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1. The subject chronology has been reviewed for completeness andis forwarded herewith.

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PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

HEADQUARTERSIII Marine Amphibious Force

Military Assistance Command, VietnamSan Francisco, California 96602

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY

1 March 1969 - 31 March 1969

INDEX

ORGANIZATIONAL DATA

NARRATIVE SUlvUMRY

SEQUENTIAL LISTING OFSIGNIFICANT EVENTS

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

UNCLASSifIED

GROUP-4Oownaraded at 3 year intervals;Decla~SifiQd ufter 12 years.

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•1. DESIGNATION

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•PART I

ORGANIZATIONAL DATA

COMMANDER

III Marine Amphibious Force Lieutenant General RobertE. CUS~ Jr.,U. S. Marine CorpsIJun67 - 26Mar69

Lieutenant General HermanNICKERSON Jr.,U. S. Marine Corps27-31Mar69

DEPUTY COMNlANDER

XXIV Corps

Major General Carl A.YOUNGDALE, U. S. Marine Corps21Dec68 - 31Mar69

SUBORDINATE UNITS

Lieutenant General Richard G.STILWELL, U. S. ArmyIJu168 - 31Mar69

Third Marine Division

lOlst Airborne Division(Airmobile)

First Marine Division

First Marine Aircraft Wing

Americal Division

Force Logistic Command

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Major General Raymond G. DAVIS,U. S. Marine Corps22May68 - 31Mar69

Major General Melvin ZAIS,U. S. Army19Aug68 - 31Mar69

Major General Ormond R.SIMPSON, U. S. Marine Corps20Dec68 - 31Mar69

Major General Charles J.QUILTER, U. S. Marine Corps22Jun68 - 31Mar69

Major General Charles M.GETTYS, U. S. Army23May68 - 31Mar69

Brigadier General James A.FEELEY, U. S. Marine CorpsIDec68 - 31Mar69

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•Headquarters and Service Company Colonel William K. WHITE,III Marine Amphibious Force U. S. Marine CorpsHeadquarters Commandant 40ct68 - 3lMar69

ATTACHED UNITS

First Radio Battalion

29th Civil Affairs Company

7th Psychological OperationsBattalion

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick J.FENNELL, U. S. Marine Corps170ct68 - 31Mar69

Lieutenant Colonel RobertR. RAFFERTY, U. S. Army28Nov68 - 3lMar69

Major Michael FORTINI,U. S. Army25Nov68 - 31Mar69

2. LOCAT,ION

1-31 March 1969, East Danang, Quang Nam Province, Republicof Vietnam.

3. STAFF OFFJCERS

Deputy Commanding General, Air Major General Charles J.QUILTER, U. S. Marine Corps22Jun68 - 31Mar69

Chief of Staff Brigadier General George E.DOOLEY, U. S. Marine CorpsIJan69 - 31Mar69

Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Lewis G. POGGEMEYER,U. S. Marine Corps19Feb69 - 3lMar69

Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans Brigadier General Warren K.BENNETT, U. S. Army5Sep68 - 3lMar69

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l Colonel Maurice ROSE,U. S. Marine Corps12Jul68 - 26Mar69

Colonel William J. HOWATT,U. S. Marine Corps27 -3lMar69

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2

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Colonel John S. CN~TON,

U. S. Marine Corps5Feb69 - 31Mar69

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Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3

Deputy G-3

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5

Assistunt Chief of Staff, G-6

Force Psychological OperationsOfficer

Force Supply Officer

Force Staff Judge Advocate

Force Engineer Officer

Force Adjutant

Assistant Chief of Staff,

Force Information ServicesOfficer

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Brigadier General Ross T.DiVVER Jr., U. S. Marine Corpsl8Feb69 - 3lMar69

Colonel Marion C. DALBY,U. S. Marine CorpslOct68 - 3lMar69

Colonel Lawrence C. NORTON,U. S. Marine Corps4Jul68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Howard A. WESTPHALL,U. S. Marine CorpslNov68 - 3Hv~ar69

Colonel Bill E. HORNER,U. S. Marine Corps7Sep68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Harold CHASE,U. S. Marine CorpslAug68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Alfred C. TAVES,U. S. Marine Corps22Jul68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Paul W. SEABAUGH,U. S. Marine Corps5Aug68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Kenneth R. BLN~D,

U. S. Marine Corps22May68 - 3lMar69

Major James H. LYLES,U. S. Marine Corps8Aug68 - 3lMar69

Major Thomas F. DEACHER,U. S. Marine Corpsl5Feb69 - 3lMar69

Colonel Paul M. MORIARTY,U. S. Marine Corps29Ju168 - 3lMar69

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•Officer in Charge, COC

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Lieutenant Colonel James H.MACLEAN, U. S. Marine Corps2lJul68 - 22Mar69

Lieutenant Colonel Larry P.CHARON, U. S. Marine Corps23-3lMar69

Force Food Services Officer

Force Chaplain

Force Surgeon

Force Dental Officer

Force Motor Transport Officer

Staff Secretary

Protocol Officer

Force Special Services Officer

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Lieutenant Colonel Leslie P.DAY, U. S. Marine Corps28Sep68 - 3lMar69

Captain Robert W. RADCLIFFE,U. S. Navy28Sep68 - 3lMar69

Captain John R. STOVER Jr.,U. S. Navyl~~ay68 - 3lMar69

Captain William L. DARNELL Jr.,U. S. NavylJul68 - 3Mar69

Captain Joseph G. CHUDZINSKI,U. S. Navy4-3lMar69

Lieutenant Colonel Ken D.BARNES, U. S. Marine Corps23Dec68 - 3lMar69

Lieutenant Colonel Tullis J.WOODHAM, U. S. Marine Corpsl8Feb69 - l3Mar69

Lieutenant Colonel James W.STEMPLE, U. S. Marine Corpsl4-3lMar69

Major William D. BENJAMIN,U. S. Marine Corpsl4Jan69 - 3lMar69

Colonel William BIEHL Jr.,U. S. Marine Corps30Aug68 - 3lMar69

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•Director, TransportationControl Center

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•Lieutenant Colonel OrvilleF. MARKS, U. S. ArmylJan69 - 31Mar69

Force Inspector

USMC Liaison Officer, MACV

USMC Liaison Officer, 7th AF

USMC Liaison Officer, ROKMC

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Colonel James W. SHANK,U. S. Marine Corpsl6Sep68 - 31Mar69

Colonel Carl E. SCHMIDT,U. S. Marine Corps22Sep68 - 3lMar69

Colonel Carl E. SCHMIDT,U. S. Marine Corps22Sep68 - 31Mar69

Lieutenant Colonel John E.POINDEXTER, U. S. Marine Corps7Feb69 - 31Mar69

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a. 111 Marine Amphibious Force Headquarters

Officer. Enlisted

USMC USN USA USAF USMC USN USA USAF

H&S Co t III MAP 14 2 0 0 329 9 0 0HQ Staff, 111 MAr 219 16 26 2 424 7 8 01ST RADBN 28 0 0 0 341 S 0 0CAG'S 42 0 0 0 1738 116 0 029th CA Co (att) 0 0 9 0 0 0 27 07th PsyOps Co (.up) 0 0 15 0 0 0 53 0

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•1. INTRODUCTION

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PART II

NAHHATIVE Su!"j}1ARY

•a. GENEHAL. During l'larch 1969 III Harine Amphibious

Porce Headquarters was located in East Danang, Republicof Vietnam. The average personnel strength was 137,995,a decrease of 1,605 under the previous month.

b. ACTIVITIES. III Marine Amphibious Force continuesto be guided by CO:1US}'~CV Letter of Instruction (LOI 3-66)dated 30 March 1966 in pursuit of its objectives for 11arch1969.

2. OVEr{ALL l-:'VALUATION. Enemy activity declined in intensitythroughout the month of March after the initial phase of theltpost TET Offensive" which started during the last week ofFebruary. This latest enemy offensive continued to becharacterized by numerous attacks by fire and small scaleground probes against allied units and installations.

Two rocket attacks accounted for significant aircraftdamage during the month. On the morning of 7 1I1arch HarbleMountain Air Facility received 8 rounds of 122mm rocketfire causing substantial damage to 2 CH-46 helos and lightdamage to 2 other helos. On the morning of 21 March ChuLai Air Field received 2 rounds of 122mm rocket fire re­sulting in six A-4 aircraft destroyed, three A-4 aircraftsubstantially damaged and fourteen A-4 aircraft limitedda::nage.

Quang Naro and QuanG Tin Provinces continue to be thefocal point of enemy activity, however, significant engage­ments also occurred in the vicinity of the Dlv,z.

On 1 March elements of 3/5 Cav and A/4/12 Cav (~uangTri Province) made heavy contact w/enemy in a bunker com­plex resulting in 1 USA KIA, 48 USA WIA (40 EVAC), 59 INAKIA, 16 IWC and 6 CSWC. Contact terminated on 3 March.

On 2 March elements of 2/7 Marines (Quang Nam Province)engaged an estimated 20 enemy while on a sweep resulting in24- USHC HIA (15 EVAC), 16 NVA laA and 4 Iv/C.

On 3 March elements of 3/4 Marines (Quang Tri Province)received a ground attack supported by mortar fire resultingin 9 USHC KIA, 24 USHC '1lIIA (EVAC), 13 NVA KIA and 3 IWC.

On 7 March elements of 3/21st Inf (Quang Tin Province)engaged an unknown number of enemy resulting in 2 USA KIAand 31 USA WIA (17 EVAC).

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•On 15 J'.1arch elements of 3/1 Inf, 1/20 Inf and E/l Cav

(Quang Rgai Province) engaged an unknown number of enemyresulting in 2 USA KIA, 21 USAIHA (20 EVAC), 33 NVA YJA,13 rwc and 1 CSI'lC •

On 15 March elements of 3/21 Inf (Quang Tin Province)found graves containing 152 NVA KIA.

On 19 Harch 1/5 N:arines Battalion Command Post (QuangNam Province) received a ground attack by an estimated NVACompany supported by mortar and rocket fire resulting in13 USHC KIA, 54 USl·'lC HIA (25 EVAC), 72 NVA KIA, 21 IWC and.5 CSi'JC.

On 23 March elements of the 1st Bde, 5th Inf Div(Mech)began operation Montana Mauler in Quang Tri Province makingheavy contact with the 27th NVA Regiment. The operationwas continuing with heavy contact as this reporting periodended.

III }~ units conducted a total of eleven major unitoperations during the month of March accounting for 1,840enemy YJA, 1,420 IWC and 201 CSWC. Individual small unitoperations accounted for 1,508 enemy KIA.

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SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, MARCH 1969

1. SU~~Y OF OPERATIONS. The following five operationshad moderate to significant contact.

a. Operation DEWEY CANYON. The 3d Marine Division (9thMarines) continued clear and search operations in Quang Triand Thua Thien Provinces with significant contact for theperiod 1-18 March 1969.

At 011540H A/l/9 engaged 30 NVA with all organic weapons.Results of contact were 12 NVA KIA.

At 06ll20H A/l/9 engaged 10 NVA with all organic weaponsand artillery. Results of contact were 9 NVA KIA.

At l3l300H A/l/9 received small arms fire from an unknownnumber of enemy who detonated claymore mines. A/l/9 returnedfire with all organic weapons and called artillery. Resultsof contact were 1 USMC KIA, 7 USMC WIA, 9 NVA KIA, and 1 PW!NVA.

At l51l00H C/l/9 engaged an estimated enemy squad, C/l/9fired all organic weapons and called air strikes. Resultsof contact were 7 USMC WIA, and 17 NVA KIA.

Operation DEWEY CANYON terminated at 18l800H March 1969.Elements of 1/9, in continuous contact with the enemy duringthe final phases of the operation accounted for 19 NVA KIA.Ten USMC were wounded and evacuated.

b. o~eration MONTANA MAULER. The 3d Marine Division(1st Bde;-th Mecn) commenced clear and search operations inQuang Tri Province at 230001H March 1969 with significantcontact for the period 23-31 March 1969.

At 24l800H 3/5 Cav engaged an estimated enemy battalion.Results of contact were 23 NVA KIA.

At 27l000H l/llth Inf engaged elements of the 27th NVA Regimentwith all organic weapons, called artillery and air strikes.Results of contact were 14 USA KIA, 30 USA WIA, and 120 NVA KIA.

At 28l000H 1/1lth Inf reestablished contact with the 27th NVARegiment and again directed air and artillery on the enemy.Results of contact were 1 USA KIA, 30 USA WIA, and 68 NVA KIA.

At 291800 C/l/ll Inf directed air strikes upon two enemymortar positions. Results were 16 NVA KIA.

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Seven NVA wereFriendly losses

c. OperatiQn KENTUCKY JUMPER. The lOlst Airborne Divisioncommenced clear and search operations in Thua Thien Provinceat OlOOOIH March 1969 with moderate contact for the period1-31 March 1969.

At l2l703H C/l/502 was engaged by an estimated enemy companyarmed with small arms, automatic weapons, and RPG's. C/I/502returned fire with all organic weapons and were supported bygunships. Results of contact were 2 USA KIA, 1 USA WIA, and17 NVA KIA.

At 2703l0H elements of the 3d Bde received RPG, mortar, andsmall arms fire from an unknown number of enemy. 3d Bdereturned fire killing 17 NVA. Friendly losses were 17 USA WIA.

d. Operation MAINE CRAG. The 3d Marine Division (3dMarines) commenced combat operations in Quang Tri Provinceat 150001H March 1969 with significant contact for the period15-31 March 1969.

At 182245H G/2/3 ambushed two enemy trucks.killed and two individual weapons captured.were 1 USMC KIA, and 1 USMC WIA.

At 22l400H E/2/3 engaged an unknown number of enemy. E/2/3fired all organic weapons and called artillery. Results ofcontact were 2 USMC KIA, 15 USMC WIA, and 10 NVA KIA. Thefollowing morning at 0930H E/2/3 again engaged an unknownsize group of enemy accounting for 8 NVA KIA and capturing119 IW. Seventeen USMC were wounded and evacuated.

At 231200H H/2/3 found a truck containing l~ tons of riceand a half-ton of salt.

At 231600H G/2/3 found 20 cases of 60mm rounds, 2500 roundsof 12.7 AA ammo, and 10 tons of rice.

At 261700H B/l/61 Mach found 60 tons of dynamite.

e. o~eratiQn FREDERICK HILL. The Americal Division(196th In Bde) commenced clear and search operations inQuang Tin Province at l8000lH March 1969 with moderate cQntactfor the period 18-31 March 1969.

At 190300H 4/31 received small arms fire and grenades froman unknown number of enemy. 4/31 returned fire with allorganic weapons~ Results of contact were 17 USA WIA and8 NVA KIA.

At 19l400H A/2/1 engaged 8 NVA killing all eight. Therewere no friendly casualties.

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•At 2ll440H FIB Cav engaged 9 VC killing all nine. Therewere no friendly casualties. One hour later FIB Cav engaged12 enemy. Eight VC were KIA. There were no friendlycasual ties.

f. The following six operations did not have anysignificant contact during the period indicated:

OPERATION PROVINCE PERIOD

TAYLOR CONlNiON QUANG NAM 1-8 March 1969RUSSELL BEACH QUANG NGAI 1-31 March 1969GENEVA PARK QUANG NGAI 18-31 March 1969IRON MOUNTAIN QUANG NGAI 18-31 March 1969PURPLE MARTIN QUANG TRI 28-31 March 1969OKLAHOMA HILLS QUANG NAM 31 March 1969

2. CASUALTIE~ INfLICTED ON THE ENEMY. See page 27.

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• •3. FRIENDLY CASUALTIES SUSTAINED

a. 111 MAr Casualties:

( 1) Battle

ill !!6 DOW mA-USMC USN USA USMC USN USA USMC USN USA USIIC USN USA

288 18 166 2528 70 1394 29 0 18 5 1 2

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DEATHS INJ/lLL

USMC USN USA USMC USN USA46 1 17 225 6 203

b. Number of Court.-Hartial Tried:

Summary 135

Special 107

General 24

c. IWrt Tons of Mail ••nt ad rec.i.. by III HM'I

Sent: 191 Received 421

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• •4. Personnel

a. Special Services Activities

(1) Freedom Hill Recreation Complex

(a) LIBRARY: No change from last report.

(b) THEATER: The theater was operational 28days in March. Total attendance was 29,354.

(c) GYMNASIUM: No change from last report.

(d) OUTDOOR FACILITIES: No change from lastreport.

(e) BOWLING CENTER: The bowling center wasoperational 27 days in March. Total attendance was approximately4,175.

(f) CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED: The stairways onFreedom Hill have been completed and the roof and enclosurefor the beer garden ~ completed.

(g) MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PENDING:

1. The practice batting cage is in the processof being constructed.

2. The miniature golf course is nearingcompletion.

3. The new barracks, guard house, armory,and sentry booth,~ in the process of being constructed.

(h) MAJOR ACTIVITIES: Saturday, the 5th of April,there will be a Command Military Touring Show at the FreedomHill Indoor Theater. The name is "Six Pack 0' Jazz".

(2) R&R Activities

(a) Of 6266 seats allocated to III MAF, 5215 werefilled for 83.2% utilization. Of 7968 seats allocated toIII MAF (Including Naval Forces in I Corps), 6392 were filledfor 80.0% utilization. Total allocations for Danang R&RCenter consisted of 9929 seats of which 9527 were filledfor a percentage of 95.9%.

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•(b) The following are the March statistics for

III MAF and I Corps R&R usage for each out-of-country site:

SITE III HAF I CORPS TOTAL

BANGKOK 1046 410 1456HAWAII 1427 518 1945TOKYO 381 240 621SYDNEY 1535 773 2308HONG KONG 668 433 1101TAIPEI 561 249 810KUALA LUMPUR 213 218 431SINGAPORE 120 167 287MANILA 172 103 275OKINAWA 269 24 293TOTAL 6392 3135 9527

(c) In-Country R&R (China Beach): Quotas allocatedwere utilized by 954 personnel. This does not includedaily users. Daily users for the month of March totaled4,940.

(3) Entertainment

Henry WilcoxonJeanne EwingBetty Hall JonesPause That RefreshesJim BeggNew GenerationLatin American Revue

6-11 March6-10 March

11-15 March11-17 March14-18 March20-29 March28 March - 2 April

Handshake TourMusical ShowMusical ShowCMTSHandshake TourCMTSMusical Show

(4) MARS Activities (18 stations in I Corps)

(a) Messages sent(b) Messages received(c) Phone patches sent & received(d) Hospital Calls

(5) Tape Facility

10,3787,970

11,404236

(a) 5055 pre-recorded musical tapes were pro­duced during this period.

(b) 5,111 pre-recorded musical tapes were soldduring this period.

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•(6) Film Library

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•(a) 65 films received from Saigon were put into

the circuit in I Corps area.

(b) 280 films were repaired by this facility.

(7) Stars and Stripes Distribution

(a) 40,902 Stars and Strips free issue newspaperswere distributed in the I Corps area on a daily basis.

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•b. Force Chaplain

2 March. Force Chaplain attended Scholarship Committee meetingof the Association for the Encouragement of Learning to discussscholarship award plans and programs.

4-6 ~~rch. Force Chaplain participated in MACV SupervisoryChaplains Conference in Saigon at which presentations wereoffered on the Personal Response Project, Drug Use and Abuse,the Chaplains Program in RVNAF and the plan for the reactivationof the program which permits in-country visits by DenominationalEndorsing Agents.

9 l~rch. Force Chaplain visited with the Division Chaplain, 1stMarine Division and Staff Chaplain, FLC to discuss itinerary forthe visit of Bishop James Galloway of the United MethodistChurch.

10-14 l~rch. The Force Chaplain served as Command Host for thevisit of RADM H. J. ROTRIGE, CHC, USN, Fleet Chaplain, USPACFLT.The Fleet Chaplain was given a familiarization tour which inclu­ded on 10 l~rch visits with the Commands and Navy Chaplains serv­ing at YAGs 12 and 13, NSAD Chu Lai, MCB 56, 9th EngineeringBattalion of 1st Marine Division and a visit to CG, Americal Div­ision; on 11 }~rch visits with Commands and chaplains and atten­dance at a chaplains conference in the 3rd Marine Division anda visit at 1~G-36 in Phu Bai to participate in the Chapel Dedi­cation cerenlony; on 12 March visits with commands and chaplainsof the 1st ~~rine Division, attendance at the ICTZ SupervisoryChaplains Conference held by the Force Chaplain at which a brief­ing was presented by CORDS and chaplains matters were discussed,and an area chaplains dinner attended by sixty-one Army, Navy andAir Force Chaplains at which Chaplain Rotrige was the guest speaker;on 13 l~rch visits to BGen W. K. BENNETT, USA who gave a briefingon Personal Response Project, visits with Commands and chaplainsand the Boa Khanh Children's Hospital at FLO and visits withCon~ands and chaplains of the 1st MAW; and on 14 ~~rch, visitsto cm,mSA Danang and with Commands and chaplains of NSA Danang ,

15 }~rch. Force Chaplain made arra~ements for and preparedI Corps Coordinator Notices for forthcoming Conferences forChristian Science personnel and Latter Day Saints' personnel.

18 l~rch. Force Chaplain visited Dieu Nhan Buddhist Orphanage/Da-y School and the Hoi An Catholic Orphanage to distribute supportfunds and clothing items. He also visited Combined Action Company2-4. In the afternoon, the H&S Company Chaplain accompanied theForce Chaplain to NSA Hospital to visit with patients from III l~.

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•23 Ij~rch. Force Chaplain attended Protestant Rally at 11AG-16Chapel at which Colonel Paul SEABAUGH, USMC the III MAF JUdgeAdvocate was one of the Lay Speakers.

2~ }~rch. Force Chaplain visited Wing Chaplain, 1st I~rine

Alrcraft Wing to discuss chaplain coverage problem in unitsof the \'ling.

28-31 }~rch. Force Chaplain on R&R.

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a. Genflral logy Situatiop. The nonth of Mlrch 19fFJ vas another onein which the ene. lIBS moet active in the I Oorpe Tactical Zone. Alth~

the tempo of his efforts wb10h characterised the commencement of the wAIVepost-TET orfeuift \lEtS not eutained dur1Dg the first tw weeks of themonth. neverl1;lele8s, the eDeJD1 continU«t to oODduct several 11Jl1ted ground/sapper attacke during th:l8 period, pa1"tiouJarJ.r1n no1'theast81'D QUAIG TRl(P) J as well ae trequent bat light at~ob by fir. in all five pr~rlnoe

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Thue 1D~1C" iDdloaw1'8 ver.pr.o1'.:~.the If.,"-r ~rt orthe .-th •• ~ta17 ...1oD 5f'0~ :s.'#\tbtlI ....rle.of'.OOOJ'd_tedattaoka 1'1 lin,..u_repe:nted w1th ...1't.18~eapper~~~ iDatJRVI/NfIJ'1Utli11atleu .Qd. taot1G&1 UD1te~.f.$_w.t tbenapl'oT1D.OM of I Oorpa. 19 Mlrob. Wltil tht ....,t1olL of tbet:1N\~~k ofthe 1Vl/YC pe.t-at drte.1ft, i ••• , 22481ebraar7, ltwe..the'h3C1*t1....1 at .-. aat1TltT experieaced ctur1Dl tbe ..t fev 8)Jl".

. DIe tlllPO of ....,. iUtktec5 &0\1"1•..•.•111~i.h,~t proy4Me orQtlAIG D1 N.1Del,..rall7aonetut 4U1'.t.·,"t.,., ~._.4.tMlNh. 0r0Imd ao'tioa dur~th1a t1lll "'.'.l~lbl..~iQ.t...S..torthe .,.t part. IIGpver, ..... pro?1no. 1iUt1l.·...,".•otS... SJl,I~.~the lut wet of tM .nth ..,oontaot.8_"·~.1D.""'otpk..aloDi the IIlZ. ;'

1tWAt1oA duriDI ~..-rlJ ·).rt ot th•.~n~ l"Ma1Jup4 tooued."JOlIl ~soa:thwwt <t'Ul'8I1t ot -Pt"O'riDo., where the 9'h. JiIar1p. OOIltiZmill to. .'aobi.... _jor o~tioM18U~.... t.nthe1l'·..........ldedDIWlt~ ..O,..,at1C1D. The ... peN1atecl 1Jl pu.ttl.lll up •• ,w.. eaoant orr..iat,-"in this area u \IU att..Wto·bf • ..,....1 IqQfodto.J)1at<i01l lJi.. oOllt&ctaas ".11 ae iDoOll1:Dg IIOrlar, rook.t aDd a~"'~~. on ~n at.oat .•~baai.. 18 80M .....UJ'e of' the d.lft. ot nee acb1eftC1 ill thiI O UoIt-~ne of the ~.t euco••ltu.1of the V1etaaa VUO tM tact th 1.Uabad aocouted tor 1,61700Dt1Nld "1111 rIA•• a, ".u ... the capt'UN or1,223 iIIIlri4u&l qJ W orev...rwd ...,.. .. \hi oaptMN or d..trcetionot .0118·815 tou of ....ttlon bT the t1llietb.Opirat1ODte.....W on 18March. Of ..... greater 1IIportano. was the taottbat the 9th *riMa .UD­oeecSed in either nwtralia1ftC ,or d..tro71Al substaDtial portl0D8 of theeDnl1' II 10118tioe.l 818t•• in Ba,. Area 611.

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Of s!pDt.",e with respeot to 8De1!J1' order ot battle 1a the DMICAlICB 10 -was the capture of a PW on 13 *rob. who 'W8S ideD~U'1ec1 .. a ___her or an engineer oOll.p8DJ organio to the 9th NVA Regilftent. The Prisoner,who stated that the miasion of h1B unit \illS to guard Route 922, prorldeda good deal of baokgrOWld information cODoendDg the histo17, organizationand mission of this BVA regiment, thus oorrobating information ahead)" heldon the 9th Regiment b7 III Mll OOB.

Another I"aIOte regioD of pe.rticular interest in Bouthweetern QU.AIQ mIduriDI March has bee the 1\OI1t8 616 area 1med1ate~ to the.st of theUOTm sallent. In reapo.a to a lArge RUIlber of a1lhtings bT 31'4 MLrineDiTieion reoonna1esanoe teau of substantial vehicular traffio em thisroute, 2/3 Mar1De_, eleMnte ot the 2Dd AftVl Ret1aeDt &Ade~ of thelst Brigade, 5th IDtutrT D1rie1oD (~B), c~ed Ope1"&tlu .IKE CRAGon 15 March with the aies10D of .xploit1J:lg th1a .eldOil 8Ilterea area aDd cap­turiD« or dHtro71DC en.., .terial on or in • Tic1n1t1 ot Route 616.·Although s~ groaDd contaot -wa. ade vi• ..., toree. in the HAID CRAGAO duriDI t.he firet two yeeu ot ijle oJ*'AUoD, b7 and large theee contactswere llclat ad d..,uto"... with un!te' ......ed to be troa ;rear serYiceatormati0D8 1DYol'Nd in logistic ~ther than "lit' maneuver e~'-. Sev­eral priaOMri tat. cIurlDB the 1n1tial pbale ot the operat1oD were deter­mine4 to be f'roa the 75th Bn~D..r Battalion ot the 'S9th !'raneportat1oDGroup•

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e4 _jor oaohes astrUe Rau.te 616 which, 1t the)" oont1mJ.e to Craw. -71"1.1or eneed thee. tOlUl4 111 the DIIIII CiIICIf ope"tion. It .. ap~t thata good dealJK)re ·..."St1oD lIIIJt b. this &;rea M-?9 roud t4Wm _stired in_ u"J'II'OQDd _-, preclpita ,oClllldar1 exploa1<a of euohrlolence &8 to ~. 17 Miu',-. '..

Impbaa1a shifted troll tIM 8OU~t ~l'&Dt ot the pl'ft'1Dce to theB-5 PRCB! "*'1DI the v-t ,"t '9-15 HINh~ _.,. forces ....0\1,.. be­tweeD tbe DicZ .. Route 9 \broqhout the ~1DCIer ot the aonth.

equ1=;:\.==-to~=to::.er;::~:.:o:r.Id-;:=:a-::1~:;etore.. within the e••tern 4n1Ute.r'1H4 ...... 4&111 baaJ.a. ft'1eIt41ttore.. operatiDe aloDe both the ...tern u4W1hrD a-eaobee ot ,the lUtZ COIl­tinued to be bara••e4 per1041oa~ b7 s~U atUoklJ .- tire ot ··low SA­t_1tT. DuriDI ODe such at.et OD 15 Maroll,.• tri_t1~· recoil pat,..l as.p­~ a IV ....r. t.be ~~ ot the .. HAl U.,. who "" ideDt1tW ... a ...ber of the 2Dd Battal1cm, 82Da Art1U.., ..,"t,a UD.i,. GIU'I'&t1t held111 OOB a••ubo~iDate to the 3'lst Art1U.1T D1T1alob in M.

The n01'theaetel"l1 portioa ot the J',I'OriDDe vas tM •.,. •.ttu, tor .ft'­eral .1pitioant platoon to c~ sise • .., ..~ attac. cJwittI..-

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month, \lith at &st tva of these forays producingbeavy friendl,. O&eual­ties. Although there vu no enellW unit ident1f'ioation, these attacks, di­rected against friend~ 1J:lstallations/tactioal units situateet in the tri­angle formed by' DONG HA-GIO LmH-CUA VIET, were ~t likely conducted .",.elements of the Jlst Group. Credence WIl8 lent to this contention by thecapture of a PW from the 27th Independent BIlttalion of the 31st Group nearGIO LINH on J lerch.

The JOOst important engage.nte of l-Brch in QUANG TRI occurred in thecentral region of the DMZ FRONT in the CCIf THIEN...cAM LO-ROOKPDE complexwhere elements of' the lst Brigade, 5th Intantry Division (MECH) encounteredelements of the 27th IV! Regiment 1n a series of major contacts at theIDOnth's end wh1ch als88.ed 224 confirmed KIA'. agaiMt this Dfljor eDelqtorce.

<m 1 Mlroh, OperatiODaJ 'KDTUCII, SCO'l'LAID and HlRSHALL MOmJ!AD termi­nated 1D QtwlG m Provino.. Total cumu1ati'V'e ... loea.. t= the•• three_jor opeftt~ aarecrat1Dl 29 month's r llm 1• van 7,'03 JUtl, 211P.of's, aDd 2,400 veapo_ oapt,ured.

The geDeru ..., situation in '.l'RtJA 'l'HIII (p) rea1Ded relative17 quies­cent thz'ouc;bout the mnt~ ot Maroh a. 1II08t _jor -1111 oOllbat unite avoideddeoUiye graund 'Dlag...'" with ARVN/rWMlF.. !bil partlC1W11' prO'9'1Doe againproduoed the loveet mel ot enN\Y' actidt7 1D the I Oorr- 'nt.otieal Zone &8baa beeD the ••• tor the past se'fV&l .onths.

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Significant eneJQ' order ot battle inte111c_oe __ also produoed 1D thisarea on 14 Hlroh vb. a PV trom the 1st Battalion, 246th IVA. Reg"..t vastaken north ot the ROOIPILI. The capture ot thi. prisoDer tbu ooD.f'1rDedthe pruenoe of this tNquIrt17 mentioned but rare17 .een unit 1Jl DOrthwSt­ern QUANG mI am _rJaJd the tirst contaot with th1a -jot" enell7 torce sinceelements or the recJ.-t were eDgaged 1D the IHISAIH area on 27 June 1968.Most likelT it \lILa element. of this reg1aent wioh were 8Il0CllQDtered by the4th l-kr1ne1 in their attempt to reopen PSB ARGCImI northweat of m SOHnear the .,nth t • a.

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GrOUDll action with1D the proY1Doe WU den1~17 throuIhout tba IIODtb I;vith the _jori" ot oontact. occur.riq aloq Reate ')47 in ,be MAS8'QHtS1nS 1:S'lRIKIR A.O. Ile_nt8 of the lOlat lliborDe Di'9'iaiCll1 (AM) partioipt.t1»g,-1:A ~this _jor operation whiohc~ on 2 March enoountered .poredi., l1Pt ·1ene-.r reeiet&noe in thi. ar. &1 they oontUlud their ettorte to e1'.'nat. :j

the eneltY'e use of the A SHAU Valley for log1lltic aDd pereoDnel tlarduchpat. :;Contaote in th1. ope!&t10n vera JIOIt probabl¥ vith eJnentS ot the 9th INA jRegtJ.nt a. & dOOWl8llt te.Pn ott the boq ot aD "IV' aold1er kUled at l'SB ~VEGBEL on 13 Mlroh identified the 816th Battalion ot tht. _jor It\tm torce. ~

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Wh:ile failing "t~meet with any serious ground opposition in this operation,eLemont.s of the lOlst were nonetheless successful in uncovering fJeveralnignHic.ant enollly caches during the month ,

Elsewhere in THOA THIEN, enemy efforts were nnnifestod in a aerieR oflight att~ck8 by fire, most of which wore conoentrated against tr1errllyinstallations along Route 1, as well as several incidents of sabotage againstthe DANANG-HUE railroad in the PHU LOC area.

or significance \lith respeot to enemy order of battle in TUUA THIEN \Jereseverel PWI S from the 5th NVi Regiment who were taken in a cordon operationsouth of PHU BAI during the latter part of the month. These prisonerfJ in­cluded members of eaoh of the four battalions subordinate to the 5th Regiment88 well as a PW trom the It.32M (AKA. 832M) ArtUler'1 Battalion, a unit whiohoperates in direct support of the 5th Regiment. InforDlltion gleaned fromsome of these p,Jle indicated that the 5th RegiJMnt was makiDg preparationsfor attaoks to be conducted against friendly installations in the H1JE-PHU BAIarea during the first part ot April.

Operation NEVADA EAGIE terminated in THUA THIEN (p) on 012400H Mlrch.Total cumulative ene:v loB8. for thie major ten .:>nth operation whioh oom­menoed on 17 Mal 1968 were 3,299 KIA'e, 853 P'dle and 3,701 weapons captured.

The level of eMJ1J7 aotivity in the three southern province. ot I Corpsdropped orf considerabq during the first halt ot Mirch following the firstweek ot the JfVA/VC post-TET ottenai" of 1969. '

In QUANG HAM (P), attention during the earq part ot the month \IllS 'fooused on the AN Hal arM. While no aJor groa.Dd ooaba.t was recorded, never­the1ess, the buildup or 8neJl6" pressure around the .u Hal Combat Base oontinuedunabated during the period. IDoomiDg mortar ADd rooket fire was reported ona daily bas!fl and ).krine dOllbat units operatiJIg in 01oe8 prox1mlt1 to AIf He».found t~e1'Y8s engaged in frequent eontaqte on all land q~drante surround­ing the Oombat Baee. The let VC Regiment, _king its first appearuee inthe ottenain, ",,-s identified b1 a PW taken trom the 60th IattaUon ot thlamajor 2nd NY! Division tore. ~ the unit exertipg the inore..eed pre.nre onthe .IN HOl OCMIIPlex. Elsewhere in the DAlWfG TAta, contaots du:ri.qg thie two\leek period Wt'8 light aM .catte:red in areu of prerlous engagnenta. How­eTer, it was apparent tba t 8MJII1 foroes eti11 r-.iDed in these areu in sub­stantial numbers deepite the haa", loss. autfered by the' "JV south aMvest or D.lNANG as a result ot accrossiTe ARVlC/FWHAr reaotion dur1.QC the veskor :22-28 J'ebrua1'1. As but one ••mple attMtlDg to thie taot, thrM Pi'. cap­tured southwest ot MARBIZ Mountain on 14 *l'Oh were identified as ...bere orthe 1st B8ttalio~ ot the trequently enoounterec! &lid otten deoS-ted 36th IVARegiment.

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•With tho 6Yception of the TIEN PHUOC area, QUANG TIN Province \oIflS gen­

er&l1y quiet during the first two weeks of Mirch. While the Speoial Forces/C1UG enmp itself ws not seriously threatened" incoming was reoorded on ana1Jnost dully OOs18 at TIEN PHUOC throughout the period 1-8 »lrchJ8nd Hobi1o~;trj ke Force elements operating in the general vicinity of the camp had anumber of ana Ll unit contacts. A prIeoner captured southeast of TlliN »IUD:;on 5 »lrch was subsequently identified as a member of the 3rd Regiment, 2ndNVA Division, thus confirming previ.ous speculation that this partioular unit\16.8 responsible for the action in and around the Special Foroe8/C IDG Camp.

Ene~ aotivity dropped to previous low levels in QUANG NGAl during theperiod 1-8 Miroh folloving the sharp increase in eneJrtY efforts the previous\leek in oonjunotion with the commencement of the p08t-TET offensive. Enemyinitiated incidents were principally characterized b.1 scattered attacks byfire and a fev isolated sapper attaoks of low intensity.

Hovever, the following week vitnessed an appreciable rise in the levelof activity v1.thin the province. The majority of ground action dur.1ng thistime frame was concentrated in the DUC PRO area where intantrymen from the11th LIB were engaged in almost daily oontaots \lith elements of the 2nd vaRegiment, 3rd HVA. Division, identified by a captured PW. Purther to thenorth, the presence of elements of the 22nd NY! Regiment in the area of theQUANG NQAl provincial capital \II!1S contirJled b1 the capture of a PW southeastof QUANG »GAl City on 14 ltLrch. Interrogation or the PW ",",aled that hisunit had been responsible for the combination mortar and ground attaokon tw refugee oamps in the area of his capture the preceding night.

The general pattern of eDelq initiated aotivity in .ou~ern I Corps ex­perienoed a s1gn1ticant ohange during the latter part of the month. On 19MLreb, tmell1 ot!8Mive efforts increased JlaJ"ked~ in QUAIG JU¥, QUANG TINand QUANG NGAI •• toro.s subordinate to M1l1tary Re~ S launched a seriesot coordinated attaoltl throughout the piedmont am eastern lowland r8lionsof thele three respeotive provinces. The .type and nature 01' these attacksvere similar to those experienoed 011 22-2' February, i.e., attacks by fireinterspersed with sapper attaoks and light to moderate ground attaoks.

Installations in QUANG NAM's DWtIX nm r~eiViDa light rooket artIJ/ormortar attacks included DI.IAt«l City, ric, lIEU DUC, and DIEN W. The OOYXUYEN Distriot Headquarters \1&8 the objeot CIt a oombination mortar/RPG andground a:ttaok while several ground attacks were reported against RF unitein the HIEU Due area. Northwest of AN BOA near the LlBl!'.RTI Bridge, sapperelements organio to the 2nd N';'A Division oonducted a oombination IlQI"tar amhaT)" ground attaok against the 1st &ltta1ion, 5th ltLr1.nes CP which saw ..the enemy sutfer 73 KU's while the Marinoa 8\Ultained moderate casualties.During the same time trame, reinforced elements of the 5lat ARVN Regiment

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Altl.Oll.gh the tempo of the enemy's efforts in QUANG NAl1 subs ided SOIlJC­wh~d, fonoving this sharp flurry of activity, nevertheless, enemy forcesremiined active throughout the eastern portion of the province during theremainder of the month. Installations in the DANANG area continued to befavorite targel:.s for Iporadic attacks by fire of 10'" intensity. Althoughpreseure in the A.N Hal area subsided, several ground attacks were notedelae'Jhere in the southern WANG TA.CR. The most significant activity at themonth's end occurred in An area approximately five kilometers south south­east of HILL 55. Betveen 25 and 30 Much, thie area was the soene of noless than four notevorth7 contaots in ",hich elements of the let ARVN RangerGroup assessed a total of 80me 342 contirmed KIA's against FRCNT 4 forcesincluding elements of the 36th and the old 38th NVA Regiments.

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In QUANG TIN and QUANG NGAl Provinces eneJlV efforts of 19 Mlroh verane.nifested in the fo!'ll of aotivity not ;Uke that e~rienoed in QUANG HAMProvinoe. Targets of widespread attaoks by tire inoluded TAM II City, eMULA! Air Base, QUANG NGAl City Airfield, MO DUO and DUC PlO Cit1 as vell asseveral LZ'e and other f'rlendlj' 1netallat1one. NotewortbJ a1lMX1g the severalground attaoka aeooapru1y1ng these attaoa by fire was a probe :Initiatedagainst the headquarters of the 4/Jlst Intant17 at LZ WE5T, 16 kilometersnorthwest ot TIEN PHUOC in \/hioh a PW lII&B taken who was identified as amember ot the 3rt! Reg1mltnt, 2nd NY! Division. The oapture ot thie prisonerthus oonfirmed the oontinued presenoe of this ajar enemy foroe in the high­lams of central QUANG TIN. The most serious ground attaok in QUANG BGAIocourred at a retugee oaap on the out.k1ns of DUC PRO Oit,. where an 8!leJl11plAtoon 1nfiltrsted the camp and detaDate4 tm1le:rouseateh.l ot-rg.., bang­alor. torpedoes and shape4 ohargee. '1h1rt1-tour oiT1llans aDd five PF'swere killed or vo\Ulded, 100 homes were destroyed or 50~ da-.ged and 103 tu­ilies lett homeless. or Jartioular eip1fioanoe v1th respect to enemy orderof battl» ...as the capture during the 19 March tim. tr&m8 of two PW'e south­vest at QUANG NGAI Cit,. who vare .1I8mbe1" ·of the 3rd Battalion, vn.d VC Regi­ment, 3rd IVA Division. 1'be two N'. 1ndioatttd that their battalion hadthe mission of attaok:.1Dg 1nItallatione ill the ~GBl1 JWijI area.

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Subsequent to the inorease in en.. ott..ive efforts ot 19 Maroh, ao­tivit, in QUANG 'I'lN dropped to previoua loll levels for the rua1Dder ot themonth. In QUANG NGAI Provinoe, however, eD8JIO" activity r.-1ned at a lightto moderate len1 throughout the 1aat week ot the mcmtb. 1'be majority ofground engagemeat. during this period W81"8 OOJloentrated b1 NGBU HlJH Dis­triot southwest 'of the QUANG NaAI provincial oaptial vhere triendly toroN

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With four weeks having transpired since the inception of the NVA/VCpost-TET offensive, ~ the month's end the general thrust and direction ofthe enentY's activities bad beoome apparent. It \l8.S evident that the enemyintended to pursue a 'W&r of mild~ esca Ieted effort for the purpos-e of in­creasing attrition, partlcular13 against U.S. Foroes and installations,without provoking serious escalation on the TArt of ARVN/FWl1A!'. It w.s esti­mated that the TAttern of enentr a.ctivity which charaoterised hie operationsduring the I!IOntb of Mlrch loIOU1d continue during the month of April.

b. Enemy Action StlrU-at1c,. Facts pertaining to ene~ activities inAllied operating areas, inoluding comblt bases, tor the mnth of M1roh areas follove I '

Enemy Initiated Actiy1ty

III M4F ~ MYli RORG ~

Attacks 13 1 54 0 10Ambush J 4 9 0 3Assault B1 rire 57 7 27 1 4Hare.,sing Fire 892 17 275 71 S2Mine/Booby '1'.r&P8 293 3 43 22 21AA Fire 1120 0 37 0 0

Total Aota of 'lerrori81n tor ICTZ - 176

o. IQI. t!er 0' DUYI. Con1'1raed enemy foross operating 11 ICTZon 31 Mlrah 19 • .

(1) RUMP m~ CZl. CJcmt1l.med unite. in QtWtQ TRI (p) ino1ude onl1those oonl1dered to be ope,.tiDg south ot the bMZ. Ml.jor unit. arel the7th FRCfiT Headquarter" the X.S and 1.14 Ilatantr7, and 1.32Dd ArtilleryBattalion subordiDate to the 7th FRCtiTJ the 6th Battalion of the 8l.2th BYARegimnt, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions ot the 27th NYA Reg1mentJ aDd the 27thBattalion, :n..t Group. Addltlo_l1T, tw iDdependent oOlllpll.niesaDd twooompanlee or the .318t Group are operatiDg in the prorlnoe. The total con­finlet! strength in QtJAlG TRI(P) 18 2,645 •

.(2) iPt TIn. (t).. The X.4B, 1.40. and the R....lltal Headquartersof the 4th nAegiaent, the 1.4 and 1.10 1htantry and the ellI THUA I aDdOHI THtJ! II Sapper Battalions or the 5th IVA Regiment, the 806th Battalion

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(If the 6th NY.! Regiment, aud six independent companies are located vlth1.nt.he provmce , The total oonfirmed strength for THUA THIEN (p) is 3,365.

(3) RUANO HAH (f). Enenor fore es in QUANG NAM are oompr1sed ofF1WN'l' 4 H~fidqU8.rters; t.he 2nd NV! Division Headquarters and suppor-t units;the 1st VC and the 21st NV! Regiments of the 2nd NVA Division, the 102ndand lO.'3rd Battalions of the 31st NYA Regiment; the 36th NV! Regiment; thel/.lst NV! Regiment; the 368B NVA Artillery Regiment, six independent bat­talions and six independent companies. The independent battalions are com­prised of the 1st Battalion, 68B .Artillery Regiment, R.20, V.25 and D.7Infantry Battalions, the T.89 and 3rd Sapper Battalions. The total confirmed8trength is 8,505 for the province.

(4 ) '"lAW Tm<f). Headquarters, Military Regioft 5. the 31stRegiment of the 2d Hi! Division. four independent QattallonBJ the 70th,72d, 74th Infantry and the 409th Sapper Battalione, and tva independent com­panies are located in the province. The total oonfirmed strength in QUANGTIN is 2,350.

(5) QUYO AI Cll. The 3I'd NY! Division Beadqua.rters and supportunits. the 2Dd VC and 22nd NYA Reg1llente ot the 31'd NVA DiTision. the 40letSapper l\eC1llentJ three 1ndttpendent battalions. the 38th, 48th and 83J1t VCInfantry Battallou. &D4 thirteen 1n.dependent cOJDp&n1ee are located in theprovince. The total oont1.raed strength in QUANG BGAI 1s 5,475.

d. CQUDVrintelHggc'.

(1) QQ1I11~.Qa$oll'eGo' Msmtbk OyIJ'titw. The level of counterintel­ligenoe related inoidents oontinued at the senerally high level initiateddural the tiDal ,,"11: ot the prmoua JIODth. It 111 a1gn1tioant that, \bileterrorism r ..1Ded at a b1lh level, .pol1tioal 8M propaplda aotinv railedto mor••e oonoeepoDd1lJl~. The Viet Cqotren8iTe undoubted~ oaused eoaede1&1 in the ilaplementaticm ot current pac~tioat10n plana, bnt 1t 18 wU1ke­~ that there bas been 81p1t1oant loag-teN repressiOD 1%1 the .eourit7statu of D)IIt areas in IOTZ. ".m preriOtuJ 1II)Z1~! Viet Cong aotlTit,. vasDIOSt~ evident in the three southern proviDe.. of leTZ.

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(3) Pgllt1011 UtiD\X. Very little political aotiT1t7 waa reportedduring the Jrmth. lltbwlh.tbere continued to be~ reports that the VietCongo were planning witt.spread dnonstratiou to c!DaD4 an MId to .the ,.ar and

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•n withdr8\$l1 of US troops, none in fact JI1;l.terlH.lized. Captured documents~md interroga.tion of prisoners reveal that Viet Cong dereands, that thepoople par-t.I cipate in demonstrations, vere met ",lth flat retusals in lOO.nyoreas , There i8 evidenoe that the Viet Cong a160 attempted to exploit thoarrest of a tuddhist JOOnk in Saigon by organizing protests, but, again theyproved InoapabIe of generating significant public support.

(4) ItrrQrig. Inoidents of terrorism remained high during the firstthree weeks of the month but declined during the final week. The najorityof the incidents oonsisted of attaoks by fire or ground assaults on refugeeoamps or other populated areas. It is believed that the prinoipal reasonfor these attaoks \IQ to foroe the people to return to Viet Oong oontrolledareas. There i8 no evidence that they met with any degree of success inacoomplishing this waion, although in some instanoes the ,mole populationof hamlet. '*8 forced to aocOllpl!.~ the Viet Gong to insecure areas.

(5) 3!l?oWe. Sabotage incidents declined steadily from the highlevel witnelsed in the final week of February until the final veek in themonth when the,. were at the pre-'l'E'l' level. Rail'W8.ys, oulverts, bridges andwaterways oontinued to be the principal 'targets of sabotage aot1v1tr. Under­water eapper act1Y1t1 appears to be spreading from the OUl VIIT River areato the 80utlMrIl prO"f1Ao&8 ot the Corpe.

(6)~. The l_el aDd pattern ot reported espionage aotivityremained UDo~ur1DI the month vith .jority of the inoidents beingYerr low 1...1 and confined pr1llfirily to the tw nortbem province. of theOorps area. Reported reoOlUlAueanoe activity did increase somewhat in theHUF...PHU !AI area.

a. IP_ Loti"· 1De'V 108s8s during the IlOJ1th of MLroh were as follows &

III HAl ~ !WAG ~ ~ '1'Q1'AIc

K11 3184 2377 328 101 279 6269Det.81neea 1350 264 13 0 230 1857PW/WlA 19 37 0 1 8 65PW/VO 42 39 27 1 24- 13)Returne..;m 2 0 0 0 1 ,Returnees;va 15 44 0 0 3 62-Cirtl Defendant 110 ·21 0 0 0 131Innocent Oivll1aD 50'1 0 0 0 0 50'1Individual weapon 1212 7J8 140 25 96 2191CIS Weapon 130 113 5 1 14 263

f. XU gv" ~go»' l£AGU·. S1gn1tioant aoooJlplisbm8lll\s ~t litOarson Scouts emp oreel bt Mu-iD. Div1siou tor the period 1-'1 March 1969were as follow s

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•1€!t lrhr Div Jrg l=!=r Db

ti. r'Rtrols 699 570

b. ClaS8cS Conducted 10 0

c. Psyops Broadcasts 10 9

d. Enemy Killed 15 15

e. Enemy Captured/Suspeots Apprehended 4 15

f. Weapons Reoovered 9 7

g. Returnees 3 3

h. Caves/Tunnels/caches Detected 0 0

i. Minel!J/Boob1 Tr6ps Detected 38 8

(J March 1962. Twenty Kit Carson Soouts were transferred from the 3rd lthrineDivision to the 1st Brigade, 5th IntantTl Division (HECB). Purpos. or thetranster vas to prOT1<Se personnel ror the beg1lm1llg of the lit CarsoD SooutProgram within the lilt Brigade. The 3r<S Maritle Division will continue toprovide training tor nev Kit Carson Soouts scheduled for the let Brigade.

Jl ijltch 1269. 'l11e status of Kit Carson Scouts was as tollowsl

10. !OS Ro. IC8 10. JaI)lIPloyQSl Repru1t.eA IIA-WIA-MI.H!s.rteeJ

a. let Mar Div 109 25 3 2 0 1

b. 3rd MLr Div 98 10 0 3 0 1

c. lOlet Abn Div (AM) 100 0 0 0 0 5

d. Amerioal Div 107 1 0 6 1 0

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•6. LOGISTICS

a. General. Lines of CommcnI ca t Lon in ICTZ continuedto function normally throughout l1arch. The impact of theenemy's post-Tet offensive on logistics operations wasminimal, and as in the past, concern centered more on wind/surf conditions adverse to coastal shipping than,with enemyAttempts to interdict LOC's. Although weather was frequentlymarginal, on only one day (12 ~1arch) were small boatoperations suspended due to wind and surf conditions for 19hours. <'tcheduled LST's continued operations throughout themonth, and daily average tonnages continued to exceed statedrequirements. '

Operation TAYLOR QOtJIHON , southeas t of Danang, waa closeddown, as was DE'iJI!.Y CANYON, in the 3d Barine Division Ao,northwest of the Ashau Valley. Late ,in the month the 1stMarine Division opened Operation OKLAHOMA HILLS, northwestof Danang, and the 3d Marine Division bega.n MAINE ORA:}, tothe north and wes t of the DE1{rIT ,CANYON AO. The 10ls tAirborne Divisl on commenced Opera tion liASSA.CHUSl~T'[1S STRIKEBin the southern end of Ashau Valley. .

The 720 foot "Liberty 3Y'idgc" over the TraBong Piver wasopened for traffic on 30 March, thus relieving the ferry asa possible choke point enroute to An Hoa.

(1) Operation TAYLOR CO:1i'lON continued until 8 Marchwith sporadic contacts gradually decreasing as the operationended. Supply support continued to be primarilly by truck

'convoy to the LSA at An Hoa, where transfer to helicoptersand smaller vehicles was made.

(2) Opera tion DF~:JEY CANYON, famous for the numberand size of enemy supply caches captured and d~stroyed,

closed down on 19 }iarch. Fog and '.Ol-l-lying cloud 'covE;lr weremajor problems throughout the operation and prevented nor­mal helo resupply for five of the eighteen days the opera­tion extended into March. Adequate supply levels ~ere main­tained ,in spite of the adverse weather conditions, althoughpar1drops were frequently required. The total for ri~ed­

wing paradrops was 107.5 short tons while CH-46 paradropsaccounted for approximately 18 short tons.

(3) Interdiction of rear areas and LOC was lightwhen compared to the last half of February, but slightlyheavier t,hm the two previous months. NSADSa Huynh wasa t t acke d briefly wi t h small arms and gren aoe Launcher-s onfour occasions, the Dong ,He. RBJ1'Irwassniped at once and abridge on the Hue-Danang railroad was damaged,. stop~ine

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"thru-service. (These incidents are discussed more fUlly insubsequent paragraphs.)

b. Dental

(1) Dental Civic Action (MED CAP II) was conductedby III rMP Dental Companies during the month of ~arch asfollows :'

(a) Patients Treated(h) Dental Procedures

1,54'14,141

(2) MEDCAP II for the indigenous population con­tinues to be held at the III MAF Dental Facility.

(3) On 4'March Capt. J.G. ClillnZINSKI, DC, USN,reported aboard as the new III·MAF Staff Dental Officer.

(4) The 21st Dental Professional and Administra­tive Conference was lleld in conjunction with a meeting ofthe I Corps Dental ~ociety on 8 March at the 95th Evacua­tion Hospital. The 22d Dental Professional and Administra­tive Conference wa3 held on 31 March.

(5) The Force Dental Officer made visits to dental/medical f~cilities in the Danang area, including the U.S.S.Sanctuary (AH-l?) during the month of March.

(6) On 31 March the F~WPac ForcG Dental Officer,came aboard for an inspection tour of area Dental Companies.

(7 ) Stat i s ti cs :

(a) Total strength of III HAF dental units:

Dental Officers 72:1 n C orr icers 4Dental Technicians 123

-(b) Total f!loilitie~ operated by Dental Com­panies during the 3d quarter, FY-69: 38

(c) Total Dental Procedures for th~ 3d quarter.py- 69: 140,642.

Cc Embarkation

(1) Narrative SUTml1ary

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•(a) Air. l i'our airfields (Marble Mountain,

Duc Pho, Tra Bong-aDd Minh Long) were surveyed during March.Duc rho was closed to C-123 and C-130 aircraft on 1.March,but remains open to C-7A's. Work on the runway is schednl­ed to be completed by 15 May. Tra Bong airfield wae closedto all fixed-wing aircraft on 29 March for runway repairs.It is expected to reopen between 1 and 15 May. Operationsby fixed-wing aircraft into the airfield at An Hoa weresuspended 6n 10 March, at the request of the CG, 1st MarineDivision, due to enemy mortar attacks d~ring aircraft opera­tions. It remained closed thru 31 March. During the monthof Harch, 16 combat essential missions were completed" air­lifting a total of 26,049.4 short tons of carg6 and lti6 . ­passengers. A grand total of 115,338 passengers and 26,720.0short tons were airlifted during March. This constitutes alarge increase iri passengers and a slight in~rease in pargo'over the previo~s month.

(b) Surface. Intermittent enemy activity dur­ing the month had no effect on the watorborne movement ofsupplies in ICTZ. Fair weather prevailed throughout themonth, generally providing good surface and sea conditionsfor shallow draft craft. 'rhe repair and rehabili tation ofthe Duc Pha Airstrip necessitated the utilization of shallowdraft craft to ship 64,000 bags of cement to the airstripvia the ramp .facility at Sa Huynh.

(2) ~tatistical Summary

(a) During the month of· March there were 129resupply convoys which transported 17,399 SIT and 89 retro­grade convoys which transported 3861 SIT.

(b)4.ir Operations Summary.

USAF- USMC.- TOTAL

Pax

89016

Cargo (sIt) Pax Cargo (sIt)

20476.3 26322 6243.7

Special Missions

Pax Cargo (sIt)

115,33826720.0

CE

Eequest

16

I\cft-C-l)O

Total Cargo (sIt)

26049.4

Pax-186

(c) Surfac"e Operatio!JSummarz

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•61 Deep Draft Vessels embarked/debarkedat Danang42 MSTS LST's embarked/debarked at Danang21 USN LST' s embarked/debarked at Danangu37 LCU/YFU's embarked/debarked at Danang81 Barges embarked/debarked at Danang

Monthly Port Performance Summary (S/T)

Port Offload . Daily Average ThroughI?ut . Dai ly Average

Danang 208,725 6,733 328,930 . 10,611Dong Ha/Cua Viet 48,998 1,581 54,696 1,765'Hue/TanMy!PhuBai 28,551 920 31,200 1,006 'Chu Lal 29,791 961 ~6,~86 ~.TOTALS 316,06 10,195 a>1,12

Highway Operations Summary

Resupply Missions (S/T)

Danang - NorthARVN - NorthDanang - An HoaOtherTotal

(129 Convoys)

4,7421,1496,3315,177

17,399

Retrograde Missions(89 Convoys)3,861

(3) Chronological Listing of ~ignificant Events

IMar

8Mar

10Mar

IlMar

Duc Pho airfield wa~ closed 'to 0123'sfor runway repairs.

Min Long a.ndTra Bong airfields weresurveyed and remain open to C-7A air­craft. Due Pho'was re-surveyed andremains closed, except to C-7A andsmaller aircraft.

An Hoa airfield Vias closed to fixed-wingaircraft due to enemy mortar fire, andremains closed at the end of the reportingperiod.

l-1arble'Mountain Airfield was surveyed andremains open to aircraft through C-130 size

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• •l2Mar Due to the sea-state, only scheduled LSTs

were uttlized for coastal shipping. '.

16Ivlar At 0100 and 0230H, NSAD Sa Huynh receivedsmall arms sniper fire. There were nocasualties or damag~. .

19Mar At0130H Sa Huynh was fired on with five40mm (M-79) grenades. There were no .casual ties or damage. . .

21Mar The Dong Ha Ramp received smail arms. sniperfire at 2350H. There were no casualties c

or damage.

24Mar

28Mar

29Mar

Between 0115.and 02l$H, ~a Huynh was takenunder fire by M-79 'grenade launchers (fourrounds) and automatic,weapons (smallarms~

There were no .casualties or damage.

Between 191$ and 1950B, Sa Huynh wasfired on by an RPG. THO NSAD personnelreceived minor wounds.

Tra Bon~ airfield was surveyed andclosed to all fixed-wing aircraft forrepairs.

d. Engineer

(1') ROAd and Bridge. Resume. Incidents of enemyharassment and interdiction on primary LOC were diminishedin intensity when compared to February. On QL-l, 6 bridgesand 18 culverts were damaged or destroyed. During thesame period, recuperative and upgrading efforts ~esulted

in seven bridges constructed, four bridges repaired"forty-one culverts installed, and one tactical bridge in­stalled. Of particular siBnificance was the openLn; byKCB-3 of the. low-water, 720 foot Liberty Bridge on EL-540,leadirig into An Hoa, and the completion of asphalt pavingoperations on QL-l between Chu Lai and Tam Ky by the 9thFngineer Battalion.

Enemy attempts to disrupt road LOC were unsuccessful, asrepairs,where necessary were accomplished quickly.

(2) Vietnamese National Railroad. On.15 March,$0 meters of thenorEh span of Ehe Song Nong Bridge~ si~kilometers south of Phu'Bai, was destroyed by a sapperattack. Repairs a~e not expected to be completed until

,approximately 15 April. Passenger service continues

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$2,732,025.491,782,612.16

77,683,29,040$1.261.51

781,00254,900

333,54954,337

2,0812,348,044

. 20,110* 9,880.914,716,149.95

intermittently through the use of trains which go toeither side of the bridge to discharge and take on pa~~

sengers.

e. Food Services

(1) On March 7th, the ~ves tPac FoodManagement·Team, consisting of a Captain, a Master Sergeant,a Gunnery Sergeant and a Staff Sergeant, arrived in~countryfor a four-month period. This team will' visit U.B.M.C.and ROKMC (2d Brigade) units to instruct and assist in allaspects of food services,' from activity management to,food.preparation.

,(2 ) The III MAF Subsistence. OperationalAnalysis Report for the month of February was submitted toHQMC on 18 March. Data highlights are:

Value of "A" & "B" Rations IssuedValue of MCI's IssuedAverage Daily '''ed "A" & "B'' Pab LonsAverage Daily Fed MCI'sDaily' Average Cos t to Feed "A" & "B"Daily Average Cost.to Feed "A" &. "B" & MCIPounds of Bread ManufacturedPounds of Bread Received From U.S. ArmyGallons of Milk Purchased (Foremost)Gallons Ice Cream Purchased (Foremost)Gallons of Ice Cream ManufacturedPounds of Ice Purchased (Commercial)Number of Meals SoldCash Collected for Meals SoldTotal Expenditures

f. Motor Transport

(1) Statistics for the month of Januaryfor the five Motor Transport Battalions and Truck CompanyF'LC, are:

(2) From 1 through 3 March, the FMFPacMu1tifuel Instruction Team conducted visits to units iIithe Danang area, completing this cycle of instruc'tion •. ''rhe Team then departed for Okinawa •.

\\\

Mileage:Fuel (Tons):Total Tonnage:Pas aenger-se

582,8513,854

94,503216,179

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•(3) The Force Motor Transport Operations

Officer visl ted SU#l, lstANGLICO, in Saigon, 'from9through 15 Harch to discuss motor. transport matters • '.

(4) On 17 March the Force Motor Tran­sport Operations Officer conduetied a courtesy inspectionof the motor transport section of the lstANGLICO de­tachment assigned to the2d Brigade"ROKMC, at Hoi An-

(5) On 19 March the Force Motor Tran­sport Chief conducted a courtesy inspection' of the motortransport section, of the '2d Combined Action Grpup (CAG)in Danang , ' .

. (6) On 24 through 26 March" a repre­sentative from COMUSMACV Transportation (J-45) ,Land 'Br-anchSection, visited the Force Mot'or Trapsport Officer todiscuss motor transport matters.

g. Ordnance

(1) The First 175mm Gun Battery becameoperational on 5 March, 1969 in the Danang TOAR. The3rd and' 5th 175rilm (tun Batteries are scheduled to be-"

come operational during the month of April contingent uponthe stockage'level of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th echelon parts andsecondary repairables.

, (2) On 31 March a complete review ofASP's 1 and 2 (Danang), and the Chu Lai ASP was conductedby r-epr-e sen t at.Ives from COMNAVFORV, Force Engineer Section,FLC, and the Force Ordnance Officer. The purpose of thisconference was to gather information to be submitted toCOMUSMACV as an aid to the programming and planning ofincreased class V storage facilities. Information

. submi tted included: . '

(b) Facility requirements of storagepads and segregation areas.

(c) Indicated which amounts of (a)and (b) are covered storage.

(d) Stockage objective for air andground ammunition (s~parate for USMC/U.S. Army).,

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•(e) Stooka.ge on board for air and

ground ammun~tion (separa.teforU~MC/U!S•. Army.).

The above listed data was consolidated an4 forwarded·toCOMUSMACV.

'(;3')1 On 14 March, ,after approximately'tltomonths .suspension of tepe:rations d~eto~. serious malfunction(ditstruction of an LVTE-l with crew). the LVTE-li s were ,au~thorized'to re-commence operations. '. A new SOP was'introduced which is to be, utilized by the' 1st and . 3rd"AmTrac Battalions 'prior to any operations. The most .,'significant procedure to be adopted is the requirementthat no electrical connection .be made by the cl;"ew untilafter the charge ~s coropletelyextended.

h. Supply

(1) Continued planning for requirementsfor the 1969-1970 Monsoon hasr'~Sulted ina more desirablesupply support outlook than in previous years. Procure,-'ment of 4,000 lightweight rainsuitsfrorn' Japanese sourceshas been held in abeyance pending completion of a vigorou£recovery program for III MAF units.' Materials are on handat tl)e Force ,Logistic Command in sufficient quantities tofacilitate the recovery, preservation, packaging andpacking of all lig~tweight rainsuits recovered. Specificinstructions fo~ ,this program have been prepared'bythisHeadquarters and' will soon be published. This will pro­vide maximum standardization of procedures throughoutthe recovery program. .

(2) Significant strides have been madein the 'updating of records at Headquarters, Marine Corps;,Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; Headquart.rs, III M~rine

Amphibious Force' and. the units concerned with fixed andfixed/floating bridging through inventories and coordinatedsubmission of Controlled Item Reports.

(3) On 3 March', the Force Logistic Com­mand submitted the first of a series of monthly reports onthe progress of accumulation of stocks to meet demands

. projected by commands for the SummerRequir~ments Program.Monthly reports are designed as a vehicle to signal theneed for expedited supply action of items in short supply.

(4) An inoreasing emphasis has, beenplaced on the movement and subsequent shipment of per- .:sonal effects· of deceased and wounded Mari~e8. Increased'attention in this ar-ea by major commands and continuous,'monitoring by this Headquarters have resulted in more

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••timely shipments and rep~rts of shipment.

(5) Distribution of. AN/PRC-88 radioswith associated equipment was completed dur-Lng rbhe month.'

(6) Negotiations with local commercialsources have continued for the alteration of excess largesize jungle clothing for use in satisfying requirementsfor high-demand sizes. Samples of lOQ,al commercial workhave been obtained and returned with coniments/reques ted .changes. Force Logis tic .Advisory Gram (FLAG) 8-69 waspublished as the ~esult of direction by this Headquarte~s .(ForBul 4400 of 21Dec68) to promulgate instructions for .the recovery and rehabilitation qf lightweight. utilities.

(7) All maJor commands returned r-e-:sponse cards and ATI follow-ups generated by the BackorderRec'onciliation Program between III MAP units, the ForceLogistic Command. and the 3rd ,Force Service Regiment.Final fiscal and requisition validation/cancellationstatistics will be compiled during the period 1-15 Apriland reported to the Commanding ,3-eneral ,Fleet r1arine Force,Pacific.

. i. Medical

(1) The total avera~e patient load forthe two iledical Battalions and 1st Hospi tal Company was555 with a total of 2220 admitted and 584 patients eva­cuated out of country. 2017 pints of whole blood wereexpended to use.

'(2) Information relative to III )lAFin-patient treatment facilities is as foliows:

TAon UNIT AUTH BEDS ACT BEDS AVG CENSUS %OCC-Quang Tri 3dMedQn (-)

.3dMarDiv 240 220 179 81

CSB Vander- . C-Co (- )grift 3dMedBn 10

Dong Ha D... Co3dI'1ed3n 15 12 8 67

DaNang lstMedBn1st MarDiv 240 240 i34 56

.DaNang lstHospColstMarDiv 100 100 92 92

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•(3) The USS SANCTUARY (AH~17) w~s LogSup

III HAF from 1-11 March 69, 'depar.,ting for Subj,.c Bay '.on 12 March '69 for Up-Keep, and return~ng to LogSup of IIIMAF ~ 2) March 69 for the remainder of th~ month. TheUSS REPOSE (AH-16) was LogSup to .111 MAF 1-30 March 69.It departed for Subic Bay on 31 March 69 for Up-Keep andwill return LogS~p III MAF onl1 Apri169. Both shipswere on station, at the below listed locations as the'tactical s:itu!ition required.

(a) Danang Harbor, (b) QuangTri- Dong Ha operating area ~

(4) III Medical Department strength as of31Mar69 is as follows:

2100 2300 HH'sAllow/OB Allow/OB A1low/OB

1st MarDiv 89/74 17/16 1097/1117

3d 'MarDiv . ·70/65 13/14 1147/1011

1st MA1.! 42/32 2/ 3 208/197

FLC/1stFSR 8/ 8 6/ 5 156/ 141

III M.'\F. Hq 2/ 2 3/ 3 138/ 130

Totals: 211/181 41/41 2746/2596

(5) . Figures shown under 1;1:1 MAF Headquarter·include 118 Hospital Corpsman assignsQ. to the Combined

. Action Program as follows:

\1st CA'}"

(Chu Lai)

31

2nd CAG'( Daneng )

'36

3d CAG 4th C,~'(Phu Bai) (Quang 'I r l)

33 18

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(6) There was no aerial dispersal ofinsecticides during March 69.

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•7. Comptroller

a. Significant Events for March

There were no significant events for the month of March.

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•8. Civil Atf'airs.

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•a. Objectives. The basio objectives 01' the III

Marine Amphibious Force Civil Aftairs program remain thesame.

b. Civic Action

(1) During the month 01' March the civic aotionprograms conducted by US/FWMAF units in I Corps havecontinued to provide much needed and welcomed supportto the Vietnamese people. Supplying 01' commodities,educational etf'orts, medical treatments, and constructionprojects have maintained a steady level. Increasedcooperation has been noted in the people's enthusiasmf'or selt-help projects and their willingness to provideintelligence information. The tollowing are highlightsof significant civic aotion programs conducted this month'

(a) As a result of the nurses trainingprogram conducted by 3d "8" Howitzer Battery in HoaVinh Village, the hamlets 01' Huong Phuoo and Trung Sonnow have f'ull time medical care and daily sick call.MEDCAPS continue in these hamlets, but primarily forreasons of training, supervision and resupply ratherthan treatment.

(b) The 4th Combined Action Group iscoordinating a seed distribution program for vegetableseed which is being passed out to hamlet farmers bythe CAP Civic Action NCO and his PF counterpart. Thisis in conjunction with a CORDS ettort to start a seedand agricultural equipment distribution in Quang TriProvince. Marines and Pis are receiving training atthe Nhan Bieu Agrioultural Center and will providetield assistance to the tarmers.

(c) The net result of the 101st AirborneDivision innoculation program tor the month of Marchwas 2,500 immunizations. Of this total 2,300 wereadministered on a recurring basis at nine separateschools and village headquarters. Factors contributingto the program are the participation 01' Vietnamese nursesand extensive photo coverage. The photos are posted atfuture sites prior to the arrival of theMBDCAP teams.

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• •9. Psyohologioal Warfare Operations

a. Chieu Hoi Program'

PHDVINCE T<Yl'AL REC'D BY CLASSIFm.lrIOB lULLDIDRlOOEIVED BY RVNA/ US/ WITHRAtLIER ;PR0V. GVN FWKAJ VC lfVA POL OTHER W1UPOl'QUqo TRI 49 10 '9 '1 0 7 11 2

~~JGTiJ: ~i ~; 1i 2§ X .~~ ~ 14QUANG TIN 1411 131 10 75 2 58 10QUANG NGAI 38 37 1 22 2 7 7 13TOTAL 324 254 70 162 8 124 30 47

b. Media ProdUQtion and DisseminatioD'

(1) 7th PSYOP Battalion media produotionl·

Total basio (1ot":x:15") impressioAB printed. 11,598,495Leaflets printed. 20,567,000Posters printed. 7n,OOOHandbills printed. 1,586,000Newspapers printed I 808 ,000

(2) Flight "A" 9th SOS operations - I<7lZ.

Total PSYOP sorties flownl 286Total targets soheduledl 5,52'Total leaflet targets flown. 2,163Total tape tarpts flown1 1,184Total leaflets dropped. 148 ,038,100Total tape time. 247.50

(3) Ground loudspeaker broadoast hoursl 1,285110

(4) Movie shoWingsjhoursl 379/197110

(5) Cultural Drama Team performancesl 33

c, Campaign Supportl*

Lfts (air dropped) 4ir Bzo0ac10et B;tos

(1) Chieu Hoi 101,287,500 162150

(2) Anti VC/WI! 17,68',000 95115

(3) Support GVN 20,541,600 27145

(4) Rewards 10,957,500 33120

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•* NOTE - Inoludes total support rendered by RVNAE/NMAJ agenoies as

well as by U.S. military and civil PSYOP as reported to IIIMAl.

d. Tactio a1 PSYOP in SupPOrt of Ma.jor III MD Opera.tions.

Operation Uts Delivered ~rIGrd Bdost HrA

mKentucky Jumper 20,462,765 61.25/144.15Iron Mountain 8,998,500 17.05/51.30Frederiok Hill 6,367,000 15.35/28.00

(4 ) Geneva Park 4,524,000 22.35/44.00

mPurple Martin 2,299,000 0/2110Maine Craig 2;129,000 0/2.15Taylor OOmIOOn 2.036,000 3.00/14.00(Term. 6Mar69)

(8) Dewey Oanyon 505,000 0/0(Term. 18Mar69)

e. Narratiye SUromBa

(1 ) General

(a) Although the general level of enemy actions during MarQhreflected a deorease as compared to the levels of the previous month, PSYOPactivities during the period oontinued to stress e:xploitation of revealedor discerned vulnerabilities of those enelQ' units identii'ied as p:robablepartioipants in the "offensive", and also served to reinforoe the psycho­logical preparation of the citizens of IOTZ -- prinoipally the oitizens ofurban centers -- for the possibilities of further ene~ attacks.

1 As communioations with the enelQ' is acoompli shedprimarily by leaflets and loUdspeaker broadoasts,the JJ1ajorportion ofthe effort targeting the enemy audienoe was designed to deliver logioal,credible, and effective messages to the opposition, stressing the oas~ties he has endured, the inevita~ility of defeat, the possibility of a

oesaat.fon to hostilities, and the anguish expressed by the people of SouthVietnam at what they adjudge to be aggression f'rom North Vietnam. SpeoialPSyop materials addressed to the NYA soldier suggested that the alternativesto continued fighting and inevitable death inoluded not only to rally orsurrender, but also observed that other NY! soldiers ohose to avoid a mean­ingless death and an unmarked grave by "slipping awq" f:rom the battlefieldand their units, to find temporary refuge in remote e;reas, or even tosurreptitiously return' to- their famil:L.s.aDi homes in the North.

g PSYOP efforts aimed at the friendly population -­partioularly the urban oitizenry -- were intended to reinforoe the aotiv-i tie s of the Vietnamese Information Serv:Loe and ARVN POLWAR in furnishing

the people p:rompt and factual information of looal happenings and oommun­ioating to the people the latest pronounoements and announoements of thegovernment and leadership. This :Lnf'ormation program was des:Lgned to satisfy

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•the needs of the people for authoritative accounts and explanation ofevents, to allay the suspicions and doubts of the people, and to informthe citizens of governmental polioies, thus squelOhing rumors and dis­missing unfounded fears generated by inadequate or inaoourate information.Although our assessments of the attitudssandJlX)ra1e of the Vietnamesecitizenry are irregular and ~imentar.Y', the indioations are that the pro­gram is aohieving SOIlS degree of success, and the Regional PSYOP Coordin­ating Council plans to expand and improve upon the present arrangements.

(b) For the past year, AFW Danang has allooated one houreach night for the presentation of a Vietnamese-language television pro­gram to service the population of the city of Danang. The program variesits fare from variety entertainment by looal. groups to the appearanoesof well known local and national leaders in hardhitting and informativeinterviews and discussions. Although the quality of the programming isuneven, and, at times, evidenoes need for oonsiderable attention and im­provement, the one hour Vietnamese-language program undoubtedly has beenan important and effective part of the GVN Ministry of Information's in­formation and eduoation pmgram in the ~angarea. (In this respeot itiCsimportant to note that Danang is the seoond largest city in South Vietnam,With a ourrent population of some 380,000, and, although lacking an indige-

nous newspaper, and with some of the other communications channels common toa large oi ty lacking or lagging, Danang does evidently possess approxima1leq15,000 television sets).

1 III MAl was notified by nov in December that the onehour Vietnamese-lMguage programming is in viOlation of U.S. statute andshould be terminated. In reoognition of the very important oommunioationsrole television can fulfill in the Danang area, OOlllDandi.ng General, IIIMarine Amphibious Foroe direoted oivil and mil1tary PSlOP to investigatethe feasibility of utilizing the _ televisiOn facility already in 0PElr­atiOn at Hue to undertake and replace the Vietnamese-language pmgrammingof AFVN Danang, The observations by teleEI:81on technioians consulted by:F6YOP ,.,ere that a "r elq unit tl suitablrpositioned between Hue and Danangwald bring the Hue signal into Dan_

.2 On 24 March, in response to the request of the OOJIIJD8D.d­ing General, III Marine Amphibious Foroe, a team conSisting ot". B••attey,(Assistant Deputy Director, JUSPAO), Mr. F. Eckert, Represent&~\'8 of NBO(International) and other MAOV/JUSPKJ representatives, visited"ICTZ for thepurposes of asoeDtaining the feasibility of a relq arrangement and to looatea suitable site. CORIGjPSYOP and III MAF PSYOP, with the assistanoe of rep­resentatives of other III MA'F staff seotions, First Marine Air W'ill8, Firstl/brine Division, and otmrs, coordinated the visit and activities of thevisiting team, to include a one day visit to Hill 724 (AT 959~) locatedwithin the Hei Yang Pass, whioh had been identified by map survey as apossible satisfactory location for the siting of a "rela,y unit". Membersof the team subsequently returned to the area for more extensive testsand voiced a tentative opinion that Hill. 724 would provide satisfactoryrelq and that the required relq equipment should be installed and oper­ating within 60 dqs.

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•.l With plans now pro oeeding smoothly for bringing Hue

television programming into Danang, the Iarz PSlOPjPoLWAR/lnformationCommuni ty -- as represented in tb3 Regional PSlOP Ooordinating Oounoil(oonsisting of the ranking rep:resentatives of ARVlf I Corps POLWAR, VIS,CORDS/PSYOP, and III MAF PSYOP) -- t urne d its attention during the re­port period to the problems and projeots of the MOl television stationat Hue. In addition to several visits to the station, the RegionalPSYOP Coordinating Counoil has disoussed the projeot at weekly oonfer­ences and will invi te the manager of the Hue television station to appearas a guest at one of the Regional Coordinating Counoil's future meetings.

(0) The Monthly ARVN I Corps/III MAF Combined PSYOPjPoLWARConferenoe was held " Maroh at ARVN I Corps' Offioers' ClUb, Danang.Conferees attending represented RVNAF (ARVN I Co:tps) PODWAR, the majorARVN tactical oonmands, regional and provinoial level Vietnamese Infor­mation Service oadre, regional CORDSjPSYOP and JiPAjPSYOP, 7th Psyohologi&a1Operations Battalion, Flight "A" 9tJ1 Speoial Operations Squadron USAi',III MAF P;:;YOP and representatives of the major U.S. and Free World TactioalCommands. The oonference 8~.nd. to assemble the various branches of thePSyopjPOLWAR 00 mmunity, allowing an exohange of experienoes and experti se,and to apprise the membership of current and projeoted plans. The confe»..enoe agenda included brief, informal reports by various tactioal unitrepresentatives md VIS oadre, and a more detailed report by the RegionalChieu Hoi direotor. Reoent happenings of political signifioanoe, such asPresident Thieu' s offer to "talk" with the mpre"sentatives of the NLF,

and reports of a possible reduotion in U.S. troOp strength in South Vietnam,were discussed and analyzed for possible PSYOPjPOIMAR conoern and/or ex­ploitation.

(d) The major III MAF tactioal oommands continued duringMarch tomport conduct of PSYOP orientation olasses as part of the in­doctrination programs established for new arrivals. The currioula ofthese individual programs are not standardized and appear to refleot thoaeareas of cur:rent primary concern in each ooIlllliand, but all the classesinclude information about the Chieu Hoi and Weapon Recovery (VIP) ProgJ:'a1US,

and how these progt'Bms correlate to and assist military operations.

(e) furing l'iarch, III MAF Milit~ PSYQP, wi. th tm collaborationof ARVN I Corps POLWAR, undertook a oomplex and far reaching conversion ofoperating elements and prooedures whioh funotion to develop and produoepropaganda themes and materials for lOTI POIMAR and PSYOP 888noies. Thehead of this revision was to shirt supervisory authority and responsibilityfor the operation of the Propaganda Development Center from the 7th Psyabo­logical Operations Battalion to the ARVI 10th POUUR Battalion, while re­taining partioipation by the 7th PSYOP Battalion and adding to it repree_­tation of Regional VIS ani Chieu Hoi. The ohange also expanded the :roleof the Propaganda Development Center, to encompass allooation of oertainPSYOP assets, recommendation of future PSlOPjPOINIAR courses of action and

oampaigns, and establialaQ.t of support priorities, as well maintenanoeof the previously-conduoted missions of composing and ••wloping p1'Opagandathemes and originating PSYOP materials.

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•1 The shift signals no decrease or diminism.At in the

input or operational workload of the U.S. military PSYOP elements -- infaot, the 8J:'gument may be made t hat the change aotualq aggravates cer­tain problems of coordination, production,eto., with which the U.S.PSYOP elenents must contend. The evident and intended advantage is thatthe propaganda emanating from this revised Joint Propaganda DevelopmentCenter will benefit from the maximum of Vietnamese influenoe and direotion,and will serve to provide a standard psyohological produot at the CTZlevel. In the past, U.S. and Vietnamese POIM.AR,lPsYOP efforts have fre­quently taken divergent paths toward the same goal. The establishmentof this Joint (Combined) Propaganda Development Center represents asignifioant step forw8J:'d in furthering the assimilation of Gv:N and U.S.expertise into a workable relationship that will ultimately facilitatethe aocomplishment of our advisorx as well as operational mission in RVN.

(2) Chieu Hoi Campaign

(a) Chieu Hoi psyohologioal operations in IorZ is a coord­inated Qivil-military effort, involving oooperative participation by theVietnamese Information Service, the Ohieu Hoi Servioe, JUSPAO, CORDSjPSYCIP,and RVNAF and GVI oivil agenoies, as well as III MAP's military PSYOP.Chieu Hoi psyohologioal operations constitut. a continuous and unremittingprogram, established largeJ.¥ on a routine and regular (repetitive) basis,

which oomprise a major portion of III MAJ" s total PSYOP effort. OhieuHoi Psyohological Operations in the month ot March inoluded the ooncludingaotivities of the RVNAF and GND-initiated oountry-wide 1969 Tet Campaign,whioh reoeived extensive US/Free World military and civil PSYOP support.III MAr organizations partioipated by cooperatively produoing leafletsand other printed materials, assisting regional and provinoial· authoritiesin targeting appropriate audienoes, delivering leaflets by air, and taoi]'­itating looal hand dissemination by any available means.

1 III M.AF organizations aloo provided support to theChieu Hoi Center ~itsitation" program presently being conducted by GftChieu Hoi cadre , The visitation program aims at oountering the olaimsof enemy propagandists that Hoi Chanhs are exploited for PSYOP/POrMARadvantage, and then are summarily exeouted by the GVN. With the assis­t.ance of the looal governmental authorities, the program arranges forVietnamese known to have relatives in the ranks of the enemy, or who arebelieved to be in oontaot with the ensny, to personally vi sit the 100alChieu Hoi Centers and hamlets. The visitors 8J:'e allowed to speak withthe camp residents, investigate the living oonditions, and then 'ea fortbemselves the freedom and seourity in whioh the Hoi Chanh live. This"living" evidenoe, viewed at first-hand bY these Witnesses and transmitt.-.tby them to their enemy oontaots, sb:>uld be most difficult for the oppositionto impugn. The original idea is credited to the ~rstMar:i.ne 1>.i.vision,which arranged for the initial "visit" in December 196f. While no rom­prehensive talJ.¥ is aVailable, visits to the regional 8J1d provinoial ChieuHoi centers during the JJX)nth of March ocourred at a frequenoy of at leastone visit each week somewhere in IorZ. (See paragraphs 7 and 9a for astatistical evaluation of the progress of ICTZ Chieu Hoi iirograms for themonth of March).

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•(3) Anti -NY! Campt1gn. The major aotion in the month of Maroh

involving NYA units in lar oocnr:red in operation Dewey Canyon, an ex­tensive and protraoted operation undertaken by the Third Marine Divisionin the area north of the Ashau Valley, whioh terminated 18 Maroh. PSYOPsupport provided Operation ~wey Canyon with the development and deliveryof speoial printed materials targeting the NYA soldier. To offset leafletdelivery problems during periods of poor flying weather, the Third MarineDivision PSYOP provided artillery leaflet shells for employment by support­ing artillery elements. PSYOP messages designed for delivery to NY!audienoes fooused on the hardships that the NVA soldier experienoes inthe field, the high oasualty rate and inadequate medioal attention, thecontradictions in what the NVA leadership tells the soldier and what theNYA soldier himself witnesses, andthe folly ofrtaking death or mutilatieat a time when negotiations for a oessation of hosti lities are underwayin Paris. The often-strained relationships produoed by the substantialinfusion of NY! soldiers into Viet Cong units has also been exploitedby PSYOP by frequent referenoe to traditional rivalries and oonfliots andthe publioation of reports of favoritism and/or bias by either faotion.

(4) Anti-VC Campaign. On 27 March 1969, the provinoial author­i ties at Thua Thien announoed the discovery 0 f' a grave site containingthe bodies of. mre than one hundred Vietn81ll8se, whom the reports indioatedwere the victims of enemy actions during Tet Hau Than 1968. This grislyfind resurreoted public awareness of the w811ton savagery exhibited by theVre1i Cong and NYA during that memorable panod and the disoovery is reoeivingconsiderable attention from both the indigenous and wrld press. Reports

from Thua Thien Provinoe indioated that, on 30 Marcl)., '1969, more than6,000 people marohed in a prooession to ))he burial gmunds at Phu Thudistriot where looal religious and government "authorities oonduoted amemorial servioe and supervised re-burial oreome 134 bodies. ]be tothe widespread and immediate disclosure of the disoovery, and the resultsof the cOOperation of the GVN and US oivil and military agenoies con­

oerned, the reburial and the memorial oeremony reoeived extensive presscoverage, with NBC, ABC, and CBS TV and AP news representatives reportedin attendanoe for the ocourrenoes. In addition, provincial VIS oadreprovided looal coverage, and Hue TV presented film footage of the grimevent. U.S. military PSYOP and oivil PSYOP/Information agenoies arepresently assistibg:ARVN I Corps POIWAR personnel in preparing a bOokletwhich will serve to detail the circumstanoes of the find and to reoord tHaotione and reaotions of the people as this grim story unfolds.

(5 ) Support GVN Canmaign.

(a) furing the II>nth of Maroh, and as an outgrowth of theupsurge in the enemy's military operations and the threat ot' attaoksagainst population oenters, the I Corps/III MAl'Regional PSYOP Coord­inating Qounoil addressed itself to the problem of providing the peoplein the GVN-controlled areas with accurate and timely information ofimmediate interest-- espeoially authoritative announcements about theenemy threats , results of attacks, or other significant· acti vities. Partof the problem has been that:t.he people become aware of, or are witness

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•to" incidents or occurrences; but the'Tnadequate communications systemmost often fails to provide the neoessary factual and full details.

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(b) The Regional PSYOP Coordinating Council, composed ofrepresentatives of ARVN I Corps, VIS, OOBDS/PSYOP and UI MAF PSYOP,was especially ooncerned with the situation in Danang City, the majorpopulation center in IC7rZ and the second most populous ai ty of SVN.Recognizing that lack of authoritative information generates rumors andfosters uncertainty and apprehension, the Regional PSYOP CoordinatingCouncil dre\rJ up a program designed to offset the8e deficienoies. Theplan provides for extensive employment of :radio br6'adoatlting and thesaturation dissemination of n8\rJS sheets/handbill.. in t!le\lItbaJ\l areas.• ,As part of this program, VJ8 cadre operatingv~cles equipped Wi. thbroadcast loudspeakers cruise throush the streets' and roads of the moreheavily populated areas .providing daily "broadoasts" otourrent events.So as to stress the "reportingtt aims of the pmgr:-am, printed materialsprepared under the direotion of this plan minimize propBganda conten.t,but do stress the "self interest" logic of the people supporting looaland GVN authorities in the face of tM 100!ll1i118 menace 6£ enemy attacks.

(6) Civilian Jlew~as C.aien. RepoJ:ts f'orMaroh indicate.that the III MAF/i Corpsdl.Urltear ReWards Pr0Fam (VIP)'yielded a totalof 1,078 inoidents, With reward pe.vments totallbg2,727,464 SVW to Viet­namese oivilians for information lceading to the disoovery of' weapons andexplosives. This tally for K8X'oh 196900mperes with 1 ,009 suoh inoidentsin February 1969, With rewards p..,.ents totaling 1,,61,827 'W. In mone­taryranking, it is a new high, althoush it should be noted that thenumber of individual rewards and inoidents re~~ at the same generallevel as previous months. The exoeptionally h!p JDOnet8X'Y figure refle01la number of individuaJ.. inoidents in which considerable quantities otmaterial were involved and which resulted in the p~ent of oomparativelylarge monetSlt'Y rewards, although. each inoident is refleoted in the reporttally as a: single instanoe of rewards p~entsf just as if only one gre­nade, one shell, or similarly small quantity had been involved.

(7) Effeotiveness Indioators. The Reg:lonal Chieu Hoi Advisorreported that a total of 324 ralliers were reoeived :in ICTZ during themonth of Maroh. It is noteworthy that this is the first time sinceOctober 1968 that the monthly rallier tally exceeded 300. The Chieu Hoireport observed that some 162 of these Hoi Chanh were former Viet Congguerrilla or "Order of :Battle" soldiers (in contrast to political workersor NVA). Although the Chieu Hoi tally for the JOOnth of Me;roh representsa substantial inorease, it is yet inconolusiveand debatable evidenoe ofany particular effeotiveness of III MAF's PSYOP progr:-&Uls. The motivationsfor a soldiert s defection are frequent1100mplez and obscure, and whicheven the defeotor himself m~ not comprehendr therefore, PSYOP does not,claim any partioular credit for defeotions. There is oonsiderable evidenoeavailable however, that PSYOP efforts to deliver provocative and demoralizingmessages to the enemy audience and thereby perhaps eR20urye defection isachieving signifioant euccesa, Review of' the interrogations oonducte. ofa random saJDpling of ralliers reoeived in IarZ' sinoe 1 January revealsthat, of 39 Hoi Chanhs interviewed 6rhioh is 4% of the total number ofralliers reoeived), 36 Hoi Ohanhs acknowledged that they actUally heard

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•one or more PSYOP aerial broadoaEl~, a'full"39. stated that they had seen/read one or more pieoe of PSYOP printed material, and '2 of the 39 olaimedthat their resolve to oontinue fighting or their eventual decision tode1'eot WB$ influenoed to some degt'ee by the PSYOP material to which theyhad been exposed.

(8) PSYOP Intelligence

(a) In 00 ntrast to the reduoti on in the teapo of enell\Ytactical activity, the onset of March bJ.'Ought forth repeated and in­creasingly stronger enell\Y propaganda statements, paTtioulaTq against theGVN pacification program. In the latter portion of the month, indioationsof the enemy's ooncern regarding looal eleotions conduotedby the GVIwere quite apparent in the enE!ll11's propagandaaotivities. lllneJV propagan­da themes oontinued to solioit sU,pport for va policies, urged anti-GVNdemonstrations and attempted to :1.Muce GVN and ARU personnel to jointhe NtF causa, The latter part of the month did evidenoe some smallincrease in enemy tactical activity, however no indioation of 8IlYsigni1'ioant ohange of enEmY propaganda themes was deteoted nor was any suooessreported either in inoiting public demonstrations or in the prose~ng

of RVN rnilitar,y personnel. Enemy propaganda eVidenced a moderate step-upin attacks against the GVN-sponsored looal elections and an inorease inenelD3 olaiils of tactioal viotories over RVNAF and allied toroes. Alsoinoreased were appeals for~;contributions of food, money am labor to theNLF oause ,

(b) Based on the propaganda line he is presently pursuing,it appears aI:l if the enemy is attEmpting to iilfluenoe the conduot of thenegotiations underway in Paris to foroe 1he U.S. and GVN representativesto acoept the enemy's demands and oonditions by exploiting the hish levelof U.S. casualties and by capitaliZing on what the enemy opine to be theimpatienoe and weariness of the U.S. publio and oflOrld opinion with thewar and the protJ!acted negotiations to resolve it. As indioated by frequentreference in enemy propaganda media., the' acceptance of a "coalition" govern­ment apparently remains as ane ot''ic.~he:,;~'s major political objeotives.

(0) What may be termed a oontinued failure on the part ofthe enemy to mount a USOl'OOS propaganda effort in ooordinati an wi th hisattempt s to aotuate a milita:ry offensive is a very evident and revealingshortcoming. From all reports, the importanoe of this defioienoy has notbeen ignored by the enemy leadership, but their oontinued insbility toreoti1'y the situation likely evidences the weaknesses and ditioits withwhioh they must contend. The degradation of the political, eoonomic andsooial influenoes onoe wielded so totally and enterprisingly in the ruralconununi tie s by the Viet Cong Infrastructure is an operational. as well aspropaganda set-baok of a high order. There have been indioations that theenemy is naking the effort to correct this situation, but there a.re veryscant sighs that his efforts are meeting much succese ,

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•a. Message volume through the III MAF Communioation Center.

February Maroh Inorease Decrease

InoomingOutgoingTotal

37,29618,13055,426

39,26119,51858,799

1,9651,'88','53

b. Combat Operations Center CommUJ'lioation Center traffio.

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FebDKl

5,6667,862

13,528

5,22'8,299

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450

d. The average daily subscriber initiated. oa11 ratethroushthe ITI MAr AN/TTC-28 was 9500 oal1s. This tigqJ'e does not includean estimated average of 2000 operator prooessed trunk c~18

for which no aocurate COUJ'lt is available due to oapabi1it,· otequipment.

e. The ICTZ/Danang Seotor Cable Coordinating Committee J-tat III MAP on 5 Maroh.

f. Captain FINKE (USN), .1Cots, CODnWlioatioAII, OomlravForV,visited Col HORNER on 5 Maroh.

g. Major HOLDER attended DUAL BLADE II ConferttJ'loe at DongHa on 5 March.

h. LtCo1 DAVIS and Oapt MYERS made a statt visit to5th Corom Bn on 6 Maroh.

1. LtCo1 DAVIS and Capt MYERS made a statt visit toForLogComd and Maint Bn, 1st FSR on 8 March.

j. LtCo1 DELONG assigned as Operations Oftioer, G-6, vicel'T.ajor WILLKOMM, reassigned as Assistant Operations/Plans Ottioer,G-6 on 10 Maroh.

k, LtCo1 DAVIS and Oapt MYERS .de a statt vis! t to lst'.MarDivon 18 March.

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on 18 March

m. Major RISLER made an orientation visit to '1'aek foroe ALFA,Nakhon Phanom, Thailand on 18 Maroh.

n. BGen RIENZI, CG, 1st Signal Bde, and other brigade staftofficers met with representatives of major Danang area oommandsat III MAF on 18 Maroh to disouss problems inoident to aotivationof the Danang Tandem 6wi tohing Center.

o , Major SHARER and Major JANSEN, MAcv-J6 visited G-6 on 21 Maroh.

p. Major REYNOLDS attended the USARV Signal Offioers' Oonterenoe atLong Binh on 22 Maroh.

q. LtCol DAVIS and Capt MYERS Dade a liaison visit to IS!(Sea Anchor) on 23 March.

r. Major REYNOLDS visited Phu Bai and, Oamp Eagle inoonnection with projeot Delta ooordination and starf visits toXXIV Corps, ICTZ Signal Group, and lOlatlirborne Div Signal Bnon 24-25 March.

8. The in! tial meeting of the ICTZj.DanangSeotor OOmmuniO$.t10llCoordinating Comttee was held at III MAl oll.27 Maroh.

t. The ICTZ Communioation Offioers' Conferenoe was helda t III 11AF on 27 Maroh.

u, Major WILLKOMM attended MACV-J6 Working Group Meeting onNESTOR Program Implementation at Saigon on 28 Maroh.

v. Major HOLDER and Major RISLER atten:ied AUTODIN Subscribers'Activation Working Group Conferenoe at DCA SAM, Saigon on 31 Maroh.

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•10 g:};p~~S;;~Ql~~~~L~;~.Q£!: During 11s.reh tha Radio/TV Unit edited

9ii:wpo(], !"),;:{tj,o feo:l;u1"ss and dubbed a. tota.l of 776 copies ;('01'd1,8·;;:rlbr~tloi.k. Addit~onally~ ISO Sections in III l'1AF' produced 6$1hcp~tQwn rndio intorviews on individual ~~ines and fO~1arded

t~he i;ap:}fJ d:b:~eci}ly to the l"leet Home News Center for processingand (ii8t]·'itl1..1t,ion.t~ ry:he br€H\kdotm o£ f'eatureia and home tmm. radiotapes is r,~ f'o11~JvlS ~

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(1) DurinG i;he I!lonthJ' radio feature distribution Hasincreased by the addition of Radio-Pulsebeat News, Dixie Pro­ductions~ Motroomedia Naws~ and Bonneville International (11states) to our l1or:i1'1al distribution listo

(2) 'ltV output durir.lg"Narch included slide/live copyc over-age o.r III HAP Change of Command for AFv·'N...TV Danang,

(3) Hs.d5.o/!?V Unit lWOIC provided one week OJT traininGfor' neu T'Ildl0 1nfO:M1lk\t i.on man in no ISO Section" The wee'kLncLude« in:tel'lv:t0t'11:nl~ techn:tque's~ news" and featureSl pr-oduc»tlol1 t i 02'&1 histor;r::.· tapa splicinG. editing and distrihut:ton,and car-e and usa of' aquipmen'c'o

e & ,~2.g::;~t~:1'J..911§L2§90rrr.. : TheOpera1i ions/Escort Unit (l on"1; inuedto p2'ov:ldlifl31"vicos to newsmen throughout the. monthe- Es~ot'ts

wer-e pX'oV':l<{~}I:J to center major I Oorps'operationso$oRussell Baach9r1ain,o C:"I3.~t, P'Ultplo .1:Iar~m. Kentucky Jumper, FredaI·1ckHilj.g;Gf.H10VH P8.}:'k~, Iron Hmlnta.:\:n(l Massachusett.s S·triker and Okt!~home.Hl11n~ .

(:'1.) _~r§'F.~~L2ASlH~,~IJ;.!f§: GrahWll; J·~eInarna,. (AP) receiveda cc'mpcflllld ft"aC1~ur-e o~ne 1.eg trom a@nfibo't wound on 21 IJ!fJ..ttcJ:loHe '\'7as m\)d011'l1c e d oub of country on l\iarch 246 Sf) AkatBuka (UPI:;eamo dovn -(Il':'f.,t,h rr11l1B.!'ie. at Dong l!a during l~eh and Haw admittedi~o T);;lt:i1, i:-j':ld and s1;ibsequeY.l.t<ly I·aleo.sed. .

("",', ""0' ('1 fi nT' 1'" ···,....,,·:'C· '.-i'1 9'C( t bl' '. di .. .. t t:t0:.1·, J.• '•• J.;.,.:. LJ:.,'NL).L:.!.t~·'J: 1'10 a .~e news r:!s a repl"{:1SetJ. So vos

at ";,he ?X'J:qB'~·aerl{;o·r;-dUrrn:~-:i'1e.rch included: JePe. Ban'Clett,; De.Bellondo:.:'.;.'., J<. II", Pa.rsO\:lI:: and Ro Hunt f'rol1?, :190;· RoDf; Threlkeld.;1~,:~;,: }'Il;t'i:":':lot:iy, D"n~, Hebstert. \'ro,E:~ Brown" To Khietng Dc-ell 1I!I(:r..,e~~1)

r~,.> :';", e.ljt:<"toILI' gnrgen'e from CBS; t\> l'J.ariano~ CoOJ'~ Spencei'~~!J> L':'',"it H'vl Grd.o trO!il APJJg R c:,D o (1al:11..ao$> J 0 '\'h$ele1;~.fj Re> l~Ii;'1crorl$'

D.;, . OXl y:,!iJ' ccrnu f':t'oni. A?~ Do LeJ.":1bl' So Aka.tsuka and 2~f;'(;O Gib".aon f:;:'ccr! "niT,: R.... Ae Golden :?x1nXll RZUTERS; Go Chaplin and 1\1rJ' Pe.rkel"

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•:"'.:.1, Ji:W'H,n' ; D" ::11s011 and A.h. Saint~Paul from APP; D..D'llil'/.:Lr,S, 'II" SWI.th and 1.. Petazoson f'rom the :~ffil'1 YOitK Tn~SJ

.,-':~. :·H,nni:1'I:; lJ.Y .. Collins and 7:u Kop!') fxoom STA..tiS & STRIPES;D" ::,[111th 1':1"0:1(1) ·thr, OK;XA~'1A ~:Odln~(} STAR; D.A e Hirst 1'1"0111the OVl:::1SEA~~ 1·JEEKLY3 D. Jaru{!nEl .from the ~"i,L:JOtilmE Im'tUi:..t!,;~

~r ~ DUWOVYfl l':.t?()Ill the Smm',AY ~·iA1Li :1. Tomalin trom theIJo~mo:u :2J:l':'~8, iJ.. :Uost and L. Dodds f1'om KCST-TV ·(San D.~EGO);t~u ~.uSr';;l·(JV0 2:;.?om tho JACKS;';l'NILLE (FLA.) JC~AL: H.E o Ellithor!)e~

-t, F-.l:'iednc.i! r:.ud v ..S. staphe::lUs from El~PlRE UL!:\'1S; n, Hosenf'oldfl.·~)lll the HAS7:D!G~~OU POST: J G r.11ncey FRO]:; l;OOTF. fL:4,ERICArl:qOCKI'mLL~ s, Harn5.1toj,'l :Croon! the TROY (OHIO) DAILY l~EWS;n, Co Huh l'ron tho SAlfJP It"iUUGJE SHDUroN CO.: J. Bendyi'J:om !fODE:fGl kSIA H\ GAZlNE; J'\. p. Jessen fl-om XOll~vTV

(1~CI~TLAlm9 OHEGOlO; t-l.E. T):larp from THE AHERICAll In VI~TI~lU.{,

J:. Van Geem FROM LE PEUPLE (BRUSSELES ) J t..i, Fowler fromt;ha TEXAS ~3l~S SEHVICES; T.E. Son from GER~i\N RADIO &: TV;S.. x, Ki.m f:rom. G·ILD-BELL FILt,:t CO.: K.H. Pak from KORri;ANIWPI" SERVICE~ E. HYDlott from Vl,m P~'ELISHmG CO., x,Creightoran from the LmID()if: Dt\IL~ ·MAIL. F. Lewis from·rrIDfflDAY: J .r., \vilhelAa III from TIr'~/LIFEJ 11. Orrick fromthe BALTIHOF.E SUN~ ~.,~ from .the L.A. TIMES.

t. PRESS: During !-1aroh the Press unit processed atotal of~t3~n0wa/fecituret'Elleases from III lliAFand BLFunits fo!' rel{;)E1ae to civilian and nilltar.y news out1e tsoS.!hesa :raJa ase s :tnc~luded 219 pboto~aphs. On the average,ouch raleus l~a8 distributed to 65 addressees 01' r.iedlacmtJ.g/~'i~ .incl'Udirlg Public ArfaiX's Officers ~ eaoh of the?larine Oorps Distriots and five ma30r commercial newsnOr''Il:1.ces 01" g~!"ndice.te8~ The f'ollowlng :1s a breakdownhy commandB~ j

1st l'Jll:!:,D;1v 9931"d It~~U"rd.·v 99eID 1~J.8t mU'J 59FLO 55SLF 1TorrliJJ 3~8

(1) A t.d'HI of' 11:;341 home to\<ln stories on individual'n.~}:;>:ne~~ 't··fC'i:'a f'ox'j:;mrdsa. di1'0ctl~):t to F1!T)7C tor processing

,)jf.C:1. d:i.3t~·~butioi.1. 'GO home to'i.,ra newspaperstl The breakdowni ,:, i1F\ :rOLLG:\T r~ 0;

erB1st 'i~a!'Dtv

3:t"d l'£al'·D:brl'Jt. j :.'\h

})i,~rot{4g the 1i1.ollth of N:s.:r.eh tha Co:ml:m.t;of 8 SG'Xi ..Y..A", FAIRFAX and SG!i'

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•(I) ;]SGt PAI1-.tI.X ~a.thered~.,ater1.nl i'or new works durinG

th6 morrth and completed a paintinG of LtGen R. Z. c~rSm0'~}l andsketeces of 175!i1!'11 GUns and ~lSA Sos1'ltal o

(2) ::'here t'las no report from. Szt YACO durinr the monnh;

h o ?RZSS cm:TER mIlT: The roll~11nr; events oceunr-ed duringthe montn in· tria Prass benter Unit: ~

(1) ~n automatic i'lotation switch for the front comnoundwater tank was installed. As a result we are now conservinG morewater for our use.

(2) Our causeway (float) was repaired.

(3) Reduction in workina starr. ~~ee house w~ids weredro1!l :p?id . Inaddition, one tva!tres.s t-laS dro'ged for inefficiency/unreliabilityo .

ItIn~) Cilptain R. n, CROI~ reported a.board l71,:a..t> and t'1i11

beeome tl10 n0H' Club Officer as or 1 April.

(5) Chain link fencinc was installed in liquor 'storeroo~o

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t ••DATE NAME RAN;/SJlJVlCE BILLET-2411ar69 R. R. CONDIT BGensUSA »ep J-4, JOS

24Mar69 J. D. MC LAUGHLIN BGerul1SA 3..4, OIlfPAO, .

24Ma1'69 J. DURRENBERGER BGen:USA. G-4,' l1SARFAO

26Mar69 o. w. ABRAMS Gen:USA »ep aMDR, USMACVDeaignee

2OMa1'69 OAO VAN VIEN Gen:;ARVN Chairman JointGeneral Staff andHiniater ot Derenoe

2CMar69 E. R. ZUMWALT VAdm:.USlf COMNAVPORV

21-28Mar69 R. A. HAY MGen: A.ua t .A:m7 HBE, COMAFV

2'7Mar69 G. D. WEBSTER BGen:;USMC OG, FMF1'JoC (FWD)

28Mar69 J. D. LAVELLE LtGen:USB Dir, DCPG

3OMar69 P. B. DAVIDSON MGens:USA J-2 MACV

30-3lMar69 F. V. GALLOWAY Biahop Vioe Chai1'11lan,Commiaion onChaplaina or UnitedHethodiat Churoh

3lMar69 G. S. BROWN Gen:USAF 7th AF QIidr.

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•PART IV

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

(1)vMarch 1969 Editions, III Marine Amphibious ForceNewspaper, "SEA TIGER." -<kd~"-'-r.R. 1<rc>-uI2e.., I~ "'f2S ,("~et ...)/?

(2)"111 Marine Amphibious Force Command Directory.

ENCLOSURE (1)

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COM~NOI NG GENERAl. NICKERSON H JR M L TGEN 09 0512P 9903 5126 5126 2100 INOEFAIDE ~ NOERSON t.H M CI' PT 03 091901 0302 5126 5246 APR70c AI DE C~MBERS CM M C~PT 03. 09133f 3050 5126 - APR70 c

t'I'j t'I'j(j OEP CORDS CROSS ('T C 3505 3505 (jr- POLlJ I CIL ~DV MACK C 2401 2401 r-> VN AIDE TUYEN NV V 1 STLT TO' 5P404510 5126 >rFJ rFJrFJ SGTMI' J BURNS EA M SGTMJ E9 2P4pH~ 9999 5409 5367· jUl69 rFJ..... , .....""'li -~ -._.. ""'l

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DEPUTY COMMANDER YOUNGDAlE Ct. M MGEN oP 05454 9903 5221 3610 JUl69

• AIDE HEMPHILL GH M CAPT 03 oF.5257 .oP02 5106 SEP69OEP. fO~NOER ~'R QUILTER CJ M MGEN of 05"-645 9903 3501 3500 JUl69

CHIEF OF ST~FF SErTION

fHI Ef OF .STl\FF DOOLEY GE M BGEN 07 06291 9903 5425 5'-26 3212.-N70DEP CHI EF OF STAFF POGGEMEYER lE M COt 06 01'477 9906 !=305 5302 3313 ~R70STAFF SEC STEMPLE J,., M tTCOt 05 049934 0302 5352 5351 AUG69ADMIN OFF ~WKI NS HE M MJ\J 04 060109 0130 5352 5351 SEP69I'OMI N fHI EF ANDERSON CO M MGYSG £9 292942 0141 5360 AUG69

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OE prOFS Pt~ NS BENNETT WV t BGEN 07 n3r::691 0002 c566 ~621 I NDEFOEP PU'INS 'E I S SF M rOL n6 n~3927 7561 ~176 ~PR69

fDMlN J'SST DEIONGrHfMPS RW M MSGT EF 6q465 ,,'4' ~566 ~UG69HE"D PI fNS/pqO.JErTS ~R"L~ND .EH M L TrOL Or:; 0494~2 0302 c566 OCT69

• PL~NS pDO J OFF BENNET ~F r MJ' J 04 093 ~71 11 93 c661 JUN69Ptf NS PROJ OFF (L"RDY I L f, L TrO( n5 o6f 1r 1 1203 5661 JUl69Pt" NS pqO J OFF BOL' NE JD M MA J 04 056FF9 0302 5661 Nov69PI.t NS PR O.J 0 FF rHrVEZ T J' L TrOL 05 04024818 9309 5537 JUL69P(RS RESP OFF STEVENSON NM N rDR Or:: 6633414 55P2 ~561 JUL69HE J' D SPL PRO J TWOHE Y RB M L rr oi or.; 054049 0302 ~661 JlUG69SPl PRO J OFF '- YERt Y EO r Mfi J 04 OFI02539 11q3 5661 DEC69

CPERS RESP NCO MC I NROE BR M MSGT Ef 1052309 trn 55>2 OCT69DUEL Bl.flDE OFF ONDRJ'lrO S M Mil .) 04 067767 7561 5c66 NOV69 Ct'I'j t'I'j

(j IGLOO WHI TE /DUFFEL (jr- BI'G OFF PIERrE RH JR M M/I J 04 060969 1Fo2 1::566 FEB70 r-> LNO TFA OFF POORM/N Gl M Mfi .J 04 071044 0302 5661 JUL69 >rFJ rFJrFJ rFJ....."""'l .......... G1 SECTION """'lt'I'j .....

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I'SST COFS G1 HOWITT W.) M rOL 06 oP190 9906 3744 5296 3476 APR70 cDEP G1 MJ\CFfiRLfN rw M MAJ 04 067537 0302 5421 JUL69

• MANAG ENGR HUNTER RM M CAPT 03 OP7791 1P03 5421 SEP69ASST Gl BURGESS RS M MAJ 04 079525 0302 5675 FEB70/lSST Gl t<ENNEDY DR fi MIl.J 04 071213 2110 5675 OCT69ASST Gl COULTER RJ M 1 STL T 02 096445 0130 5421 APR69fiWDS OFF 1I NN RFJ< M lSTLT 02 099715 ,0130 c;36P JUl69ADMI N CHI EF SUYDAM RH M MGYSG E9 336613 0141 5421 JAN70

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EXEC UNITArs G2 Cf, NTON JS M COL 06 019390 9906 5222 546P 3482 JAN70OEP G2 ROSE M M r ot, 06 04762 9906 5222 5195 34P2 JlUG69

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~OMIN UNITADMIN OFF Tt YlOR .n M C~PT 03 of' 6S06 0302 5222 MtR70ADMIN OFF DAVIS ES M rW02 W2 09P 54~ 0240 ~222 FEB70ADMI N CHI EF BRA I N ER M SSGT E{) 1f 70168 0141 5222 J' PR69IDMI N CHI EF TOZIER RE M SSGT E6 1~615P~ 0141 5222 FEB70COMBAT INTEL UNIT

• INTEL OPNS OFF BUNNEll (F M L TCOL OC; 049416 0302 5202 ~UG69A INTEL OPNS OFF WIt L I JI MS .JR M CAPT 03 of 6344 0302 5202 MftY69RPTS STJlT OFF WE INS (.J M 1STl T 02 09F186 0202 5652 AUG69PROD SUB UNITPROD OFF ~RMSTRONG PFC M L TCOl 05 05n541 0302 5471 0(T691\SST PROD OFF SYDENHAM SR J' MA J 04 07255 1203 5602 JUl69JlSST PROD OFF JlNYL CAZ I ER RW M C,aPT 03 Of9724 0302 5602 JAN70ASST PROD OFF ANYl MCFADDEN JP M CAPT 03 0954PS 0202 5471 JUN69

C ASST PROD OFF ANYl Ct'I'j t'I'j(j TARGETING SUB UNIT (jr- TIO BUSH E.J M ctPT 03 OP9394 0302 5652 ~R70 r-> (OC SUB UNIT >rFJ rFJrFJ I NTEl W~TCH OFF WllLlJ\MS TE M CAPT 03 OF7453 0302 5205 ~R70

rFJ..... ....."""'l INTEL WATCH OFF SCHOLZ DR M CAPT 03 095096 6720 5205 APR69 """'l..... .....t'I'j INTEL WATCH OFF BERRY TA M 1STl T 02 096161 0240 5205 JAN70 t'I'jc

SPL INTEL UNI TC

SPl I NTEL OFF BUCYNAM HV M MAJ 04 o 7604f' 0302 5653 OCT69• SIG INTEL OFF LtNE B M 1 STl T 02 097121 251 0 ~653 JUN69

A SPL I NTEL OFF \'/H I TE HG M 1STl T 02 093f18 2515 5653 OCT69S/EWCC EWO THOMPSON CW M CAPT 03 oF374F 75f'4 5653 OCT69S Ewcr A SI OFF WHITE BO M 1 STl T 02 C9F203 2510 5653 JUN69PLANS UNITI NTEL PU~NS EST OFF STRftNAHAN JW M M~ .J 04 0521Pf 7540 5471 JUL69A PLANS OFF CHRI STMfN OW ,.

r.~ PT 03 05534219 996f 5472 SEP69COlLEcn ON UNI TCOLLECn ON orr M,.RROW R A tTCOl 05 04010366 1193 54f2 SEP69COLL COORD WEJ'VER JB A Mf .J 04 04045102 9300 54f'3 SEP69rOll JlNAL OFF SWEET W~ t, CJl PT 03 OF106F40 9300 54f2 OCT69

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• I'EP.I/'L RErON <:;1)fCPI!'1 RErON nFF \IHJTn',; IH M 1 STI T I"lZ 09g776 n2hn r::L.c:c, .J~ N70fER ! I' , q F. r (H.! r H' EF c r P..l"dt V 8f) M r\%l Itl?. ogf" 1~ 7 r 024n r:l~~~ JUN69011PI 1 0Ff:' 8l TFS !P M rJlPT n~ nf Cl1 l f {) n24n c::c 63 Mf R70'.<)ST· PI I nrF 9 Rnl,l"l r E 11 M 1 ST! T 0Z r;Qr,2P1 024n r~e;3 SEP69I , S"nlr H' I I I" R.D HI IR M ?STl T nZ nQ6qr;6 n24n c:.L.~n I' UG6QC rJ !jHl T Ct'I'j

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(j> r-rFJ PI' rp'TER >rFJ "FR.I/1. REr PHnTn n KRf' BRE FT M 1 <)TI T n2 ()qo6f' r n24n ~Jlr:3 M.AR70

rFJ.....rFJ"""'l tr:PJ fl REf PHOTO 0 Pp" f \-1 , E( F P If> M 1 STI T n2 nQQ6" (., n11~n-f:'(.,:3 M.A R69.......... """'lt'I'j

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C t'I'jfFR!JlI PEr PH0 TO 0 \'J0(\nC; II M 1 STI T n2 Oor 2 ()g n24(' ~h~3 'UG69 C11 TH I TT

• ~'II~.., rMDR ~1F. 7GER. E'vl M rr PT 03 oq3qqO 1 ~ 03 ~4~f) I' UG69«::lJB T';J M n~nR MORP' 50}! r H M 1 STI T 02 0100c;24 3~n2 r:4~() ~UG69SUB TEll M O~'v{ VIISPflRln,I JP M 1STt T n2 ('gqhC:~ o2c;n 51~50 NO\f69SUB TEJ'M (MO!1 5T DENl S H JR M 1 STi T n2 Oqqf'fo 0250 S45n M.L\R70C'TH rl TEAMTEAM O~OR HI tiD' ~Y r I M ffPT 03 of 2769 0210 ~~74 .L\PR70rl nrr JlMES DO M 1STLT n2 097036 0210 5574 JUN69(r Of='F ST1 Si t'!GER. Hl, M rW02 W2 010r::f12 0210 5574 FEB70(I (\F~ 5T? HnHEY wr M 1 STl T n2 096997 0210 ~574 ~UG69(I nrF ST3 SfNTEE GF M rW02 W2 oqg30F 021 o 557'f JUl69

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EXEC UNITACS G3 DWYER RT JR M BGEN 07 013904 9903 ~333 533P 2534JUN69 'DEP G3 DALBY Me M COL 06 01 6513 9907 ~603 5389 . APR69EXEC ASST KAY WM M rAPT 03 OP9753 0302 5603 MAR70

• G3 CHI EF 01 FEO J M MSGT Ee 1150052 0141 5603 Nov69Ro OFF AMMENTORP WL M L TeOL 05 057719 6P02 5464 SEP69ASST RD OFF SC HAE FFER Jo M CAPT 03 OOP535F 0302 5464 MAY69TRA I NI NG OFF HOEKSTRA JR M MAJ 04 047391 7552 52f3 MAR70OPNS UNIT

'oEP G3 GND OPNS OWENS T M L TrOL 05 046P-68 0302 5461 51 P6 AUG69ASST OPNS OFF EMMONS CO M L TCOL 05 061268 0302 5461 SEP69FORCE ARTY OFF COCKEY JM M L TCOL 05 061134 0802 5361 AUG69

C SPEC FORCES MI LLER TA A L TCOL 05 070112 2162 5273 DEC69 ct'I'j NBC OFF SMARSH JD A MAJ 04 103039 5731 5273 SEP69 t'I'j(j TRACf( VEH OFF JOHNSON BW M M.6J 04 072023 0802 5640 HAR70 (jr- ASST FORCE ARTY OFf ROSS JW M M.6J 04 . 07~653 0802 5361 HAR70

r-> >rFJ REC SURV OFF LEVY N A MAJ 04 073761 1180 5548- JUl69 rFJrFJ rFJ..... NGO WI LCOX RC N LCDR 04 6336g9 1100 5403 MAR70 ....."""'l """'l..... AMPH OPNS Off BAILEY AD M MAJ 04 079730 1802 5640 DEC69 .....t'I'j t'I'jC RPTS OFF HADAWAY JL A LTCOL 05 064913 2162 53,61 JAN70 C

AIR UNIT

• DEP G3 A I R PEEBLES RR M COL 06 019164 9907 5323 5381 OCT69ASST AIR OPNS ROCHFORD TF M LTCOL 05 055353 7532 5323 DEC69ROTARY WI NG OFF ZYTKEWICZ W M MAJ 04 062445 7564 5303 ~PR69.FI XED WI NG OFF 01 XON WS M LTCOL oS 062927 7521 5323 APR69ARC LIGHT OFF JACKSON TB M MAJ 04 065611 7511 5323 . JUl69OIC TARC DENTON DV M MAJ 04 081570 . 7321 5475 OCT69TARe OPNS OFF MCMI LLAN DB A CAPT 03 05316645 1542 5475 JUN69TARC OPNS OFF WILLIAMS RE A LTCOL 05 02028651 1542 5475 SEP69LI A I SON UNI T .LNO MACV SCHMIDT CE M COL 06 023065 9907 DR 64 AUG69LNO ROYMC, POI NOEXTER JE M LTCOL 05 060770 0302 DE ·24 AUG69ASST LNO MACV SAMS MP M CAPT 03 of£3970 1802 CO 384 SEP69

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ASST LN OFF 7THAF FORNEY MD M Cto PT 03 09310P1 7501 DR 64 AUG69ASST LN OFF SC.-MA NDA RT M CAPT 03 09SPr6 75 P3 DR 64 AUG69HI ST UNI THIST OFF COBB rw M MAJ 04 082124 0302 5663 OCT69ASST HIST OFF CARTER rr M CAPT 03 oer 603 0302 5663 MAR70HIST RPTS OFF HOWlETT .TM M CAPT 03 ooPF124 6709 5674 MAY69cor UN IT

• OIC CHARON LP M l TrOL 05 o595f4 0302 5397 5597 AUG69G3 WliTrH OFF DEf1 N WP A C/PT 03 05320141 7154 5205 NOV69G3 WATCH OFF CI RROI.L JT M MAJ 04 052009 0802 5245 SEP69G3 WATCH OFF FLORY RA A MAF 04 073684 2162 5245 SEP69COC PRO J OFF PETERSON GL M MAJ 04 07597f 0802 5205 MAR70COC PROJ OFF SETSER RE M CAPT 03 085135 0302 5205 MAR70RPTS OFF POOLEY RW M CAPT 03 0104905 0802 5205 DEC69GRAPHIC ARTS OFF SCHWELM JH M 1STL T 02 097P30 0240 5485 f1UG69

c ct'I'j ARMY AVN OFF JOI NER JD Ii LTCOL at; 04026624 5303 MAY69

t'I'j(j (jr- FOR STRUCTURE/PROG SVENSON 01 JR M LTCOL ot; 051271 oP02 523P OCT69 , r-> MCDEC LN OFF ESCHHOLZ TS M LTCOL 05 047300 oP02 f1PR70 >rFJ rFJrFJ AMERICliL LN OFF RUSSELL AL A LTCOL 05 064277' 1203 5273 MAY69 rFJ..........

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ACS G4 NORTON LC M COL 06 035P~P 9906 5414 5354 3464JUl69• DEP G4 DAVIS OR M COL 06 029506 9907 5414 5497 OCT69

, PLANS UNI TOROURKE Jr 059648 0302 5553 f1UG69LOG PLANS OFF M LTCOL 05

'ASST LOG PL'NS OFF CLOUGH CW M LTCOL OS 056900 ,0302 5553 SEP69ASST LOG PLflNS OFF MCAFEE MH M Mid 04 079727 3502 5204 SEP69OPNS UNITlOG OPNS OFF RYCKMAN JB M LTeOL 05 054975 0302 5304 SEP69ASST LOG OPNS OFF HEY JM M MfIJ 04 071611 1803 5304 AUG69ASST LOG OPNS OFF TOWNSEND TA M MAJ 04 065659 0802 5304 NOV69ASST LOG ~PNS OFF MILLERAC fI MAJ 04 04074726 4419 540lJ OCT69LOGISTICS CHIEF SALISBURY RW M MSGT EP 563338 0441 5414 3464MAR70

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MEDICI'I fOMIN orF ric HTHORN JL N 1 T n3 727300 2101:; 5681 JUL69

DENT1'1. OFF CHlJO? I r,!sv I IG N (f PT oiS 193986 2200 C350 Nov69fDMIN OFF GROC E \'JF. N l T 03 iSh3gn1 2300 ~3~n ,. PR69JlDMI N (HI EF StH LI\f"~J Rl\ N OTI E6 ~3262rO P722 5350 DEC69

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06 n3 q 8 2 7 9906 5215 JUN69FORr E F. NGR BLt'ND VR M COlfSST FORCE ENGRPLJlt-lSOFF LMJD IS .)P M t~f J 04 073460 1302 5162 IPR69OP~.I~ OFF YOUNG DP M MJlJ OL~ 054116 13112 £;162 M~Y70ASST OP~lS OFF HOOf-' RJ\ M MJI .J 04 060121 1302 5162 NOV69

C J'SST OPNS OFF BRYSON TE f (I PT 03 OF10P127 3219 5162 DEC69 Ct'I'j i r-r OFF t1UELLER RJI M (1\ PT 03 091 L~9f 1302 5162 JUN69 t'I'j(j BASE DF'!L OFF )f!f OR RF N lCDR oh 610746 S100 5162 JUL69 (jr- r-> ASST DE"EL I1FF OLSEN RL ~ 1 STL T n2 610746 7010 5161 0(T69 >rFJ UTI L OFF DJIPPOCH RG M ct. PT 03 ('lf3975 1320 r;l61 0(T69 rFJrFJ rFJ..... UT I I IT' ES 0 F F GE 0R(;E S R J M 1 STI T 02 oqSgff 1320 5161 ~UG69 ....."""'l """'l..... rOM' N CHI EF CUNNI ~IGHM~ "L M SGT Ec 19~7265 n141 q 62 fPR69 .....t'I'j t'I'jc c

rnon SERV SECTION

• FOOO SER" OFF or· Y I. P M L reo. 05 052306 3302 565f' OCT69FOOO HT H PIVELNY MM M MGYSG E9 32 ~nor 33f1 565f Nov6qF000 TFCY VARNM10Rf. IL M MSGT EP 6nP~36 33f 2 c-b5P orT69

INSPECTOR SE(TION

::-oo.rr 'NSP SHf·NY ..r...., M (01 (1'; n3Fc:l 9Qo7 ~432 Ofr69~!)r) S," FFTY OFr \"tII. SH r f M 1 STI T n2 oQQ93g 301 0 ::l~ 32 SEP69f [')~.11 ~.I ren I:"F rnl:RI ~'GTm; IE M SGT Fr 1Qq41 7'- 0141 r::43?- ~EP6q

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INFORMATION SERV

FORCE ISO MORIARTY PM M COL 06 014075 9906 1:5"31 2f05AUG69ASST ISO Rl0DERHOF OM M LTCOL 05 050774 0302 5:31 2P050CT69LNO MArv ETNYRE WP- M MA J 04 060562 0302 NOv69RADIO TV OFF DEATON.MD M rAPT 03 oF5639 4302 5532 2f05AUG69

• PHOTO OFF GEORGE RJ M 1STL T 02 095758 4602 5532 2f05~UG69OPNS OFF M/I RTI N J/I M Mt J 04 071F29 0302 5332 2POSOCT69EsrORT OFF SHE\. TON JM M CAPT 03 093775 4302 5532 2f05APR69ESCORT OFF GUWEL AN M 1STL T 02 096F 43 4302 5532 2P05~PR69PRESS CENTER MGR DURAN RG M 1STL T 02 095956 4302 5532 2805~ PR69PRESS CENTER MGR CRONY RR M CJI PT 03 060548 0302 5532 2F050CT69ARMY LNO BARISIC JJ t 1STL T 02 05255265 5505 5532 JUl69I NFO CHI EF HOUTS CFX M MGYSG E9 300678 4391 5531 2805 JUN69

C ct'I'j STAFF JUDGE ADvorATE SErTION t'I'j(j (jr- SJA SE~BAUGH PW M COL 06 030558 4409 5575 AUG69 r-> >rFJ ASST SJA COLE SM M CAPT 03 08906f 4405 5321 OCT69 rFJrFJ rFJ..... LEGAL CHIEF COON WD M MGYSG E9 4452P1 0121 5321 MAY69 ....."""'l """'l..... .....t'I'j t'I'jC MEDICAL SECTION C

• FORCE SURGEON STOVER JH N CAPT 06 123267 2100 5452 JUN69ADMIN OFF DANIEL HE N CDR 05 556053 2300 5452 DEC69MONITOR MED CAP RHOADS TR N LT 03 643921 23025469 FEB70ADMIN ASST JANES RL N HMC E7 5713328 8442 5469 NOV69

MT SECTION

FORCE MT OFF BARNES KD M LTCOL 05 0056884 3502 55P.5 JUN69ASST MT OFF PAGE RH M CWO W2 099171 3510 5585 JUl69HT CHI EF HOWELL RB M MSGT EP 591391 3537 5585 JUl69ADMIN CHIEF HARRI S EL M SGT E5 1957372 0141 5585 MAY69

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"SST Of OFF "LLEN TH JR ~ t TCOl or; ()~70S3 6704 ~434 FEB70..~d~SST or OFF r HE NJlLJl T RF M Mt J 04 072935 oPo2 c434 FEB70

f>SST 01- OFF 08R.1 EN PW M CJI PT 03 nF,r 11 6 0302 5434 MftR70 ~

• f\DMI N CHI EF OWE NS DO M SSGT E6 1I~24f 19 0141 ~434 ~UG69

ORD~tNrE SECTION

FORCE ORO OFF LEON J M rOL 06 034910 9906 560f SEP69~SST ORO OFF MrMI LL~N ww M l TrOL 05 060323 2002 ~6of DEC69TRJlCK VEH OFF KUTr HMA LC M C/IPT 03 Or9113 1P02 560P SEP69AMMO OFF 'RVI NE JW M 1STLT 02 097026 2040 532f JUL69 Cc ORD CHIEF PETTENGILL GR M GYSGT E7 124f 573 2149 532f JUN69t'I'j t'I'j

(j /lDMI N rHIEF Tut.L Y RH M SSGT E6 1904451 0141 532P SEP69 (j

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>rFJ rFJrFJ rFJ.......... """'l"""'l POSTf>L OFF WPtERS CR M CAPT 03 oP4094 02"60 5694 MAR70 .......... t'I'jt'I'jc C

PROTOCOL SErTION

• PROTOCOL OFF MJ\.GI NNI S PF M LTrOL 05 059367 7564 5622 NOV69PROTOCOL OFF BENJAMI N WD M MAJ 04 073007 0802 5622 JI> N70ASST PROTOCOL OFF HALES SR M 1STLT 02 0104609 1302 ~622 "UG69ADMI N CHI EF SHI PPEY TG M SGT E5 1P77296 0141 5622 JUN69

PMO SECTION

PMO CHEt\TH~M WE M Lrr ot 05 OS91F'7 0302 4300 43(\n 4300NOV69ASST PMO LEE L M 1STl T 02 097210 2S02 30MP AUG69

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CO Rf,FrERTY RR A LTCOl oc 067290 2920 5316 Nov69'DMIN orF' ELSER CF A M' J 04 02034044 2920 5316 AUG69FIRST SGT WIEDRICV WW ,. 1STSG Ef 12217367 lL50 5316 OCT69

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rCO HUNTER M LTCOL oc 062133 0302 CHULAI ~.Y69EXECO LJlWSON JH M MA.J 04 OPOl Sf oP02 CHULAI SEP69/lDMIN orr SMITH BW M 2NDLT 01 0108076 0130 CHULA I SEP69INSP-TRNG OFr ENDERT RF M MIIJ 04 oF1690 0302 CHULAI SEP69LOG orr JJIROZ WM M 1STL T 02 094P06 3002 r HULA I SEP69

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LEWI S EL M LTeOL 025136 0302 2NDCAG Nov69 (jr- co 05 r-> EXECO BROAD RO M ~J 04 07007f 0302 2NDCAG AUG69 >rFJrFJ ADMIN orr NAGAI H M 1STL T 02 097497 0130 2NDCJlG SEP69 rFJ..... rFJ"""'l INSP/TRNG OFr OUBE MJ M ~J 04 076408 0302 2NDCAG JUl.69 .......... """'lt'I'j LOG/SUP orF BURTON RL M 1STL T 02 0102608 3002 2NDCAG APR69 .....

t'I'jc C3RD CAG

• CO ANDREWS RE M Lrr or or; ri63704 0302 PHUBAI JlUG69EXICO CHRI STU EB BT M MJlJ 04 060035 0302 PHUBAI AUG69ADMIN OFF SWITZER WE M 1STL T 02 09P021 0130 PHUB/lI OCT69INSP/TRNG OFF SIROTN IAr JS M MJlJ 04 082419 0302 PHUBA I . JlJL69LOG/SUP OFF SPENCER RL .JR M CAPT 03 0950P6 3002 PHUBAI SEP69FIRST SGT W1LSON LW M 1STSG EP 1205244 9999 PHUBAI MAY69

I+TH CAG

CO FORD OJ M LTeOL 05 059243 1F02 QUANG AUG69EXECO COOPER 4 M MAJ 04 0635-18 OgOg.QUANG Sl!,;P6953 OFF WI LSON .J(' M MJlJ 04 074992 0302 QUJING ' SEP69

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SERVICE OFFBILLE.'T NAME SERV RANK RANK NUMBER MOS flL1 RTD----ADMIN OFF FA UST RE M rW02 W2 09 f 645 0130 QUANG OCT69SUP OFF GREER R~ M CW02 W2 09r 744 3n02 QUANG JUL69FI RST SGT MORLET S M 1STSG EP 13152q2 q999 QUANG JUL 69

WDMET R/J I NBOL T RE M LTrOL 05 061f3c; 0302 951-6376 JUN69MERRILL.WA M Mf. J 04 061941 1802 951-6376 JUN69

• ZIMf/JERMAN JB M CAPT 03 089462 0802 951-6376 JUN69WILt IS D M lJIAJ 04 or1117 0302 951-6376 JUN69l YDE N JP N LT 03 701137 951-6376 JUN69

ADMI N CHI EF GRIFFIN RE M SSGT E6 1495666 2336 951-6376 AUG69

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