28 Oct 69 -Journal /Logs-1/92nd Artillery

DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG

PAGE NO.
1

NO. OF PAGES
7

ORGANIZATION OR INSTALLATION S-3 1/92 ARTY	LOCATION PLEIKU, RVN ZA228533	PERIOD COVERED
		FROM		TO
		HOUR 0001	DATE 28 Oct 69	HOUR 2400	DATE 28 Oct 69

ITEM	TIME		INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.	ACTION TAKEN	INITIALS
ITEM	IN	OUT	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.	ACTION TAKEN	INITIALS
1	0001		(U) JOURNAL OPENED
2	0500		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/4 Dende to 1/92 Rear Opns: Henhouse Targets; 1 Target XB0012B (MED); Detected at 271924H; 1/92 Fwd rec'd 271935H, neg fire, time elapse: stop time 271926H. 2 Target XB0022C (LIGHT); Detected at 280242H; 1/92 Fwd rec'd 280245H, neg fire, not grid clearance by BH S/F. 3 Target XB0022C (LIGHT); Detected @ 272146H, 1/92 Fwd rec'd 272151, neg fire, neg grid clearance by BH S/F. 4 Target XB0009D (MED); Detected @ 272052H, 1/92 Fwd rec'd 272100H, neg fire,neg grid clearance Ben Het S/F. Stop Sensor time 272054H.	1/92 XO MAJ Riovo 1/92 S-2 Cpt Roman	RG
3	0600		(C) C 1/92 Plt/Le Trong to 1/92 Rear Opns: Reg. Fol. Class 5:	C 1/92 Plt SSG Gray	NFS
Page 2 of 7
3 (CONT)			200 HE, 20 FC, 100 VT, 100 PD, 20 PD, 20 M565, 50 (?)B, 170 WB & Primers.
4	0703		(C) 1/92 LNO @ Old DKT/Cpt Jacobs to 1/92 Fwd Opns: Old DKT taking incom @ this time 280703H. 280735 - Old DKT taking incom @ this time. 281150H: update on income @ Old DKT rec'd a total of 9 x 82mm Mrtrs. 1 rnd of poss. Recoil. Rifle outside perim. US. Arty @ B.H. and ARVN Arty @ Tan Canh were employed on 1 conf 82mm Psn (conf by 24STZ) ZB084273 & 1 conf 75mm Recoil Rifle Psn @ ZB083267. Also EXP on ZB076298. Res: of incom. Neg dam to compound. EN: unk.	1/92 S/2 Cpt. Roman	JS
5	1010		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: 14th ARVN CAV found 2 x fresh graves at ZB071190 at 280930H. Also found @ ZB152084 a 15 lb Box-Type mine. Mine was	1/92 XO Maj Riovo	MTR
Page 3 of 7
5 (CONT)			evacuated.
6	1010		(U) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/4 Murray to 1/92 Rear Opns: Need Fol. Items: 1 - 1 box of staples (size sf-1) 2 Overlay Paper 3 - 6 mantles & mantle generators for Coleman Lanterns.	1/92 HQS. Supply Sgt. Bonfield	JJ
7	1103		(U) 1/92 S-1/1/Lt Edge to 1/92 Rear Opns: 3 correspondents will be at Ben Het this morning: Mr. Rogers from Newsweek Mr. Holder from Stars & Stripes Mr. Heller from UPI. Will be escorted by Maj. LaBlonde from MACV press and Cpt. Hicks from II Corps.	1/92 Fwd S-3 Maj. Bergman	JJ
8	1200		(C) 1/92 Fwd S-3/Maj. Bergman to 1/92 Rear Opns: Cancel F.O. Team for Dak Seang. Personnel rec'd of Dak Seang LNO, Lt. Colean. 281030 - F.O. Team requested on 24 Oct '69 for Dak Seang was due 30 min. ago. Team ready to	1/92 XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp S-2 Lt. Wolfe	MTR
Page 4 of 7
8 (CONT)			leave at 281230H.
9	1210		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG. Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: HH34 observed B 6/14 (175) firing 42 HE W/2 S/E's @ ZB083260, msn. between 0919H - 1115H. Svrv: 1 camofflaged hooch dest, 1 bunker dest., poss. 25/E's: (1) 3M Diam. w/Grey smk. (2) 3x5 hooch, orange fireball.	1/92 XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp, S-2 1/Lt. Wolfe	MTR
10	1230		(C) 1/92 Fwd S-2/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: 1/92 LNO @ FSB #7 rpt'd @ 272145H Oct 69 that a propaganda team w/loud speakers @ ZB098185. ARVN Arty exp, loud spkrs silenced. En cas: unk.	1/92 XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp, S-2 1/Lt. Wolfe	MTR
11	1325		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/5 Metters to 1/92 Rear Opns: Section 4, 0 - 10 @ Ben Het is operational @ 281325H.	1/92 XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Kaduck 52nd Gp S-2 Sp/4 Kaduck	JJ
12	1400		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Cpt. Price to 1/92 Rear Opns: 281320H: Maj. Wadell informed Cpt Price that 3xM108's from LZ Plantation (ZB109165) were going on a hip shoot to FSB - 7 (ZB060267).	1/92 CO LTC Stearns 1/92 XO Maj. Riovo	RS
Page 5 of 7
12 (CONT)			They made arrangements for clearance of fires and posting of air advisories. 281330H: Cpt Winton @ 52nd Arty Gp confirmed this move. were (C 3/6) told to move about 11/2 hours ago. 281350H: Cpt Price told that units moving would be informed that they were opcon to 1/92 D Post FSCC. Cpt. Price told to call Maj. Wedell about status & strength of bridge @ ZB055241 and if district knows they are coming.
13	1650		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: MACV LRRP's found foxholes & 1x82mm mortar round @ ZB079265 @ 281600H.	52nd Gp S-2 Sgt Webber 52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Cooper	RS
14	1750		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG San Augustine to 1/92 Rear Opns: Pass on to 52nd Gp Security for FSB #6 consists of 1 RCN Co (1 Plt) and (1 Plt) 4/42 ARVN	52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Wickham	WC
Page 6 of 7
14 (CONT)			Inf. 52nd req info and were notified.
15	1840		(C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG San Augustine to 1/92 Rear Opns: Metro did not move today. There was neg. security available to escort them to LZ Plantation (ZB060267) If security is available, they will move approx, 291100H.	52nd Gp S-2 Sgt. Woodard 52nd Gp S-3 SGM West	RS
16	1847		(C) 6/14 Fwd Opns/FDC RTO Sp/4 Martnez to 1/92 Rear Opns: ARVN veh. hit land mine @ approx 281430H @ ZB197974 - 3xARVN WIA.	152nd Gp S-2 Sgt Woodard 52nd Gp S-3 SGM. West	RS
17	2400		Summary of daily activities: (4) (C) Old DKT. took 9x82mm mortar rnds and 1 Poss. RR rnd @ 280703H Oct 69. (5) (C) 14th ARVN CAV found 2 fresh graves vic ZB071190. (9) (C) HH34 AO forB 6/14 175's exp on ZB085260 W/2 S/E's. (10) (C) 1/92 LNO/FSB #7 rptd VC propaganda team w/loud spkrs. (11) (C) Section 4 Radar (0-10) @ B.H.		RG
Page 7 of 7
17 (CONT)			operational @ 281325H (12) (C) C 3/6 = 3xM108 to move from LZ Plantation (ZB109165) to FSB #7 (ZB060267), Hip shoot. (13) (C) Macv LRRP's fnd foxholes & 1x82mm Rnd @ ZB079265. (15) (C) Metro - neg move to LZ Plantation, if get security will move 291100H. (16) (C) ARVN vehicle hit mine @ ZB197974 @ 281430H. 3 ARVN WIA.
18	2400		(U) Journal Closed		RG

TYPED NAME AND GRADE OF OFFICER OR OFFICIAL ON DUTY

CPT Michael T Roman

SIGNATURE

DA FORM 1594
1 NOV 62

PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS FORM IS OBSOLETE. PPC-JAPAN