Headquarters and Headquarter Company
January 8, 1969
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 1120hrs Road open from LZ Bronco to LZ Liz access road no vehicles can cross at BS773460 the by pass and is washed completely out. A-19 Engineer is working on the area. At 1330hrs 1-20hrs Request Air Strikes for Visual Recon of Duc Pho Area of Operation DATE/TIME/Grid 091300 to 091700hrs January 69 BS758599 to BS775548 to BS805475 to BS729432 then to foothills west of LZ Liz. Spearing logs 11 LZ Liz freq. 57325 prior to beginning of Visual Recon of Call Sporty Output 11 LZ Bronco. At 1711hrs 1-20 Infantry reports SRRP is in location at BS695403 and at 1855hrs Needels SRRP is at BS702502.
Rear Area: Battalion Rear continued their Mission of general support for the battalion and continued their Security Mission for LZ Bronco. CW2 was evac to 312th Evac Hospital at 1520hrs sick.
Alpha Company
January 8, 1969
At 0810hrs Alpha Company location is at BS729479. At 1710hrs Alpha Company at BS742449 found 1 ton of rice, and evac. At 1810hrs Alpha Company location is Night Defense Position at BS769493, 34 at BS714504 and 43 at BS717489.
Bravo Company
January 8, 1969
Bravo Company continued their Security Mission for LZ Liz. At 1634hrs Bravo Company at BS745413 detained 1 VC suspect for questioning. At 1810hrs Bravo Company 41 element is at BS744430 and 81 at BS766436.
Charlie Company
January 8, 1969
At 1030hrs Charlie Company locations Command Post at BS742395, 41and the 81 at BS728389. At 1810hrs Charlie Company is at BS742395 their Night Defense Position at BS742395.
Delta Company
January 8, 1969
At 1130hrs Delta Company at BS720465 detained 4 VC suspects for questioning. At 1425hrs Delta Company received sniper fire, with negative casualties and after returning fire negative finding. Delta Company still working out of LZ Dragon and 31 is at BS705520 and 32 is at BS698528.
Echo Company
January 8, 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. Recon Platoon continued the SRRP operations in their Area of Operation with light enemy activities at 0810hrs report their location at BS714445 on the move to BS705436. At 1810hrs Recon Report their SRRP to set up at BS707437. At 1619hrs 1-20 Infantry at BS671541 received 1 round of sniper fire at BS679507 found lots of trail, BS718453 light position BS698420 more trails. At 1-20 Infantry 1 NVA wearing khaki shirt and black shorts also wearing white bush hot, by a bridge there is a little hutch build on stilts, NVA went in the hutch.