March 21st, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-One
March 20th, 1969 recap Delta Company was ordered to make another assault. Bravo Companies 1st Platoon is OPCON to Delta, reinforcing their numbers after the heavy losses suffered on March 18th. After some initial success, Delta Company was once again bogged down by heavy fire coming from dug in NVA elements on the hilltop. An […]
March 20th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty
March 19th, 1969 recap Charlie Company conducted a company patrol along a ridgeline northeast and west of LZ Cider. An Alpha Company Listening Post engaged an NVA spotter outside of the firebase perimeter. Bravo Company occupied LZ Swift, and sent its 1st Platoon to become OPCON to Delta Company on LZ D-Handle. The rest of […]
March 19th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Nineteen
March 18th, 1969 recap The most significant action of the day developed to the southwest of LZ D-Handle when a platoon from Delta Company became heavily engaged by a well entrenched NVA unit. A second platoon was dispatched from the Delta Company patrol base and also became bogged down. Only after more than ten hours […]
March 18th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Eighteen
March 17th recap The four line companies of the battalion enjoyed another relatively quiet day. Alpha & Charlie continued improving the LZ Cider perimeter. A planned lift of the rest of the battalion TOC from LZ Swinger was accomplished at 1400 hours. Split into several elements since March 1st, the battalion was finally reformed. Bravo […]
March 17th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Seventeen
March 16th, 1969 Recap Alpha & Charlie Company continued to occupy LZ Cider. Multiple short range patrols were sent out, with no contact reported. Patrols from both companies reported discovering signs of recent NVA activity, including cut logs, well used trails and directional markings cut into trees. Bravo & Delta Company continued to occupy the […]
March 16th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Sixteen
March 15th, 1969 recap Alpha & Charlie Companies and the Recon Platoon continued expanding the LZ Cider perimeter. B/6-29 FA was airlifted in, transforming the position from a landing zone to a firebase. Bravo & Delta Companies continued patrolling around the LZ Swift & LZ D-Handle perimeters. Both companies sent out patrols, and an element […]
March 15th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Fifteen
March 14th, 1969 recap Alpha & Charlie Companies and the Recon Platoon were air lifted into a cold LZ on Hill 1043 approximately 18 kilometers south of LZ Swinger. Having met no resistance, they immediately began the work of expanding the landing zone and clearing the area in preparation for the arrival of the battalion […]
March 14th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Fourteen
Recap of March 13th, 1969 Alpha Company was airlifted to LZ Mary. They were replaced by Alpha, 1-35 Infantry. Charlie Company and Recon Platoon remained on Hill 947, conducting local patrols. Bravo Company occupied LZ Swift and recovered from its hard losses on the 11th and 12th. Delta Company attacked south across a small saddle […]
March 13th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirteen
Recap of March 12th, 1969 On LZ Swinger, HHC and Alpha were once again subjected to an indirect fire attack. Their time on Swinger was drawing short, and plans were in the works to move the 3-12 TOC further south and closer to the action near Task Force Swift. Task Force Swift assaulted through the […]
March 12th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twelve
Recap of March 11th Just south of Hill 947, a platoon from Charlie Company was caught up in an NVA ambush, and the ensuing firefight and extraction back to Hill 947 proved very costly for both C Co and B Co, which was ordered off the hill to provide support. Thirteen soldiers from the battalion […]