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 6th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Six
Recap of March 5th, 1969 The battalion FSB at LZ Cider receives more incoming indirect fire. Charlie Company is airlifted to a position nearby to offer support if needed. Bravo Company is airlifted to LZ Mary, where it joins Delta Company, the 4.2” Mortar platoon, Recon platoon and B/6-29 FA. March 6th, 1969 LTC Larkin […]
March 5th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Five
Recap of March 4th, 1969 NVA indirect fire attacks at Polei Kleng and LZ Cider caused moderate damage but minimal casualties. Bravo & Charlie companies of the 3-12 Infantry remained in night locations northwest of LZ Mary. Delta company moved overland from its night location to join the 4.2” Mortar and Recon platoons, reinforcing the […]
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 […]
March 3rd, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Three
Recap of March 2nd, 1969 Alpha Company maintained its position on LZ Swinger and prepared for the arrival of HHC and Charlie Battery, 1-92nd Field Artillery. A, B, C and Recon/Mortars convoyed from FSB Mary Lou to Polei Kleng. From there, the 4.2” Mortar & Recon Platoons (25 element) were lifted to LZ Mary. Bravo […]
March 2nd, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Two
Recap of March 1st – A/3-12 inserted into hot LZ at LZ Swinger. Casualties include approximately a dozen WIA and two KIA. One A/3-12 soldier and one 119th AHC crew chief. Bravo, Charlie, Delta, 4.2″ Mortar Platoon and Recon Platoon convoy from Plei Mrong to FSB Mary Lou. March 2nd, 1969 The situation on LZ […]
17 Days with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment – December 1st – 17th, 1967.
December 1st – Bravo Company occupies a position on the 3-12 Infantry Battalion Firebase atop Hill 1030. The company sends out several short range patrols during they day. One Bravo Company patrol finds body of NVA soldier KIA by arty 4-5 days previously at 816086. All Bravo Company patrols return to the firebase before dark, […]
3-12 Infantry operational summary, April 25th thru April 30th, 1967
US Army’s 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division operational summary for the period of April 25th-30th, 1967. II Corps, Pleiku Province. The 3-12 Inf HQ is moved to LZ Jackson Hole. Alpha & Bravo Companies continue company patrols. Charlie Company secures the perimeter at Jackson Hole. The Braves enter the mountains A looming […]
Gravesite Visit #62 – Warrant Officer Thomas E Adams – Montgomery, New York
September 9th, 2024 On the road once for work, I found myself in early September of 2024 in Milford, Pennsylvania, located just miles away from the tri-state border of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The rest of my work group would be flying in, but I had driven from my home in West Virginia […]