April 8th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Nine
April 7th, 1969 recap Three Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams arrive at LZ Cider. Consisting of six men on each team, these men specialize in covert reconnaissance and surveillance patrols in enemy controlled territory. They will begin their patrols on April 8th, aimed at reconning the area of the March 27th and March 30th […]
April 7th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Eight
April 6th, 1969 All elements of the 3-12 Infantry and 1-22 Infantry remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kutoh and Cu Don mountain ranges. Short range and ambush patrols were sent out with limited findings. Additional airstrikes and artillery were called in, targeting suspected NVA positions within the objective area. April 7th, […]
April 6th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Seven
April 5th, 1969 recap With the exception of Recon Platoon, all 3-12 Infantry elements remained in the same positions as April 4th. Additional short range and ambush patrols were sent out. Several elements responded to sightings of movement or trip flares outside of their positions by employing light organic weapons on the suspected enemy locations. […]
April 5th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Six
April 4th, 1969 recap All 3-12 Infantry elements remained in the same positions as April 3rd. Additional short range and ambush patrols were sent out. Several elements responded to sightings of movement or trip flares outside of their positions by employing light organic weapons on the suspected enemy locations. No enemy casualties were reported. The […]
March 8th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Eight
Recap of March 7th Alpha & HHC maintain their position at LZ Swinger. Charlie Company is airlifted to Hill 947 southeast of LZ Mary to reinforce D/3-8 Infantry. Task Force Swift (B, D, Recon 3-12) is airlifted to LZ Brace, and begins to move south towards Hill 947. The Task Force encounters thick vegetation and […]
March 7th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Seven
Recap of March 6th, 1969 LTC Larkin consolidated his line companies into two general locations (LZ Swinger and LZ Mary). Charlie Company is moved on to the top of Hill 680, roughly one and a half kilometers southwest of Alpha Company and LZ Swinger. On LZ Mary, the battalion executive officer Major Williams organized Task […]
March 4th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Four
Recap of March 3rd, 1969 On March 3rd, Alpha Company maintained its position on LZ Swinger. HHC & Charlie Battery, 1/92 Field Artillery (155mm towed howitzers) were airlifted into LZ Swinger during the day. Bravo & Charlie Company conducted search & destroy patrols west of LZ Mary with minimal findings. Delta Company conducted a heliborne […]