1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

 

2nd Brigade 4th Infantry Division S-3 Radio Logs

February 15 - February 17

1967

 

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONTACT OF THE 1-22 INFANTRY, 4TH ID,   DURING THE PERIOD 15-17 FEB, 1967  WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER LOG   DA FORM 1594

HQ 2D BDE FWD    PLEI TOUN BRENG    YA 853452      15-17 FEB 67.

 

15 FEB 67

TIME

0010   1/22 RPTS SQD MOVING OUT TO REESTABLISH AMBUSH RECEIVING 3RDS SA FIRE: MORTARS TO FIRE IN THAT AREA. SQD WITHDREW TO PERM.

0015   1/22 LP RECOVERED RADIO THAT HE LEFT OUT.

0101   1/22 TO START FIRING TO NW WITH MORTARS AND ARTY. REQ SPOOKY REMAIN TO EAST.

0120   1/22 RPTS NOISE ACROSS STREAM SOUNDS LIKE WOMAN CRYING AT WATER POINT.

0130   1/22 RPTS BUNKER 12 RECEIVED SA FIRE AZMUITH OF 200 DEGREES ABOUT 200 METERS OUT 2 RDS.

0225   1/22 NOTIFIED G3 CPT MCCRAY SAYS NO DOG AVAILABLE. POSSIBLE GET SOME LATER TOMORROW.

0248   1/22 RELEASED SPOOK, WILL REMAIN IN BDE ALT FRQ IN CASE WE NEED HIM ANYMORE.

0310   4 WIA 1/22, 4 WIA FSA, 1 WIA 2/8, 1 PER EVAC FROM 1/22 TO 18TH SURG.

0745   B/1-22 IN LIGHT CONTACT IN LZ 510B COORD YA610601, RECEIVING MTR FIRE.

0752   1/22 1ST LIFT OF 22 SHIPS 0745 18 SORTIES.

0800   B/1-22 STILL RECEIVING SA FIRE, 1ST LIFT IN ORBIT FOR 10 MINUTES.

0805   B 1/22 BROKEN CONTACT.

0809   1/22 1ST LIFT GOING IN LZ SECURE

0815   1/22 1ST LIFT TOUCH DOWN 0814.

0820   B 1/22 FOUND 22 82MM LIVE RDS AND BLOOD TRAILS YA612604.

0821   1/22 HAS 23 SORTIES IN LZ 501N.

0845   1/22 SEQUENCE NO 2 COMPLETED 0850 (44) SORTIES.

0911   C 4/42 FIFTH SORTIES OF CH47 OFF 0900.

0912   A 1/22 SP NORTH ON ASSIGNED MSN 0912.

1000   CO 1/22 DIRECTED TO HOLD LIFT OF C/1-22 & DOVERT AIRCRAFT TO 1-12 TO LIFT B CO.

1015   1/22 15 HOOKS 53 SLICKS LANDED.

1045   2/8 CHOP B/1-22 TO PARENT BN.

1210   1/22 OUT OF COMMO W/BDE 7 BN REAR, ARTY LNO HAS CONTACT W/C/4-42 AT 1/22 LOC.

1250   LIFT COMPLETED 1210 HOURS.

 

16 FEB 67

TIME

1325   A/1/22 MADE CONTACT WITH 2 NVA, ON TRAIL RUNNING EAST & WEST TRAIL USED 2 DAYS AGO.

1512   1/22 A CO CONTACT YA598614 SOUTH-WEST TRAIL.

1530   A/1/22 IN CONTACT VIC YA598614 RECEIVING MG FIRE FM W SNIPER FIRE FM SOUTH.

1605   A/1/22 HEAVY CONTACT CONTINUES. EST AT LEAST 2 NVA PLATS HAVE SPOTTED MG NESTS W OF A CO.

1624   A/1/22 PINNED DOWN BY HEAVY AW FIRE FR WEST. C/1/22 MANUVERING FR S TO ASSIST. ARTY & TAC AIR PROVIDING FIRE SPT.

1700    CONTACT BROKEN AT A/1/22 LOC. C/1/22 MOVING TO LINK UP W/A/1/22.

1812   1/22 REPORTS CHOPPER WS SHOT 2ND IS DAMAGED WHEN GONE IN TO A CO LOC.

1845   A/1/22 CASUALTIES: 5 KIA, 10 WIA, C/1/22 LOCATED 100M WEST OF A/1/22.

1917   MED EVAC SHIPS (HOOK) FOR 1/22 AAR 3T.

1920   C/1/22 EFFECTED LINK UP W/A/1/22 AT YA601614.

1930   CO 1/22 REQUESTS SPOOKY RTN HIS LOC AS A &C CO ARE STILL IN CONTACT. HAVE SEVERAL CASUALTIES TO EVAC. (CO STATES A CO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT FOR PAST TWO HOURS) RPT REC'D.

2020   FRIENDLY CASUALTIES C/2/8 16 KIA, 19 WIA: 1/22 FRIENDLY CASUALTIES 6 KIA, 14 WIA (ED. NOTE, C/2/8 WAS IN CONTACT THE EXACT SAME TIME 1/1/22).

2140   1/22 MED EVAC STARTED AT THIS TIME.

2141   1/22 REQ UH1D FOR RESUPPLY OF AMMO & MORPHINE.

2205   1/22 6 WIA OUT 3 MORE CRITICAL TO GO, WANT C CO XO ON AIRCRAFT COMING OUT.

2215   1/22   REPTS HIS 6 RETURNED TO FSB, NO NO CONTACT AT THIS TIME NO FIRING SINCE 2100.

2235   1/22 REPORTS ALL CRITICAL WIA OUT (10) AT 2220.

2300   RESUPPLY OF SA AMMO & MED SUPPLIES FOR A/1/22 BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY UH1B.

2315   A/1/22 RESUPPLY COMPLETED ACFT RELEASED.

2315   1/22 REQUESTS CH47 AT 170645 TO COMPLETE MED EVAC OF A/1/22 WIA'S (NOTE: 2/8 HAS 19 WIA FOR EVAC).

2337   1/22 REPTS JAMMING ON BN CMD PRIM FREQ.

 

17 FEB 67

TIME

0015   RECAP OF CASUALTIES: 16 FEB, 2/8 17 KIA 19WIA, 40 NVA KIA. 1/22 14 KIA 21 WIA , 23 NVA KIA (INITIAL COUNT PRIOR TO SWEEP).

0110   1/22 REQUESTED DUST OFF HOOK, HAS ONE CRITICAL WIA.

0140 1/22 REPTS A & C IN CONTACT.

0212   1/22 REPTS A FEW GRENADES WERE THROWN INTO PERM OF A & C CO

NO MORE ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME.

0535   SPOOKY RELEASED FM 1/22 AT 0405 HRS.

0802   1/22 A CO REPORTS AT 0745 DURING SWEEP FOUND 2 NVA KIA, 1 LMG 1 SKS.

0905   1/22 REPORTS ALL WOUNDED OUT, WORKING ON KIA'S AT THIS TIME.

0932   1/22 REPORTS 2 LMG, 1 SKS, 21 NVA KIA TOTAL FOR TODAY.

0940   1/22 REPORTS EN KIA TOTAL NOW 33 (BC).

1015   A & C 1/22 CONDUCTION SWEEP IS ENCOUNTERING SPORADIC LIGHT CONTACT.

1040   1/22 FAC REPORTS SPOTTED 3 INDIVDUALS SOUTH EAST OF A CO 300 MTRS 1010 HRS.

1315   1/22 EVACUATION COMPLETE.

 

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The above was compiled through the joint efforts of George Heidt, Jim Henderson and Bob Babcock


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