HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
May 31, 1969

Forward Area 1-20 Infantry Headquarters is located at LZ Liz and continued working with ARVN units in their Area of Operations. At 0955hrs Charlie Company is in heavy contact at 812427, At 1015hrs Recon Platoon on Stand by to move into blocking position west and east of Charlie Company. At 1102hrs Delta Company PZ and complete Combat Assault at 1131hr at 795425 to support Charlie Company. Recon is pick up at 1136hrs and complete their LZ at 792432, to their blocking position for Charlie Company. E Troop 1-1 Calvary APC at 1330hrs are issued warning order to be prepared to move south to vicinity of 8042. At 2040hrs 1-20 Infantry SGT Baldwin Requested 1 Platoon of tracks to work with Delta Company in area of Church. Request them at 0700hrs will link up with Delta Company at their location checked with E Troop say they had already planned on sending out another platoon with come up on Delta Company push and leave Bronco at 0615hrs E Troops notified.

Rear Area: Battalion Rear continued their Mission of general support for the battalion and continued their Security Mission for LZ Bronco. At 1535hrs 3-1 Infantry report Convoy received automatic weapons fire, negative casualties continued on. Headquarters and Headquarter Company reports (SP4 Edward F. Mueller was evac to the 27th Surgical Hospital with frag wounds right arm and gunshot wound to chest along with SP4 Gary W. McCann with frag wounds Left hand and gunshot wound to arm at 1835hrs. I believe these personnel where medics with Charlie Company and Delta Company) SP4 Edward F. Mueller and McCann where award the Purple Heart and SP4 JAMES J. WISE WAS LISTED AS KIA (medic).
 

ALPHA COMPANY
May 31, 1969

Alpha Company continued their Security Mission for LZ Liz. Alpha Company conducts 1 Platoon Recon in Force to vicinity 759452, 770451 and 774441.
 

BRAVO COMPANY
May 31, 1969

Bravo Company conducts their Stand Down at Chu Lai.

 

CHARLIE COMPANY
May 31, 1969

At 0800hrs Charlie Company moving north spotted VC/NVA and open fire upon them, they returned fire on US, with small arms fire and RPG results was 5 US WHA and 1 US KHA. Charlie Company is in contact with an unknown size enemy force (Platoon size plus) in a fortified complex vicinity of 811429. At 0837hrs Charlie Company found a bunker entrance, which was concealed, inside they found documents and VC flag will evac documents. At 0946hrs Charlie Company observed 7 VCS men moving into Ville at 753407 work from Artillery OK Fire Mission and Delta Company is informed and will OK Fire Mission. At 0955hrs Charlie Company received 60mm fire and hand grenades and small arms fire 8 more WHA at 812427. At 1005hrs E Troop engaged VC with negative assessment VC where all in camouflaged with brush. Recon Platoon is standing by for Combat Assault LZ will be west and north of Charlie Company to set up a Block area to sweep to Recon Block area. Delta Company 1st PZ was 1102hrs Last LZ at 1131hrs into 795425 and then Recon 1st PZ 1136hrs to LZ 1140hrs at 792432. At 1225hrs Charlie Company total for action is 5 KHA, 10 WHA, and still in contact and putting pressure on the enemy element. Delta Company is moving with E Troop and APC from North area receiving RPG and small arms fire, 1 APC hit results 1 US KHA and 3 US WHA from E Troop, Charlie Company receiving heavy small arms fire and RPG and mortar rounds at 1210hrs. E Troop at 797427 reports 4 NVA KIA and Delta Company at 1305hrs report 13 NVA KIA and 2 AK 47 found 82 mortar sight and rounds and found 1 82mm complete and 1 NVA pack. At 1406hrs Delta Company has Dust Off with 7 heat casualties and 1 US KHA going to Bronco. At 1500hrs Delta Company at 812426 Delta Company report 1 NVA KIA, Charlie Company 1 NVA KIA. At 1725hrs Delta Company report 1US WHA and then at 818429 3 VC/NVA in bunker KIA, 1 30 cal Machinegun and 2 AK 47, with 5 NVA KIA outside the bunker. At 1945hrs 1-20th Infantry Update Report: E Troop 1 Calvary 1 KHA and 3 WHA (E), Delta Company 5 WHA (E), 6-11 Artillery reports 2 KHA and 2 WHA (E), Charlie Company 5 KHA and 17 WHA (E), Headquarter Company 1 KHA and 1 WHA (E). Delta Company is informed that they will be joined at 0700hrs with another platoon of APC from E Troop will come up on their push in the morning. Charlie Company SP4 JOEY LEE BOLES, SP4 STEVEN KENNETH SPRINKLE, SP4 SALVADOR PUGA TRIANA, SP4 THOMAS ARTHUR WATSON AND PFC DAVID W. KINNEY LISTED AS KHA. Headquarters and Headquarter Company (Medics) has SP4 JAMES JOSEPH WISE (MEDIC) LISTED AS KHA with SP4 Gary W. McCann and SP4 Edward F. Edward Mueller where award Purple Hearts. E Troop, 1st Squad. 1st Calvary has SP4 RICHARD FRANCIS GLINIEWICZ LISTED AS KHA with SP4 Homer L Garrison JR. was warded the Purple Heart. The 6th Battalion 11th Artillery we have CPL RUSSELL EVANS AND JAMES ALFRED WRIGHT LISTED AS KHA with 1LT Frank G. Jacobs was award the Purple Heart. Charlie Company also evac SGT Richard L. Kuhn, SP4 Robert McKinley, PFC John J. Pipczynski, PFC Roy Johnson to 27th Surgical Hospital. Also SGT Timothy McClaughery, SGT John K. Killoran, SP4 Charles Unterberger, and PFC Cliff Engstrom to 312th Evac Hospital with PFC Roy Johnson, SP4 Robert E. McKinley and PFC John J. Pipczynski where award Purple Heart from 27th Surgical Hospital. Headquarter Company has Medics SP4 Edward F. Mueller and SP4 Gary W. McCann where also evac to 27th Surgical and awarded Purple Heart.
 

DELTA COMPANY
May 31, 1969

At 0800hrs Charlie Company moving north spotted VC/NVA and open fire upon them, they returned fire on US, with small arms fire and RPG results was 5 US WHA and 1 US KHA. Charlie Company is in contact with an unknown size enemy force (Platoon size plus) in a fortified complex vicinity of 811429. At 0837hrs Charlie Company found a bunker entrance, which was concealed, inside they found documents and VC flag will evac documents. At 0946hrs Charlie Company observed 7 VCS men moving into Ville at 753407 work from Artillery OK Fire Mission and Delta Company is informed and will OK Fire Mission. At 0955hrs Charlie Company received 62mm fire and hand grenades and small arms fire 8 more WHA at 812427. At 10005hrs E Troop engaged VC with negative assessment VC where all in camouflaged with brush. Recon Platoon is standing by for Combat Assault LZ will be west and north of Charlie Company to set up a Block area to sweep to Recon Block area. Delta Company 1st PZ was 1102hrs Last LZ at 1131hrs into 795425 and then Recon 1st PZ 1136hrs to LZ 1140hrs 492432. At 1225hrs Charlie Company reports total for action is 5 KHA, 10 WHA, and still in contact and putting pressure on the enemy element. Delta Company is moving with E Troop and APC from North area receiving RPG and small arms fire, 1 APC hit results 1 US KHA and 3 US WHA, Charlie Company receiving heavy small arms fire and RPG and mortar rounds at 1210hrs. E Troop at 797427 report 4 NVA KIA and Delta Company at 1305hrs report 13 NVA KIA and 2 AK 47 found 82 mortar sight and rounds and found 1 82mm complete and 1 NVA pack. At 1406hrs Delta Company has Dust Off with 7 heat casualties and 1 US KHA going to Bronco. At 1500hrs Delta Company at 812426 Delta Company report 1 NVA KIA, Charlie Company 1 NVA KIA. At 1725hrs Delta Company report 1US WHA and then at 818429 3 VC/NVA in Bunker KIA, 1 30 cal Machinegun and 2 AK 47, with 5 NVA KIA outside the bunker. At 1945hrs 1-20th Infantry Update Report: E Troop 1 Calvary 1 KHA and 3 WHA (E), Delta Company 5 WHA (E), 6-11 Artillery 2 KHA and 2 WHA (E), Charlie Company 5 KHA and 17 WHA (E), Headquarter Company 1 KHA and 1 WHA (E). Delta Company is informed that they will be joined at 0700hrs with another platoon of APC from E Troop will come up on their push in the morning. SP4 JOEY LEE BOLES, SP4 STEVEN KENNETH SPRINKLE, SP4 SALVADOR PUGA TRIANA, SP4 THOMAS ARTHUR WATSON, SP4 DAVID WASHINGTON KINNEY from Charlie Company. Headquarters Company SP4 JAMES JOSEPH WISE (MEDIC) LISTED KHA with SP4 Gary W. McCann and SP4 Edward F. Edward Mueller where award Purple Hearts. E Troop 1st Calvary reports SP4 RICHARD FRANCIS GLINIEWICZ LISTED AS KHA with SP4 Homer L Garrison JR. was warded the Purple Heart. The 6th Battalion 11th Artillery we have CPL RUSSELL EVANS and JAMES ALFRED WRIGHT LISTED AS KHA with 1LT Frank G. Jacobs was award the Purple Heart. Delta Company reports SSGT Carl Muhlhauser, PFC John Ruconich and SP4 Billy Marshall where evac to 27th Surgical Hospital with SP4 Jason Wright and PFC Walter Herndon where evac where evac to 312th Evac Hospital. SSGT Carl Muhlauser and SP4 Billy Marshall where awarded Purple Hearts.
 

ECHO COMPANY
May 31, 1969

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. At 1015hrs Recon Platoon standing by to set up blocking position for Charlie Company, Delta Company is pick up 1st and inserted into location at 1136hrs Recon Platoon is pick up, LZ at 1140hrs at 792432 to set up blocking position, with Charlie Company is in heavy contact.

 

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