04-14-2015, 04:24 PM
A. SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF PATROL: One (1) Officer and thirteen (13) EM
B. TASK: To reconnoiter stream bed and to contact enemy and capture PSW
C. TIME OF DEPARTURE: 192100 Sep 52
D. TIME OF RETURN: 200200 Sep 52
E· ROUTE: From CT354382 followed river bank to CT346384 and cut due North over foot path past OF No 1 at CT345386. Went due Northwest to within twenty yards of the stream at CT343391 where patrol was ambushed by approximately two enemy squads.
F. TERRAIN: The path leading from OP No 1 is a gradual descent and ends in the vic CT344.388. The heavy growth of weeds (3 feet high), shell craters, and wet rice paddies makes walking very difficult in the valley to the North of the base of the hill at CT343388.
G. ENEMY: At CT342.393 the friendly forces were proceeding North when they were ambushed by an est two (2) enemy squads. The enemy opened fire on the six man recon group with burp guns, rifle fire, and hand grenades. The enemy concealed in a triangular group of bushes and after the recon group entered the triangle they opened fire. Just before the enemy fired the advance scout, who was approximately ten feet in front of the main group heard the enemy talking in the bushes ahead of him. While he was in the process of passing the information back to the platoon leader the enemy fired. In the brief encounter the asst plat leader who was second in line dropped to the ground and crawled east about twenty yards. He opened fire on the enemy positions, continued firing until his carbine jammed and then threw two grenades in the bushes where he had heard a loud scream. The fire coming from that direction stopped immediately and the assistant patrol leader heard a short cry of agony from the area where he threw the grenades. It is estimated that the enemy suffered one KIA and one WIA. The asst plat ldr then observed the enemy screening the area but he could not notice if the enemy picked up either the patrol leader or the advance scout who was later missing in action. The asst ptl ldr withdrew to the rallying point at GT345397, Half way back he found two wounded members of the recon group and called for aid for these men. Finally reaching the rallying point two other walking wounded were found and aid from the support group helped evacuate all the wounded. At 0300 a screening force was dispatched to screen the area but because of daylight they were forced to discontinue the search without finding any trace of the missing men.
K. RESULT OF ENCOUNTER WITH ENEMY: TWO friendly MIA, Six friendly WIA
one en est KIA, One en est WIA
L· CONDITION OF PATROL: Condition of patrol was excellent up until time of ambush when the entire group was demoralized with the loss of the patrol leader.
B. TASK: To reconnoiter stream bed and to contact enemy and capture PSW
C. TIME OF DEPARTURE: 192100 Sep 52
D. TIME OF RETURN: 200200 Sep 52
E· ROUTE: From CT354382 followed river bank to CT346384 and cut due North over foot path past OF No 1 at CT345386. Went due Northwest to within twenty yards of the stream at CT343391 where patrol was ambushed by approximately two enemy squads.
F. TERRAIN: The path leading from OP No 1 is a gradual descent and ends in the vic CT344.388. The heavy growth of weeds (3 feet high), shell craters, and wet rice paddies makes walking very difficult in the valley to the North of the base of the hill at CT343388.
G. ENEMY: At CT342.393 the friendly forces were proceeding North when they were ambushed by an est two (2) enemy squads. The enemy opened fire on the six man recon group with burp guns, rifle fire, and hand grenades. The enemy concealed in a triangular group of bushes and after the recon group entered the triangle they opened fire. Just before the enemy fired the advance scout, who was approximately ten feet in front of the main group heard the enemy talking in the bushes ahead of him. While he was in the process of passing the information back to the platoon leader the enemy fired. In the brief encounter the asst plat leader who was second in line dropped to the ground and crawled east about twenty yards. He opened fire on the enemy positions, continued firing until his carbine jammed and then threw two grenades in the bushes where he had heard a loud scream. The fire coming from that direction stopped immediately and the assistant patrol leader heard a short cry of agony from the area where he threw the grenades. It is estimated that the enemy suffered one KIA and one WIA. The asst plat ldr then observed the enemy screening the area but he could not notice if the enemy picked up either the patrol leader or the advance scout who was later missing in action. The asst ptl ldr withdrew to the rallying point at GT345397, Half way back he found two wounded members of the recon group and called for aid for these men. Finally reaching the rallying point two other walking wounded were found and aid from the support group helped evacuate all the wounded. At 0300 a screening force was dispatched to screen the area but because of daylight they were forced to discontinue the search without finding any trace of the missing men.
K. RESULT OF ENCOUNTER WITH ENEMY: TWO friendly MIA, Six friendly WIA
one en est KIA, One en est WIA
L· CONDITION OF PATROL: Condition of patrol was excellent up until time of ambush when the entire group was demoralized with the loss of the patrol leader.
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