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COMMAND CHRONOLOGY

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ENDORSEMENT on CG 3dMarDiv ltr 3/ALM/glp 3480/2 ofe;V.J vutA-A12.268 utu juviayQ8

From: Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific To: Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code AO3D)

Subj: Command Chronology for period I-March 1968 to 31 March 1968 (U)

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From: Commanding To: Commandant General, III Mvarine Amphibious Force of the 14arine Corps Via: Commanding General, (Code AO3D) Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Subj: Command Chronology for period 1 March 1968 to 1968 (U) 31 March

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222568 4. HIOUAARTMS 3d Marine Division (Rein), WMF ?PO San Pranoisoo 96602 34Wo/2 F 3/AL1/lp Sers 003A12268 1 May 1968 olassified when enclosure (1) is removed) Proms Commanding General Tos Commn4ant of the Marine Via: Corps (Code AO5D) (1) Commanding General, III Marite A•M (2) Commanding phibious Foroe General, Fleet Marinz'n rce0 Pacific Subja Command Chrcolc9y for period 1 March 1968 to 31 March 1968 (U) Ref a (a) Moo 5750.2 (b) FMFPa,O 5750.8 &holt (1) 3d Marine Division Command Chrcnology (U)

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D1SIGNATI K 1-D31 Mar 3d Marine Division (-) (Rein) HOMe I. MoO. Th0PKUIRS 1-31 Mar Assistant Division ComMcander Gmen J. 0. GLICK 1-31 Mar Assistant Division Comander BGUn C. W. HOPANM 1-31 Mar (Operaticns) (TAD III MaP)

BqWnINATE VNITS

3d Marines Col H. A. HULL 1-31 Mar

4th Marines Col Z. J. MXILLER , Mar

12th Marines Col Z. 8. SCHICK 3JR. 1-31 Mar

26th Marines Col D. Z. •A0DS 1-31 Mar

1st•Ba 3d Marines LtOol R. W. GOODAMB 1-31 Mar

3dBn, 3d Marines Ltol J. W. MARSH 1-31 Mar

1stBn, 4thhMarines LtOol 3. A. DEPTULA. 1-31 Ma! 2dBn, 4th Marines LtCol W. WEI82 1-31 Mar

3dBnr 4th Marines Ltaol L. R. BODELL 1-31 Mar lstBn, 9th Marines LtOol J. P. MITCHELL 1-31 Mar

2dBnl 9th Marines LtOol W. N. CRYAN 1-31 Mar

3d•n, 9th Marines LtCol 3L J. Li NMCTAMIN 1-31 Mar

1stBn~, 12th Marines Lt0o1 0. H. CPPAR 1-31 Mar

2dB•, 12th Marines LtCol L. P. DUNWILL 1-31 Mar

3dPn, 12th Marines U4001LtOol J.3. A. octtO 1-31 Mar

4thBn, 12th Marines Major R.LW. BOLVOS 1-13 Mar U001 T. A. NWPHIVIfRS 14-19 Mar aj cc Be. F. STEMART 20-31 Mar lest 13th Marines Ltcol J. A. RUMLLY 1-31 Mar

1stEn, 26th Marines 00LtCol J. 3. WILEKhSI 1-24 Mar U00ol P. J. mawal 25-31 Mar 2 I sle (1)

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2dBn, 26th Marines LtCo l F. J. HEATH 1-51 Mar

3d,n, 26th Marines LtGo i H. L. ALDERMAN 1-14 Mar LtGo 1l J. C. STUDT 15-51 Mar

HIq Bn Col A. I. TH(0AS 1-31 Mar

1t AnTrac Bn LtCo l -2. R. TONER 1-17 Mar LtC o1 G. F. M1LYMIS 18-31 Mar

3d"'h Bn LtCo 1 J. 1U. PERRIN 1-6 Mar Majo r 2. P1 1ROLAK 7-31 Mar

3v MX Bn Cmdr R. A. BROaJN 1-51 Mar

1d1T Bn Majo r 'j. H. ST E\TAHf JR 1-31 Mar

3d Recon Bn -LtCO -1" D'. K'T 1-31 Mi.w

3d S'P Bn LtC o1 J. ':. .UINN 1-31 Mar

3d TK Bn LtCo 1 K. J. FONTT70T 1-31 Mar

9th I1. Bn Maj r J. -. ST AN LEY 1-31 Mar

11th Engr Bn LItc 01 V. A. PrRY 1-31 Mar

1st 8" 110! Btry Majo r .. G. S1ITH JR 1-31 Mar

3d Dental Co Capt J. o. MAHONcY 1-3T Nar

1st zoarchlight Btay Capt F. C. MCQUIGG 1-31 Mar

slet 155 Gun Btry Majo r N. J. BXCKICIAN 1-31 Mar

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1-31 March - Dong Ha, .epublic of Vietnam

3.- ,F OFFIC2S 1-31 Mar Chief of Staff Col d. H. CUENIN 1-31 Mar Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans Col Wi. L. DICK

Deputy Chief of Staff, Admin and Logistics Col Fg.'LFEN' TON JR 5-31 Mar

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 Col G. E. JERUE 1-31 Mar

Assistant Chief of St.ff, G-2 LtCo I '. s. KNIGHT 1-31 Mar

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0 Assistant Chief of Staff, G- 3 Col A. L. MICHAUX J! 1-51 Mar

Assistant Chief of Staff, G- 4 Col E. E. CAMPOINI 1-41 Mar

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-!5 Col J. LO PRETE 1-51 Mar

Assistant Chief of Staff, Co mptroller LtCol E. VOLD 1-51 Mar H. Division Inspector Gol L. DAZE 1-31 Mar J. Task Force Robbie Col C. ROBICHAUD, JR 1-31 Mar

4. AVERAGE MONTHLY USTRMGTH

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3d Marine Division (-) (Rein) 1289 24130 147 1251

3d Marines 21 217 2 3

4th Marines 20 204 2 3

9th Marines 18 200 1 3 12th Marines 34 273 6 3

26th Marines 190 1 4 lstBn, 3d Marines 37 1046 2 58

3dBn, 3d Marines 39 **'** 2 56 35 2 56 IstBn, 4th Marines 39

2dBn, 4th Marines 63 1652 8 88

3dBn, 4th Marines 39 1070 2 59 lstBn, 9th Marines 39 1117 2 54

2dBn, 9th Marines 38 1109 2 58

3dBn, 9th Marines 38 1114 2 57

IstBn, 12th Marines 54 748 1 15

2dBn, 12th Marines 40 540 1 11

3dBn, 12th Marines 36 502 0 11 Enclosu " (1) B 4

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4thBn, 12th Marines 33 530 0 10

IstBn, 13th Marines 48 708 2 13 istBn, 26th Marines 41 1130 3 53

2dBn, c:.h llarines 38 1127 2 61

3dBn, 26th Marines 41 11 0 2 60

Hq Bn 256 1691 14 23

Ict Amtrac Bn 27 750 2 12

3d Engr Bn 32 685 2 15

53d I•ED Bn 4 118 54 269

3d NT Bn 18 380 0 9

3d Recon Bn 40 815 0 63

3d OP Bn - 24 455 2 24

3d Tank Bn 40 75 0 15

9th MT Bn 21 390. 1 9

11th Engr Bn 40 971 2 23 iut 8" HOW Btry 8 186 0 4

3d Dental Co 25 46 ist Searchlight Btry 3 91 0 2

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pART II

NARRATIVE SM1J-ARY

PSRSCPNEL AND ADMINISTRATI0N

11 PERSONNEL ADNINISTIATIUGi

a. During the month of March, 45 officers and 1833 enlisted personnel joined the Division. Personnel transferred by normal rotation were 51 officers and 1287 enlisted. Personnel transferred by service records due to MedEvacs--ere 10 officers abd 608 enlisted. Other strength of 3d Marine Division-on 31 March was 1,172 Officers and 21, 607 Enlisted.

b. Alard recommendations submitted to PI1Pac: 5 Navy Crosses, 18 Silver Stars, 2 Legions of Meftp I Navy and Marine Corps Medal, 70 Bronze Stars, 21 Air Medals, 25 Navy Commendation Medals and 20 Navy Achievement Medals. The following awards were returned from F1'Pao approv-ed: NaVy Cro s,-4 Silver Stars, I Legion of Merit, 2 Navy and Marine Corps Medals, 55 Bronze Stars, 52 Air Medals, 61 Navy Commendation Medals. Additionally, 520 Purple Heart Medals were issued.

c. Distribution of Presidential Unit Citation Certificates to organic units of the 3d Marine Division has commenced. Certificates for units not organic to the 3d Marine Division are being held in abeyance pending notification by Headquarters Marine Corps. d. Casualties sustained during the month included: 315 KIA, 1217 laIA, 4 DOW, 5 NdD, 41 NHI and 15 MIA.

e. Congressional Interest Cases: 194 cases processed, 72 cases completed, 80 cases pending, 31 cases readdressed to other commands and 11 cases required no reply. There were 195 Welfare reports to 011.

f. Discharges: 5 Hardship Discharges approved, 4 Hardship Discharges forwarded to 0TC for decision. There are 8 Hardship Discharges, 2 Unsuitable Discharges and 2 Misconduct Discharges pending. I Unfitness Discharge and 2 Misconduct Discharges have been forT-arded to C0MC recommending retention.

g. The S7A Hut housing Central Files has been modified to include an addition of an enclosed room of 72 square feet. This additional space will accommodate the Zerox copier, which will be ready for operation when an adequate power source is available. An air conditioner has been installed.

h. The displacement from Phu Bai to Q4ang Tri was done in two in- crements. No significant problem areas resulted from the move. The transition was relatively smooth, full operations were resumed uithin a few days.

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i, On 23 March, an additional 120 local national civilians were hired to fill •and bags. This figure raises the total LNC's on Board strength to 245. These LNC's are paid from appropriateed funds through the Naval Support Activity, Danang at the rate of 20.2 piasters an hour cr 161.6 piasters per day. To date they have filled an average of 28,000 sandbags daily.

2. :-CHiANGGE SYRVIEGES

a. Two hundred and eighty-cne pallets and 5 CONEX boxes of general merchandise were received by the 3d Marine Division Exchange during the imonth of March. The shipments enabled the exchange to maintain a satisfactory operating level. All branches now have an adequate stock of health and comfort items*

b. The Phu Bai branches of the 3d Marine Division exchange were turned over to the 1st Marine Division on 10 March 1968. Four exchanges h•i% b1n rnloC.ited in the Quang Tri area. Pour more will be establisEki, Sarea and two in the Dong Ha area, these additions vee plete coverage of the 3a Marine Division TAOR.

5. INFOIATION SiRVICIjS

a. The Informational Services Office relocated its Phu Bai office to Dong Ha and Quang Tri and continued press coverage of 3d Marine Division activities. A total of 35 news, feature articles and photographs were forwarded to CIB, III Marine Amphibious Force for r,lease and dissemination.

bo There were 959 r1TMN releases and 79 tape recorded FHTN inter- views prepared and forwarded to Fleet Home Town News Center, Great lakes, Illinois.

c. The Radio/TV Staff produced and forwarded to Headquarters, U. .;, Marine Cor,ps a total of 490 minutes of tape recorded feature material.

d. During the month of March support was provided to 175 civilian news media representatives.

i. 'PECIAL_SER7ICS

i. Reoreation 2?und Activity

(1) The following items were issued under the "Criti-Pak" Proram during the month: Criti-Pak - 181; Writing Kits - 17,929; Pi)erback Books - Ncnt.

(2) During the ranth 940 ePn•nO of beer and 103 cases of soda were issued under the Free Beer t ram (3) During the period 1-10 March 1998, the Education Section administered 3 High '83hool and 2 College GIZ Tests. 7

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-I 9 b. An advance echelon consisting of the Division Special Services Officer, the Edcuation NCO and a warehouse representative were relocated to Quang Tri,

co A total of 117 messages were sent by the Division MARS Station. 1,446 phone patches were placed to the States; of these, 20 were placed for patients at the 3d Medical Battalicn.

5. BAND. During the month of March, the band has been useA largely for interior and perimeter guard, convoy security and as ;otcing parties.

6. POSTAL AFFAIRS

a. The following figures represent weigAt (in pounds) of U. S. Mail received and dispatched during the month of March 1968.

AREA REEIVED 1DISrATcu1t- ' TOTAL

Dong Ha/Quang Tri 893,791 243,659 1,157,450

b. The Division Post Office, and 14 Unil Post OCic's, continued to furnish all aspects of postal service to all unitu of t hn Division. As of 14 March 1968, this section relo ated in its entdrety, to the Dong Ha/Quang Tri area. Additionally, the Dvision Post Office operates units located at Camp Carroll, Qua Viet and Khe Sanh. Unit Post Office #13 remained in an inactive status.

c. Mail for units at Khe Sanh is now being presorted by civilian postal personnel at the Fleet Post Office, S Francisco. This pro- cedure has eliminated the handling of Khe S.o mail by postal personnel in country thereby speeding delivery. Being p 'sorted and bundled by separate company/battery makes it possible for ~ostal clerks at Khe Sanh to effect delivery to unit mail orderlies within 15 minutes of arrival.

7. PROVOST MART'3HAL

a. There are 5 officers and 106 enlisted Marines assigned to the Provost Marshal's office and Military Police functions for the quang Tri Area.

b. Ten Vietnamese National Policeman and two National Policewomen are assigned to the Provost Marshal's office for the apprehension and processing of Vietnamese Nationals.

c. On 5 March 1968, the main body of Military Police Company moved from Phu B ai to Quang Tri Combat Base. Military Police operations were moved forward on 8 March 1968.

d. Law Diforcement

(1) The usual military police functions were performed on a (o~tinuing basis throughout the month. A total of 12 additional traffic

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control points were established on as required basis, at Quang Tri Combat B~ase, in support of "porati 'iEC•KS."

(2) Threek2.2-man traffic control points .. ' 't {*e Thom De Tu bridge, Song Vinh Phuoc bridge and the Song Ai Tu bridge7 during day-light hours. Traffic control points were established bc- tween Dong Ha and Quang Tri Combat Base on 28 March in support of an. operation conducted by the 3d Tank Battalicn.

(3) A total of 45 cases were opened by CID and 25 were closed, 20 cases are pending. Of the total cases, 35 were felonies, four blackmarket, three narcotics and three misdemeanors*

(4) The total reported value of property stolen or otherwise missing was $45,218.41. Total value of property recovered was $57,174.68.

(5) Ten vehicular accidents were investigated, all of which occurred in the Dong H a/Quang Tri area, resulting in one fatality and seven mia.: injuries. The consolidated monthly total for property damage is $4,000.00.

(6) Durin&'the month of March, 58 persons were detained and processed as followsý "

,risoners of War 12 fefendentsD1 6 IA ent Civilians 25 Returnees 1 TCTAL 38

(7) A motor partrol has been es" lished between Qiang Tri Combat Base and Dong Ha Combat Base.

(8) Inescopes were utilized on a limitedh1sik during the month. Their employment resulted in 37 moving violator Ub?4cited.

e. Security. A raid was conducted by the National and Military Police at the Pagoda area inside the QOang Tri Combat Base. As a result, one Buddhist Monk was revealed as a Viet Cong sympathizer and was denied future admittance into the base ares.

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SProloction Brr=ch. During the month of H1arch the Plans and Eti••mf tes Section prjepared an upia-eto the Intellignce 3stiatte for Rout- 9 (the area between Ca Lu and Khe Sani) and a ter,rain study of the area north of the 2ockpile. An intelligui.ce brief of the DI:Z wvas presented for the Comuanding Offic.r of _LSG-B and inmbers of his st'.ff. 'Tive8 S_Pý'Tq s were published and numerois informal.,tinate; made and briefings rit seanted. The Draftingk Section i.,eparod 7 ov.rl-.yo for ose with theq o.ote 9 estimate and 2 overlys for use 'ith the a&forr.mcati.oned terrain study. Two :2t .tser oprc-pared- foz the Comr,r t- ng Generalls ase in a C-ist-ation for 'CV. J'ht cCarts an' vu.K) were prepare&d-for local use of various OG-2 ci'ri;. The TaIt ITrtll- igeice 3Section prepared 4 ove:rl.ys of :..... ta"" '>' - >.,tifn to a!jacnt units and higher headquarte-.:s. detailed li of t '; was~ubli•he&for uebyaojacent and subordL.te units." This titled "1 Surc"ary of 2n .-y Installations" and inclui.O t.ý-rgets gen~r .t.. b:tveen 1 Dricember 177 =28TFdbraary 196Tho:er we'e 579 new far- Lets aided to te aI_t d-uring 1arch. These w,ere.:ets .locate2 -,;.'.nly in the lCne Saxh MDZ area w,ith groupings of Donx Haa iorth of Cr= Carroll sn, east of _-2TheTe were LIHC-210 T r ts s.t by 3x. IHaz.ine Division of which 184 were flow•i. All but thre" were in the Khe Sanh area.. The Order of Battle Section continued to )ro '¾ce ancl diss-mta-c - weekly Order of Battle ud,te, contribute to the 3d Marine Division P'-I''•-RT an' a3irt' isati in are- stidi es, estimatec, and targeting information. The •ni•t.y -o::l:inj bri-f Lon- ducted by W0B analysts for the G-2 Section and o •er intcresi,d A-rtii is successful in uipating those atttnding on cmurri-t -:n,-.-y c-':ivities so we..i as an ideal time for-a free exchance 6' infortisthn ' id so,

2. Ad .inieteat•on.During the monthl of Y:arch sv,.n reo,-.ejoi)ne" Te• G-2 Section. ThAir names nnd a-,-i1gnr,--nts ao as folloa::,

S--- sLt Z- N. MIATGHH .'j C l"atch ,-O7-icer lstLt 7. Y. '100 - Plns ,nr' I,iu'teo 2dLt r. 1. OCONMOCP - CvC latch Of"icor

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GySgt I. J. HUNLEY Collection GySgt R. PROVENCIO Prod uction Sgt C. T. SHIBATA Order of Battle PFC R. M. PEACOCK Collection

Personnel rotating in March were as follows:

Major K. D. HOLLEN Chief AO lstLt R. R. CLARKE COC Watch Officer (G-2) Cpl T. M. KRUSKA Order of Battle Cpl A. MAHONEW Collection

LCpl A. L. CHAVEZ TIO

3. Air Observer Section. March was a record month for 3d Marine Division Air Observers. The section was responsible for 434 confirmed kills versus a previous high of 394 in July 1967. In addition more bunkers were destroyed (377 versus 316 in Julyl and more trenchlines were caved in (3615 meters versvs-1650 meters in July). It is significant that this record was attained using .fewer air strikes and artillery missions than were required during the previous high month in July 1967. The operational summary is as follows: a. Flights in USA Aircra ft't 1ý2 Mission/378.9 hours Flights in USMG Aircr aft: 219 Mission/609.5 hours TOTALV 371 Mission/988.4 hours b. Missions performed: 509 Airstrikes directed 117 Artillery missions 33 XGF iisbsions 22 Photo mfissions 28 Mes4age drops :7 Convoy escorts c. Damage to the enemy: 434 KIA/KBA 337 Bunkers destroyed 109 Bunkers damaged 108 Structures destroyed 42 Structures damaged 72 AW/Nortar positions destroyed

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5-57mm AA Guns destroyed 6-Trucks destroyed 97-Secondary ex§losions 3,615 Meters Trench destroyed During the month of March convoy escort rmisions more than deubled to the detriment of VR missions. In thb Dong Ha area, for example, during the period from 25 to 31 1iarch, Division AOs escorted 27 convoys *or 57.3 hours flig6t time. During the same period only 27.9 hours were devoted to visral reconnaissance.

1. Photo Imagery Interpretation Unit

a. During the month of MIIarcb 1968, the 3d arine Division PIIU received 31 hoto/Imagery requests. kf these 7 were conpleted, 5 were cancelleC -nd 19 rre pendiLg. Seven requests submitted in FVr:~'ry w'e in.illed6 3 were cancelled and 6 are pending, Twý mosaics of Route ,9 from Cam Lo to K. e 3anb were comn)leted in upport of the G-2 Section. Two mosaics of the Khe Sanh area were also co.'pleted in su;port oi' the G-2 Section.

Eighteen photo missions were forwarded to various units covering their respective AOs.

A total of 375 hot reports, IMRs endC, Lis were passed to 3d Harine Division units.

Requests far ,erial 'Ehoto/Iuagery missions for iiarch 1968:

UNIT REQB T4L STS TSD CO C3C1i.G C14LL.D PU

3rd Marines 3 0 2 1 4th Marines 1 2 1 9th 1Marines 1 1 6 12th i1arines 1 0 0 1 26th i'arires 4 1 0 3 G-2 3 1 0 2 (G-3 2 0 0 2 TIO 5 0 iSIC 1 0 0 1

TOTAL 31 7 5

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5* Collections. During March, the Collections Branch received, processed and disseminated 365 agent reports from the following agencies: Joint Technical Advisory Teams Detachment, Provincial Reconnaissance Unit, Census Grievance Center, 525th Military Intelligence Group, National Police Special Branch, 7th Counterintelligence Team andi the 15th Counterintelligence Team. In addition, numerous intelli'gence inputs were received from the Military Advisory Command, Vietnam, III Marine Amphibious Force, Provisional Corps, Vietnam, 1st Marine Division, 1st Air Cavalry DVvision, I Corps Advisory Groups, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, aerial observers and regiments and separate battalions.

The number of detainee reports received by the Collections Branch totaled 187, of which 122 were detainees captured in March and 65 were detainees captured pripr to M4arob,1968.

The Airborne Personnel Detector (SNIFFER) was fragged daily, but due to poor weather and the lack of supporting gunships, only 8 missions were flown during March. APD pilots were briefed by the Collections Officer prior to missions and debriefed afterwards. Information obtained was disseminated to division units, provided to Division Fire Support Coordination Center for targeting and analyzed by G-2 Production.

Augmentation from the Vollections Branch continued to be provided to the 26th Marine Regiment at Khe Sanh Combat Base. This augmentation consisted of a Major, a Captain and two Staff Sergeants.

6. INTERROGATION-TRANSLATION TEAMS (ITT)

ae 7th Interrogation-Translation Team. During the month of March the 7th Interrogation-Translation Team provided support to Operations KENTUCKY, L.NCASTER, and NAPOLEON/S3ALTT'. Tier were 41 detainees processed of which 21 were AtArtMd.- tqýa b e NVA, 4 VC, 2 returnees and 14 innocent civilians. Sergeant COPP returned to duty on 11 March from USNH Yokosuka. On 28 March LCpl GILLEN reported for duty from the 5th Interrogation-Translation Team. On 29 March Sergeant SCHINDLER suffered a slight wound in action at Cam Lo, RVN.

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b. 15th Interrogation-Translation Team. The 15th Interrogation- Translation Team supported operations in the HUE-Phu Bai area until the 16th of March at which time they displaced to Ai Tu Air Field in Quang Tri Province. During the latter half of the month support was provided to the U. S. Army's 18th Surgical Hoaftal. Liaison was maintained with the 1st Air Cavalry Division and the Gkeu Hoi and Provincial Interrogation Centers in Quang Tri City. Support was provided by the team for the 3d and 4th Marine Regiments.

c. 17th Interrogation-Translation Team.

The 17th Interrogation-Translation Team is presently located at Phu Bai, RVN. No report has been received for the month of March.

7. Counterintelligence Teams (CIT).

a. 7th Counterintelligence Team. During the month of March the 7th CIT provided support to the 1st Air Cavalry Division on Operation JEB STUART and 3d Reconnaissance Battalion on screening operations. They also provided support to Vietnamese National Police and U. S. Military Police in screening operations and Trieu Phong District Forces in search and clear operations. During the nrnth Lieutenant PEiRKINS, SSgt ELLIS, and P?FC GUZO joined the team. Lieutenant ROTH was transferred to the 3d Marine Division for duty as an Aerial Observer. Gyqgt BUIRTON was transferred from the USS R1POSE to USNH Memphis. Upon transfer of Lieutenant ROTH to 3d Marine Division, Lieutenant W. A. BROWN assumed duties as Team Commander, 7th Counterintelligence Team.

b. 15th Counterintelligence Team. The 15th CIT maintains three detachments with personnel at Cam Lo, Cua Viet, and Dong Ha. During March these detachments provided support for Operations KICNTUCKY, LANCASTER II NAP0O0N/SALINE, and SCOTLAND. There were 73 counterintelligence report and,10 spot reports prepared and disseminated. A total of 100 detain% were processed and interrogated as to counterintelligence matters. Liaison was maintainpd with all U. Jf, ARVN and GVN intelligence agencies in Quang Tri Provtrmes Detacbment "A" of the 15th CIT participated in three MEDCAPs and asisted MSS in the apprehension and interrogation of a PF/VC in Cam Lo District.

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8. nter?preter- Teams (Interp Tm)

ao 3d Inte-rpreter Team. The 3d Interprefer Team provided sopport to the 3d Marine Division by operating the Division Document Trans- -ation Center. A total of 59 groups of captured documents were processed resulting in 692 documents screened, summarized, or fully translated. A total of 70 friendly/friendly official documents were processed resulting in 8 :h,ges of translation. Captain SI•ISC, 3d Interpreter Team Commanne±' was assigned duties as Division Lang- ige Officer relieving Captain COI1BE2of the 9th Interpreter Team. Lieutenant AATKOU3EY assumed duties as the =2 AdministratýIle Assistant relieving Lieutenant HILLGA1UTNM,R of--the 7th 7nterrogaaio> . Translation Team.-

b 9th Ir-terpreter Team, The 9th Interpreter Team provi-e- interpreter support-for- the Division Yocument Translation Center and for the 15th ITT. The 4th Narine Regimen-t and-SLF 2/4 were provided support during the month cffarch. gt BAKER continued to serve as temporary replacement for the G-2 Administrative Chief.

c. 11th Interpreter Team. During the month of March, the 11th Interpreter Team continied to provide suppotf- Er-G-5, G-=3 PsyC s, and the 15th literrogatior.-Translaticn Team. The detachment attached to G-3 PsyOps as •tive in helKit Carson Scout program by anr- preting for the 010C assisting in recruiting -and teaching the = gn Eaglish. -- .

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N OPERATIONS 1. G~-i-A-L. Ee, ird Marine Division continued operations in Quang Tri Province through the month of March. The enemy attempted to ,rtain his offensive posture initiated during the TET period. 1Hecotihnued his attacks by fire on Division Combat Bases along the DMZ and continued- his attempts to interdict lines of communication. Khe Sanh was the principle area of activity although intelligence information indicated that Q)ang Tri was a main target of the NVA.

Throughout the month there was continued repositioning of forces in Northern ICTZ to enable Third Marine Division and U, S. Army Forces to seize the initiative and to go on the offensive. On 12 March, work was started on an air strip and support base at Ca Lu. This installation at Ca IL was to provide a'w1upport base for the First 'avalry Division (Air Mobil'c (lst ACD) which was to initiate offensive operations to the west to relieve the Khe Sanh Combat Base and to open Route 9. The offensive capability of the Third Marine Division was somewhat hampered by requirements to render substantial support to construction of facilities at Ca Lu and to keep Route 9 open from Dong Ha týoCa lu.

Due to the addition of the Ist A0D and other U. S. Army Forces to Northern ICTZ a control Hq, Provisional Corps, Vietnam (PCVy), was established at Phu Bai to control all operations in this area. At 101200H Mar 68, operational control of Third Marine Division passed from CG III MAY to CG PCV. There were increasing reports of enemy armor c 7p1b?'Lty in Northern ICTZ at to counter this threat, U. S. Army Armor units were loployed north. At 190800H Mar 68, Third Marine Division assumed operational control of C Co, 2d 34th Armor, USA and at 260800H Mar 68 this Hq assumed operational control of Third Sqdn (-), 5th Armored Cavalry, USA.

As the enemy continued his attempted interdiction o-f he Qua Viet River, Opn NAPOLEO/SALINE, which beian on 29 Feb, continued through the month to counter enemy activity north and south of the Qua Viet.

Throughout the month, the Landing Forces Iof both SLP A and SLF B, BLT 2/4 and BLT 3/1 remained under operational control of Third Marine Division.

SThe deployment of Third Marine Division assets, which commenced in December in Operation CHNOKE1S, continued in March and$ on 14 March, the Third Marine Division (Rear) command post was established at Quang Tri Airfield.

Planning for Operation P2GASUS, the Ist AOD operation to relieve Ihe Sanh and open Route 9, continued. D Day was established as I April. On 290800H Mar 68 this Hq assumed operational control of the lst Marine f1rom C®, First Marine Division, and passed this control to C, lst ACD, at i6001 the same day. At 260800H Mar 68 the Area of Operations around Ca Lu and west, to the 26th Marines boundary, was passed to the control of CG, 1st ACD. At 310800H Mar68 operational control of the 26th Marines, their area of operations and their supporting units, was passed from 0G 3d Marine Divisi tQ CO 1st ACD,

17 I -olosu,e DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

In order to support Qperatinn PdGASU, and to deceive the enemy as to our rral offensive intentionp, the 3d Marine Division, in conjunction with the 2d ARWT1 Regimentq formed Task Force KILO to conduct offensive operations north of Dong Ha and south of the DM~O_ Task Force XILO commenced offensive operations on 30 1arch 1968.

2. SCOTLAND. _peratic SCOTLAND continued throughout the month. The 26th Marines with four UJZC Infantry Bns, one A;iVN Ranger Bn, and supported by a reinforced Arty Bn, continued operations in their assigned AO. These operations consisted mainly of defending the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSOB) and its outlying positions fromi long expected enemy attacks. !he enemy continued his he,vy attacks by fire until the last week of the month when enemy arty and rocket attacks reduced in volume. The enemy attacks by fire were countered by heavy use of air and_artillery. There was some indication that the concentration of enemy forces around KCSOB was not as-heavy as during February. The 37th ARVN Ranger Bn positicrs at the east end of the combat base probed repeatedly by the ~aemy throughout the month. At 061530H, A USA' 0-123 aircraft was downed by enemy ground fire while approaching KSCB an9 crashed with no survivors. At 241200H, a patrol from A/1/9 made contctt with ur.known size enemy force vic YD 818427. The enemy force was finally estimated at two platoons. At 241615H, the patrol broke contact and returned to their perimeter. Results. FR KIA 1, 4 4IA(I.E), 2 WIA(M)s EN 31 NVA/KIA(C). At 7O0800H, B/1/26 made contact with an estimated NVA Bn vic XD 845409 occupying a well organized trench and bunker system* B/1/26 assaulted positions and drove the enemy off. Results, FR KIA 9, 42 IA(), 21 WI(M) arnd 3 NIA ENt 115 NVA/KIA(C). At 5310800H Operation SCOYL.1D terminated and operational control of the 26th Marines and supporting units passed to CG 1st ACD, Results of SCOTL291D for March wereps

(1) FPriendly (2) Enemy

(4 T4T 709 NVA/KIA 11F 22 IVC 37 ) 3 CswC ru~:_ative totals for JCOTL2-D werea

(1)Friendly (2) memy

205 K la 1602 NVA/KIA 852 'vk(.) 9 Pow 815 V:A(M~) 125 IWG S 21 MIA 60 CsWC

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* £

&ENruuM :•Pration:. .i.quyl continue tnrougn, tne mon1t. 'Thne 9tn Marines, • .:•. twith three inantry B,nd ~~,3pporting arty conducted operations in their asighied AO. The enei continued moderate attacks by fire-on friendly positions in the AO. ..Enemy contact was generally moderate through the month with severa heay 'ontacts.At 031200H a plt from 1/3/3 made contact with unknown size enemy force vi.c. 15735. As contact continued an estimated 300 NVA were sighted and th6: r in of ,L//3 was moved up to reinforce. Contact continued through the AterI supported by CAS and arty. At 031615H contact was broken and L/3/3 returned to positions vic A-3. Results, FR KIA 1, 3 WIA(E). EN 102 NVA/KIA. At 041620H t/3/4 made contact with a small NVA force vic YD 108604. The company broke contact and moved to YD 109596 and attempted to establish an LZ to evavuate wounded. Company received approximately 100 rds mixed rockets, mortars and arty. Wounded were finally evacuated by vehicle. Resultss FR KIA 2, 45 WIA(E). EN Unknowno At 061100H M/3/3 made contact with estimated NVA company vic .. '54 ..734. ,•iem employed heavy use of supporting arms. Contact was broken and M/3/3.r t ed to positi-s vi A-3.3 Results FR KIA 12, 32 WIA(E), 25 WIA(M)'. -1 NVA/KIA, 3 CSWC. At 160945H in vie A-3 M/3/3 and 0/1/4 made contacti~' own size enemy force. Enemy force was finally estimated to be a Bn 'ContnaCdtýlasted throughout the day. /3/3 and 0/1/4 broke contact, at approxiNTy 1700H and moved to positions at A-3 and A-4 respectivelyo Resultso FR CIA 2, 9 WIA(E) ENH82 NVA/KIA Attheand of the month Operation KENTUCKY was continuing. Results -o ~or wires

(1) Triendly (2) Eaeny

37 KIA 41) NVA/KIA 164 WIA(E) 3 POW 52 WIA(M) 17 IWO 10 0SWO

LANCASTER II. Operation LAWCASTER II continued through the month. The 4th Marines with three Infantry Bns and supporting arty conducted operations in their assigned AO* There were no major conticte during the month, however, there. were numerous sightings of small groups of NVA and numerous small unit 'conaetj (1On28 March, responsibility for te Ca Lu Airstrip, the combat base •ba Lu and the southwestern portion of the 4th Marines AO passed to G001ST ACD, At the end of the month Operatio6n LANCASTER II was continuing. Results for March were'

(1) Friendly (2) Enemy

13 KIA 55 NVA/KIA 87 WIA(E) 3 10/kIA 54 WIA(M) 2 P6W 3:;WP

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N qOLEJSALINE. Operation NAPOLIfN/SALINE continired +,,', .H' .'. The 3 Karixe with- two infantry Bns, the 16- Amphibian T-. suprorting arty conducted operations in their aussigned Arc , with the principle mission of maintaining the Cua Viet Rivar open from enemy interdiction. At the beginning of the mcnth thce etmy coantinued his attempts at heavy interdiction of the river. However, azo?rd Torceso•,-•rns axpaended their cperations m- both sides f the river,s im- attemts at interdiction reIiced sharply. The enemy did continue heav y ½is by fire against Third Marines combat bases in the AfX Thnor.n m ate ground contact througVhout the month. On 18 March ?/,, i .t an e.timated NVA reinforced company vic YD 261659% cont•1 t.U e ay. The enemny employed heavy use of supporting a;1 -:n and 2/4 established nightVpositicons. Results were F5•i L. 1 IA(M) EIT ?2AT/KIA,q 4 POW1 4 G6SWO, 7 Iro. On 50 and ?I arch 37d "Mari_-c 'th 2/4 jcined Task Force KILO10to participate irn o•e-tions north of Dong Ei. At the end of the meth 01eration N LOLCiN/••ALINEi was continuing. Results ior March were-

(1) Friendly (2) alemy 65 KIA 444 NvA/KIAL 330 WIA(E) 17 POW 122 WIA(M) 80 IýC 19 oswo

TASK FGROE KILOC Commencing 28 March9 Task Force KILO was established to conduct offensive operaticns in support of WOPCV OpPLAN 1-68 (Operation PB3ASUS). Thes cperaticns were conducted in two phasesb

Phaase I

On 0 Marchq Task Force KILO9 composed of the 3d Marines, 2d ARVN Regt,. and 3d Sqdn (-),, 5th ARM) CAV, USA, commencea operations in a feint towards Gio Inh - DMZ area to destroy the enemy, to support Operation PEGASUS and to deceive the enemy as tc th V offensive intentions. There were numerous small unit sightings copntacts. At 500930T 2d ARVN Regiment made contact with unknown size enemy force vie YD 265697. Contact lasted through the dayo At 1700H 2d AVNIThoke contact and established night positions. Results of this contact were.

(1) Friendly (2) alemy

14 KIA 182 NV!A/KIA 75 WIA(E) 4 Pal 11 CSW4 50 Iwo

At the end of the month Phase I was continuing.

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

1, Y'A:AL 30HOOLs livision units utilized formal schools as indicat(ed uring the period to sWpplemrmn-t on-th--job training and locally conducted training ' follows,0 -

Vietrna•mese Langu;ge 10 Registered Pubs Recondo 31 5 Basic O0rani Slupply Accounting 4 KY 28/38 Mainten:ince Training 4 Telegrvph-Telephone Torminal Sets, 's901 ZZ/vOc-1t at/vO0-2 and Log Periodic Antcnna AS-22 56/GAU 12 Personal Re , 19

VietflamniŽ Vg 10 RegVtirebl I Romm Sec/CI•yto I 9 NCO Leadershiip 43 Infant.y 'deap cns Rep air 8 Basic Amme Tech 8 S cuba 1 8 lhbarkation 4 8 Career Advisory 6 Special Jeapons TrL,tining 6 19

2• TNFORMAL StCf(L3 4ik-the-job training and contact tepm inmtr,ct.n continue,d to be the primary meoms of technical training within the Divinlon. Ocntact team instruction include1, 1, Assistance Maintenance Training -md instruction for 3d Marliv and 2d i:•N Regt personnel on the 10i.o4' Reeoilrms Rifle* M72 LAAU, M60 Mlchine Gun mnd Starlight Scope.,

21 &20,are(1)

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED w6 * COITB,,T AIR' SU,,P012 March 1968

1. SIGNIFICANT E'TiaTS2

a. During this period fixed-wing fighter/attack aircraft flew 7,122 rties and delivered 15,262-tons of orCnance in support of the Third Marine Division in their area of operation. Helicopters car- ± 5,955 passengers and transported 2,065.3-tons of car-go. b. Of the above 4 tal, 2,679 fixed-wing sorties and 5,732-tons of ordnance were delivered on selected targets in the Dong Ha/DMz area in support of operations LANCASTER, KENTUCKY, and NAPOL3N/SALINE. Heli- copters transported 875.0-tons of supplies in support of these operations.

c. Operation SCOTLAND continued at its increased pace and was supported by 4,445- fixed-wing fighter/atidack surlties which delivered 9,530-tons of ordnance on selected targets within that AO. Helicopters lifted 421.5- tons of supplies to Khe Sanh Combat Base and T68.8-tons of Supplies to the outlying combat hill positions.

d' One-thousand, one-hundred and twenty-eight(W,128) B-52 ARC LIGHT aircraft struck 188 targets with 35,418-tons 6f ord~ance in support of the Third Marine Division. These ARC LIGHT targets Were located primarily in the Khe Sanh area.

2. NEh% DEVEOPMENTS

a. The fixed-wing/helicopter package that was described in last month's report continued to deliver the required supplies to the outlying combat hill positions around Khe Sanah, The fixed-wing fire support suppression package of bombs, smokeg 20-mm.napalm, and C•Sappears to provide the \/ necessary fire power to present an acceptably safe corridor for the "helicopter train" into the hills.

5. PROBLE• AREAS -- -

a. Inclemenit flying weather conditions 66ntinue to decrease the number of CAS/DAS missions; however, Marine ASRT units, both at Khe Sanh and Dong Ha, more than adequately fill this gap.

C7ýh Enclour1)

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FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION

1. GENERAL

A. Command emphasis continued in the SCOTLAND A0O The introduction of Provisional Corps Vietnam (PCV) with the inherent change in command and working level relationships, did not significantly affect the supporting arms effort within the Division AO, Improvements in the area of ordnance/target matching continued. A more equitable distribution of H&I fires was effected through the monitoring of Fire Support Information Center (FSIC) studies of ordnance density. III MAP retained control of the Arc- light Program until 291200H March, at which time PCV became the Action Coordinator for northern ICTZ. The 3km safety factor was eased to within 1100 meters of friendly troops in the SCOTLAND AO. 195 target boxes (1km i2km) were hit during March. Of these 195, 55 were struck using a safety factor of less than 3km. Long delay (o0.1sec) fuses were employed for strikes in the CO ROC area against entrenched artillery. Interrogation again revealed that the B-=52 strikes produced a marked psychological effect on the NVA troops.

B. March fire support information was available on a weekly basis through a series of eight programs. FSIC programs have been de-bugged, and reconfigured to portray more specific command related information. One new program was written to correlate Counter-Battery Information with fires against NVA. weapons positions. A monitored survey of target coding was conducted to reveal more meaningful target descriptions. A successful pilot program 'l4 uo a major revision of target coding, All information received by the SIC is being stored on both punch cards and magnetic tape.

2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

A. Arclight tonnage increased ly/ fiom February to 35,418 tons. SCOTLAND received 33,516 tons, and the remainder of the Division AO received 1902 tons.

B. *aval Gunfire Missions increased 22. t••o 3 The rounds expended- increasii•,5% 'o 55,075, a majority of the tonnage being 8"/55.

TYPE SHIP DAYS ON STATION

5"/38 Destroyer 25) 5"/54 Destroyer 26 8"/55 Cruiser 31

C, Artillery ammunition expenditures decreased 9.-/ to 180,030.o This was attributed to more selective targeting and increased command emphasis o the judicious use of ammunition. Improving weather has resulted in more ,served missions, and the use of heavier ordnance in destruction type missions*

D. Air delivered ordnance tonnage hincreased 130 to 15262 tons° 9530 tons were delivered in the SCOTLAND AO and 5752 tons throughout the remainder of the divifion AD, I~ L77E77 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

5. ,IflBJf.l

. Dist::ibutbnn of ft::m:; in ff:ý-ct•d by thle to,J : .' -t in ';he .,"• ' i', 0. ITn i' :'e.'t of ;ho D)ivi;.ion MV, thfe i.ýi i . *.r-.. i aL I'jtl was north of joutl 9. Air d Yivnred olnnnc waa -cw(o c'I• tt 1 o( (-i) on a i1 i axis of Route 1 -mnd north of the Cua Viot "Zivo:r .i.nto hU v1 '. -n limit of Cap T.ui Lay, (2) on a Nl axis west of the Cam Lo-"on Th.Cin L ,;, and (3) across the DHZ. Artillery ordnance generally followed the air trend, but was more widely dispersed south of Route 9 and west of Camin Lo, The eastern portion of the Division AO artillery fires weLe largely supp- lanted by NGF. NGF accounted for the larger portion of the count.erfires in the Cap Mui Lay area, and provided extensive support to ground op.ra- tionsin the NPOLQ2/3ALINE area. MRC LICMTS were also eraploye.:d n;,It.n,t the artil lery co-nc,ntrations in the northea DI,~ area. In this 1-... the use of ARC LIGCITJ in a C.ia role against active avtil.!:' ]jyh :; , with good results, Time lag has booeen cut from nine hours to 'ive. .n increased use of this uiapon in the sum,port1of 6 round ý-ploitation i, .1'•, i.

b. Improved wiathur coX1itions pcr•,nitted th: viouul ,lo,'v.t• Of orin,•ance combinations a-•inst h.ard targets, One attack inv >iv.i t,' es,-ful c.)ployn:;nt of C., :d1(7 [uik/deln].y bombs -k-inst 1a ru in,n o. , occur)ied bunker aid tunel cu..'lea, ITo nev ,.i.-nific nt ::L:: : Y howc:vr there were incrIased numbar. of o)-ciio targei :3 ht,d such o active artillery, stoage areas :.ud 3..i ,it.,

4. P>OBL!1 A*A:],

1 a, ARC LIGHT sarveill.ance reoains lLii L'rP .2 lack.e of ti. , obs.- vatin. )isni.fico,nt doanage as ..e....n:ents were• L iitly" the rn;niult of o-oud or flash nnalysis by round leonents,

b. Limited core storage and the restrictions imposed by a card' r-d data base have limited "real-time",t information retrieval in the FjIC. The physical separation cf_FSITC/DPP-10O has been greatly_improved by institution of a regular courier run,

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CONFIDENT1. \ *K~J~ .7? ''~J~ *1

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six8S'X 171VInV.

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from J 42 The sets are not o:erat .onal as yet as technica.l Lff lt are being experienc-d.

3. DYE WcKi

a, Additional TG;D's were employed during March at Kho S',nh .n •.:. Carroll. A request for additional N(D's and searchlights N•/E• h::h bon

orwarded to III E-.T

b. The DY" i . S nsor/Su-veillanc School trained 55 r.n, froa 9th 'Marines, O0CONT Units, 2/1, 3/3, 1/4 end 3/4. This cn:l1L o 'aix-ning cycle for 9th TMa.ine units.

C. Members of the 2d ACVN Regiment were given inm t.•e:r "blK splicing and issued equipment to train personnel in the in•c"'liti.n ca.ble associated with the obstacle trace4

d. A team from th' Def-~s,e Co.::munication Planning C:Goup v:,it,:. thfV comv,,,mend fnd KSCB during March and s5istcd. riimbers of th. 26th '-i.n-; in operating the ?/PRS-1 a,s an aid in tunneling detect ton \nd ."c the Micro Tale f.' dir _t _ra,dout of air delivered sensors.

4.- ___ -,-. _. .11 - __ .__ ý _- - _- I= -=_ - __ . 1.ý - - __ I .ýI - -

•g

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED @ @

7,1177 r:

! During the nonth of March the PsychologtcKt Oprt-.%.t . .. ,, :

S.un) t Chieu Hoi crq.7-mn.

b, ---r,loit VCP.,'V. battl-:ý.,i ý1:1 103jeo.

c. Lover VC/iV rmorale.

. obou str..n.•th of G71 .'-nd alli--C forces.

e: 2-"uce miningamd booby t:-i- inci(, -nts.

f. Di s :ffit -V/N.l ...

g, Iduce ~eportinr VC activity.

h, Instill good 9 habits a the p.o-le)

i courge support of t!hI CV ..

?, Psychologic:al Ope::ations )'uport-dall narmed oprti , n' .'.-n . TAOY'- s. The Z and Rccon Lones v"m 9lso trtet re" ly_

3. The fo?lowing le-fl.ts T" type.,wer6 del_ve:' by a.•in). -'f - :-",

Te No. of L l'~Tots

Chieu Hoi 15•,144s000 NV'. 12J250O000 Safe Gon-'-ot Pas-es 2,500, Rewards 2 300,000 Varied othIr th2m•s 3,458,000

A. There were 10 hours a, 35 •inut-s of aerial b? dc..st ½-v. ', sane basic the:zesin th,) s:.noe g~-nral are as th: 1- fle,t ,.-o ,

5, There were 241 hours of ::ouWd b o:acast in su-,,ort of theith : ,.*, 9th Marines, 3d Marines, fnd 26th aa:.'inss in ,uang Tri Provi.nc,, CG. .... r;,•. Vietnamesf) music, 1 ,: instructions surlnT.' 51u p)o:t l'- Go, e.•th rdihe and Geoneral... .ons 'lVwa24d,

6ý There were no movien shom cdue- to the tactical citueti)n in ,. .

7. There were 7,000 leafVt, poters Pree South new,pes, n.' , Ilagazines distributed in •.-•-nri Province

8. Nine VC/NVA ralli- 1 r ough the Chieu Hol progr5m in un• Trpi :ov'n.

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. Th.ere arr6 Kit Caraon 2eouts employ2d by the Division, 3d YarDiv scouts .. 4•ed-art in 36- p1 bhis month and discovered 15 rin;- -n- booby tra-7 7"he VC/NVA T_, . yjive reduced the effectivýnes- of ;h2 Kit Carson dcoul program. By th3 and of March, however, all bt eight -couts were_ ba_ck to work with their units. in The :uang Tri Arned Propa'.rnda teams were deployed throughout th.• 3d Divisi.on AO with .,C units, 2/T, /, 1/3, 9th Marines and 1st Amtracc. The ZT's are being Used to con:uct-face to face prolaganda, i1dentify VC, ::nd cth2r intellig-nce in-fi.ation.

11 The NVA campaign was suu.orted with :CVA oriented leaflet d2ops t••r-h- out ua,ng Ti Province, -h a. ition, rally and surr•e-nder apT els 'n Sf C.n,,.ot Pass,es were -air dropp,d. on Known NVA locations, The 525c, th: •0• 'nrd the 803J~A Divisions were targeted heavily,

12., I'YOPS tapes wre-bro_dco'..m over `D-on_ a City radio station on the 25th, 26th and 27th of M,arch. Music, coalition govern-,ent, and a drqma t,ipe weIe broadcast fbra30 minutes in th- afternoon, The b-oadcasts will be ex'.nded end will be conducted on a contifnuing asis.

1., The VC/NVA inc.reaoed their ownm PSYCPS efforts throughout Quang T"-i Pr,.vince6 Their distribution of leaflets and posters of high quality increased, Ground broadcast were heard both a+ 7o~ ien and Khe Sanh. However, their propaganda material is generall, .. ive-, Allied personnel and e•,uiprrcnt o rossLy exýageL',ti ahd the leflets are !1ways (istributed in ver= smi±iJ.U nties.

1, Increased enemy activity in tJi Cua Viet and Khe Sanh areas r, .uired a complete relocation of ground broadcast teLms. An additional team ,,as a,cigned to -d Division in order to meet all operation requirements.

\UNCVOSHRED

28 Enclosure (1)

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LOGI, 2ICS

IV n t s

aR GL 2AL.-

(1) The 1.116A1 ifle exchanre program continues in abeyance due to the luck of I16A1 Rifles in corntry.

(2) On 29 Varch 1968, The Mlonthly Logistics Summary Conference heMld at -h7ce Loi i-,tic Conmmrand was attended by reprresentatives from Division >upply and Division G-4, The theme of the conference was to discuss the forthcoming "1 7Pac Logiotic Confernnce on Okinawa.

(3) The t.ctical situ!tion did not t -- it inspections to be m.ide by th, 0-4 nn1other Staff sections. Sp'oi1lStafr Visits were limited to a "roximately 55 due to the displacement of th6 Division Command Post to Northorn I Covps area.

b. CUVMI•,10AY,G~ During the mronth of Narch the following mnnjor items of euipmen t sust,-ined Comb.t Dama,"e:

OYi'..; A, UIP ill. NU. )1I,U1 3TT Tu

Trk, Cargo M54 502;150 ArLi. -v Tpairs in Progress Trk, Cargo M454 324003 Artillevy -epaivs in T1rk, Cargo 1:54 323972 Artillery"Art i I I ".Y P r•tres s 'Ork, 1.52 Car,o 327068 D4ort ar •n Prouvess Trk Radio E,RC-109 Repai.irs 327782 Artillery in P•rogres 238782 Artillery Trk, Carego, N36 Repairsi Prot 'ess 328050 'Orki Hadio, M1LC-110 Artillery Repairs in Trk, Tinker, M49 196080o Artillery Repairs in Progress Trl, 1- M105 212007 Artillery Repairs in Progress Trl, .,- M105 195823 in Tr]• t• . N105 Artillery Repairs in Progrenss 2 18260 Repairs in Progre•ss M1 1 M10 5 218116 Ar t I I ery Repai'•r in Progres s Tri, I- , M105 182311 Ar tillery in 212036 Repairs in Trl 1, M105 Repaires in Trj, 1ý- M105 212018 Artillery in rs in P :r'2, e as Trl, 1 1,105 218529 Artillery Repal Artillery Ropaire in Progress Tr•, 0,, M105 18?236 Repairs in 107512 Artillery in Plr4pressProcress 107535 Artillery Repairs in, LVI;5A 1 Artillery Repairs inin.Prourea s 108151 in L•) 5A 1 Repairs in PProgress rog'r r~e 8 107635 Repairs in Progress 108511 Min in Repairs in Progress LVTP5A i 107651 Mine Repairs in Progress LVTP5A 1 108551 Mine in Progress 1HPG Repairs 108397 tepairs in Progress LVi) SA 1 Artillery 108371 Repairs in P'rogress 106010 Mine LWPE- Repairs in Progress LIN-1 Min e 106003 Rep)a ir. IProgress mTtSm) 107986 Artillery 29 ]~nclosure (1)

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

TYPE EQUIP -SERN.ON. CAUSE -DISPOSITION

M48A35, Tank -201851 Artillery Repairs in Progress M48A3 Tank 202011 Mine Repaired M48A-, Tank 201910 Artillery Repaired S226823 irtillery Repaired N00A,MS0A, GaOtOntos os 226766 Mortar Rejaired Mobile Crane 301017 Aine Repairs in Progress Erdlatex 313725 -Rocket Destroyed Edlat er 313727 Rocket Destroyed Scraper H82 - 241019 •Rocket Destroyed Generator 60 KW -229068 ]rocket Repairs in Progress Erdlater -315792 1ock et- Repaired Erdiater 313872 Rocket Repaired

c TRUCK OONVOYSo During the month of March 1968, the following convoys were executed.

(1) 9th Motor Transport Battalion drove 102,150 miles transporting 36,620 personnel and 57,966 short tons of cargo.

(2) 3d Motor Transport Battalion drove 54,767 miles transporting 10,991 personnel and 3,023 short tons of cargo.

(3) Twenty Rough Riders (1680 trucks total) traveled between Phu Bai and Quang Trn transporting 3,740 personnel and 3,280 short tons of cargo.

(4) The 515th Light Truck Company, U. S, Army, less one platoon, remainei under the operational control of 9th Motor Transport Battalion° This unit chopped CPCON 16 March 19680

d. 3~%EBAiKATICU o

(1i) On 1 March 1968, Air Force C-123, Tail #694, was hit by small arms fire iýhile taking off -from Khe Sanh 0 The aircraft crashed and was totally destroyed0

(2) On 1 March 1968, an Air Force C-l30 Class III airdrop fell into enemy territory at Khe Sanh. This was destroyed by friendly fire.

(3) On 2 March 1968t III-MAF reported that Air Force C-130's would nct fly into Khe Sanh until further noticeo

(4) On 5 VN, chA1968, an Air Force 0-123_ had a flat tire and was destrov-d by enema #irn on the tie S.anh airstrip while awaiting repairs.

SOn 6 March 1968. an Air Force 0-123 was shot down at Khe Sanh S':2 and destroyed. There were 49 friend13

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_W oil (6) On 8 March 1968, a Coicpse35Yas v~ricle was dropp,d and -1I Mbeing transported b exteernal hElicop er lift to Khe Sanh Contat.Coestha

ki) ý. 26 March 1968, Phu Bai Airstrip was closed from 0300 until 1100 for repaird of damage caused by enemy roke%and r.•~drtar fie.

(8) CQ 30 Harch 1968, Khe Sanh heA ons Ground iroximity 'xtraction .Systn drop, Drop w;.s successful..

O) -:ealiftsl

Danang to Dcng Ha 231 Lcu/! •,651 1/T

28 IST 19,702 L/'

47 Fuel Ba:C'o 11,070 ;j/T

-I YC 330 /2

(10) Airlifts;

Danang to Done Ha via C-123's anI C-130's TOTAL 3,8370454 lbs.

Dmnang to Phu Bai via 0-125's and C-150's TOT,,, L 5310893 1bs.

Carpgo to }Khe ranh via 0-123's, 0-130's CH-!6'1,o "Jnd MT-53's 'POT AL 2,615,342 lbo.

Cargo to Khe S3nh vi.. airdrop TOTAL 9,207,352 1bo.

Cargo to Khe :Anth via L-'•J drop 2UbiL 702,000 1bs.

S ',,J kVICL1j, DurinC the month of i;arch 1968, Hi. j(d i.,vi)' i•vi -9 ,ecd Jevic-s ilroram conailstd&of 33 oi)rctLonv1 .auU, ju1,u,' b; ' . $3 •, anel Of the to;tal r,oou in operation) 15 :uo v . r,s-d ' in 00 sLtr,tcture r"nd the rmaiLniJ-n; 10 u... ,1.O:: f inlA .1 :'.:, bl e art providOd ArAyz NavyX y-uld 'I n Corp)u y onu T thOb - .. 30,271 rn'O.m l •6':1 11Y ••-33,1 or L,otl . y ,1n2i,3t L : of E,'la Comb , . ,d p ~•iCd•u '.ly ,7, ' .:h.b-

"'. , on Iri.no C Or: sxr 1O10I 1', Chapt r e, Tlhe. :., c'.b, , ini, l is ut iei only -h' -itionnil reiqAu•tror-nto ,l, iavt',h.ude :- t'on,;ry crcý'

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f. SUPPLYL

(1) LtCol R. J. WEBER relieved LtCol G. W. TROXLER as Division Supply 0.

(2) Excesses turned in and cancellations for the period I Februaar to 29 February 1968 totaled $984,924,00-

(3) FMFPac Supply Assistance Technical Team arrived at Phu Bai on 25 March 1968 to provide technical assistance to the 3d Marine Division,

g. PLANS.

(1) During the month of March 1968, an evaluation of bottle 'tI- electrically operatedg water dispensers was conducted and submitted tP±il MAF4

(2) During the month of March 1968, an evaluation of multipurpose barges and 35 H. P. Motor was conducted and submitted to III MAF.

(3) The monsoon season historical data and lessons learned for 1967- 1968 were complied from reports submitted by Division units. A detailed and comprehensive report was forwarded to III MAF'

(4) L survey was conducted to determine the quantity of lightweight rainsuits that would require preservation and packaging at the end of the monsoon season. Results of the survey were forwarded to III MAP.

2. PROBLEM AREAS.

a, §TPPLY Shortages of repair parts continue to be the paramount supply problem especially for the M422 and engineer equipment. The shortage of repair parts for the M422 has reduced Headquarters Battalion to CREQP 0-3. The shortage of repair parts coupled with T/E deficiencies has result*d In the 3d and -Tth -igineer Battalions and 3d Shore Party battalsmi to be in a CREQP status of C-3.

(1) Short supply of monoblocks for the 33BB451 and antennas AT-27 for the PRO-25 radio has caused an acute problem in communications within units of this Division. b. TRANS201ATION,

(1) The lines of commun.,ax nse improved greatly during this reporting period, with the excc.t, c, those to Khe Sanh Combat Base. The opening of Route #1, permitttd d• displacement of the Division Command PosA "w ehu Bai to the Dong Ha and Quang Tri Bases.

(2) Sweep and clear operations conducted by two infantry battalions eliminated any significant enemy iterdiotion of traffic on the Oua Viet

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e e:

Lvier ~ 7de..uitted and uninterupted flo: of supplies fro-0 ha Vjit to

-b 7on'E 2amp.

( f)Resupply of Khe 3Snh Combat Dsase and the frienely hill :sitions located at Hills 881U, 861, 861A_558 ind 950 continw o to be : i .c'tu,nificcant problem of its kind in -tae Division. All sj'opli'es .. rU)rirpmnt for Khe SaxhiBase ere do!ivered by fixevwlg/c r.u.nents by h;-lico•etr. Hill positions a e r;.u1-plied totally by helicopters 9 7 m th cng Ha I73A4 a, Recovery of aerial delivery equipment from the various . , es- nmts consid.rable difficulty nd_ the shortage of such equipment brcders on critical? An all out effort by all echeolons is being made to i:prove the situation,.

co S 1RVICS,S The overall services in the Division have ,een good except as noted below.

(1) Laundry facilities anl bath units in operati.on within the Division continued to be inadequate.

(2) Although this Division received several generators through the Rebuild Program, the electrical power situation remi".s ncute,

d, I..INT1rANCE. Short supply of repair parts conGinueo to be the most aiCnificamt maintenance problem within the lDivision.

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DIVISION `T.CINEER

I During March, the 3d Marine Division received engineer su)port -rom a Division and Force 1hgineer Battalion and two Naval Mobile Constructlon Battalionsý In-addition, maintenance anp.Ptil4ties suyport was provided v CHBiU-501 at Dong Ha, Cua Viet and Kho Janh. ill cordinates below rre L31m from MAP: Vietnam, A -,Series L7014, sheets 6442 IV, 6442 III, 342 i±, and 6342 I. Major rtineer projects were:

a, Maintenance of Route 1!.~ Route fl was open to traf"ic within the Division AO during March. 1CB-10 continued woik on upgrading Route .1 to a 241 roadway width0 Work continued on the bridge at YD 298656 ?oute ,. was open for convoys between Phu Bai emd Dong Ha during this -eriod.

b. Maintenance of Route #2. MOB-5 continued to maintain Route :9 during the mncth of llarch, New bridges were compolete at YD 222601, YT 194591, YD 186588 aand YD 145589.

c. Maintenance of Route #561. The 11th E1hgineer Battalion continued to maintain Route #561 during this period. A Class 60 culvert bypass was conpleted at 0-2 bridge site (YD 155665).

d, M.aintenance/Construction of Route 1566. Construction of Route 566 remained in abeyance iuring Mardch .

e TZactical Bridgi*p Negative report.

2. Senuential Listing of Sigmificant Events,

ao 9 March - Shipped one 18' x24' bunker to Khe Sanh for 26th Iarines.

b. 21 March- PCV Engineer arrived at Dong Ha to discuss current engine-ring problems. 3d Marine Division DEO, C0, 11th .74ineer Battalion -rnd III LLF Engineer Operations Officer in attendance.

5, 1ilitary Construction. TSFC construction continues at the Dong Ha Combat ase with IICB-5 completing 20 S:31huts. Major_projects underway but not completed in March.are the-construction of a28Ux70 reinforced concrete cox.- unications bunker, 80W complete, and a 40x100 Butler building fDor

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6. Base Doveloomente Construction oontinu'se .at the Q=ang Tri Combat Base in accordance with the approved Master Site iKlV. let and 2d in-p••-nt con- atvuotion of 200 $iA hutr and 26 burnout heads ise approximat ," 7? cplete.m~ The 500 m- mP3uhAlliln the Headquarters Battalion cantonment vaj 4proximatoly 40, complc .t on 1 .art~h with completion estimated for late April. A 4npor~nry water distribution .yitesu has been established and is approximately 80% completn. Water in boing treated by 3d Riaineer Battalion and dipensead from a site in the Headquarters Battalion oantonment where it is hauled to the výrious units. ,1evated vator atoraue is tlanned ýrv 11.ri.td distribution direct to selected ficilition (mt :h1i-ll, 3AO, u',owers) im emsti, ,ted for,Apýril. Construction bmGan en the %i Mtijal Battalicn Hospital 1ni-lity and by $1 March the Medical Supply Building and one double Vuoneet had been oompleted.

5. oomb~ Coerationso. a, Total number of mineaweeps conducted vinual/deliberate - 357* b. Total meters covered on minesweeps visual/deliberate - Route #1 - 72,000, Route/k9 - 56,000, other - 1,120,000* a. Mines and Booby Trans Destroyed. 6 - Soviet AT-41 Mines 2 - 105mm duds booby trapped with OhiCam grenadee 2 - Booby trapped C Raticn oans with pull device and TNT. 1 - 60mm round 6 - 40mm roundo 2 - M26 Grenadem I - M79 Rounde 7 - Chinesue Communist AT Mines d,o unnla Deoatroa. I - 21x2lx20-

§, EThnomy ~aoilit±ce Damn.r•nood.. 1 1 2 - 61AOIx4f 3 4 %4x2f 1 1 4 616 x4 - 4 x8imp 41 * 2'A?'x2'tya0 6 4-M 4'xS'xJ' 1.4 1t31 fo ARAW in Combat lunj.ar_t. (1)The 3d 8hore Party Battalion operated We'u and D31o m6 provided HUI'n In Aupport of operationa, SCOTLAND, 000HCLA, MIT= mnd LNOWT-4s Also provided general ingineer support to the 3d Marine Division#

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(2) Com'pany "C" operating LZ at Bong Ha_Corabat Base and providing one (I) offn.c.r and twonty ei'4ht (28) ealisted men for security of the Doni: IHa Conbat Base L'U Ran-.

(3) In aAdition the follo,in emgineer support was furni hed:

12 to 2/1. to 2/9. magineers to 3/9. 15 iCgineer s to 1/3. 10 to 11 Engineers to 1/4. ",gineers 9 a gineers, to 3/4. 15 •.in e er s to 3/26.

6 •. TML,"d UY.,K•L1st ogene:!ation bunker construction wa,, completed ' -...... u..u ndnd minor rfyai.s we:a -effected on Bunkers d,untjed by neomy am.tillery. An additional 0-2-4 minefield was installed outsil, -.' adj-oo•nt to the existina minnfield in the Southern soctor of A-2. Irecasting of concroto fi6hitind hole covers cor,,,anced and the decien for the ý cond or'ation bunker was a.-proved, Your b.'idges were built on National 1 iute 9 btw~ze D1)ong HIa rad Ca=I Carroll and one bridge was repaired btwo•eon Ca LI ,nd Thon Son L"-m,

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CIVIL .ITS

1o Refugees.

ao D t: e period 9-19 Narch 1968, 1,247 Brou refcjees were ir- evaouat-d from Ehe- Sanh to the Cam 10 Refugee nter. The m jority were airlifted by helicopter via Dong Ha and were thn trucked to CaMn o10.

b, The 4th Marines are assisting COlDS aend the GTVN in caring for th- Br,a refugees by 17WDCAPS, employment for sandbag filling and cutting b,ush along highway 9,__

2, R,evolutionar.y Development.

a, The :.resence of troops of the d K.arine -Division rnd -!t iir Cav- alry Division n•.r 'ag T ri_helped th- 1st MV-~1Division i keeping the enemy out of the RD priority area. However -thp four AYMY suOU•D0o battalinIrO for the ') Program stayed near ýaang TTi City and provided on _i . I* security for the major part of the RD area. Thare were eigh,. qu.' Ui. .j.. cidents against RD teams in 11arvch, resulting in 4 enemy KIAX'-nd 4 TD Cadre

be During the month of karch, three new ýI Lplans were draun up in con- sideration of the results of the VC/OVA 2'1 offensive. The_ln wh__ich was adopted went into effect on 1 April. It calls f'or installinL; 0 taans in hamlets whifach can be easily defended by the ,J su-pport battalions of the 1st APTY Regiment. The sel ected hamlets are close in to •an•T•gi Citiy a L.~a Iccated on or ne thie lines ofommbioation and transýgortation ad along likely avenues of approŽach

co The new 1968 plan calls for 11_Ap Doi -1,1 (ADI:) hamlets and 12 Ap Cuing CC (ACC) hamlets, All the ADM hamlets are •et semester. There oe~i- first ;hase ACC -amlets and six second phase ACC hamlets,

d. One of the-most irpoitant single events in the month was thq instil- !r'ent of a new 'D Chief , •Iajor T'L.AT DI11 T. 0 TG- rep-lace oIa-r LjpLUY.Jsajo forimerlyrO-.G Qua ng Tri Sector Chief of Staff sho,n great -oc,iseas an en :'getic 1-1-,

7, Division i:vil Affairs/Civic Action.

a. Agricuiture.

(1) The G-5 Agriculture ITCO and the C•2D Ar-iculture Advis"AjJ o- a site for a vegetable garden project along Route 7.9 tweeon Can Lo nd Jong Ha ,hich was propjbd by 3-5, 2/12 .This was fLonid t- e .a unnsuit ble loc•Ition Sof a lack of -water, but another site further west was deemid fca;ible. Continued study will- be made to iuplement this hiUh impact Civic Act'on iroj"ct. (2) Four of the six rice threshers heretofore considered lost in HIue as a result of 1re Ti•J offensive have been recovered. The 3d iarine Divi.;ion

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plans to requisition 50 newtri.e eshers for .- •u•- in _ang Tri Province during the s tring hrv1st. The e"ach ines will be loIned for thh harvest; after the harvest the farmers can either purchase them (at 3,500 ýM each) or retu-Gn the machines.

be Third Earine Division Vietnamese Scholarship Prqwram

". -•re not open during the month of Karci Se result of the -e2 a0g L. -n• a'-t --in:-Quang Tri was paid 2,000 :.o mc.r:mnth as paperw" fc-: ,.. •i.ting resPumtion of school. -he balance i•n the nc- is 2.. .nt . .i;-h 79,920 $VN is in cash and 154,521 .,... dc)ooit at the Uhase ±i:-±2"d:>:n Bank in SaigonJWchools in -uang Tri r3- on I Aprxil$ nd the scholfrship program will continue in this Province oi." the.- -riainder of the school year.

c. Graves IemovalA Quang Tri Combat Base. During the first 1alf of L.1, nuli.rous g.raves were removed to provide space for the base. The reomoval of 6$000 graves to the southwest of the base so that the def'ensive wire cn be :-)rmded is still -under negotiation. Since the Province Chief has refused to have th, graves removed because they have already been renoved at least once III !-.? has been asked to render assistance in this problem.

d. Project TAJP. The T. Acggression Relief Project was initiated by ULU,. on 1• Feb1ruary to cover a period between 22 WP:.:ayw 1968 and 2 April 1968. For the month of 1Iarch $1,850-35 (PC) and ,675 .71 were col.:ct,, and donations from soveral more units are expected to be ,eceiv:d.

oo Po•ioryal 'Response Pro.,,ram

(1) ,ix hours of forn,il clas,o,; 'exc conducted at the 3d Reconnaio- oaace !3att•,lion1s Indoctrination School ':d tVe 3d GAG School with a total of 46 o-iudcnts in attendanco.

(2) Fiold•visits were canclled during March because of the Divi,.on iii)vq to u,,mg TLi Combat Baose and becuas3 of the tactical %itu.tion.

(3) Two batttlions wore visitnd to h, ,• set up their ovn Peroonal ,,oJujoue ,•roCr'mo, P1'ruonal Response matei•J j ". , ristribut or1 to them -'( to 14 eLher nnite,

(1) The followiný; numbaCs of Viotnanese vitients were t,Jcted by U.. Ifavy r,dialrnd Dental porsonnel during the months indioatedrA

January 1968 - 27,346 Febri.uary 1968 - 3,710 Harch 1968 - 5,205 (2) The .arch 1960 ficure rpreoanto ropprts from only 13 units ai of the d'to this c!1rrnolouy va pro~r•od, Complote M~arch results will be roe- )orted in April's Command Chronology.

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(3) The large decline in February over January c.:,ed bL- the greatly decreased security situation from the enemy's T.2 v L;and the 3d Marine Division's move from Thua Thien Province. The 50W increase in March versus February is a good indicator of the in-roving security status of Quang Tri Province. It is expected th-t '-.. i0AP/ 1GAP Itreatm.nvts will show a substantial further increase.

g. Logistics- Trucks were provided through G-5 by 9th 1.Motor Transport Battalion to support CORDS and GVN in refugee support. Two flatboats transported food commodities from the Dong Ha ramp to the CORDS warehouse.

h, Civic Action Projects.

(1) One hundred school kits were obtained from CORDS and given by 3d Battalion 9th Marineu to the Chief of Phu Taii (YD 041444) for use in tll- lam'•D+ school.

(2) Refugees in the Cam Lo Resettlement Camp were employr Turing March to wash laundry, fill sandbags and cut vegetation along Higlhy ,i9

(3) Soap, food and clothes were delivered by the 4th Marines in support of refugees.

(4) One hamlet south of Dong Ha received mess ha.. ••rbage daily for the hamlet's pig cooperative.

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lo, PERSONNEL

The month of March ended with a total of 28 chaplains on board. H owever, of this number, we only had an effective on board strength of 26 chaplains. Chaplain HABIBY, 2dBn, 4th Marines, was ADCON/OPCON to 9th MAB. Chaplain RUPHERFORD, 2dBn, 3d Marines, was ADCON/PCk(K to the 1st MARDIV.

Lt Charles T. KELLY, CHC, USNR, 702707/4105 reported to the 3d MaDiv on 1 March 1968 from 9th Ti•3. 'e ,wa:~ssigned to HqBn.

Chaplain STANIS was detached to his new duty station from his emergency leave status on 25 March.

Reassignments were as follows during March:

Chaplain STUBBE from 1/26 to 3d Shore Party/3d Recon on T Mar. Chaplain DRISCOLL from qBn t 1,/2- on 1 Mar. Chaplain HUTTON from 1/4 to hqbi on 1 Mar. Chaplain KELLY from HqBn to 1/26 on 5 Mar. Chaplain FOGARTY from HqBn to "D" Co, 3d MED Bn on 26 Mar. Chaplain Pi1ILLIPS from 12th Marines to HqBn on 29 Mar.

Chaplain DRISCOLL was seriously wounded on -March at Khe Sank while serving with the lstBn 26th Marines. e was-paralyzed frpom the neck down as the result of shrapr-? -ounds in the back of the neck. He was medically evacuated to NH Yokoltka, Japan on 9 March. On 18 1'arch he was detached from the 3d Marine"NDIvision to Naval Hospital, San Deigo for further treatment.

2. DIVINE SERVICES

3d Marine Division Chaplains conducted 351 Sunday Divine Z r.tds during the month of March with an attendance of 10,943. Weekl, aglics number 384 with a total attendance of 7,403.

Chaplain KIRCH and Chaplain FRP.EUXO provided Jewish and Eastern Orthodox Divine Services throughout the 3d Division. Latter Day Saints services were conducted by lay leaders.

3. RELATED ACTIVITIES

a. Division Chapel-Dong Ha

(1) The Division Chaplain saw to the construction of a new chapel in the Dong Ha Division CP area. The chapel is a double tropical hut, paneled on the inside, with office in rear. Although not as large mn artistic as the General Ho-hmuth Memorial Chapel 'at Phu Bai, it never- the less adequately served its purpose in Dong La where there are mrny unit chapels scattered over this large base.

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(2) Division Chaplain-Quang Tri

The Division Chaplain and his staff completed their move to Qaang Tri in March. The Division Chaplain moved down from Dong Ha on 18 Marchd, and the Assistant Division Chaplain with the remainder of the staff moved the supplies and equipment from Phu Bai on 23 March.

(3) Civic Action

_(a) Leadership/lectures on indigenous religions were given by chaplains during March on 18 different occasions with 325 in attendance.

(b) Over 50 boxes of clothng were received to be distributed by the Division Chaplain to Vietname;- oqphans and refugees, = . • 6'

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DIVISION S3URGEON

1o PERSONIELo

a. Division Surgeon: Captain G. E. OR-UHT, MC, USN

b. Medical Administrative Officer: Cmdr J. W. GUINN, MSC, USM

co Medical Officers on board at months end: 65

1) General Duty Medical Officers 37 (2) Specialist Medical Officers 28

do Medical Officers detached and joined

(1) Detached 07 (2ý Joined 06 3 TDY 3d MarDiv (60 days) 03

e. Meeical Services Corps Officers on board at months end: 13

(I) Ietached 04 (2) Joined o03

fo Navy Nurse Corps Officers on board at months end: 01

(1) Detached 00 (2) Joined 01

g o Chaplain Corps Officers on board at months end: 29 (1) Detached 01 (2) Joined 01

h, Other Yw4al Ufficers on board at months end: 07

1) Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers 06 (2) Judge Advocate General Officers 01

Sh. Detached (NGLO) 03

b Joined (NGLO) 03

io Hospital Corpsmen on board at months end: 1146

(1) Detached 48 (2) Joined 76 (3) During March the minimum/maximum on board strength was 1094/1146

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U4)Uasualties

(a) Hospital Corpsmen KIA 03 (b) Hospital Corpsmen WIA and evaced out of country 14 7(c) Hospital Corpsmen thrice wounded and evaced out of country 00 (d) Hospital Corpsmen MIA 03 e) Hospital Corpsmen MIA (Previous month) 01 (f) Hospital Corpsmen changed kilA to KIA 01

20 ADEINISTRATION-

a. On 24 March the Sanitation and Predv-entive Medicine responsibilit- -, in the Phu Bai area were relinquished to the 1st Marine Division.

b. Ch -26 March the Division Surgeon's Office and Staff were transferred from the Provisional Command Vietnam CP in Phu Bai to the Head- quarters Battalion area ini Quang Trio

3, PRE•A1-TIVE IiDICINH/SANITATIOTN

a. 8 Marchda - Lt SA•IYER contacted PMS about possible outbreak of plague in Dong Ha City.

b. 26 March - Preventl* Medicine Section transferred from "A" Ked, Phu Bai to Quang Tri.

4, DISEASE.

a. 3d Marine Division personnel admit -ted to the sick list by the Division Psychiatrisi-sth., sychiatric diagnosis was 22, A total of 119 patients were seen, 42 were evacuated and 69 were returned to duty. 7 were recommended for administrative diseiarge and 8 remain on the sick list. -

'bo A total of 144 cases of illness classified under the category of venereal disease were reported in the 3d MArine-Division Personnel during Yarcho There were 80 cases of Gonorrhea, 60 cases of Non-Specific Urethritisf4 -ses of Chancroid, and no cases of Syphilis. 22 cases of VD were acquizod in RVN and 122 cases in IfR centers.

c. For the month of March there were -27 non-hostile casualties admitted to the sick list. Of this group there were 296 cases of Upper Respiratory Infection, 130 cases of Diarrhea, 37 cases of Heat Exhaustion, 42 cases of strep Infection, 10 cases of Influenza and 24 'cases of FUo0.

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HA2RIj2V3 JATLLY

The 3d-ffental Cog:. any fu:nisheo der.tal support to I zinc Co- ,,-s personnel inth.M $migDi)onJe-2a-, enia Lo-areas of &7?.

The 3d1-D ental Coq.eany zr-sonnel assist nedical in ras. Ccau lt"" C'-a. The orAl n ons ~reat mn:illefacial woEund- cases. The Civi-, .er P oJra, has been -temporily suspended.

The 3d Dental Company Hear,iuarters is locat-ýd in the !e"d uaott Battali-a.i n ea :eanC Tri Site.

The dental clinic located in tho 2/12 :rea was de_01iy . n .. t t...h, h,s been rebuilt -nd is now in full opera-tion.

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PART III SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICAT EVEINTS

1 March 5/4 in conjunction with ARVN troops accounted for 34 NVA KIA(C) on a search and. .estroy operation in the vicinity of YD 164643.

Reft: Journml entry #26

ARV unit m•de contact with unknown size enemytorce at YD 244617 resulting in I PF KIA; 4 PF WIA; 15 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #118

OP from 2/1 spotted 15 NVA at YD 171692 called 105mm mission resulting in 7 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #159

K/3/1 made contact with enemy force in bunker complex at YD 284676 results were 3 USMC KIA; 8 USIC WIA; 10 NVA KIA(C).

Raf: Journal entry #193

3/12 assumed CPCC of q/1/11

3/12 assumed CPCCN of Mort/2/11

2 March .froserveT 6TNVhAKIA from arty missi6n At YD 224818-

Ref: Journal entr~y

3/1 made heavy contact*with large enemy foroe at YD 304715, 313722 resulting in- 19 USMC KIA; 79 USMC WIA; 59 '1YA KIA(C). Ref: Journal entry #46

1st ARYN's made heavy contact with 803 NVA Regt a"YD 363326 results were: 7 ARVN KIA; 24 Aik WIA; 189 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #74

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Killer Team from D Co 1/4 called arty mission and exchanged SAP with 10 NVA at YD 158682 resulting in 10 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #93

37th ARVN Ranger Bn killed 2 NVA near the perimeter at KSCB.

Ref: Journal entry #101

COP from 26th Marines c4ported 18 secondary explosions and 6 . _IA(c) fzcr TPQ, sv4ke at XD 187462. Reft Jou.rnal entry #145 -M/3/3 found 1 NVA body in bunker complex at YD 158711.

Refs Journal entry #162

3 March 3/3 accounted for 26 NVA KIA (17 by air) at YD 1557}7. Refs Journal entry #206

K/3/1 found 13 NVA bodies at YD 192720. Ref: Journal entry 11207

4 March K/3/3 made heavy ocontaot with estimated 50 NVA at YD 194723. Results were 1 -XWIUAIIiniUSN1XIA 1 5 US% WIA; 21 NVA KIA; 1 I.,

Ref: Jour'ial entry #56 2/1 fired 81mm mortar mission at YD 127737 aocountina for 1 NVA KTA(C). Ref : Journal entry•#16 AO from 2/1 ran A/S on 15 NVA at YD 142695 reultang in 4 NVA KIA(C).

Refi Jouznal entxy #117 5 March 1/9 saotted 6 NVA at 1M 859410 called 81mm mortar mission resulting in 1 NVA KIA (0), Refa Journal entry #6 46 4Kolosure (1)

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1/9 called? 81mm mortar mission on ehemy 50 cal MG position at XD 859410 resulting 'in 3UVA KIA(C).

Ref-; Journal entry #7

2/1 observed 20 NVA near bunkers at YD 12077359 fired 23 rounds H3 4.2" mortar and 11 rounds 155mm arty resulting in 5 NVA KIA(O).

Ref: Journal entry #133

6 Maro* 2/4 found 4 NVA bodies at YR 328293.

Ref: Journal entry #75 2/4 observed 10-15 enemy in front of perimeter took under SAF resulting in 11 NVA KIA(C),

Ref: Journal entry #94

F/2/4 made contact with unknown size enemy force that tried to penetrate their perimeter at YD 277666 resulting in 4 NVA ftA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #110

A/1/4 killer team made contact with 6-8 NVA at YD 102642. Results were 1 US1iIC WIA; 4 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #122

7 March 35/3 while on sweep near YD 154734 made contact with large enemy force results were 12 US11C KIA; 352 USI•C WIA; 81 NVA KIA(C).

Ref:. Journal entry #32

1st ARVN Regt in search and destroy operation (LAM SON 190) accounted for 41 VC KIA taking 7 KIA and 29 UAA).

Ref: Jourmal entry #127

8 March 37th ARVN Ranger Bn killed 1 NVA at L) 822428.

Ref: Journal entry #356

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FO from / //4 observed 10-15 NVA in open at YDs 277655 called arty mission resulting in 4 -• IT(C).

Ref: Journal entry 1141

57th Ranger Bn ;:ade heavy cont-act -ith unknoion size enemy force near KJCB resulting in 27 NYA IL.Q

Ref* Journal -t-y 145

4th Marines assumed C111"ON of 2/9 assumed CCCT of ':/5.o

9 March A/1/3 encountered strong- -ýnmy r•;i~t .. while on siweep at YD 298625. Results were 13 UITI KIA; 15 UL,: JLi; 27 rY;V KLI(C).

Ref: Journal entry, , 10

AO from 26th Marines called r.rty mission on 14 NVA at KD 855389 r2,ulting in 7 NVA KIA(C)

Ref Journal entry I127

2/26 spotted 4 TTi digCing &rch at 815472 called 81mam mortar-Aision rs.2 ulting in 4 NVA KIA(C),

.... iRef:__ourial entry 1fI53

10 March AC from 26Th Marines ran A/S on bunker complex at XD 806480 r2sulting in 5 NVA KIA (C).

Ref: Journal sntry ,45

Squad from Co B 1st A1tra-s killed 1 TVA at YD 322695.

Ref: Jou2ial entry #97

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9th Marines assumed OPCCN of M/3/4.

PCV assumed OPCON of 3d MarDiv.

tnd 4 NVA bodies in a shallow grave at Y D) 263649.

Ref: Joui al entry #124

11 March AO from 26th Marines ran 3 flights of fixed wing at XD 821352 resulting in 9 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #119

12 March 2d A0!ýT9 along with U31SC Forces mad- contact at D 240693 resulting in 4 USMC KIA; 15-oip '.,IA; 200 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Jourkal entry #94

13 March F/2/4 made heavy contact with an estimated Bn size force at YD 285693 resulting in 10 USMC KIA; 2%Z0 WIA; 35 NVA KIA(C).

Ref s Journal entry'#17

3d Recon team ambushed 4 VC at YD 153539 accounting for 2 VC KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #139

14 March 1 UJH1E gunship spotted small force of enemy in qpen at YD 272698 took under fire accounting for 7 NVA KIA(C)

Ref: Journal entry /66

AD from 26th Marines controlled A/S at ID 808484 resulting in 11 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #85

AO from 4th Marines controlled A/s at YD 080639 accounting for .15 bunkers destroyed and 3 NVA KIA(C)

Ref's Journal entry #94

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AO spotted a company of NVA in a staggerel column at XD 828379 ran A/S resulting in 8 NVA KIA(C). PO spotted NVA in fighting holes and largý bunker complex at XD 83355346 fired arty mission resulting in 10 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #154

15 Marcha 2/4 found 11 enemy bodies at YD 269661.

Ref Journal entry #4

A Btry f;om 3/26 fired arty mission at XD 856415 rsýliLŽ. in 2 NVA KIAo

Ref: Journal entry #102

3/12 assimed TCOTN of W/3/12.

16 March AO from26th Marines adjusted arty fire eat XDI)858414 resulting in 6 NVA KIA in trench line.

Ref, Journal entry #123

Squad fron 3/4 killed 3 NVA with 1M-79 & SAP at YD 133625°

Ref: Journal entry #124

Air Strikes accou: ted fo:: 1 secondary exlosi• -nd 8 7,Tl KI' at XD 820301.

Ref: Journal entry #134

FCid assumed OPCCN of 515th TransCo,

3/9 assumed CPCON of 1/3/1.

3/9 assed OPCOR of C tn

17 March H/2/4 took 6 0mm mortar rounds -at YD 260659 teturnoe .fre with 81mm mortars, arty, ad 1 UtH1E gunship, Results were 1 UUSMG ftA; 6 USImC WIA; 17 NVA KIAA ,)

Ref: Journal entry #18 and 19

14/3/3 ad C/1/4 made heavy contact with large en my force at Yn 196734 resu"ting in 2 US±J KIA; 9 U Wi:TIA, 83 NVA KIA(C).

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Ref o Jour.al entry #41

D/1/26 killed 2 NVA outside of wire at KSCB.

Refs Journal Entry #75

18 March B/1/3 spotted3 NYA at XD 859409 fired S105mm missioiori -unting for 1 INVA KIA(C).

Ref s Joxinal entry J6

19 Mardh Air Strikes (23) and arty missions - accounted for 22 NVA KIA near KSCB.

Refs Journal entry #3

H/2/4 m:i contact with estimated NA c size fo' t-D -261659 resulting in 12 UEMC KI1; 24 USMC WIA; 67 NVA KIA(C).

Ref: Journal entry #8

3d MarD)iv"assumed OPCON of C/2/34.

20 March FPixed Wing and artillery mission accounted for 2 NVA KIA at YD 268700.

Ref Jou-mel entry #101

21 March 2/1 made contact with 20-30 NVA at YD 159655 resulting in 5 USMC WIA, 12 NVA KIA(C)o

Refs Journal entry #19

Squad from 2/9 killed 3 NVA at YD 080552.

Ref8 Joulnal entry #116

Air Strikes accounted for 5 NVA KIA nera KSOB.

Refs Journal entry #142

22 March Air Strikes accounted for 3 NVA KIA at XD 755355.

Ref - J•burnal entry #60

Air Strikes at XD 85936.j and XD 844379 accounte( for 7 NVA KIA )

Refs Jouminal entry #67

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C~LASSI•" ARVN operaion near YD 2467 resulted

in 6 INVA IaTA(G) 0

Ref . Journal entry #96

4th Marines assumed OPCON of H/G/2/4 and A Cmd Group.

A Omd Grp assumed OPCCN of C Trp 1/12.

23 March Air Strike at XD 849361 resulted in 12 NVA KIA(C),

Ref . Joumal entry #144

2/9 assumed QPCON of I/3/1.

3/I assumed OPCON of M/3/1-

24 March 3d. Recon Team observed 260 NVA in long column at lD 188532 called art mi~ssion resulting In 25 NVA KIA(C),

Refs Jounal entry #110

9th Marines assumed OPCCN of L/3/1.

Air Strikes and arty accounted for 4 NVAIKIA at XD 872396.

Refs. Journal entry #45

TPQ on bunker complex at YD 116732 accounted tor 3 NVA KIA(C).

•-Ref Journal entry #56 and 82

Arty and Air Strike accounted for 11 NVA KIA(C). at X0 863330.

Refs Joumnal entry #96

4th Marines assumed CPCON of Grmd Grp and E/F/2/io 25 March 1/26 .made cntactwith estimated enemy 'ize -lt force at XD 823414 results we]Fe 5 tuSMC KIA; 6 USmO WIA; 31 NVA KIA(C) Ref.- Journal entry #37

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9th Marines assumed CPGC( of Go A 1/502 Ax Inf.

26 Mardch 2 Platoons of let Air Cay made heavy contact at YD 405550 resulting ILn 10 USA KIA; 26 USA WIAI 51 NVA KIA(Q).

Refs Joumnal Mitry #31 CP from 1/4 observed 35 to 50 NVA in open at YD 119728 called arty mission resulting in 10 NVA KIA(0). Refs Jou=nal entry #129 2/9 assumed CPON of K/3/9.

- -- ia AGD assumed CPO•N of 2/1, 27 March Air Strikes at XD 365374 .ccooilu;tW for 2 NVA KIA (0), Refl Joumnal entry #66 AO spotted 15 new gravem at XD 855379.

Ref Journal entry #87

A-2 Observed 10-15 NVA in open at Y) 119732 called arty mission resulting in 3NVYA k!A(G.

Ref I Journal entry #115

3d Ma~Div assum.edTO of 3d Sqdn 5th Cavt

28 March A/1/9 spotted 4 NVA at '680440W 'Imm mortar mission aooountee for 2 "T"A XIA(O). Refts Journal entry #90

3/9 assumed CPOC of K/3/9. 29 March 2/9 fomd I NVA body at YD 040537, Ref I Journal entry #43 2 squads hon D/l/9 made licht montaot in trenoh line at XD 829413r elting in 4 NVA KIX,

Ref I Jou=nal entry #57 Enolosure (I)

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GLASSIF• 1st ACD assumed OPCOK of 1 at Marines. 3d Mardiv assumed CPCON of slet Marines.

*: 4th Marines assumed CPCCZ of (o Q 9th 19-Bn.

3d Sqdn 5th Gay assumed QCPcK of Co A 1/502.

30 Mardh 81mm Mortar mam from 1/26 at XD 747410 and 743427 accounted for 5 NVA KIA(C).

Refs Journal entry #52

AO ran 2 flights F/W on 10 NVA in bunker complex at XD 822412 resulting in :7A7 KIA(C).

Ref s Journal entry #66

G/2/4 made contact with approximately 40 enemy &t YD 275694 resulting in 6 NVA KIA(C).

Refs Journal entry #68

2/4 made contaot with 15 NVA at YD 265714 took under fire with 90mm Tank triltinC in 12 NVA KIA(0).

Ref s Journal entry #78

3/1/26 while on searwi s dent. - mission near KSOB rrult: on TnT IZA1 42 U~M WIA, 115 NVA KIA ().

Ref•s Journal entry #94

lI t and 2dBn 2d AMN ReSt made oontro ,th large size enemy force at XD 2569 reuling in I USA Advisor KIAI 14 ARVX KIAI 74 AHWN WZA14 UsA KZAI 5 U~A WIA; 132 NVA KIA(C) S Ref's Journal entry #122

31 March 2/4 made contact with unknown size enemy force at XD 261738 resulting in I USMO KIA; 5 USMO WIA; 10 NVA KIA(0). 54 Enclosure (1)

DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

UCLSSm"Rm

Ref: Jownal entry #175

3/1 asumed OcO of L/3/9.

1st ACD assumed OPCCU of 26th Marines.

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- HEADQUARTERS 3d Marine Division (Rein), FMF FPO San Francisco 96602 3040/3 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SC-7/PAD/rme Nrvh 1,968 HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE) FORCE ORDER 30oO.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001, 29Fe6aTO 2400 29Feb&68

NOyf'-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 1 C Q 0 0 0 0 1 USMC ENL 0 W6{18) 2 a0 0 0 0 USN OFF 0o o 0 0 0 0 USN ENIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 47(1b) 0 0 0 ao0 0 TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USm OFF 12.3 10 1 0 0 10 30 1228 USNC ENL 2819 22003 149 I 0 5 300 1069 26w" USN OFF 1 31 0 0 n 0 0 0 USN ENL =, 9 0 1. 15 9 1161 TOTAL 099 2222 3~3 7 0 6 325 1138 291•0 REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 031254Z DEC67

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/2A6 0 0 0 0a 0 3 I I Io 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zft6 1. 3 3/26- 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 a 0 0 I'M 0 0 0 0 0 0 2. 3/3 0 0 0 o0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2/23 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 3 dVMy 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3d XW. 0 0 0 0 0 3d ORMZ PY 0 0 0 0 0 9, O 0 0 0 fltt!2 0 0 3. 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 14 rtr1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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NOI1-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 2J); C 0 3 US9C ENL 4b 14(0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 USN OFF C I 0 c 0 USN ENL C C0 U 0 S5 TOTAL 2& , 0O 0 0 0 3(3) 27

TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTIES

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 031254Z DEC67

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FOR PERIOD 0001. 2tr6 TO 2o00o. 27ar6&

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 USMC ENL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 UTN OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USN ENL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USN OFF 126 1037 15 3 0 0 10 31 1232 USMC ENL 219 220519 39 Ub 0 5 .3i£ 1071 2659 USN OFF 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 33 USN E•L 1h4 n9 9 0 0 1 I. 39 136a TOTAL 3100 2a 6 383 17 O 6 ý26 I114 29219 REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 031254Z DEC67

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FOR PERIOD 0001, 3Faw68 TO 2400, 3ir68

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 iAi) 6 0 o G 0 0 1 USMC ENL 7 26(15) 0 0 0 0 0 1Li4) 3 N OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USN ENL o 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 7 27(16) •. O 0 0 0 1(1) 36

TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTITE CASUALTIES

NON-IOkILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USNc OFF 136 1036 15 3 0 0 10 31 2233 USM0 ENL 2826 22045 359 1i4 0 301 31072 26622 USN OFF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 USN ENL 114i 1158 10 0 0 1 1 ý9 1367 TOTAL 3107 2L273 384 17 0 6 326 11n2 29R REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CO III MAF MSG 03125Z DEC67

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FOR PERIOD 0001, 4_ i TO 2400, +r

NO&f-HOSTIE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL US9C OFF 0 , ) USKC ENL 2 V n USN OFF n USN ENL C1 6 r A TOTAL - p (

TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USNC OFF I16 1, 0 10 Sp USiC ENL 2 520 Ai ~ iL 2- 0 0 US OFF? 1L 7- o 0 0 USN ENL 1 L 409,.%2x? 0C) "^C TOTAL 6 11:1• REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CO III MAF MSG 031254Z IEC67

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FOR PERIOD 0001. TO 2600, TO 2400.

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FOR PERIOD 0001> 78R68 TO 2400, n

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USM ENL 24 5(5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 32 UN OFF 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 USN ENL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 26 6(6) L. 2 0 0 0 0 35 TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTIES

NON-RO•TILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USN OFF 13 1It0 15 3 0 0 10 31 223h USNC ENL 28q6 220(6 360 Iq 0 3001 1078 26701 USN OFF ? V 0 0 0 0 9 0 36 USN ENL iI6 (-, 10 0 0 1 J• 39 1373 TOTAL j-1 9 2),01 1 3ý5 q8 0 6 326 1148 9

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HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT ( W4 FORCE ORDER 30AO.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001, .. TO 2400,9

1ON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF ? C 0 c USkC ENL 1I USN OFF G 0 USN ENt C 6 TOTAL 1) 0 0 0

TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOTILB KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL US)C OFF 3 0311.

USN OFF L USN ENL 0 1 2$ TOTAL a." 20

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CO III MAF MSG 03125Z DEC67

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KIA WIAE WIANE

UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

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NON-fOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF a a a 0 A a 0 0 0 USMC ENL 4&01)1 0 15 0 0 0 0 42 tN OF? a a a a 0 0 0 0 0 USN ENL a a 0 a a a TOTAL 10 1) ) Q 0A

TOTAL HOSTI7E AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USM OFF i w o" 115 0 0 16 1$9 USNUSM OFFENL "o5 i o a om 3m110 0 asn 4 a 0 a 0 0 0s USN ENL 11 10 0 0 1 5 39 13 TOTAL M 2 #196 Im l as A.4 2 UAS11 294"6

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CO III MAF MSG 031254kZ LCC67

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UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

0 0 2/'IA6 0 0 a 0 1 a a0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 a 3/26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 o0 313 0 # '3 0a 2 0 o 0 0 2/9 0 0 3. 0 0 0 p 0 0 I 0 319 a 0 0 I C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 It 0 0 0 0 0 0 M0 0 0 1 0 o0 1 WE KA44R OFF lBMT 2 WAS MgR ML PH ULT

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HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE) FORCE ORDER 30o0.1A FOR PERIOD 0001, 9-mw TO 2400, 97t

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 U U U )U V U USMC ENL Z! 1W O . 27 0 0u USN OFF? 0 0 0 0 U 0 USN ENL 0 0 0 0 0 ( 0 0 0 TOTAL 3 ill) 0 27 O 0 C 0 TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-kOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USiM OFF 235 2QL 15 C- 1X 31 12j3 USIM ENL 2'.40 243.4 ýV 77 0 5 10i 2t Wt UsN OFO F 0 0 0 0 0 USN ENL 1-6 11 10 0 0 1 15 39 1 TOTAL 32:i,3 2W w) 0 6 32L lu -b

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: OG III MAF MSG 031254Z DEC67

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UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL MA 2/26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 lb 2/26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/3 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 aeap 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTW 0 0 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 27

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FOR PERIOD 0001, l.A3K 8 TO 2400, If~PAWR

NON-1iOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF q Q n n 0 n n n m USMC EN L 0( 0 0 0 UN OFF 0 0 USN ENL 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL n(' 0 0 0 0 " TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USNC OFF 1i4 Ohv 1 3 0 10) 1 USM ENL pgjj ppq16 Vo 7? oi Im01 9(R USN OFF 9 llf 0 n n n I V- USNd EhL 1)C ,4 r)0 0 14l? TOTAL n1~~d7~1h

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG O3125hZ DEC67

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UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL 3/25 o o 2. o o o ooo o 2/26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2/3 0 0 0 0 k1w 00 0ol 0

3/3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 243 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0

3d-%ore 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Party let Atrýoc 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 rtaa o0 0 0 3. 319 0 0 o

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FORCE ORDER 30oO.1k

FOR PERIOD 0001, Il*aTO 2400, 11

NON-ffOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF %6) 0 0 U 0 V u 6 USMC0ENL 2 (12 o 0 o o 0 A0 4- USN OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 U U USNENL 0 0 0 0 0 0 a U w TOTAL 2 U4t(13) 0 0 0 V4b *) TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-BOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CFTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USi OFF AX) 1C$l 15 3 0 0 10 14 TM L 2WI 2233_a 30 77 0 5 3wu 16: u.f USN OFF 2 3h 0 0 0 0 u A USN ENL 246 11ng 10 0 0 0 .f f 3 TOTAL 3A7V 245%1 Xe5 00 5 1-16

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG O31254Z DEC67 a vIAE MR O" JA 2/1

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KIA WIAE WIANE

UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL 'A6 0 0 0 1 I 7 0 0 0 2/26 0 0 2 o 8 0 0 a o 3/26 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 3.1 1 15 0 0 0 ci /31 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 o 'A 0 0 0 0) 0ci 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I9 42 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 IST A E O 0 0 1 0 4 o0 0 0 0 3D WGoRI* o 0 I 3 0 0 a O o 0 3D XWR3w 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAW% 0 0 3D M o o 0 0 0 0 0 HQ •N o 0 O 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/9 0 0 0 4 o 0 0 0 V/9 0 4 =WIAL O 0 0 2 6 6 l 0 0 9 I xm ma oly m 2A

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HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT tDATE) FORCE oRDER 34o0.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001,9 TO 2400, luiv

NO9--H3OSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF _ 6(6) 0 0 a 0 a a 4 USMC ENL 6 7q( ) 1 0 0 6 2) 7(p U onFF 0 a o a a o a USN ENL 8(A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 a TOTAL 7) a a 0 0 2(2) 93 TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIlE CASUALTIES

NON-1OSTILF. KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USM OFF J*4 1in a in V 1 USNC ENL "0 " )6 77 a 5 Xl WE'5 P713P USN OFF 2 A e 0 an 0 36 USA ENL 1 1170, it a n 0 39 Ia Iw TOTAL gP-920 A w anf5 *155a -V7 ? ;0 REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 0312~14Z DEC67

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KIA WIAE WIANE

UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(60 0 0 0 0 2k 0 0 0 V o0 o o 02 o o o o 33 o o0 0 1 o0 0 o 4 0 o a 0 0 o 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 1 go o 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 -' o0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 zaa 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 T=-Ac0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 ,,n• o o 1 1 o 0 o o 0 P A" 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 anasu o a 0 o o J• 0 a o mnaM 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 fsO a o0 0 0 0 0

q o o0 o 0 2 0 0 0 , 0 0N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2?0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 3DWMfti 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3b X" 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3/M 0 a 0 0 o 3 0o 0 0 mM 0 0 1 6 2 79 0 0 3

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'WA*x *ft HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT 4(fom-m ~ FORCE ORDER 304O.1A

TrOR PI~RTOD OOOL 21400 T FO PEIO 0001 O

NON-hOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA ' CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF e a a a a USMC E RL 0 0 0 0 -"? USN OFF 0 a 0 0 (0 a USN ENL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0a 0 12 0 stlQfa 7(1*1) 0 0 0 0 'r %*' f TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTIES

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 03125Z DEC67

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UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

3A 0 0 0 o 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 242 a 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 o p 1. 0 C 0 0 0 0 JPXA=~ o a o 0 0 0 oa 0 0 0

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HEADQUARTERS 3d Marine Division (Rein), FMF FPO San Francisco 96602 304O/3 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SC-7/PAD/•W

HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT TDA~TZ) FORCE ORDER 3040.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001, X1A&W TO 2400, 5w

NOlf-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 USMC ENL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(I) t~N OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 o USN ENL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 Q 1(1) TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON4-•IOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL usc OFF 135 3057 15 3 0 0 1i n 151 USIV ENL i, 22!,X4 361 73 0 0 t Uo*R P USN OFF 2 3k 0 0 0 0 0 USN 0 )6 ENL 146 1170 10 0 0 0 fA 39 129 TOTAL 3W2 2A675 3Q6 70 Q 5 3V 04809 REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 03125Z IEC67 I3 [IAR MARMnAEIn E'L ruaPR SIA%BLT 2/4R

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KIA WIAE WIANE

UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

3/3 0 o 0 0 0 1 0 0 o So 0 0 0 0 0 0 0o TMT 1 o0 a o 0 0

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HEADQUARTERS 3d Marine Division (Rein), FMF FPO San Francisco 96602 3040/3 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SC-7/PAD/__

HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE) FORCE ORDER 304o0.1A

0001 a R OFPERIOD a 21400 TO FOPEIO 000 ýýg4 T 2t

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF a 0 0 a n USMC ERL 2?tn2)z n n)5 ? USN OFF 0 0 ri n n 0 USN ENIt, 0 a c a TOTAL 2"~)( 0 n 0

TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HBOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USIC OFF I- V157 -t.5 USMV ERL 902 44 USN OFF 2 3~ 0 0 0 b 0 0 USN ENL Z,4 1170 1A C 0 0 16 3 1 TOTAL 3~5 2Ll7 386 76 0 5 V I z"Vf- REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 03125Z IEC67

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KIA WIAE WIANE

UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

26 0 0 o 0 7 o 0 0

06 0 0 0 0 9 c 0 0 0 o 2 a o 6 o o a 0 0 3 0 0 ' 0 0 0 fto wZ PA MRflT2/A

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HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE) FORCE ORDER 304O.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001, i.4 A TO 2400. i

NON-HOSTiLE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 e. I r; 0 6 USM0 ENLL : ; Q 0 UN OFF c 0 0 Q USN ENL n 0 TOTAL , . , : C (4) TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTIlIE CASUALTIES

NON-4O8TILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USIVC OFF , US1V ENL U USN OFF

TOTAL

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 03125Z7DEC67

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UNIT OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL OFF - SNCO - ENL

3A/6 0 0 o 0 0 2 0 0 3 e/6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .1*6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0a *1 0 0 6 0 0 0 i. 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 a on a a a s5 so 3,A 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

3/3 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 3/3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

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1,A 0 0 0 00 00 0

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HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE)

FORCE ORDER 30O.1A

FOR PERIOD 0001, aTO 2400,9

NO1-1HOSTI LE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF V 0 0 0 0' USXC ENL Q 4- -4 4:, USN OF? C_ USN ZNL 0 1.' TOTAL 0 '4M) :2 TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USNC OFF 26 - I _; USM ENL ( USN or? USNENLLO TOTAL Apy,71.~ REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 031254Z DEC67

vontusTILl KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF USMC ENL 1 USN OFF USN ENL TOTAL 5 CGv III MA (2) CG, 3d MarDiv G-1, 3d MarDiv ,G-3, 3d MarDiv DivSurgeon FILE

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FOR PERIOD 0001, -AWM TO 2)400, 49"

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF 0 l 0 USMC ERL 14 WV O~NOF? 9 0 0 90 0 0 USN ENL 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 TOTAL I SWWQ 0 9 0 9 g

TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-4IOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMI OFF u l 3 0 a IQ A USM ENL *7Q Z A i USEOF? A 9aS - USN E.L 70 30 0 0 $ 3 . MAI--

REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF M14SG 031254Z ICEc67

~~ ~ - NWI-HiiTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR )MS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL bslc onF

TSNWENL TOTAL 30

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HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT (DATE) FORCE ORDER 3040.1A FOR PERIOD 0001, 4" TO 2400, a d

NON'-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USM OFF 6 66)0 o o 0 6 USMC ENL a 0 0 0 ONO F ? 0 0 USN ENL a a Q 4 9 0 0 0 0 TOTAL a 12(1 0 a0 0 9 0 a

TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIE CASUALTIES

NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USmC OFF III V4 $ 1 0 0 W# j U* usc ENL S W -Q 7 0 S li ift76~ USNOF a A a 0 0 .36 USNENLL 4 s 0 0 0 36 TOTAl:( 3 " S REMARIS: (*) TOTAL WIA eVAC: CGI III MA?- MSG O3i25iZ tE0E67

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FORCE ORDER 30oO.iA

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NON-HOSTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USMC OFF USMC ENL 0 0

USN ENL OS N 0N C C TOTALTT HOI AN NT C

TOTAL HO3TILE AND NON-HDSTIIS CASUALTIES

Vf am aw manz4 NON-HOMTILE KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL USNC OFF UE!MVIL USN OFF 20 UJN E1L TOTAL

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HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTY REPORT

FCRCE ORDER 3040.1A

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FOR PERIOD 0001, 2Aar( TO 2400, 2A%w8

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TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTIIZ CASUALTIES

NON-fOTILB KIA WIA DOW MIA CPTR MIS DEATHS INJURED TOTAL usM OFF 135 1068 is 3 0 0 20 31 M USM ENL 2961 22874 361 27 0 5 304 1088 27620 USN OFF 2 m4 0 0 6 0 0 56 USN ENL 349 1171 10 0 0 a 17 39 13" TOTAL 3,24T 15147. 384 30 Q 5 111 1158 30304 REMARKS: (*) TOTAL WIA EVAC: CG III MAF MSG 031254Z IEC67

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FORCE ORDER 3040.1A

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TOTAL HOSTIIE AND NON-HOSTILE CASUALTIES

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I & SECRET DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LTC 'Van 25O5 HEADQUARTERS, PROVISIONAL CORPS, VIETNAM APO San Francisco 96308

AVII-GC 15 May 1968

SUBJECT: Enemy Artillery Concentration in the Cap Mui Lay Area (S)

Commanding General 3d Marine Division APO 96602

1.(UJAttached is 1st Indorsement, HQ, PCV, AVII-GC, dated 15 May 67, subject as above, to letter, 3/RRP/geb, Ser: 003A08368 of 24 Mar 68.

2.6(URequest you take the action required in Paragraph 7 of the attached document.

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34 Marine Division (Rein), 0 STBRW MOSan francisco 96602

Sor 00kO08368 24 Max 1968 SECRET

From: Commanding General, Third Maxine Division To: Commanding General, Provisional Corps, Vietnam

Subj: Encay Artillery Concentration in the Cap Mui Lay Area(S)

Ref: (a) Commanding General III Xf msag 29102?Z Peb 1968

Encl: (i) The CAP MUI LAY Sector: Its Influence on Friendly Operations and a Proposal for Reducing the Enemy Deployment Therein I* Backgrouad. Since the enemy decided, early in 1967 to $eploy artillery to harass and interdict that area south of the ~M4, the threat has continued to increase and hamper aperations in the northern I Corps area. Mid 1967, or-der of battle, gave the eas.wy the capability of employing 106 axtillery pieces in over 300 positions. Present day figures give him the capability of aeploying 160 artillery pieces. The threat has long been recognised and several supporting arms efforts bave been made to minimize or eliminate this threat. Operation "Neutralise" was conducted by the Air Force with no concurrent planning with Marine Corps or Navy comands. Operation "Rope Yarn" was to have been a joint Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps operation that was dissipated due to the lack of resolve at the command level and no aggressive action against the threat was made. The last effort was an operation called "Ho4d Shed"s A joint planning conference was proposed by 00C, 3d Marine Division that resulted in the three services, Air Force, Navy and Marine, executing an operation that Only because of weather had marginal effect.

2. Reference (a) directed 3d MarDiv to onooentrate AO effort toward locating and subsequently destroying en4y arty/rooket positions which are capable of delivering fire on the CAU VIET port and river.

3. The enemy artillery which threatens the CAU VIET pcrt and river as well as DONO HA and other friendly positions to the north is concentrated north of the Ben Hai River in the vicinity of the eastern DHZ and Cap Mui Lay*

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stge0T Ser: 003A08368 During the period I Jan-10 Mar 1968 missions h-vre been conducte. in this area involving the expendltura of 20,398 rounds of generftl support artillery and 4,077 bombs% These missions have been delivered against over 300 noncoincidental grids located in the aros bounded by the Ben Tai River, the (Gulf of Tonkin, N-3 grid line 20 anrd oE- grid line 87. This region is not accessible to Marine AO's because of flight rG- eneVm of AAA therein. atrictions as well as the effective deployment // 4. The Cap Muli Lay area has been denied to effective friendly observation and sup-orting armxs employment by enemy AAA thereini for an extended period. Further, enemy shore batteries in the Cal, Mi Jay area forced nav-l gunfire ships out to fire support areas 12-18KM offshore.

5. A concept has been doevilopd, Ecnolosure (1), by this 1eadqueartera for reduction of the AAA, artillery and aho~e battery concentrations in the Cap Hui Lay aree. The concept envisions the Qploymtent of a Naval Taek Force as a nucleus for a coordinated attack to destroy en", AAA, shore batteries and lon- range artillery in this area. Alternat1viy, the operation cq- be planned, coordlinated and executed by this Hea.d- qmartezin cod'iination with r•prosentatives of contributing con-ands. In contrast to previous counter-artille3 oera tons, th:: conce'pt provides for integrating the fires of diffsren apportin~g ea~s in order to exploit cutulative effects of the particular capalities of all. Specifiolly, it is proposed that:

a. Air supporit effort be allocated to target acquisition and exposure as a first priority, with dest=ction missions to follo:.

b. Obs,rved artill&r and naval gunfire bo devoted to destruction missions, c., All suPo7tirk arms participate as requ*red for flak suppression to gain access for ai± observation and attacks.

6. The proposed concept contemplates an attack in th,3 follcwin-' nequences

First: Flak suitpproessic :/:AA est:-tion.

Secondi Isolation and iLtsrdiction.

hiUrd: Exposzure attacks by air against shore batteries.

Fourth: Co-bined airp ntval gunfire and -rtillJr.jttT.cks agrinst shore bat teries.

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Fifth: Conbined air, naval gunfire mid art,OIry attacks atainst artillery, (Or concurr=at with the attoks against shore batteries)o

Sixths A -continuirv program of 24 hour air observation withil in- medii-te attacks on rc-eergert AAM, artil' ary or shore battery instal. lations.

Current and projected commitments of 3d Division organic supporting arms westward preclude the allocation or re-positioning of those assets. Additional artillery assets will be necessary to ex'cuto an operation of this sizz to insure success. It is aSueostd that a Naval Strike Force composed of CYA, CA, and DD would provide the essential firepowar and expertise as well as command and control capabilities necessax~y to ensure the detailed planning and coordinetion vital to the concept,

7. Reprosentatives of this Readquarters are available to present the proposed concept to interested staff agencies of PROVORY•, with a view to b~eginaing planning for an operation of the type proposed,

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SECRET 22jý68

AYII-co (24 Mar 6s) lot mad SMtJECT: Ray Artillery Concentration in the Cap Mdu Lay Area (S)

DA, HQ, Provisional Corps, Vietnam, APO San ?ranciseco 96309 1.5 MAY 1968 TO: Comanding General, XIII Marine Amphibious Force, FPO 96602

1. Reference message, HQ, PCV 00214, DTG 110514Z Mar 68, subj: Visit of COkUSYACV to Headquarters, Provisional Corps, Vietnam (TS).

2. In refereuced message, Beadquarters, PCV, recorded COMUTYMACV's guid- ance to "increase air reconnaissance and strike operations against ensmy artillery positions in the DY. Degradation of enemy artillery capability by 50% is hoped for. Destruction of trucks, a=munirtion dumps, and SAM missile sites should also be stressed,"

3. Recomend approval of the concept proposed in basic letter which is in furtherance of the ruidance cited in nara&ranh 2.

4. PCV is prz~epared to furnish the following assets: a. Additional heavy artillery and locally available medium artillery. b. Priority of the PCV allocation of air and naval gunfire support to the Cap Mui Lay attack.

e. Ground forces to secure gun positions.

d. Local target acquisition, artillery conmrnd and control, air observation and air traffic control,

AA id A d i.4 h td id ble e c met& b ocetated in the target area to insure success. Accordingly, it is recomended that the operation be supported additionally by a priority of effort in the following: a. Additional allocation of tactical air, Naval gunfire and Naval air support. b. ARC LIGTS.

c. Maximum support by reconnaissance, ~ar.veillanee, aerial photo- gxaphic and other target acquisition resources.

d. Water transportation for heavy artillery from Hue to Cua Viet to permit rapid concentration of artillery.

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AVII-GOC (24 Mar 68) 1at Ind SUBJET: Enemy Artillery Concentration in the Cap M1ui Lay Area (S)

0, Deception activities to mask the initial concentration of ships and artillery near the Cap Ii Lay are&.

6. Pecomend that joint operations be coWnductatd with the o4jective of dostroying shore batteries, artillery and anti-aircraft weapons in the Cap Mui Lay area. Further recommend that planning for such operations include representation from this headquarters.

7. CG, 3d Marine Division, is being directed to 'ntensify planning prer- taining to the ground aspects and to determine specific requirements for the operation.

S, The target date for execution should be in early June. FOm THE COWIT3R

I Inel X. a. scmaETmR no NG," SA Mhiof of Staff

Cy Furn: CG, 3d Mar Div

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THR QAP TUI LYT M",OR (CMLs)t XT$ IXTSflC' 01 ThX P 2P 2 MW A PROcOCaL FOR RnTrCING DxPW7 T mjMEI=, 1. ChqaOtVictics of tho AkIaS DQoPyment in the VMLS

(1) The area considered for study is locosted northwzst ol thg Kouth of the BM RAI River, bounded on the west by V-S grid linA 20 and on the north •by -,• gria lin 87. Thio area was arbitrixril defined so as to Provide a detailed, concent•rxaA stdy of , r%oe indioetive of the e=y disppaltion in the overall Atea, T terrain is low along the B. "LA1, with some dliffc in the ~stern portion overookis i thed int;I GUJIY The hiehest point is 95 metomr in altitude and i½ located in the northwestcrn corner. This description is arbitrajy, since corsidarablQ enau activity of interest lies outaide the area defi4,ed. The C(IP, as define., ho.w-An, doo• 'Cl•e the f tulkhe mass of artilleryt AAA,jtAd shle'b tgries 1. i~ch this pa;per is concerned.

(2) Jrreant maps show few well-developed roas, Aerial photos, on the other hand, revealJ, a trobstantutil road net ostablished along forma trails. (3) The ar8a la redily aicesible from the east by sea, from the souVh byr the 33 AI River and fro- Thet *t Sy Rioute 0ne. The road network provides a suabstantial lerin caterTalaaYcpability from nume••ous entries alorg tlhese LOC1s.

b. Dprloyment of Enoy Yorces. The NVA de:loyment in the H[L3 apparently serVes a. nmb= of odlitary purposas Staging, rasupply, storage, and trans2ortation terminus. Prinri hl :vr, it stppozts a highly effective conoAentration of AAAL,long rage artillerw, and shore battaries.

(1) AAA D~lo.ynent. Altho•gh the WA W deploqint fin tA MLS dosa not directly afRect the 3a Marine Division, it i3s, as will be shown, critical to the macessfui exloltztion of this "zrotected" (i.e. fro &vaund attack) area. Crentlf, the III M•A target list carries 13 confirmed multiple AAA positions in CMLS, which, from all other evidonce (ircluding that of AO0s) is frr -hort of the actual nmibar.

(2) Shore patýl#sA , Since I Deceber, i967 there hiave been ten instanoes of onmy mhore batteries enga itV nýval 7u-firoa i- from sever e1ifferent locations at raige varying from 13,000 to 24,600 yards. These batteries mre loc•ted generally 1t0-01200 meters inland.

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It is poosible thtat these pieces are u~se in th'e xtill,pry roloe, since the demonstrated rzaxnge capability excludes oalibers th~: t'l,"m 13 (3) Arti1lery Seplog7ent (a) The nearly impanetrh'rbe comunter suzrveill.-nce sere ns of AAA, cancuf'!PZ and cvert ovment presented by the enemy in the ~MLS has drasticall• UI*ted ou knowledge or anderstanding of his Artilloery deoloym~nt therein exeoopt to know, that it is axtr•zrely affoctive. This intellig4no g•p is true in particultr of the location at any tima of his. artillei wve,pons. Por ezxple, accAdii% to M3T' information, durirZ the period 1 Jan•10 M4archs 50 non-coin.'ert L active and suspecte ct•tive rtilUlery positions were attacý .1 in the CML$, This m•ber of locations =cees the total rimber of iedi4n and ho~sv artilleiy pieces credited the an••; inh the ntitir,_ DrZ !xee by,, about thVee to one and is probably, about fiv ti:es ac lrr-e as his •.tal deploy'eit. Oddly, the M•"L? .ret li-t credits thc C 13 with only 7 confirmed maediii and havyv- z ~iTQary t~i.. ThheoM targot list is based on aerfel photo.1phy iand it is not surprisirg t,hat so few are showz si,ce ene~y caoufl-re effort it extre-,1y ffefctive.

(b) A study by the FSIC suggests that ther mey to srme fixed eplaoe;entseer,, wetk afterer week, the same po-ition is attacked again and again as active artilltey. If these tyqis of nrt illery tar3ots were accmrately acquired, there apjwe to be about five fixed locations which might be more permoant an! better protected than others.

(c) So far as the 2SIC tis able to detsot, ho~ever, the eny r?elies prioarily on a "hoot-and-ove" firing technique. Fires are raxely detected tfro the ,nme location on succ&ic - dgys, On the other hind, it apnears that thV pieces -Vy not be displaced very great di,tAnwes to zlttrbjatz and (aLways) Well--cour!.Vcd -09itions.

(d) The study by the FSIC suggest h-at the bulk of the lo-g rtelo-e rtillery aa a gr6oup wy be shifed gr,ater aistances on occasion. F7r oxapl eacrly in the period I Jan-10 Mtrch, all of the active positions atta,*jki -er~ in the northern half onr-i t• C1~ In latar waeks, a tx&nsitton in the attacks ocm.rred in the cent-i- of xass of the attacks first to the center and lkter Lo th" scthernI portion0 in the period 12-25 Feb. Since 24 Yeb, a transition northward appefrs to bo taking pl-ce. All2. the while, howevcr, instances of successive rremted firing from the same location were are.

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(e) Study of aerial photography revmls another co0=on relationship among the active counter-artilleRy attackst: eaXIy all are located along well developed road systes Und in Vilies. Artillery resu•pply is conoaoted býy truc"ts in the CMLSS without much doubt. SLAR roeports confir the dennity of "mover" activity in the CMLS,.

(f) A. complicating factor in all of the above lz,ation info-r,tion is the posoibility that the envy i - "ploying flash and sound simulators, producing detection signatnurs ihich friendly acquisition devices are unaile to discriminate from actual firos. The FSIC atudy showed, in fact- that many vaspoted artillery targets :ereattacked in unlikely locations such as inundated m-rsh reag and rice paddies, it is possTible that recognition of the apparent tendency of the WA to locate along the roa system and in villes Wa assist in rxfining suspected target locations. (4) LoIstic and St qin Activiti*,e#. The OMLS is a major 14gistic support base for tran-ship--nt of personnel and supplies across the BFN HAI River to the south, southwest wnd veet,

2o Influence oý the OLS depqo"yoent on Prisndy Operatkny

a. Iorp Rapgo Artilloxy

(1) IA long ragz artillery in the O~LS threatens the principal air and surface LOS's in 5 Zarine Division AO. In particular, en~~r 130zm guns located in this area can interdict the DONC RA airfield and rap (as well as other DONG HA activities); and the CAB VI3T River to its mouth, including zopply and staging activities located thereat. In a broader context, the 27,200 meter range of the 130(k gun enables the enemy to deliver artillQery attacks from the CILS against every major friendly position east of Caump Carrol- (exclusive) anc north of the lira inclusive) CANi LO - )012 hA - CAT VIET.

(2) Shore Batterisp. 5TA shore 'batt eries have effectively Irevented exploitation of the accuracy and destructive power of naval gunfire throughout ~tortheastern portions of the 5d Marinc Division AO and the eastern 1MZ* Mips have been force' out to fire supT.ort areas 12-18 XK fraw the shorelin-, (he a0ura cy of Vhe naval gun for shore bombardment drops sharpl beyond 10 km.) The iOwfathom curve, along which the ships can operate comfortably, traces a line &p-proximately 2-3 ]p praJ31el to the beach. WVA shore batteries are radar/computer directed; arnd have proven difficult to destroy in gun-to-gun engage- aents at near maxitu weapon ranges,

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c. A4, Deployent (4) The key deploy-ant in the CtLS, vhioh created the enviro#- ment to make all! the foregoin- of intense and highly accurate AAA, This deployment has influenced friendy operations as rollowsr

(q) Forced Yisual air support to release altitude• abmve 4000 feet.

(b) Prohibited close observation by air observers except from stand-off locations well out over the T0WKIN GULF*

(c) Zwnied effective surveillance from tho air for conduct at obser"d missions in all but poriphoral areas of the CELS~, thuz drastically limiting ozyortunitizs for accurately locatirg, adjusting on, and destroying long range artiMe4; and shore batteries.

(2) Reduction rf the AAA concentration is seen to be critical to any plan for dedaction of ensay comiht sup;ort armA searvica support activities in the 0MB.

d. Vie C"W Stroaghod. The eneany has established a stronghold in the GsLS which constitutes a major artillgy and logistic base to apport his tactical and resupply/atagin~ operations to the south. The tampo of recant NVA operations in eastern portions of the 3d Marine Division AO and area to the south sugests that the OML$ stronghold is accomplishing its app,arent purpose in the onagy plan4 friendly reaction to this anemy activity can be measord býy the agnitude of the supporting arm aeffort directed into the CU-S. During the period 1 Jan-10Mar 1968 a total of 1869 missions of all types involving the expanditure of 20,398 rounds of general suppoxt rrtillery and naval gunfire a=mnition ai- 4,077 bombs of all types were delivered in the CMLS as defined above. Although this expenditure has undou2btodJly supplressed oney artillery acotivity, it is interesting to contomplate the affect of delivering supporting ars resotxces o srilpr mag- nitude in a single, coordinated attack avr, say, a 2 or 3 d~r period. 3, The C•L3: A Worthlr Target

&. The OTIL) stronghold could become one cf the most productive targets in the history of the Vietnamese ari. Reduction of the OGL3 would resalt in the immediate and substtia relief for friendly units in northern ICOTZ, Access -for friendly obAsration, once obtained, could conceivably derir the anQmy further exploitation of thq political boundary which now protects him in This area. S~pcificlly, reduction of the enemy doploymrent in the OC1ZS would:

(i) Eliminmte the pro*ective umbrallm of mediun and heavy

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artillery which the enemy amploys to reinforce his operations against friendly positions in eastern QAMG-TRI Province.

(2) Inhibit the flow of supplies to units operating to the south and southwest of the LMLS.

(3) Relieve the =vsure of the artillery threat against the DONG HA - C.T VI Lo0C.,

b# Beyond the direct military consequenoes of reduction of th1o CS stronghold, perhaps, would be the obvious impact on the overall s ltua'- tion in ICTZ (if not else where) of an offonsive victory. Such a victory is believed possible, given carefui planring for ooorinat;d use of supporting arms, and4 allocation of -dequate resources. (Although rQquirements have not been coQputvd, the re.o-rces required might very wll7 be little more than are pres•ily xpened in the same area in a two or three week period&. A vit,l requiremont is thaVthe attack be cooreinated to employ cach asupporting arm in its proper role, and in correct order (in contrast to three rervioous counter-artillery operatins in :hicih the posibility of integrating all supporting a-ms to optimize the oapablities of each was excluded by the concept).

e. When the historyof our seaborne offensive operations includes destruction of beach defenses such as those of the Japanese-held islands and concrete bunkers of Normandy, it is difficult to understand our continued indulgence of tnis softer (although much more difficult to detect) target.

d. In mxmtvry, the CaZS destrates characteristics of a worthy ttarget for a major supporting arms offensive operation. It is nnd has beent

(1) A major and continuous direct threat to friendly operations.

(2) A source of reinforcement which the enemy is employing with incrcsing effectiveness in coordinated ground and artillery attacks against friendly units along the I~4Z.

(3) Costly in terns of dmage to fMiendly forces.

(4) A majox support and staging base for land and sea resupply operations in ICTZ.

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4. Proposed Attack, B&ased on the foregoi ex-oosition of the e~n4y deploy-ent in the UMIS, Itq influQnc on £eiq-dly operations and worth as a target, it is proposed that a conbins nd coordinated supporting arms attack hbe conducted against thi%locatioa,

a. PRinci'pl Objctivees The principal objectives of then proposed CiLZ attack are two:

at; Destroy the enamy long rwae artillexy and nhore batteries therein.

Second: Establish a continuinr program of counterflak and counter shore battery fires to deny effective reoccupation by the smajy for AAA defense and to maintai. a pear•issive environmet for closs-in naval gunfire and air observation*

b. Essentials of the Concet far the Proposed Attack. The concept for the proposed plan of atteck to pz=anently reduce the CHLS stronghold should accomodate the dQfew-ive/offeQnivQ post,cr of the enmy. For t is reason, the att;cok plan should meet requireonts for early achievement of firae supriority and lator de'truction attacks as follows (inmrobable order of execution):

irst-. Suppression of AAA sites tu permit visual target acquisition and accurate delive.l•y of ordnance by air.

Second: Burillano aron interdiction of escape routlz.

Z1_ddi Air attacks "gainst shore battery locations to permit closure of naval gunfire ships to direct fire range.

F2ourth: Destruotion of shore batterios by coordinated air, naval gunfire and artillery attacks.

_f f Destruct.ion of loneg range atillery by oocrdin~ted air, naval gunfire and artillery attacks.

ASixth An activ,' ;-d- xte:•d rogran of flak suppresion fires to insire continues :coess to friMdJly air tia naval gunfire for reattack of emerging targets,

Such an order of attaok provides for attaining the irZt objective by aplo'ing eatc Mpporting am in its most effectivei lo. For exaple, introduction of airacraft on stationu, ready to attack shore batteries while naval gunfire ~hips close the range presIAts the en~y shoie battexy commander with an ilwediate delama, If he fires, he will be

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stwock by air. if he does not, h,ý will be ~dostroyýd 1v d1irct nava gunfire. If required for prapoýss of target acqaisiti;, &ir strikes mploying nm'eilm, incendiaeS, d~aigy cuttaEr Nzed =d similar ordnance can assistt by delivering expwo±= attatks against the shore brttries. le pri:iay mission of tactical air is eapomurep seconlarily destruotiu,. The primaay mission of artillery and naval jm_fire detructior. AL su-lrting axms are devoted aes r~equi~red to the zisilon of flak su)pressionA•A destuction

c, The sixth re piremnt for the attack concept is c•o Orued with the secrid objective, an refers to the reqireOnt fo a'ollow-up allocation of reso reos devoted to interdiction and w~oTire of enWy. effozta toard reconstitution -f the TML, strorZhold, Yrcn this requirmert is derived the neeO for dAdic•tet folloml-uy cop1bilities as follois:

(1) 4-a-y a" nicht air ob-dvrtion.

(2) lamediate and ag%ressive att:tk of ýl identlfied AAA positionm or 3•A0 sites on a 24-hour bms.

(3) IAmSdite d gre~stivo attack of all overs 'wthin the northwest quadexrant, 10 km in -adius fron the mouth of the BIM :1 River&

d. Assumptions which unierle'-y the-tt,dk cmncwt su_gested above (and o7 1+3hioits faib ilty rAd pxoducti*ity ulwnestiondbly rest) ar that:

(1) iuffioiant forces -mill be mads Qvaillto develop imnediate and decisive fire s-periorit~y over nay AAA.

(2) WQthsr .;ill not progibit Vimm1l obsqe-vtion, target acquisition, and dolivery of fire aup;orts

(3) A task fcrce type comoand ntractuxe will b- establiais>ed to provide for unity of covrnd and to plan and coordinate the attawck by all supporting axas, of whateTvO sQrvico or cornr origin.

5. Plan#rn Considergtion, Somec pmr;Ilels exisat bAtueen the problEm posed by the CML3 and pre D-Dacr e bmpAibion cTrtlon.ros, For exwmplQ, if 3d Max Div were t• be given the mirssion of laning over beaches in the vicinity of the CAU 'VIT Riveri for the pirpose of attackinr, seizing and holding positicns which it now; ccupi•a., there in little doubt that a pri•*ary objecti-ve of asrocimteA -rse 1-Dry rdvance force operatione would be the n~utxalization of he 71S. Since there are goographic-l and tactical siaimlarit.ies bstwton th2 prcosnt situation ani zmphibious operations it s4hs use ful to rcscrt to

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amphibious doctrine to provide wAll understood prodedures for planning, organizing and executing operations in the water-lan' environment contemplated. Use of -=phibious doctrine for planring operations of eo-bined arms can serve to provide the needed focus for deteorining requisents, assigning missions and coordinating the attacks, particularly if naval forcos are assigned the task.

6. Farce R,quir=Mnts

a. Development of detailed farce requirements for an attack of the siza proposed is beyond the scope of this paper. Certainly, a Naval 0trike acrco composed of CVAs, CA's xAd DD's would serve as an adequate nucleus for the initial phases of such an attack. Anyr oonsid- oration given to proposing the use of a Wmaval Striýre Worce -•ust recognize the cor•plexity of comaznd relationships with respect to the CNLS. LLI I~VF and 7th Air Force share the arev in the HIGH RISE and TALLY-HO operations, although III 11' is obviously the o-mnand most effected by enevy operations in the area, along with the 7%h Wleet -ho-e ships &re cl•exrly -ffocted also, Introduction of 7%h Fleet comm-ands adfittedly adds another complicating command relations i.' factorl Still, in the nvi-ronnent considered, and with the close perallel which exists betlveen the present situation 7nd r -hibious operations, it is believed that a Yaval Force is best muited for the job, This is true with respect to expertise as well as com,and and control capabilities, aTpropriate weapons systems and experience.

b. The suggestion above that a Naval Strike Force be tasked with coimanding the attack is advanced with the awareness that difficulties can be expected fro- 7th AF in the way of air space allocations and the like. Also# since 7th Fleet Forces required probably exceed those which nomcally support III MA) operations, it is possible that repre- sentations to CJIOPAC may be necessary. Nevertholess, it is bclieved that the concept can be presented in a fashion to make it attractive to the Navy and amenable to the Air Force Onow pr~e-occupied elsewhere).

c. Pertinent to the issue of forces r•Vqrccrnts fox the task of attack.1ng ih'. CIM3 are present and projootid priorities for supporting arms operations in 3d 11aine Division AO, A review of 3d Marine Divisi'm commitments in this respect suggests that a request for substantial external support for this purpose would be prudent. Spe cifically

(1) As operational emphasis shifts westward, an ev,erdecre!sing proportion of organic and other fire support routinely epl,yc.ed by 3d Marine Division will bo available for delivery in the CMLS.

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fhis is truae of. genersl support artillery in p: rticolar, 4hich is alroadroriented w*stw?d. The re-posit ioning of ger u ort artilley ;.hich would be necessýy to support an operation of tho mragrn- tule considered necessary for success in this instance coold resalt in u neceotable de~radation of 35 rIe Mivsion -spporting ar;s post,re for support of EHE S2WI and related operations in prospict.

(2) Chronic amunition resupply difficultics also suggest thc use of upporting arms resources oxtarl to 4d Mamine Div-sion which axr not critically dependon on a seanstive LOC.

(3) Yizally, the f~utu esponivens of 1756 s n capability in 3d Mairie Division AO Wast be considered. fhouid OPOON of these A=r artilleoy units be shitted to a Corps 1(vel orgianizatIon (ie., Pi), demand; of other Corps units coul prreclude allocation of raeqired geno~! -nnport fired to a M-1 o.peration of the size cante-pl.teda d. Should the proposal for a Nval operation as adv-anoed above be considered im- ctical, it is saggosted b t fe~sible al~trftive wcule be to determine requiremants, plan nd aXreonte the operation within Hesdquarters, Third.. rine Divisiont ,in .- rAi•tic with :apTes3ntatives of contributing cow ýands.

7. Su~= Theh. foregoin~g ara,raphs hrve atttmpted to review the enemy end frie-dly situations as they affect or axre affected by the CjzS atmn-ghold, No pretense is held th%t V% is a coamplete a&nalysis in that alterna"tiva course of action hvere not been considered and discarded in classic fashion. t Is be4li~everd, ho:ever, that the prsenitation iz -- -t to atlimu1te constractivx thirfing on the best wayvo oli-inat or et least reduce t•MA threat of the CjL3 against 3d Marinr Di!visioin.

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PAGE TWO RUYEUAK 082 S E C R E T (1) POSITIONS. NO CHG. (2) SUMMARY. MAINTAINED LIAISON`_:T WITH THIRD MAR AND BLT 2/4 (-). BLT 2/A (-) CONTINOEd PARTICIPATION IN OPN SALINE II. HMM-363 MADE LIAISOn, LOGISTIC, AND ADMIN FLIGHTS AND CONTINUED IN SUPPtRT OF OPN SALINE II. LIT OF BLT 2/4 (REAR) TO DONG HA.UOMPLETE. N (3) CONTACTS. NONEo (4) SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, NVA CASUALTY RESUME FOR PERIOD 7/8 MAR (EXCLUSIVE OF THOSE REPORTED ON SIREP FM 100801HO TO 102000H3 MAR 68) IS 10 NVA'KIA, I DETAINEE. (5) CASALTIES. , KENTUCKY LANCASTER II PALINE II OTHER & TOTAL (A) THIS REPORT USMC/USN KIA 0 ., 0 0 0 WIA 0 0 0 0 VC/NVA " KIA 0 0 10 0 10 DET 0 0 • 1 '. / (B) CUMULATIVE cc'- //% /aVt 'O(C/C 5 f'r

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PAGE FOUR RUYEAK 082 S E CR E T E. MEDICAL (RECEIVED AWD TREATED AT:.CLEVELAND): FIVE MINOR CASUALTIES AS RESULT OF CVRM FIRV EXPLOSION TREATED AND RELEASEDO 3c COMMENT: A, WXo CLDS Q00 FT SCTD9 2000 FT BRKN AND 3500 FT OVCST. VSBY 5-7 MILES IN FOG AND HAZEo GND N 10 KT# EAS NE 3-5 FT. B, NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FROM ARG/SLF ALFA TO SUP- PORT CRVM AUTHORITIES. 4. INTENTIONS: A. RG/SLF ALFAe NO CHG. B. ARG ALFA: (1) CLEVELAND OFFLOAD CRITICAL C,AGO AT OW HA. SUBJECT TO STISFACTORY'CNDITIONS IN CUA YVIET RIVER ON 12 MAR 680 (2 ALAMO CONDUCT ADMIN/LOG LIFT TQO'DANA.NG. (3) CLEVELAND PROCEED TO DANANG TD DEBARK ALL ACDIV Q El NOV FFT CONUS AND CONDUCT ADMIN/LOG DUTIES. (4) CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALl '4CEOSARY AND AVAILABLE SFPORI 0 BLT 2Ao C. SLF ALFAP. (1) MAIi•N LIAISON NET WITH THI•D MAR AND BLT 2/4 (-). HMM-

PAGE FiVE RUYEUAJ 082 S E C R E T 363 CONTINUE IN UPPORT OF OPNSLINE IH. BLT 2/4 (-) CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN OPN•SALINE II. EXCHANGE W/3/12 FM CAMP CARROLL TO MAI XA THL,(WEST) VIC YD 283669/4 WITH W/2/11l FM MAI XA THI (WEST) TO CAMP CARROLL BEGINNING 12 MAR 68. 5. ACTION REQD HIGHER AUTH; SUBJET TO CONCURRECNE CG III MAF, COMSEVENTHFLT TERMINATE OP FORTRESS AT? CK AT 141200H8 MAR 68. GP-4 (C) 16 MAR 68 BT

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HEADQUARTERS 3d Marine Division (Rein) FMF FPO0 San Francisco 96602 March 1968