After Action Report

Subject:

After Action Report #17, Company (-) Combat Patrol 7-8 August 1965

Units Involved:

Company D (-)(rein)

2^nd and 3^rd Platoons

Company Headquarters

Arty FO Team

FAC Team

Detachment:

1^st Plt, Co A, 1^st AmTrac Bn

FMAW

Time:

Company D (-)(rein) landed by LVTs 070840H.  Pickup by helicopter was effected 081120H.  All units returned to defensive positions by 081157H.

Place:

Within and beyond TAOR, east of Grid Line 39 and west of Grid Line 44.

Casualties:

USMC     1  WIA

Enemy     1  KIA

 3    WIA

Action: Company (-) combat patrol.

Narrative:

Company D (-)(rein) landed by LVTs vicinity (BT 415125) at 070840H and commenced combat patrol, along two platoon axes south and southwest along assigned patrol route.  Third Platoon (rein), advancing along western axis, swept through village centered (BT 408114) and were taken under fire at 071000H by snipers in tree line at (BT404114).  Three individuals were seen running from trees and were ordered to halt.  Warning shots were fired and unheeded, whereupon one individual was shot and a second captured.  Third escaped.  Two VCS were returned to 1/4 CP by helicopter, but wounded VCS died enroute.

As Company (-) moved to vicinity of Xuan Ngoc (2) hamlet (BT 398112), fire was received simultaneously from vicinity (BT 393113), (BT 400108), and (BT 407108).  One WIA was sustained vicinity (BT 402118).  Artillery was called on estimated 10-15 VC, with negative effect on target.  Platoons deployed, forcing VC to withdraw from contact, and subsequently found pools of blood at (BT 393113) and (BT 400109).

Platoons continued along parallel axes to point of juncture at (BT 402083), making several contacts with small VC units.  Sniper fire from estimated 1-3 snipers was received at (BT 393103) and again at (BT 392097).  Four armed VC were spotted by point fire team in clearing at (BT 395095) and were taken under fire.  One VC was hit as four fled east.  More sniper fire was received at (BT 397088) and (BT 400084).

As Company (-) continued to (BT 412073), fire was received from estimated 2-3 snipers vicinity (BT 415076).  Company (-) moved to (BT 418084), established patrol base there at 070850H, and set out ambushes after dark at (BT415077), (BT 415080), and (BT 420084).

Ambushes secured at 080500H and returned to patrol base.  Company (-) moved out at 080600H and received aerial resupply vicinity (BT 425081) at 080745H.  Helicopter was fired upon by snipers at (BT 420089).  No more enemy units were encountered as patrol proceeded along two platoon routes to helicopter Landing Zone at (BT 436089).  Company (-) commenced return lift at 081120H.  One helicopter encountered small arms fire from vicinity (BT 442082).  Return to MLR positions was completed by 081157H

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