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COMMAND CHRONOLOGY

1 March 1968 - 31 March 1968

INDEX

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

ORGANlZATlOOAL DATA

NARRATIVE SUMMARY

SEQUENTIAL LISTING OFSIGNIFlCANT EVENTS

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

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DESIGNATION.

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ORGANIZATIONAL DATA

CCJMWJDER

Lieutenant General RobertE. CUSHMAN, JR.,U.S. Marine CorpslJun67-3lMar68

DEPUTY COMMANDER

Major General William J.VAN RYZIN, U.S. Marine Corpsl5Feb-3lMar68

SUBORDINATE UNITS

Provisional Corps, Vietnam (PCV)

First Marine Division

First Marine Aircraft Wing/Deputy CG, Air

Americal Division

Force Logistics Command

Headquarters and Service CompanyIII Marine Amphibious Force/Headquarters Commandant

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Lieutenant General WilliamJ. ROSSON, U.S. ArmylO-3lMar68

Major General Donn J.ROBERTSON, U.S. Marine CorpslJun67-3lMar68

Major General Norman J.ANDERSON, U.S. Marine Corps2Jun67-3lMar68

Major General Samuel W.KOSTER, U.S. Army22Sep67-31Mar68

Brigadier General Harry C.OLSON, U.S. Marine Corps60ct67-31Mar68

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Lieutenant Colonel Hugh C.SCHRYVER, JR.,U.S. Marine Corps24Sep67-3lMar68

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Sub-Unit #1, First RadioB~::salion

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7th Psychological OperationsBattalion, U.S. Army

2. LOCATIOO.

Lieutenant Colonel AlfredM. GRAY, JR.,U.S. Marine Corps12Sep67-31Mar68

Lieutenant ColonelT. SEXTOO, U.S. Army

Major W. WILLIAMS,U.S. Army

1-31 March 1968, East Danang, Quang Nam Province, Republicof Vietnam

3. STAFF OFFICERS.

Chief of Staff

DeputyC;S for Operations

Deputy Chief of Staff

Deputy ciS, Dye Marker

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3

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Brigadier General Earl E.ANDERSON, U.S. Marine Corps2lDec67-31Mar68

Brigadier General EdwardM. FLANAGAN JR., U.S. Army20Feb-31Mar68

Colonel Duane L. FAW,U.S. Marine CorpsllAug67-3lMar68

Colonel Michael MOSTELLER,U.S. Marine Corps1-31Mar68 .

Colonel Poul F. PEDERSEN,U.S. Marine Corps16Ju167-31Mar68

Colonel Herbert L. BECKINGTON,U.S. Marine Corps29Feb-31Mar68

Brigadier General Carl W.HOFFMAN, U.S. Marine Corps1-31Mar68

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Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6

Psychological Operations Officer

Force Supply Officer

Force Legal Officer

Force Engineer

Force Adjutant

Assistant cIs, Comptroller

Colonel Thomas L. RANDALL,U.S. Marine Corpsl-3lMar68

Colonel Rex O. DILLOW,U.S. Marine Corps3Jun67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel James L.BLACK, U.S. Marine CorpslNov67-3lMar68

Colonel Sanford B. HUNT,U.S. Marine Corps8Apr67-3lMar68

Colonel Michael J. DUNBAR,U.S. Marine CorpslSep67-3lMar68

Colonel Frederick A. QUINT,U.S. Marine CorpslOJul67-3lMar68

Colonel Duane L. FAW,U.S. Marine Corps30Jul67-3lMar68

Colonel Thirl D. JOHNSON,U.S. Marine Corps5May67-3lMar68

Major Deward E. SHELTON,U.S. Marine Corps2Aug67-3lMar68

Major Charles O. PITTS, JR.,U.S. Marine Corpsl7Aug67-6Mar68

Major Earle G. PORONTO,U.S. Marine Corps7-3lMar68

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Off~r-in-Charge, cae('<::~.;,)

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~ Food Services Officer

Force Chaplain

Force Surgeon

Force Dental Officer

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Colonel Karl E. FASE~U.S. Marine CorpslAug67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel RussellE. BLAGG, U.S. Marine CorpslAug67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel Billy D.BRIDGES, U.S. Marine Corps9Sep67-3lMar68

Captain Ralph W. BELOW,U.S. NavyllOct67-3lMar68

Captain Robert H. LEl\t1MON,U.S. NavylJu167-3lMar68

Captain Jan F. KING,U.S. NavylMay67-3lMar68

Force Motor Transport Officer

Force Ordnance Officer

Protocol Officer

Special Services Officer

Embarkation Officer

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Lieutenant Colonel George M.WILSON, U.S. Marine Corpsl6Aug67-8Mar68

Major Joseph N. EGGLESTON,U.S. Marine Corps9-3lMar68

Colonel Ralph D. CAlL,U.S. Marine Corps6Sep67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H.GALBRAITH, U.S. Marine CorpslONov67-3lMar68

Colonel John H. DOERING,U.S. Marine Corps250ct67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel John F.GOULD, JR., U.S. Marine CorpslFeb-3lMar68

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Colonel William R. OURAND,U.S. Marine Corps7Jun67-3IMar68

USMC Liaison Officer, ~1ACV

USMC Liaison Officer, 7thAF

USMC Liaison Officer, RO~~

Deputy ciS for Special Projects

Staff Secretary

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Colonel Edward L. FOSSUM,U.S. Marine Corps3Aug67-3lMar68

Colonel Richard C. BROWNING,U.S. Marine Corps3Aug67-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel RichardJ. SCHENING, U.S. Marine Corpsl2Aug67-3lMar68

Colonel Harold L. OPPENHEIMER,U.S. Marine Corpsl2Jan-3lMar68

Lieutenant Colonel David H.WAGNER, U.S. Marine Corps23Jan-3lMar68

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4. AVERAGE MONTHLY STRENGTH.

a. III Marine Amphibious Force Headguarters.

OFFICERS

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HQ Staff,III MAF 196 9

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PART II

NMMTlVE SUMMARY

a. General. During March 1968, III Marine AmphibiousForce Headquarters was located in East Danang, Republic ofVietnam. The average personnel strength was 147,197, anaverage of 18,245 over the previous month.

b. Major Command. On 10 March, Provisional Corps, Vietnam(PCV) was established in northern I Corps at Phu Bai under thecommand of Lieutenant General W. B. ROSSON (USA), as an inter­mediate command, subordinate to III MAF with the responsibilityfor directing operations in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces.Division size units OPCON to PCV are: 3rd Marine Division, 1stAir Cavalry Division, 101st Airborne Division.

c. Activities. III ~~F continues to be gUided by COMUSMACVLetter of Instruction (LOI 3-66) dated 30 March 1966 in pursuitof III MAP objectives for March 1968.

2. OVERALL EVALUATION.

a. During the month of March, allied troops continuedoperations to deny enemy units entry into ICTZ; to search outand clear VC/NVA units in ICTZ; to deny the enemy, use of BaseAreas 101 and 114. By the beginning of March, the enemy's attackson populated areas had all been repulsed with heavy losses and on2 March, the last pockets of enemy resistance in Hue were reducedby elements of the 1st Marine Regiment and 2nd Bn., 327th Infantry,.lOlst AbnDiv.

b. The eenter of enemy activity throughout March continuedto be the northern areas of Quang Tri Province in the vicinity ofthe DMZ. The ene~ continued to concentrate his main attacks onthe KSCB which received numerous heavy attacks by enemy artillery,mortars and rockets. Despite inclement weather, continous airsupport was rendered to the base by Marine and Air Force sorties.So devastating were the results of allied A/s that the enemy wasdenied the capacity to concentrate sufficient forces for a majorattack on the KSCB. According to one intelligence source, enemylosses due to air strikes alone, totaled more than 10,000 killed.By the end of March, there were increasing indications that theenemy was retiring units from the Khe Sanh area and on 31 March

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c. During the month of March, elements of the 1st MarineDivision initiated four new battalion size operations in ThuaThien and Quang Nam Provinces. These operations, MINGO (3-7Mar),ROCK (6-l0Mar), WORTH (13-26Mar), and FORD (14-30Mar) accountedfor 352 enemy KIA.

In Thua Thien Province, the lstACD terminated OperationJEB STUART on 31 March having accounting for 284 Enemy KIA andmore than 700 weapons captured during the month.

In all, III MAF Forces conducted 15 Major Unit Operationsin its tactical zone, accounting for 4,773 Enemy KIA, 164 PW's,543 IWC and 156 CSWC.

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-. .SEqUENTIAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. MARCH 1968

1. S~Y OF OPERATIONS. (The following eight operations hadmodera e to significant contact):

a. Operation JEB STU~T. During the period 1-31 March, thelstACD continued search a~ destroy operations in QUang Tri/ThuaThien Provinces with moderate to sign~ficant contact for the period.On 3 March, Band C/l/502 engaged an unknown size enemy element,killing 60 NVA. On 8 March, All/502 engaged an estimated 2 NVAcompanies throughout the day accounting for 26 NVA KIA and on 9March in coordination with B/l/502 and C/l/9 accounted for anadditional 35 NVA KIA. On 12 March, 0/2/5 engaged an estimated400 NVA and with ARA and 1/9 accounted for 59 NVA KIA. On 25March, A and 0/1/8 Cav engaged an element of the 14th Battalion,5th NVA Regiment. All/9 Cav supported with gunships and the contactlasted for approximately 10 hours accounting for 66 NVA KIA. OperationJEB STUART terminated 310800H March 1968. Casualties for the periodwere: USA: 105 KIA, 628 WIA; USMC: 7 KIA, 14 WIA; Enemy: 1066 KIA,439 DET, 42 PW/VC, 36 PW/NVA, 2 Returnee!VC, 101 Civil Defendants,258 Innocent Civilians, 230 IWC and 37 C5WC. Cumulative results are:USA: 284 KIA, 1717 WIA; USMC: 7 KIA, 17 .VIA; USN: 1 WIA; Enemy:3268 KIA, 723 DET, 51 PW/VC, 68 PW!NVA, 2 Returnee/VC, 1 Returnee/NVA,.115 Civil Defendants, 486 Innocent Civilians, 585 IWC and 148 GSWC.

b. 0 eration WHEELE W OW. During the period 1-31 March,the Amer1ca iv~s~on cont1nued search and destroy operations inQUang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces with moderate contact for theperiod. On 4 March, c/1/l Cav engaged an unknown size enemy forcefor 2!-2 hours killing 38 VC. On 9 March, C/l/l and A/3/21 engageda large size NVA force accounting for 62 NVA KIA. On 11 March,B/3/21 , while moving from their night defensive position on asearch and destroy operatio~ received SA/AW fire from two directions.As they moved forward, they received sporadic mortar fire and AWfire from the north, northeast and southeast. Supporting arms wereemployed and C/2/l, with one platoon of F/17 Cav, moved to the contactsite. 0/2/1 and D/3/2l moved to the west and came into contact.Companies A, Band C/4/3l set up blocking positions to the northeastof the original contact. The enemy broke contact at dark leaving78 NVA KIA. In a one hour fierce fire fight with an unknown sizeenemy force, All/l and 0/1/20 accounted for 64 NVA KIA. On 19 March,E/l/6 and F/17 Cav made contact with a VC unit and in a 2!-2 hour

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pitched battle accounted for 112 VC KIA, 12 IWC and 14 CSWC, whilesuffering only 18 USA KIA. Casualties for the period were: USA:35 KIA, 331 WIA, 81 Refugees; Enemy: 1242 KIA, 484 Detainees, 12PW/VC, 3 PW/NVA, 1 Returnee/VC, 21 Civil Defendants, 247 InnocentCivilians, 90 IWC and 43 CSWC. Cumulative results are: USA: 521 KIA,2495 WIA; USAF: 1 KIA; USMC: 2 WIA; 6683 Refugees; Enemy: 7376 KIA,3327 Detainees, 162 PW/VC, 51 PW/NVA, 28 Returnee/VC, 4 Returnee/NVA,391 Civil Defendants, 2642 Innocent Civilians, 1113 IWC and 243 CSWC.

c. gperation FORD. During the period 14-20 March, the 1stMarine D~vision conducted search and destroy operations in ThuaThien Province with significant contact for the period. On 14 March,E/2/3 engaged an unknown size enemy unit, killing 11 NVA. On 18March, El213 had a heavy contact for 3~ hours with an unknown sizeenemy force After the enemy broke contact, a search of the areareve~l~d fresh dug graves containing 18 NVA. Also during the sameperiod, 1/1(-) engaged an estimated 250 NVA. All contact ceClsedat l82000H with 59 NVA KIA and 2 IWC. Operation FORD ter~inated

at 20l800H r:iarch 1968. Casual ties for the period were: l5MC: 13 KIA,113 WIA; l5N: 1 KIA; Enemy: 145 KIA, 58 Detainees, 1 PW/VC, 4 PW/NVA,2 Returnee/NVA, 2 Civil Defendants, 12 Innocent Civilians, 15 IWCand 4 CSWC.

d. eration NAPO ON SALINE. During the period 1-31 March,the 3rd Mar~nes e~n, cont~nued search and destroy operationsin Quang Tri Province with moderate to significant contact for theperiod. On 1 March, M/3/1 came into heavy contact with a largeenemy force while crossing a river by LVT. I Co moved to left flankof Co M securing southern portion of village. M Co secured riverbank and while moving forward again came under heavy and accuratesniper fire. Contact continued until after dark. Enemy casualtieswere 36 NVA KIA, 3 PW, and 7 IWC. On the 2nd and 3rd of March,BLT 3/1 made search of village and the island south of the villagediscovering 83 NVA KIA, 1 pwl and 22 Weapons. On 5 March, Z/4chopped into the operation relieving 3/1. On 7 March, A and 0/1/3engaged an unknown size enemy unit while sweeping Phu Tai Village.The village was surrounded and on the morning of 8 March, a sweepof the area resulted in 27 NVA KIA and 22 Weapons. On 7 March,2/4 also had a large contact accounting for 15 NVA KIA and 7 Weapons.On the afternoon of 13 March, Hand E/214 made contact with a largeenemy unit while conducting sweep of Lan Xuan Village resulting in31 NVA KIA. On 18 March, ~4 Command Group with companies E, G andH made a coordinated attack starting at 0645H after the objectiveswere prepped with artillery and Naval gunfire. E and G companieswere hit with heavy SA and rockets. Als were conducted along withartillery fire resulting in 130 NVA KIA, 4 PW's, 17 IWC and 4 CSWC.

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e. Operation HOUSTON. During the period 1-31 March, the 3rdBattalion, 5th Marines continued search and destroy operations inThua Thien Province with moderate contact for the period. Actionwas light and sporadic throughout the period with one significantcontact on 31 March, when a two company enemy force attacked A/l/5platoon security guards, with ARVN and CAP's. Enemy forces wereapproximately 100-150 men in each company. Troui Bridge was overrunand'stlppers using explosives damaged the center span. A/l/5 accountedfor 43 enemy KIA along with reaction force B/l/5 and captured 15weapons. Casualties for the period were: USMC: 36 KIA, 186 WIA;USA: 2 KIA, 35 WIA; Enemy: 80 KIA, 71 Detainees, 3 PW/VC 17Returnee!VC , 3 ~ivil Defendants, 44 innocent Civilians, ~O IWC an~4 CSWC. Cumulat~ve results are: ~C: 38 KIA, 205 WIA; USN: 5 WIA;'USA: 2 KIA, 38 WIA; Enemy: 83 KIA, 75 Detainees, 3 PW/VC, 17 Returnee/VC3 Civil Defendants, 44 Innocent Civilians, 30 IWC, 4 CSWC.

f. Operation HUE CITY. During the period 1-2 March, the 1stMarines conducted search and destroy operations in Hue City, ThuaThien Province with moderate contact for the period. On 1 March,D/l/5 and L/3/5 made contact with an estimated 25-30 NVA killing8 and capturing 7 weapons. B/2/327 on a search and destroy missionfound 14 graves containing 14 VC KIA and 2 IWC. On 2 March, L/3/5exchanged SA fire with 8 NVA. A 60mm and 81mm mortar mission was alsoconducted., The contact resulted in 7 of the 8 NVA KIA plus 4 IWC.Operation HUE CITY terminated at 022400H March 1968. Casualtiesfor the period were: USMC:: 10 KIA, 47 WIA; USA: 3 KIA, 10 WIA; Enemy:82 KIA, 25 Detainees, 9 Innocent Civilians, 18 lie and 1 CSWC. Cum­ulative results are: USMC: 142 KIA, 1085 WIA; USA: 6 KIA, 63 WIA;USN: 2 WIA; Enemy: 1955 KIA, 192 Detainees, 12 PW/NVA, 6 Civil Defen­dants, 106 Innocent Civilians, 594 IWC and 63 CSWC.

g. Opetatioa SCOT~. During the period 1-31 March, the 26thMarines con inue sear~nd destroy operations in Quang Tri Provincewith significant contact for the period. On 3 March, FlW air strikeson an estimated enemy battalion accounted for 18 NVA KIA and on 11March, 33 NVA KIA. On 24 March, A/l/9 platoon patrol engaged 14 NVAin well constructed bunkers. Contact was broken later on in the daywith 31 NVA KIA. Though the enemy did not launch any large scaleattacks, he continually attacked by fire. The greater majority offriendly casualties were incu~red by enemy incoming artillery, mortar

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and rockets. Operation SCOTLAND terminated 310800H March 1968with all units joining Operation PEGASUS. Casualties for the periodwere: USMC: 68 KIA, 665 WIA; Enemy: 738 KIA, 2 Returnee/NVA, 17 IWCand 7 CSWC. Cumulative results are: USMC: 204 KIA, 1622 WIA; Enemy:1631 KIA, 41 Detainees, 9 PW/NVA, 2 Returnee/NVA, 24 Innocent Civilians,111 IWC and 71 CSWC.

h. Operation ~TUCKY. During the period 1-31 March 1968,the 9th Marines (-1tReinf) continued search and destroy operationsin Quang Tri Province with moderate contact. On 3 March, L/3/3made contact with a battalion size force and with the aid of F/Wand artillery, accounted for 115 NVA KIA. On the afternoon of 3 March,K/3/3 came in contact with an estimated 50 NVA dug in. C/l/4moved up and secured K Company's right flank. Tank support arrivedand K Co, with a heavy section of tanks, att~cked the enemy position,killing 21 NVA and capturing 1 PW. On 20 March, ~l Killer Teamcalled in air and artillery missions on 20-30 NVA moving across thefield. Contact lasted for 4~ hours with 5 USMC KIA and 10 NVA KIA.Casualties for the period were: USMC: 38 KIA, 217 WIA; Enemy: 413KIA, 158 Detainees, 5 PW/NVA, 1 Returnee/VC, 16 Innocent Civilians,17 IWC and 11 CSWC. Cumulative results are: USMC: 226 KIA, 1378 WIA;Enemy: 1543 KIA, 267 Detainees, 1 PW/VC, 46 PW/NVA, 2 Returnee/VC,1 Returnee/NVA, 1 Civil Defendant, 68 Innocent Civilians, 173 IWCand 57 CSWC.

i. The following seven operations did not have any significantcontact during the periods indicated:

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FEBRUARY .1§M£ AMERDIV 1STAIRCAV Qm.§ ARVN ROKMC

KIA 5040 1691 1879 146 5059 529Detainees 669 626 278 0 111 6PW!NVA 75 6 30 0 0 0PW/VC 17 56 9 12 286 6Returnee/NVA 2 1 Jl 0 0 0Returnee/VC 11 11 0 0 40 0Civil Defendants 48 156 14 0 0 0Innocent Civilians 187 597 0 0 0 0Weapons 1399 473 408 27 1454 82

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KIA 3118 1621 1066 677 63 2547 111Detainees 788 905 439 156 10 413 0PW/NVA 52 10 36 12 7 0 0PW/VC 31 31 42 15 31 256 0Returnee/NVA 3 2 0 1 0 0 0Returnee/VC 29 3 2 0 0 43 0Civil Defendants 162 1 101 17 0 0 0Innocent 264 77 258 118 0 0 0CiviliansWeapons 448 986 267 176 19 706 19

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4. PERSONNEL.

a. Special Services Activities.

(1) Freedom Hill Recreation Complex.

(a) Librar~. On 31 March, the library had atotal of 12,771 books.f this total, 8,196 were hard boundbooks of which 8,196 were catalogued. There are presently 575paperback books on the shelves and 4,000 in storage.

(b) Hobby Shops. The Photo Hobby Shop will becomeoperational upon completion of minor construction by PublicWorks. There has been no change in the status of the Wood CraftHobby Shop since the last report; however, the machines for the shopare expected in Danang about 7 April 1968. During the period1-31 March, a total of 8,668 1800' stereo music tapes were re­produced.

(c) Theater. The theater was operational onlysix days during March due to construction work involving theair-conditioning of the building. Total attendance for themonth was 3,200 persons.

(d) Bowling Alley. The bowling alley is in itsfinal stages of construction and is scheduled to be released byMCB-9 on or about 15 April. Upon release, the installation ofthe bowling lanes by the contractor will take approximately 45-60days.

(e) Outdoor Facilities. Tennis, basketball andhandball courts are available during the day with one handballcourt open in the morning.

(f) Gymnasium. The gymnasium is scheduled to become~perational on 21 April 1968 with opening ceremonies and a boxingsmoker ••

(2) R&R Activities.

(a) Out-of-Country. Of 5,965 seats allocated toIII MAF, 5,928 were filled for 99.3% utilization. Of 7~240 seatsallocated to III MAP (including Naval Forces in I Corps) 7,298were filled for 100~8% utilization. Total allocations for DanangRiR Center consisted of 10,318 seats of which 10,322 were filledfor a utilization percentage of 100.3%.

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(b) R&R pro~ram/out-of-country. The followingare the'March statistics or III MAP and I Corps R&R usagefor each out-of-country R&R site:

III MAF I CORPS TOTAL

1,367 449 1,816808 347 1,155883 272 1,155482 166 648254 72 326296 199 495220 110 330341 0 341161 169 330

1,527 741 2,268959 499 1,458

7,298 3,024 10,322

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(4) MARS Activities (17 stations in ICTZ).

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b. Chaplain.

1 March - Force Chaplain represented CG at groundbreaking ceremony for Hoa Khanh Children's Hospital, FLC.

4 March - Conference with Rev. Gordon Smith and architectconcerning construction of new building at China Beach Orphanage tobe named for Major General HOCHMUTH.

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Chaplain, USARV , Concerning mutual problems of chaplain coveragefor Army troops in I Corps. Chaplain Walter DRISCOLL, 26thMarines, seriously wounded (paralyzed) at Khe Sanh.

6 March - Luncheon and conference with 9 members of theSouthern Baptist Mission of South Vietnam, concerning mutualreligious problems.

7 March - Force Chaplain called on Venerable Thich NhatAn, Pho Quong Buddhist Pagoda concerning the completion of hisschool.

9 March - Commander, B.L. BURR, Staff Chaplain, FLC,detached duty on PCS.

12 March - Force Chaplain participated in Memorial Serviceat the CAG School for LtCol HITTINGER, USMC and other Marineskilled near Sierra 2. Captain G.I. PAULSON, CHC, USN, reportedin-country, Staff Chaplain, FLe.

13 March - Force Chaplain represented CG at I CorpsBuddhist Memorial Service, Bao An Pagoda, Danang for I CorpsARVN soldiers killed in opening days of TET offensive.

15 March - LCDR R.A. MCGONIGAL, Personal Response ProjectOfficer for Research, departed country for FMFPac, (Forward),Okinawa, FFT to Marine Corps Development and Education Command,Quantico, Virginia. Force Chaplain escorted Mr. Keith Brinton,Mr. Richard Johnson, and Mr. Jack Richards of the Society of Friends,to the PW Camp, 3rd MP Battalion to visit NVN prisoners. ForceChaplain received Mr. Edward A. Kline, Bible Societies of Vietnam,concerning supply of scriptures.

16-17 March - Force Chaplain visited Phu Bai, all CAP unitsbetween Hue and Hai Van Pass, and the 5th Regimental CP. Calledon General LAHUE. Conferred with TF X-Ray Chaplain concerningcoverage in Hue/Phu Bai area. Conducted memorial services in thefield and at Hochmuth Chapel, PCV, Phu Bai.

20 March - Supervisory Chaplains Conference for all ICTZSupervisory Chaplains was conducted by Force Chaplain, III MAF.

22-24 March - Quarterly conference for LOS personnel in ICTZwas conducted at China Beach R&R Center.

24 March - Force Chaplain attended monthly meeting ofVietnamese Scholarship Fund Committee at the Vietnamese/AmericanCultural Center.

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28 March - Force Chaplain visited Hoi An. Conferenceswere held with the Province Chief, Province Advisor, Minister ofSocial Welfare and 2 orphanages and 4 schools were visited. In­vestigations were made concerning aid for 3 institutions.

30 March - Lt Thomas G. ROGERS, CHC, USN, IstMarDiv, apsychiatric casualty, MedEvac to CONUS.

31 March - Force Chaplain spoke at CP Chapel, IstMarDiv.III MAP Chapel hosted the Monthly Area Protestant Rally.

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a. General Enemy Situation. Enemy activity during the monthof March was Iimite3 to reduced contacts and movement to eludefriendly forces and deny positive identification of his units andlocations. The enemy placed a major effort upon improving and en­larging his infiltration routes to allow unrestrained movement oftroops, materials and possible armor to replenish his units inpreparation for the reported future offensive. The most signifi-cant activity occurred in the Tri Thien region as Major U.S. unitsbegan to maneuver toward the enemy positions away from the coastallowlands. Activity around Khe Sanh increased as enemy forces,believed to be at a strength of two divisions, continued theirdevelopment of fortifications around the combat base. Attacks byfire continued, with Khe Sanh receiving a total of 5,770 rounds ofmixed artillery, mortar and rocket fire. On 18 March, aerialphotography confirmed the presence of 57mm AA guns to the west ofKSCB. The 37th ARVN Rangers were probed by an estimated battalionsize force on 18 March. Interrogations of BRU refugees indicatedthat the NVA intended to attack the KSCB with 11,000 troops sup­ported by armor and artillery. APD readings indicated a concentrationof personnel south of Ca Lu lYD 0142), possibly indicating a movementof personnel away from the Khe Sanh Area, or massing for operationsalong Route #9. In response to the enemy buildUp in northwesternQuang Tri Province, Operation PEGASUS/LAM SON 207 'vas initiatedon 31 March. Heavy activity was reported in the Cua Viet area asenemy forces from the 320th Division interdicted routes of supplyalong the river. Operation HUE CITY terminated on 2 March, withenemy casualties from the operation reported as 5,631 KIA, 110PW's,1,556 IWC and 246 CSWC. Although the enemy suffered severe cas­ualties at Hue, he continues to maintain at least four regimentsin the Hue City area. The enemy concentrated on the developmentof the Route 548 extension through Base Area 607. This new roadcould provide the enemy with a motorable route through Happy Valleyto Danang. In addition, Delta Forces in Operation SAMURAI IV con­firmed the presence of a major base area along 547A near Ta Loung,which is identified as a probable staging area for enemy activityin the Thua Thien',littoral region. Throughout the southern threeprovinces, enemy activity remained at a low level during the monthof March as enemy units avoided contact with friendly units movingthrough the area. Even areas which have in the past, yielded asignificant number of contacts were relatively quiet, as the enemy'sattention was directed to the rice harvest. The 2nd NVA Divisionremained in the vicinity of Base Area 116 in an attempt to re-furbish its units.

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ities in Allied operation areas, including combat bases, for themonth of March are as follows:

ENEMY INITIATED ACTIVITY

III MAF gQQ ARVN ROKMC-Attack 0 1 24 1Ambush 1 2 6 0Assault by Fire 51 0 32 2Harassing Fire 510 15 117 49Mine/Booby Trap 196 3 17 20Terrorism 1181 1 5 0M Fire 720 0 0 0

c. Enemy Order of Battle. Enemy forces operating in ICTZ on31 March are as shown below:

(1) ~uang Tri Province. Confirmed enemy units in QuangTri Province ~nclude only those considered to be operating southof the DMZ. Major units are the 8th Battalion, 29th Regiment andthe 95th Regiment of the NVA 325C Division; the 48th Regiment, the52nd Regiment and the 64th Regiment of the NVA 320th Division; 66thRegiment of the NVA 304th Division and the 2nd Battalion of the NVA9th Independent Regiment. In addition, the 5th and 812th NVA Regi­ment, the 27th NVA Independent Battalion and four independent com­panies are located within the province. The total confirmed enemystrength in Quang Tri Province is 13,600.

(2) Thua Thien Province. The Tri-Thien-Hue MilitaryHeadquarters; the 6th NVA Regiment, the 803rd and 90th Regiment,324B NVA Division; the 7th and 9th Battalions, 29th Regiment, 325CNVA Division; five independent battalions, and five~independent

companies are located within the province. The total confirmedenemy strength in Thua Thien Province is 7,100.

(3) Quang Nam Province. The 31st Regiment, 341st NVADivision- the 368B NVA Artillery Regiment; 1st Battalion, 68BNVA Artiilery Regiment; four independent battalions and fiveindependent companies are located within the province. The totalconfirmed enemy strength in Quang Nam Province is 4,295.

(4) 9uang Tin Province. The 1st, 21st and 3rd Regiment,NVA Divis~on and support units, three independent battalionsseven independent companies are located within the province.total confirmed enemy strength in Quang Tin Province is 4,485.

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' '-1(5) Quang NQai Province. Military Region 5 Headquarters;six independent battaiions and ten independent companies are lo­cated within the province. The total confirmed enemy strength inQuang Ngai Province is 2,615.

d. Counterintelligence.

(1) Propaganda and Subversion. Propaganda activity duringthe month of March increased significantly over that of the pre-ceding reporting period. Enemy propaganda continues to be in the form ofleaflets and lectures directed at the local populace and ARVN, U.S.and FWMF personnel. It has been noted that a large percentage of thepropaganda meetings held throughout ICTZ this month, were intendedto aid their campaign of impressing members of the populace into alabor force supporting their tactical units.

(2) Terrorism. Incidents involving enemy terrorist activityremained at a high level. The most significant terrorist activityduring the month occurred in conjunction with the enemy's intenseefforts to rebuild and supply tactical units, when the NVA/VC forcesabducted over 1,100 civilians. Although the recorded number of VCassassinations has dropped below that of the previous reportingperiod, it is still significantly higher than preceding months.

(3) Es~ionage and Sabotage. Incidents involving VCespionage activ1ty continued to indicate low level agent activitydesigned to collect information on ARVN, U.S. and F~~F and in­stallations. Acts of sabotage decreased sharply below that of thepreceding month. Sabotage continued to be directed against friendlycontrolled bridges and culverts.

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\~\6. LOGISTICS.

a. Logistical posture in ICTZ improved considerablyduring March as enemy activity fell off considerably in thisreporting period. Movement of materials by surface means wasgreatly increased as the requirement for convoys on both thePerfume and Cua Viet Rivers no longer existed. Additionally,all road LOG's in ICTZ were opened with maximum utilizationbeing made of their capability. Construction materials for thestrong point/obstacle system were not moved from Danang to DongHa in March. However, the limitation to move only combatessential equipment/materials was lifted with all ports indi­cating record throughputs for March 1968.

b. Dental.

(1) Dental Civic Action (MEDCAP II) conducted byIII MAF Dental Companies during the month of March is as follows:

Patients treated:Dental procedures:

2,2945,317

(2) Periodic visits were made throughout the monthto all III MAF Dental Companies, FLC, lstFSR and NSA, StationHospital, Danang.

c. Embarkation.

(1) Air LOG. All major airfields were open throughoutthe month of March. Airfield improvement programs are in pro­gress at Hue/Phu Bai and Quang Tri. On 17 March, Camp Evanswas opened to C-7A aircraft and Ca Lu was C-7A capable at theend of March. Runway deterioration is becoming a seriousproblem at Duc Pho and extensive repairs will have to becommenced in the near future. Army engineers estimated approx­imately one month to repair this airfield. Airlift requirementscontinued to rise in Northern ICTZ and five scheduled supplymissions were established to shuttle between Oanang and Dong Ha/Quang Tri. Khe Sanh was resupplied by airdrop the entire monthwith 5100.3 SiT delivered by CDS and LAPES. C-123's airlandedessential non-airdroppable cargo and replacement troops. Groundfire was encountered by landing aircraft and VFR airdrop aircraft.Emergency airlift requests dropped sharply about the middle of themonth due to reopening of road and sea LOG's to Northern ICTZ. Atotal of 77,481 passengers and 29,855.6 SiT of cargo were delivered

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(2) Sea LOC. During March 1968, record tonnage wasmoved to Northern !CTZ ports. The necessity for convoy operationsceased on the Perfume River on 3 March and the Song Thach Han (CuaViet) River on 8 March. As a result, cargo moved more smoothly andboat availability was increased. The U.S. Army commenced off load­ing deep draft ships over the beach at Thon My Thuy on 6 March. Asingle causeway was installed at that point and operations utilizingthis facility commenced on 17 March. USNS UPSI~ debarked 384ROKMC replacements and backloaded 327 rotatees on 14 March.

(3) Road LOC. Convoys to the North were reinstatedon 1 March. The initial resupply runs of FLC/OSC to Phu Baiwere composed of approximately 40-60 vehicles. This proved un­satisfactory as the convoy was too large to ensure offloading andreturn to Danang on the same day. Toward the end of the March,15 trucks were utilized to make the resupply runs. This limitedthe amount of supplies moved, so a median of 31 vehicles was adopted.Throughout the month, the ARVN's scheduled irregular resupply runsto Quang Tri and Hue. On 24 March, a daily resupply run from DongHa to the new FSA at Ca Lu was established. The daily average re­supply run accounted for approximately 552 SiT daily. On 24 March,the Hai Van Pass was closed for engineer effort to upgrade the road.A plan was adopted to close the road on Sunday, Wednesday andThursday to expedite the repair of the road. Consequently, theroad was closed between Danang and Phu Bai on the 27th and 28th ofMarch. On 31 March, the road was again closed due to enemy action,which consisted of two bridges being blown. During the month,5,283.5 SiT of resupply were moved from Danang to Phu Bai via convoy.During the period 24-31 March, approximately 3,866 SiT were movedfrom Dong Ha to Ca Lu. Since 1 March, approximately 162 separateconvoys have been moved in the Northern ICTZ and 12,695.3 SiT ofcargo have been moved in resupply missions over the road. 56 unitmoves were completed during March also.

(4) Air Operation Summary.

PASSENGER ~~ CARGO AIRLIFTED

54,593 26,155.7Fixed Wing

PAXUSAF USMC TOTAL---CARGO (~S,-/T;:';)l.....-..:P:..;.AX..:::.:-._-..=.::CAR-.:.::G;.:;.O,,-"={S~/.:.T4.)~PAX~.:.----:C::.:AR:.:.;G::;:O~{;::".S/~T.J

22,888 3,699.9 77,481 29,855.6

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71 Deep draft ships debarked/embarked Danang87 MSTS LSTs debarked/embarked Danang51 USN LSTs debarked/embarked Danang

396 LCUjYFU ships debarked/embarked Danang90 Barges debarked/embarked Danang

DanangDong HaChu LaiPhu BaiWunder Beach

TOTAL

CARGO OFFLOAD!THROPGHPUT ..l§LIl

OFFLOAD DAILY AVERAGE THROUGHPUT DAILY AVERAGEJ

196,967 6,354 303,604 9,85842,525 1,372 51,559 1,66331,167 1,005 36,230 1,16922,734 733 26,746 86320,358 783 20,358 783

313,751 10,247 428,497 13,136

(6) Highway Operations Summary.

RESUPPLY MISSIONS l§LIl

Phu Bai to Quang Tri:Danang to Phu Bai:Dong Ha to Ca Lu:ARVN:

TOTAL

21015283.638661444.7

12695.3

d. Engineer.

(1) Road and Brid~e Resume. Headquarters, 45th U.S. ArmyEngineer Group and two add1tional U.S. Army Engineer Battalions,the 14th and the 35th, were dep10yed to Northern ICTZ. As aresult, extensive upgrading of Route #1 from North Danang throughHai Van Pass to Phu Loc by the 35th Engineer Battalion was re­quired. Additionally, pioneering and upgrading of the Hai LangRoad from Wunder Beach (Thon My Thuy) to Route #1 just south ofQuang Tri was initiated by both the 14th Engineer Battalion andelements of 3rd NCB.

(2) Headquarters, Provisional Corps, Vietnam, was es­tablished at Phu Bai and both the 1st Air Cavalry and 101st Air­borne Divisions were deployed into Northern ICTZ during March.

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These movements along with requirements of U.S. Army supportactivities dictated rapid and extensive expansion of severalmajor facilities with particular emphasis in Northern ICTZ.Wunder Beach, on 17 March, while still being developed, wasoperational and will be a valuable temporary seasonal asset toenhance the logistic posture of the Northern area. Included withinthis complex are an LST causeway, attendant cargo off loadingfac~lities, storage areas, structures and the Hai Lang roadconnecting this facility with Route #1. Another significantconstruction effort is the airstrip at Ca Lu (con~leted for C-7Atraffic on 29 March) and currently being expanded to accommodateC-123 traffic by 7 April. Along with the airstrip facilities tohouse ammunition, POL, combat essential items and support personnelrequired in this Forward Support Activity, were constructed.

(3) Minor Construction. Supplementary construction ofmesshalls, cantonments, camp interior and access roads, fieldfortifications, and other similar general support tasks have con­tinued to fUlly exercise the capabilities of all engineer forces.These and other tactical support ~omQitm~nts limited "supp6rtavailable for civic action and civil assistance programs.

e. Food Services.

(1) First 1~W provided two C-130's daily commencing14 March with payloads of 25,000 pounds per aircraft therebygreatly improving Class I support to Dong Ha.

(2) Acute shortage of "5" (Shelf) Ration components ex­perienced in ICTZ during March. COMNAVSUPPACT had previously in­itiated action through CO~~ERVPAC with the assistance of COMUSW~CV

to alleviate this situation and shipments are expected sometimeduring April.

(3) COMNAVSUPPACT approved the recommended use of aYFR for transporting "R" (Reefer) Rations to Northern ICTZ. Thismethod of shipment will be utilized when a reefer ship offloadingcapability at Wunder Beach is established by the U.S. Army.

(4) The III MAF SUbsistence Operational Analysis Reportfor February 1968 was submitted to HQMC on 29 March. Summary ofthe report is as follows:

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Issues "A" & "8" Rations:Issues MCI's:Lbs of bread purchased:Gal of ice cream purchased:Gal of milk purchased:Gal of ice cream produced:Average daily rations fed "A" & "8":Average daily rations fed MCI's:Average cost to feed man per day "A"

$3, 282, 293 •27$2,127,060.54

859,34273,662

256,7835,116

70,11933,878

& "B": $1.61

f. Motor Transport.

(1) Motor Transport statistics for March (utilizationof five Motor Transport Battalions) were as follows:

Mileage:Tonnage:Passengers:

472,67082,307

114,471

(2) Route #1 open throughout ICTZ. Commenced roughrider convoys from Danang, north.

(3) 8 March - Force Motor Transport Officer, LtColG. WILSON was admitted to Naval Station Hospital, Danang forevacuation to Yokosuka, Japan. Major EGGLESTON appointed asnew FMTO.

(4) FMFPac Motor Transport Maintenance Assistance Teamcompleted period of instruction to III MAP units and returnedto FMFPac (Fwd).

g. Ordnance.

(1) The installation of Product Improvement Kits on theM109 l55mm SP Howitzer continues. During the month, 12 kits wereinstalled bringing the total number of vehicles completed to 15.The loan of six Ml09 Howitzers from the U.S. Army to establish afloat capability during the retrofit program has been approvedby DCSLOG, O/A. It is estimated that these vehicles will arriveduring the month of April.

(2) During the month, 1,792 M16Al standard riflebarrels were shipped by FLC to CONUS for rework. In addition,5,199 weapons were rebarreled with chromium chambered barrels.

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~I(3) Issue and direct exchange of chromium chamb~ied - :rifles to III W~ maneuver units during the reporting periodis as follows:

Initial Issue Direct Exchange

1!.D.il. .Qll Unit .Q!y-H~ 27th Mar 216 1/1 8361 27 989 2/3 8072/27 982 3/7 6113/27 933 1st Recon 4632/5 240 1st Force Recon 98

It is estimated that during the month of April approximately11,000 chromium chambered rifles will be exchanged withinIII MAF units.

h. Supply.

(1) Early in ~\arch, CINCUSARPAC addressed a recommendationto CINCPAC for expansion of common supply support in Vietnam on acommon service funded basis. The recommendation was based on thepremise that "the problem of obtaining adequate and completedocumentation on which to accomplish billing is without solutionin the environment of operations in Vietnam". CINCPAC requestedcomments on the recommendation from COMUSMACV. CCNUSMACV in turnrequested comments from liACV component commanders including III lv1AF.CG FM~FPac provided this Headquarters with comments. Additionalcomments were obtained from FLC and a III ~~ position was for­mulated. The basic position of III MAF is that the supply/financialsystem now in being works well and responds with flexibility tochanging needs. This position was stated to COMUS~~CV on 22 March.On 30 March, COMUSMACV provided comments as requested to CINCPAC onthe CINCUSARPAC recommendations. Based on the various comments of~tACV component commanders, COMUSMACV recommended that common servicefunding not be adopted at this time. COMUS~~CV further recommendedthat further implementation of the cornman service system be delayeduntil a position is reached whereby changes can be made to thelogistical system without danger of adverse impact on tacticaloperations.

(2) Requirements planning for the 1968-1969 monsoonseason was intensified during the month. Subordinate commandswere directed to initiate programs for the maintenance andpreservation of eqUipment/material recovered on termination of the

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~I1967-68 season. Specific guidance for maintenance of the moresignificant items was provided to each command. A refined st~tement

of monsoon requirements was developed late in the month based onreevaluation by the major commands. Emphasis was placed on ROKMCrequirements, requirements generated by arrival of additional unitsin-country and assessment of quantities of 1967-68 monsoon seasonitems in stock or due in. A comprehensive report was submittedto FMFPac on 31 March which included the refined statement of totalrequirements for the 1968-69 season and pertinent comments withrespect to an evaluation of specific items of .equipment/materialused during the 1967-68 season. It is anticipated that suchinformation will be useful in planning requirements for futuremonsoon seasons.

(3) Significant quantities of R&E program designatedLVTP5Al vehicles and 1~8Al tanks arrived in-country in February.In view of the fact that TIE deficiencies existed for these items,FMFPac was requested to authorize the diversion of certain itemsfrom the R&E Program to fill TIE deficiencies. Requisite authoritywas received. Detailed instructions were provided concerned commandsto ensure strict accountability of R&E vehicles in order that sub­sequent adjustment can be made to ensure the continuity of the R&Eprogram. In addition, appropriate action was initiated to procurethe OEM required to configure R&E vehicles as TIE items.

(4) 2 March - CG, III MAF msg 02l544Z Mar68 to CG,FLC;provided distribution instructions for diversion of R&E programLVTP5Al's and M48A3's to fill TIE deficiencies.

(5) 5 March - CG, III WAF msg 050504Z Mar68 to CG,FMFPac;requested that this Headquarters and CG, FLC be provided withperiodic status reports with respect to the monsoon material beingpositioned at MCSC, Barstow.

(6) 6 March - CG, III MAF msg 06l046Z Mar68 to CG, FLC;requested a stock status report on all 1967-68 monsoon items thatreappear as 1968-69 monsoon requirements.

(7) 7 March - CG, III ~~ msg 07l352Z Mar68 to CG, 1stMarDiv and CG, FLC; provided instructions for equipping elementsof the 27th Marines with the M16 rifle.

(8) 22 March - CG, III MAF msg 220636 Mar68 to CCMUSMACV;submitted comment on a proposal by CINCUSARPAC for expansion ofcommon supply support in RVN on a common service funded basis.

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i. Medical. r~J(1) The total average patient load for the 3rd Medical

Battalion and 1st Hospital Company was 121, with a total of1,206 admitted, 591 patients evacuated out-of-country, and1,963 pints of whole blood expended to use.

(2) As of the end of the month, information relativeto III ~~F in-patient treatment facilities is as follows:

AVG NO. BEDS AVG CENSUS

Co 0, 3rdMedBn 30Co A, B, C(-), 3rdMedBn 1891st Hosp Co 100

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(3) 1-31 March - USS REPOSE was on station remainingLogSupp RVN Danang.

(4) 1-12 March - USS SANCTUARY to Subic Bay for up-keep/repairs.

(5) 13-31 March - USS SANCTUARY was on station remainingLogSupp RVN Danang.

(6) The following Army medical units were establishedin I Corps:

UNIT LOCATION

Quang Tri18th Surgical Hospital:3rd PIt, 542 Med Co500th RB (ambulance) Det

571 RA (helicopter ambulance) Det:Phu Bai

(7) Data pertaining to 1st Medical Battalion notincluded owing to tactical deployment of 1st Marine Divisionduring reporting period. Information to be provided in subsequentmonthly report.

7. COMPTROLLER.

a. Significant Events.

(1) Major E.G. PORONTO attended the FMFPac Budget Con-

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ference on Okinawa during the period 11-13 March. Major topicwas the forth coming Phase II O&M Me and O&M N budget estimates.

(2) Concurrent with the budget conference, the Marchmeeting of the PECC was held. Representatives of all major commandswere present. Nothing of major interest was brought up.

(3) Budget estimates were submitted for Project 01(Com ReI) and Project 49 (Claims Defense ).

(4) Statistics gathered by this office indicate thatMarine personnel piaster expenditures for the month of Februarywas $1.72 per man •

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."Ia. Coordinatin Council JCC The mission

and functions 0 tel Corps Joint Coor 1nat1ng Council havebasically been assumed by the committees and sUb-committees ofProject Recovery, under the chairmanship of the CG, I Corps. Inorder to avoid duplication of effort, the meetings of the I CorpsJoint Coordinating Council are suspended indefinitely.

b. Civic Action. During the month of March, the III MAFCivic Action Program provided continuous support in supplyingcommodities, educational efforts, medical treatments, and construc­tion projects. Distribution of significant commodities include4,333 pounds of clothing, 116,062 board feet of lumber, 599,135pounds of food, 7,723 pounds of soap, 1,366 school kits, 3,433tin sheets, 38,000 pounds of cement and 35 sewing kits. DuringMarch, 84,042 persons were treated at ~~DCAPS and 7,012 personswere treated at DENTCAPS. Educational efforts continued to showsignificant progress with 242 classes held and 4,217 persons inattendance. Major civic action construction projects accomplishedduring ~:arch includes construction of two bridges, thirty culverts,one dispensary, eight dwellings for eight families, five schools/eight classrooms, seven wells, three breeding farms and three pigfarms.

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a. Chieu Hoi pro~ram.

the period 1-31 March 968.Province: •

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b. Statistics ..

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Total leaflets distributed: 268,235,563Total hand distributed: 3,888,088Total number hours US grd/waterborne loudspeaker688:25Total number hours aerial loudspeaker broadcasts:Total posters produced: 40,000Total movies shown: 327Total Cultural Drama performances: 80

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d. Tactical PSYOP in support of Major Operations:

OPERATION LFTS DROPPED(1) Opc;ration Kentucky II 3,450,000(2) Operation Wheeler/Wallowa7,352,000(3) Operation Muscatine 1,812,000(4) Operation Jeb Stuart 23,590,000

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e.. PSYOP Intelligence. During Mar'ch s~ cial emphasis wasdirected toward the detection of NVA PSYOP vulnerabilities in theKhe Sanh area. Units were targeted by name to exploit reports ofsevere shortages of food and medical supplies and the NVA soldiersfear of Allied firepower. In addition, a special PSYOP intelligencereport was developed which listed reported PSYOP vulnerabilitiesof all NVA units in contact in the Khe Sanh, Cam Lo and Con Thienareas and distributed to subordinate cownands for unit exploitation.

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(1) Personnel lstHD 3rdMD AMER lstACD ltCAGKit Carson Scouts on rollsas of 31 l'1arch 51 86 27 30 3Number in training 9 31 0 0 1KIA during l'1arch 0 1 0 0 0WIA during March 2 0 0 0 0

(2) Major Accomplishments 1 stlvlD 3rdMD ~ ltACD ~Mines & booby traps

26 15discovered 0 0 2Patrols participated in 341 361 75 0 30Classes conducted 62 0 0 0 10VCS apprehended/NVA KIA 4/1 1/0 17/0 0/0 18/0Returnees 0 0 4 0 0

==Grenades Found 5 0 0 0 5Caves/Tunnels discovered 28 0 5 0 0Caches discovered 1 0 1 0 1PSYOP broadcast 2 0 27 0 0Weapons discovered 1 0 1 0 0

(3) Narrative.

(a) 1st Marine Division ,.(1) On 16 March the 1st Marine Division graduated

13 scouts from its-third KCS "Boot Camp". Two of these scouts weretrainees assigned to the 1st Combined Action Group in Chu Lai. Afourth KCS class will convene on 1 April for 15 trainees which in­clude five from Americal Division and one from 1st CAG.

(2) Two KCS, Nguyen Ky and Nguyen Phi, attachedto H/2/7 were cited by the company commander fer the capture of awounded NVA officer and his weapon. The officer later died ofwounds. During Operation "Rock" these same two KCS prevented anambush of Hotel Company through their knowledge of VC tactics.KCS Phi and K~ were rewarded with 300 piasters each for their out­s tanding work.

(b) 3rd Marine Division

(1) On 5 March, KCS Duong Dang, assigned to the3rd Amtrac Bn, was assassinated by 3 Viet Cong in his home while onauthorized leave. Other than being a Kit Carson Scout no knownreason exists for the assassination. A death gratuity of 60,000piasters was presented to the scouts wife by 3rd MarDiv representatives.

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\~I lWiifii'l(2) The First Battalion, 26th Marines report that

their two KCS have interrogated several Bru refugees in the KheSanh area and have gained valuable intelligence concerning enemydispositions and equipment in the vicinity of Khe Sanh.

(l) Since the last reporting period two scouts havereturned thus leaving eight still unaccounted for as a result ofthe VC TET offensive.

(c) Americal Division. KCS Tran Loi, assigned to PSYOPsection, 196th Brigade has proved very effective in conductingtalks to the populace in support of GVN. Four Hoi Chanhs haverallied as a result of his activities in Duc Duc district.

g. Narrative Summary.

(1) General

(a) Provisional Corps Vietnam (PCV) activatedon 10 March 1968 assumes control of all tactical units innorthern Thua Thien and Quang Tri provinces. Functions includePSYOP in the I Corps Zone under III }~.

(b) The III MAF/I Corps Combined PSYOP Conferencewas conducted on 27 March 1968 at III MAF Headquarters with 68PSUPP officers andofficials attending from units, and agenciesof III ~~, I Corps, CORDS, VIS and Chieu Hoi and representativesof MACPD; Major items discussed were: capabilities of FIt A,9th ACS, progress of Project Recovery with emphasis on Hue,Regional VIS Activities, Chieu Hoi Regional plans and aerial PSYOPFrag procedures.

(2) Chieu Hoi Campaign. During the month of March theChieu Hoi Inducement program was raised to the previous level ofintensity. Through 1-31 March, there were 165 ralliers reportedin the ICTZ.

(3) Anti NVA Campaign. This campaign increased to avery high scale with all media being utilized. Target areas ofprimary emphasis were Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces. Intensiveplanning and preparation by 1st ACD, PCV and III ~~ staffs toprovide PSYOP support for Operation Pegasus was effected. Planswere written, media designed and produced and stockpiling Rascommenced.

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~J\_ : <4> Anti VC Campaign. ~ -

(a) The Anti VC Campaign continued to empl~silQ . ~Ithe atrocities of the VC inflicted upon the people. Media utiliz- --ed was designed to cause distrust am antagonism towEirds the 'Ieand VC leadership.

(b) A rJIACV directive initiated a "Rice RestrictionCampaign". All units were informed of the importance of thiscampaign and detail instructions were published. PSYOP supportof the Rice Denial Operation has been prepared and all areas arebeing targeted in coordination with province advisors.

(5) suptort GVN. During the month of March the US withcoordination wi~ Vietnamese officials began a program of broad­

casting PSYOP tapes ov er' Dong Ha radio station. Tapes includemusic, anti-coalition government, propaganda theme and drama.Currently these tapes are programmed for 30 minutes morning andafternoon. Plans are to expand the broadcasting time that hasalready been allotted.

(6) Reward Campaign. Results of the reward campaignfor the month of February 1968 have been partially tabulated.There were 149 incidents of VN civilians turning in weapons andmuni tions to US Forces for rewards reper ted to date. There arecontinuing indications that wide dissemination and the qualityof rewards media have contributed to the increased success of

this campaign.

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~ONS. Message volume through the IIIM~IAmphibious Force Communication Center during March 1968 continuedon the increase.

IncomingOutgoing

TorcALS

FEBRUARY45,90132,719

78,620

J.VlARCR50,56331,336

81,899

INCREASE4,662

-1,383

3,279

a. Command Operations Center Co~nunication Center trafficrevealed a marked decrease.

FEJ3RUiJ.1Y HARCR DECREASE

Incoming 8,337 8,,560 +(223)Outgoing 1,5,,506 14,030 -1,476

TOTALS 23,843 22,,590 -1,2,53

b. The daily average call rate through the III MAP Switch­board was 6086 calls.

c. A 100 word p-.r minute and a 60 word per minute, fullduplex, secure teletypewriter circuit was established betweenProv Corps V and III MAP Comm Center and TOC respectively.A6ditionally, telephone and other auxilIary equipment was in­stalled fer the III MAP 'ractical Air Request Center.

d. Enemy action caused disruption of the DCS TRC-66 systemat Dong Ha seriously affecting communications to the 3rd MarineDivision. Alternate communication path provided through III I~F

M~/TRC-97s, allowing far a partial circuit restora~ capability.

e. LtCol BADAMO participated in the co~nunication planningfor Operation Pegasus. III MAP assets consisting of 4 TRC-97'sand 4 TRC-27's were deployed in support of this operation.

f. On 7 l'1arch Col IIUNT and Capt CONr!ELL vi si ted USAHV Long3inh to attend the U,sAliV Signal Conference.

g. On 17 March :E,Gen TERRY, CG STRATCDrllPAC visited III MAFHeadquarters and was briefed by ACofS G-6. BGen Van HARLINGEN,CG 1st Signal Brigade visited on 19 March and was also briefedby ACofS G-6.

h. The ACofS G-6 paid staff visits during the month to flJ~W,PCV, 1I1AINTBn, FSR, Arnerical Div and the ARVN Signal battal ion.

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__Ji. Stafr visits to FLSG "A" and "B" were conducted by

LTCol HOLCROFT and Capt CONNELL to discuss supply and maintenancematters.

j. On 30 March Col }~THBWS, Deputy Commander, 1st SignalBrigade, visited III MAP and was uriered by ACorS G-6.

11. COMBAT IHF'Om~ATION BU~~EAU.

a. Background. During the month of March 1968, 451 escortedvisits were accomplished oy the CIB. 'rhe escorts covered I Corpsground and air actions, civic action and the CAP program. The~~CV Press Center hosted 241 correspondents during the month.

b. Motor Transpar' t. or the 9 vehicles ass igned t seven areoperational. The vehicles not operational are two M-38 jeeps; onedeadlined ror parts and the other awaiting body repair and paint.Operational vehicles on board include one M-37 truck, one M-38jeep, two lVI-15l jeeps, one station wagon, a Dodge 3/4 ton truckand a Ford ~ ton truck.

c. Photograph~. The following is a compilation or photographicwork accomplished w1thin III Y1AF for the subject month:

UNIT NEGNEI -\lES PRINTS IvIOPICCIB 3,578 5,213 6,300ls tMarDiv 3,630 7,894 5,2003rdMarDiv 3,034 6,702 8,300Is tHAW 2,807 6,795 2,100FLC 2,165 6,955 0I Corps 684 1,132 0Total

15,898 34,691 21,900 rt.

2HTNTOTAL PHODTJG'I'IONFOR DISTRIBUTION

d. Radio/TV. The rigures below show the number of featureand news tapes and rleet home town interviews rrom III ~~ co~nands

submitted during the month or March.

(1) Radio production:TAPE SmORIES

sumaT'I'ED TO CIBmHT

CIBlstMarDiv3rdMarDivIstJVLAWFLCTotal

5934120101

107

1,339N/AN/AN/AN/A

1,339

102198242284202

1,028

e. Television production:

(1) The television unit of this section 11' producedsix featurettes during this month. Total teleViSi~2,110 feet. ~

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~l- f. TAPE MJ.CHINE HOURS. Tape machine hours totaled 476 hoursand 10 minutes. Total machine maintenance hours were 52 hours for

CIB equipment and 49 hours for other III l~ unit's equipment.

(1) The sharp increase in maintenalcehours this monthcan be attributed to more man hours in the field, and the age ofthe Phillips tape recorders.

g. ESCORT. Major combat operations covered during thesubject month included: Scotland, Lancaster II, Napoleon/Saline,Jeb Stuart, Houston, Ford, Mingo, Rock, Wheeler-Wallowa, Muscatine,Hue City and Worth. Briefings were conducted at the CIB by theIII MAF G-2/G-3, CG, III MAF, and the Director CAP program.

(1) Notab~ news media representatives hosted/escortedduring the subject mpnth included: George Allen, ~3C; MurrayFromson, Sy Wolen, CBS; Garrick Utley, NBC; Ed White, AP; BobMiller, UPI; Roy Rowan, Time-Life; Carl Mydans, Time-Life; GeneRoberts, New York Times; Bonner Day, U.S. News and World Report;John Donnelly, Newsweek; John H. Thompson, Chicago Tribune; PeterBraestrup, Washington Post. In addition, there were 228 othernews media representatives hosted and escorted.

h. PRESS. The Press Unit processed a total of 351 news re­leases from III MAF units during March for release to militaryand civilian news media. Included were 202 photographs. Thefollowing is a breakdown by unit:

IstHarDiv 1193rdMarDiv 33IstMAW 91FLC 47CIB 61Total 351

(I) There were 6,067 F~ et Home Tcwn News releases duringthe month. Of these 230 were accompanied by photographs. The Unitbreakdown is shown below:

1

IstMarDiv3rdMarDivIstllliAWFLCCIBTotal

2,624967

1,484915

~(2) In addition to the 6,607 F16et Home Town News re­

leases for March, there were also 1,860 more releases rep~tedby III 11AF units for February•

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i. COMBAT ART. During March, the following personnel werea part of the Marine Corps Combat Art team in Vietnam: WO W.A.PARKS, Capt John DYER, LCpl Henry CASSELLI and civilian artistPierre MION. The following work was produced by the art team:37 sketches, 33 drawings, and 4 paintings.

j. HUE CITY PRESS CENTER. On 8 March 1968, the Hue City PressCenter was disestablished and the CIB personnel manning that facilityreturned to DaNagg.

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~l12. CHRONOLOGY OF VIP VISIT~.

DATE

lMar

NAME-B. PALMER

RANK/SERVICELBILLET

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army,Deputy CG, USARV

1Mar G. J. COLLINS

3M~r w. C. WESTMORELAND

3Mar J. R. CHAISSON

4Mar W.B. ROOSON

5Mar W. ROPER

5Mar F. H. LINNELL

6-7Mar U. S. G. SHARP

6Mar W. F. BRINGLE

6-7Mar R.A. FEAREY

6Mar R. W. COUSINS

7Mar A. P. ROLLINS

7Mar H. E. RASMUSSEN

8Mar J. D. LAVELLE

9-l0Mar S. H. KINNEY

AO

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,MC, CG, 44thMedBde & USARV Sur

\Gene~al, U.S. Army, COMUSMACV

~>

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorps, Dir, N~CV COG

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army,CG, pev (Designate)

Brigadier General, U.s. Army,CG, 18th Engr Bde

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dep cis (P&O), USARV

Admiral, U.S. Navy, CINCPAC

Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy,COMSEVENTHFLT

Minister, POLAD, CINCPAC

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy,COM Task Force 77

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dir Const, MACV

Brigadier General, u.s. Army,Asst CIS, MACV J-4

Major General, U.S. Air Force,Dir, Readiness, DCPG

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, CTG 70.8Seventh Fleet

Enclosure (.1)

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~I~

lOMar w. C. WESTMORELAND

lOMar J. R. CHAISSON

l2-l3Mar F. S. BESSON

12-l3Mar J. T. THOMAS

l2-l3Mar J. J. HAYES

l2-l3Mar T. H. SCOTT

12-13Mar J. P. TRAYLOR

15Mar L. SULLIVAN, JR.

l5Mar J. T. TIfCNAS

l7-l8Mar E. C. OOLEMAN

l7-20Mar w. V. COMBS, JR.

17-l8Mar R. D. TERRY

19Mar

19Mar

19Mar

19-22Mar

20Mar

R. LEHMAN

R. HEPWORTH

R. R. GLASS

w. C. ChIP

w. W. BEHRENS

General, U.S.

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorps, Dir, MACV COG

General, U.S. Army, Chief, AMC

Dr, GS-l8(E), Dep for Research& Labs, AMC

Major General, U.S. Army,Dir, Supply, ANtC

Major General, U.S. Army,CG, 1st LogCmd

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dir, Maint, ANC

Or, GS-l8, Dep Dir Def R&E(SEA)

Dr, GS-18(E), Dep for Research& Labs, ANC

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army,Dep CINCUSARPAC

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy,Com$vcForce, U.S. PacFlt

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,CG, USASTRATC(N-PAC & AC/S C-E,USARPAC

Mr, GS-l8(E), USIB Joint Staff

Mr, GS-l8(E), USIB Joint Staff

Major General, U.S. Army, cis DIA

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorps, CG, 9thMAB

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy,COMPHIBGRU ONE

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2l-22Mar

2l-22Mar

2l-23Mar

2l-22Mar

22-23Mar

22-23Mar

221vlar

24Mar

24Mar

24Mar

24Mar

27Mar

28Mar

29-30Mar

30-31Mar

30-31Mar

Sir J. WILTON

A. L. l\1ACDONALD

F. C. THARIN

R. G. DAVIS

H. W. O. KINNARD

W. L. CLEMENT

w. ROPER

A. P. ROLLINS

H. E. RASMUSSEN

w. H. HOUSE

S. R. SMITH

C. M. DUKE

W. C. VffiSTMORELAND

J. R. CHAISSON

J. W. ALSOP

Sir T. J. DALY

A. L. MACDONALD

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Lieutenant General, Aust Army,Chiefs of Staff Corom, Aust

Major General, Aust Army, CO~~V

Major General, 0.5. l'1arine Corps,Dep CG, FMFPAC

Major General, U.S. Marine Corps,Dep CG, PCV (Designate)

Lieutenant General, U.s. Army,CG, USACDC

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dir, Doctrine, USACDC

Brigadier General, U.s. Army,CG, 18th Engr Bde

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dir Const, MACV

Brigadier General, U.s. Army,Asst Cis, MACV J-4

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy,Dep COU.NAVFORV

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, AODUOICC NAVFACENGCOM CONTR RVN

Major General, U.S. Army, CG,Engr Cmd & USARV Engr

General, U.S. Army, COlvlUSMACV

Brigadier GeneralL U.S. MarineCorps, Dir, lAACV ~OC

Mr, GS-17(E), Washington Post

Lieutenant General, Aust Army,Chief of Gen Staff, Aust Army

Major General, Aust Army, COMAFV

DECLASSIFIED

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13. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS. 10 I ..... '-1 .',} I

1 March - Operation WHEELER/WALLOWA (USA) - ContinuingOperation KENTUCKY - ContinuingOperation SCOTLAND - ContinuingOperation NAPOLEON/SALINE - ContinuingOperation MUSCATINE (USA) - ContinuingOperation LANCASTER II - ContinuingOperation JEB STUART (USA) - ContinuingOperation HUE CITY - ContinuingOperation HOUSTON - ContinuingOperation TAMPA - Continuing

2 March - Operation HUE CITY - Terminated

3 March - Operation T~WA - TerminatedOperation MINGO - Initiated

6 March - Operation ROCK - Initiated

7 March - Operation MINGO - Terminated

10 March - Operation ROCK - Terminated

13 March - Operation WORTH - Initiated

14 March - Operation FORD - Initiated

20 March - Operation FORD - Terminated

26 March - Operation WORTH - Terminated

31 March - Operation PEGASUS - InitiatedOperation JEB STUART - TerminatedOperation SCOTLAND - Terminated

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PART FOUR

REFERENCES

SECRET

(A) Third Marine Division Command Chronology, March 1968

(B) First Marine Division Command Chronology, March 1968

(C) First Marine Aircraft Wing Command Chronology, March 1968

(D) Force Logistic Command Command Chronology, March 1968

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

(l)~ III Marine Amphibious Force Command Directory, March 1968

( 2) vMarch 1968 Edition, II I MAF Newspaper; "SEA TIGER 'I (/y_.--J1, ~-,"7<'{

c-'d I!! Nres ~4-~?)/41',J;...-r~ g

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HEAIQUARTDtSIII Marine Amphibious Foroe

M:U1tar7 J.ss1e'tance CCWMnd, VietnamFPO San Francisco, California 96692

7B/RCD/GFM8 Apr 1968

COMMAND DIRECTCRY

PHCIfE NlJMBERS AREIII MAP' UNU!SS

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413, DANANQ. 6449413, DANANG 6449

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AND~ON, N JHAlS, J E

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405. DANANG 6383305, DAnNG 6405490438, DANANG 6383/6100490305360

ANDERSON, E EFAW, D LKSTELLER, MWAGNER, D HHAIDEN,WKSTEVENSON, S H

CHm' OF STAFF SECTION

CHIEF OF STAFF IDENDIP CHIEF OF STAFF COLDEP CIS DIEMARKm COLSTAFF SECRETARY mCOLDYEMARKm ASST MAJADMIN ASST MAJADMIN CHIEF

pEP CHIEF OF STAFF F<Jl. OPERATlOOS

DEP CIS FeR 000 ooEN

SPECIAL fflOJECTS SECTION

FlANAGAN, E M JR 233, DANANG 6232

DEPUTY FCR SPLmoo

COL OPPENHEIMER, H L 462 5/68

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ASST cIS G-l COL PEI>l!2\SEN, P F 200, 201 DNG 6585 8/68ASST ~1 LTCOL . FRIDELL, J R 200 10/68STAT/RPl'S OFF MAJ HOWOMB, C E 200 6/68ASST G-l MU(USA) CarTER, R J 201 10/68ADMINO/AWAROOO lSTLT FEIDERMAN, K L 200, 201 7/68

G-? SECTION

ASST CIS G-2/55O COL BECKINGTON, H L 222, DANANG 6512 10/68DEP G-2/ASSO COL EIDER, T G 202 9/68INTEL COLLO LTCOL COOKE, MD 422, DANANG 6309 9/68PRODUCTIONS 0 LTCOL{USA) SMITH, R H 472 7/68oms UNrr LTCOL{USA) HOLDEN, W B 202 6/68INTEL PIANS/ESTO urCOL KELLY, J F 47t 8/68STAFF CIO LTeOL VEAL, B P 472, DANANG 6309 8/68SPEC INTELO ASSO MlJ BUTTOLPH, R D 402 11/68A/INTEL PIANS/ESTO MAJ DAVIS, D L 472 11/68GNDRECONO MAJ FLOYD, W C 422, DANANG 6309 5/68A/INTEL PIANS/ESTO MAJ HESTER, C E 472 9/68ASST INTEL omso MAJ RUFFINI, J R 202 11/68ASST COLLO MAJ SISlEY, F E 422, DANANG 6309 12/68TIO MAJ SMrrH, J M 202 11/68OOBO MAJ TGINSEND, B E 322 6/68OOBO MAJ(USA) HOFFMAN, R M 322 8/68CIO MAJ(USA) TREHY, J D 322 9/68PRODUCTIONS 0 MAJ{USA) BEDOKA, L 472 10/68CIO MAJ(USA) MUIRHEAD,TH 472. 12/68INTELL WATCH SUPJR CAPI' DRE2, R J 355, 339 3/~INTELL WATCHO CAPI' HEINZ, H R 355, 339 1/~AERIAL REC/PHarO 0 CAPI' GRmAGER, V L 424 11/68AERIAL REG/PHarO 0 CAPI' LEBERT, K F 424 4/68G-2 AIR SUB UNrr CAPI' LESH, T J 455 7/68COMBAT INTELLO CAPl'(USA) BRGlN, J H 202 10/68AERIAL REC/PHarO 0 lSTLT BALIANCE, S M 424 .11/68A/SPL INTELLO/SSO lSTLT HAYWARD, T E 402 8/68COL ANALYSTO lSTLT LEACH, H W 422, DANANG 6309 10/68REPORTS/STATIST/O lSTLT GAYLORD, I E 202 2/~ASST STAFF CIO lSTI:r FREmL, R 472, DANANG 6309 1/~A/SPEC INTELLO/ASSO lSTI:r 'NHrrE, B D 402 3/~AERIAL REC/PHarO 0 WO SPARKS, A N 424 3/~SIGNAL INTELLO WO TERRY, L W 402 7/68AERIAL REC/PHarO 0 WO VOIGHT, M 424 8/68AERIAL REO/PHarO 0 WO DOYlE, T E 424 9/68

5TH or TEAM

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336363273273303361

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ASST OPNS O/ARlG MlJ(USA) WALI!1\, C L 303ltIJDm LIAIS(If 0 MAJ NAPPI, L T 273ASST OPNS 0 MlJ(USA) DIIcm, W 273ASST AIR ORfS 0 MA.J(USA) ALIa, D K 303cae WATCH 0 MlJ SRUE, J R 103!SST PUNS 0 MlJ(USA) SMl"l'H, P F JR 363Em) JSST TO G-3 CAPr SULLIVAN, T C 203, DAlWIG 62)2 10/68~T It&:D 0 CAP!' BAIlEY,' J R 336 2/fIJEIIO WAR 0 0lP'!" CImMli8, R F 402 6/68ASST LIJ.IS(lfO MlCV CAPr RUPP, B L MlCV coo (mop 383) 8/68ASST !BO ?TH A.F CAPr SHAHA, B D MlCV coo (mop 64) 4/68SITUP HISTREP 0 CAPr mPSTCIf, C P 802 2/fIJASST AIR OHIS 0 CApt (USA) mm, D A 303ASST AIR OPHS 0 CAPf(USA) LCllE, H J 303G-3 cae WATCH 0 CAPr(USA) HARDY, D J 103I cCltm LIAISON 0 CAPr ZAJEL, C HFADAC TEAM 0 . CAPr DAVIS, D R 273 8/68cae WATCH 0 CAPr PATENAUDE, R L :E03 l/fIJGRAPHICS OIC JSTDr PFRIMMER, F L 485 10/68G-) WATCH 0 JSTI.:1' SINCIAIR, J W 339 5/68G-3 WATCH 0 '.JSTm GmELL, PH 339 8/68ROJQoC INO MlJ CHA, sao JUNG 324ARVN !BO MlJ CHUNG, N D 224ROJeM:: INO CAPr SUR, YOCtl SUCK 324ARVN INO CAPr CHUNG, HA. BA 224-ARVN INO JSTI.:1' COAl, LX 224-ADMIN CHIEF 203

G'=4 SECTION

ASST C/S- G-4 COL DILIOil, R 0 414 6/68DEPUTY G-4 COL HUFFSTUTTml, H V 414 10/68LOG PLlNS 0 I.:1'COL ENOCH, J T 204 1/68LOG 000 0 mCOL HOOGES, E E 404 9/68ASST LOG PLANSO/G mCOL KOPPDHAVm, HM 404 8/68ASST U>G PlANS 0 MlJ BABBIN,RR 204 4/68ASST too oms 0 MAJ COPPm, F W 404 12/68MlT READ 0 MA.J PITTS, C 0 304 9/68

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G-' SECTION

ASST CIS G-S I.:1'COL zam, E J 301, 446, DNG 6419 10/68DEPUTY G-5 I.:1'COL BIACK, J L JR 301, 446, DNG 6419 9/68REPCltT CONTROL 0 MA.J MARTIN, D M 301, 446 10/68CAO CAPr WYLIE, MF 446 11/68ADMIN CHIEF 301

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