beaver E-3 Donald J Mills 9 April 70 1300H See report 13 April 70 SEE Journal #2 Report #A 15 April 70 0001H Co A at BS 700358, Co B at BS665413, Co C at BS652365, Co D at LZSJ, Recon BS611380. 14 April 70 Back injury SEE Journal #1 15 April 70 1032H Air move of Co C to south pad ot Duc Pho complete. Co C becomes OPCON 4/21 at 1030H. 15 April 70 2355H SEE Journal #6 Report #A #B #C #D First report of Co C mass causalities. 6 KIA, 13 WIA. Newspaper article on this incident Preacher and the Rice Bowl is the title of a short story written by Harold Titus who lost an arm in this event. Harold has gone on to earn a Doctorate in Philosophy. He has written a text book for beginning philosophy students which can be found in most college libraries. Harold has also written a novel. I read 230 pages of the text book and all of the novel.   Also Co B request DUSTOFF for 2 US Sgt Louis Kraetke, Back injury---- SFC Jack Clark, FUO------------ 17 April 70 1015H LRRP team Idaho in contact 0950H, BS441470 request immediate extraction. Extraction complete 1010H result 1 VC/NVA KIA 1 pack and 1 weapon CIA. 17 April 70 1745H Co A at BS739365, Co B at BS656413, Co C OPCON 4/21, Co D LZSJ, Recon LZSJ. 19 April 70 1036H Patches Musgrove arrives LZSJ, lady correspondent. 19 April 70 1110H Co A gave candy and C-rats to children in return the children gave GI M-16 ammo and a LAW. Will continue to trade. 20 April 70 Dustoff SEE Journal #3 #4 Report #A 21 April 70 1305H Co A at LZSJ, Co B at BS626426, Co C OPCON 4/21, Co D at BS757350, LRRP team Oregon at BS784281. 23 April 70 0140H Co C 4/3 detonated a booby trap WIA 3 VN agents. 24 April 70 1013H Co A at LZSJ, Co B at BS626435, Co C at Duc Pho--released OPCON 4/21, Co D at BS769331, Recon at LZSJ, Tiger 2 at BS623403, 26 April 70 1020H SEE Journal #2 #3 #7 Report #A #B Co B request DUSTOFF for 1 US injured leg, going into shock. 26 April70 1300H Co B request DUSTOFF for a member of the tracking team wounded by S/A fire in right shoulder at BS629452.. 28 April 70 1420H Sniper team depart LZSJ for Co D location. See Report 29 April 70 0650H SEE Journal #1 Co C request DUSTOFF for 1 US with injured back. Scott Thompson See Report  30 April 70 2359H See Summery page one , page two |
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