April 1st, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Two
March 31st, 1969 recap All battalion elements are subjected to NVA indirect and recoilless rifle attacks during the pre-dawn hour of March 31st. The NVA harassing attacks continue sporadically throughout the day. On LZ D-Handle, three men are wounded by these attacks. Alpha Company and two platoons of Charlie Company are lifted from their night […]
March 31st, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-One
March 30th, 1969 recap Alpha Company makes another attempt to recover their fallen men from March 27th. After letting A Co close to within 100 meters of the initial contact site, the NVA unleashed an ambush. The company, effectively split in two by snipers in trees and mortar fire, is forced yet again to withdraw. […]
March 30th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty
March 29th, 1969 recap Bravo & Delta Company on LZ D-Handle are hit with a heavy NVA indirect fire attack just before first light on the 29th. It is followed by a ground attack by sappers and enemy infantry using satchel charges, small arms and B-40 rockets. The LZ D-Handle perimeter is briefly penetrated, and […]
March 29th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Nine
March 28th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29 FA and the Recon Platoon at LZ Cider, and Bravo & Delta at LZ D-Handle. A single platoon from Bravo occupied a night ambush location near the old Bravo command post on LZ […]
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 […]
March 11th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Eleven
Recap of March 10th, 1969 A heavy NVA indirect fire attack caused over a dozen casualties on the firebase, including one KIA from 1-92d Field Artillery. An additional indirect fire attack on Hill 947 resulted in no damage or casualties. March 11th, 1969 LZ Swinger is targeted by indirect fire once again. The suspected point […]
March 10th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Ten
Recap of March 9th,1969 LZ Swinger is hit by a combined artillery and mortar barrage, causing multiple casualties. In addition to that, two elements of Alpha Company encounter a strong NVA force several hundred meters outside the perimeter. Snipers in trees and spider holes inflict a terrible toll on the Americans. Four men are killed […]
March 9th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Nine
Recap of March 8th, 1969 The battalion, spread between the two hot spots of LZ Cider and Hill 947, began encountering higher levels of NVA presence. Late in the evening, Alpha Company reported movement outside the perimeter and engaged with small organic weapons with negative results. Ten kilometers away from LZ Swinger, Task Force Swift […]