Operations

 

 

1.        Operations.    The activities of the Battalion for the most of the month were part of the Fourth Marines operation 'Georgia Tar'.  Operation 'Georgia Tar' was terminated at 250600H September 1969.  The Fourth Marines assumed the 'Idaho Canyon' AO, within which this Battalion participated in the defense of VCB, Signal Hill, and the security of Route 9 from VCB North to the 53 Grid Line.

2.        Results of Operations.

            a.    Enemy Equipment Captured or Destroyed

                    (1)    Mines, Ammunition, Demolition and Explosives

                            82mm Mortar Rounds                      174

                            82mm Mortar Fuses                         130 plus two boxes

                            82mm Mortar Increments                      7

                            60mm Mortar Rounds                         67

                            60mm Mortar Increments                      5 cans

                            50 Caliber Rounds                            550

                            7.62mm Rounds                                  20

                            AP Mines (Claymore)                            2

                            Gas Grenades (NVA)                            1

                            WP Grenades (U.S.)                              1

                            Plastic Explosives (1/4 lbs. blocks)  201

                  (b)    Miscellaneous

                           Bunkers                                68

                           Fighting Holes                        7

                           Caves                                      1

                           Rocket Sites                           1

                           Mortar Positions                     2

                           .50 Cal positions                    3

                           Poncho                                    1

                           Helmets                                   5

                           Stoves                                     2

                           Shoes                                      4

                           Water Tank                             1

                           Cartridge Belts                       2

 

This page last corrected 8 September 2011