Fire Support Bases (FSB):
LZ Dolly June-July 1969
FSB Eagle August-September 1969
FSB Jerri October-November 1969
FSB Vivan, (26 November 1969) – 31 January 1970
FSB Granite, 1 February – 18 March
FSB Ann (Phi Ma), 19 March – 3 May
FSB Zulu (North-1), Cambodia, 3 May – 19 May
FSB David, 20 May – 22 June (LZ Salty, 4 June – 10 June)
FSB Exodus, Vietnam, 22 June – 12 July
FSB Nancy, 15 July – (8 August)
FSB Dan
FSB Timber
Platoon Leaders:
Dennis MacVittie, 1 November 1969 – 9 March 1970
Willie Jenkins, 9 March – 19 May
Frank Szczebak, 20 May – 30 May
Matthew McGough, 31 May – 6 June
No Platoon Leader, 7 June – 14 June
James Cosper, 15 June – 27 July
Andy Rice, 28 July – (8 August)
Call Signs:
Big Sioux, (26 November 1969) – 6 March 70
Seaside Digger, 7 March – 4 April
Radford Clutch, 5 April – 11 April
Lethal Spasm, 12 April – 10 May
Perky Coats, 11 May – 3 June
Precise Signs, 4 June – 23 June
Collins Oxteam, 24 June – 12 June
Remote Auction, 2 August – 7 August
River Crossings:
Song Be River, 1 February 1970, 13 March
Dak Huyt, 5 July, 8 July
Contact:
14 January 1970, 4 enemy grunts with mortars
11 February, NVA officer with guide, 1 step-on
3 March, estimated 3 talking enemy grunts
2 May, automatic ambush, 1 step-on
11 May, NVA hospital bunker complex (Cambodia), 2 confirmed step-ons, 5 more confirmed later, 1 confirmed for Redleg
29 May, 2 NVA out buying rice, no casualties
30 May, bunker complex, O Rang, friendly casualties: 1 – line 1 (Salty), 1 – line 2, 3 – line 3, enemy step-ons: 3 – Recon, 2 – artillery (7 more reported later, Gen. Casey to Lt Szcazbak), 2 – ARA, 8 – Pink Team
Fire missions called in 29 May to 31 May:
29 May: 1st recon by fire – 20 rounds, 2nd recon by fire – 30 rounds
30 May: Morning: enemy grunts on trail, DTA (defensive target A) – 80 rounds, DTB -29, DTC – 96, 4 sections ARA (Cobra gunships)
Afternoon: bunker complex, 105 mm howitzers – 97, 155
mm – 23, 2 sections ARA
Night: air strike, rash birds, ARA, Observed: 105 – 31, 155 – 15, Unobserved: 105 – 108, 155 – 36
31 May: prep – 56, 3×3 – 18, advance of movement -48
Total rounds fired for 29-31 May: 105 – 613 rounds, 155 – 74 rounds, 6 sections ARA
6 June, bunker complex, LZ Salty, AK-47 and .30 cal. fire from bunkers, hooches and fighting positions, 1 section ARA
8 June, with Alpha Co., 1st contact: (1 section ARA, 1 battery 105, 1 battery 155) 2nd contact: (2 batteries 105, plus much, much recon-by-fire, 3×3, preps, air strikes, etc.), 1 confirmed step-on, 1 – friendly line 2