1st Battalion 22nd Infantry S-3 Logs 15 Feb 67

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.

The following is an excerpt from the 4th Infantry Division After Action Report covering the period of the above action.

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

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