Headquarters and Headquarter Company
March 16, 1971
Forward Area: 1-20 Infantry Headquarters is located at LZ Liz and will continued to work with ARVN units in their Area of Operations. At 0625hrs 4-4 ARVN at DATE/TIME/GRID 151900 vicinity BS612534, received mortars resulting in 4 ARVN KIA and 3 ARVN WIA. At 0930hrs 26 Engineers report the Access Road Open. At 1615hrs S-4 Minuteman 0 is on station for re supply and at 1720hrs S-4 Minuteman 18 is on station for re supply. Legend: 1st Platoon 33, 2nd Platoon 46, 3rd Platoon 22, 4th Platoon 09, CO-42.
Rear Area: Battalion Rear continued their Mission of general support for the battalion and continued their Security Mission for LZ Bronco.
Alpha Company
March 16, 1971
Alpha Company continued their Security Mission for LZ Liz.
Bravo Company
March 16, 1971
Bravo Company continued to set up Patrol Bases and use multiple patrolling in their Area of Operation. At 0830hrs Bravo Company all elements in their Pre planned locations. At 1319hrs Bravo Company will on patrol at BS671486 found one homemade pressure released device and 1 PRC 25 battery, blown in place, firing device bamboo strip with wire strip contact. At 1854hrs Bravo Company all patrols closed at this time. At 1935hrs Bravo Company other elements in positions at Command Post, 1st and 4th Platoon at BS702494, 2nd Platoon at BS670494 and 3rd Platoon at BS670486.
Charlie Company
March 16, 1971
Charlie Company will continue to use multiple patrolling with Patrol Bases in their Area of Operation. At 1305hrs Charlie Company 2nd Platoon patrol, while searching a suspected enemy location at vicinity BS653562 found 10 sleeping positions, 55 gallons of unpolished rice, Booby traps signs near rice, destroyed rice and received 1 secondary explosion. At 2010hrs Charlie Company all elements in pre planned locations Command Post and 3rd Platoon is at BS676550, 1st Platoon is at BS665530 and BS662526, 2nd Platoon is at BS665565 and BS655574 and the 3rd Platoon ambush is at BS679550.
Delta Company
March 16, 1971
Delta Company continued to Recon in Force with platoons in their Area of Operation. At 2008hrs Delta Company reports their Night locations 2nd platoon at BS641516, 3rd platoon is at BS649495 and 3rd platoon ambush at BS649492.
Echo Company
March 16, 1971
Echo Company headquarters and 4.2 Mortar Platoon is location on LZ Liz, where the 4.2 Platoon providing direct fire support for the Battalion. Echo Company Headquarters has the responsibility for Base Defense. Recon Platoon continued their Security Mission for 1-20 Infantry. At 0355hrs 4.2 Platoon LZ Liz requests Urgent Dust Off for 1 US with possible appendicitis, PRF Rodriguez Bird # 88 completed Dust Off at 0415hrs. PFC Ed Rodriguez Velez reported sick to Company D 23rd Medical Battalion at 0420hrs.