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. AC d S, G-,) (2) Oaamding GelEJral, III Marine AmphU,1Q18 '«roe (:5) OQlllDanding General, Fleet Marine Faroe Paoit 10

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P QU)D!W nm 131'L! It.H. H~ 19 __ 68 .. 50 Sa,. 68 lSTLf O. w. XDG 24 Aug 68 - " Iept " 1STLf A.W. Bow, 19 Jul 68 - 30 91_ ~ lSL! B. V. ClmQaNS 19 JQl 68 "" 19 Sept " om B.B. DJL'IIS 19 Sept 68. " Sap' " 1srL! J.K. NIE 14 .lll 68 - 29 Sept ~ om J.II. oamma 29 Sept 68- ,0 Sept " lS'lL! c.w. JIILLYHAn 28 ~1 68 - ;,0 Sept 68

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~ lbrine the rep~t1DB period, Comp8Dl' A. oonduote4 24 pav.o.. aTer~1qr 3.GJ dqa vith &A 8181'188 ~ 6.4 men per patrol. '1M oOBlJl8ll7 mads 1, aisbt1n8. ~ 49 eae..,. aDd 11 oCllt8ote vith 92 • .., re.u.t.lQg in 10 enelV m(c). bra was 1 Uall m _ 5 VSIIJ VIl. 'lbe OOllpall1 t!zed 1 utlllsl'1 mi8sions C£ 235 ramcla. 1'bt OOIlPIIttJ also utiU_d 2 &11' &trikes.

Q2W!. bins the rep~ting paried, 0aapa17 B omdl1oted 22 patrols 8VE1r88!ng }., dqs with an awrass ot 1.05 .. per patrol. •• oompany made 1, a1PtJ.ngs cL 108 GIlS" aDd 5 omtaote vltt1 l' eD., l'eSllting in 10 eDBIV ICIA(O). D1ere wa1"8 t UBII' WIA. 1'be oClllPll'T tired 6 artllleZ'7 mias10DS t£ 116 rowa4e. 1 A.J:-47 vas oaptured.

Co. C 1m'ing the J:ep<a"t1nB Ptr1od, CampalV' C oanduotad • pa'h-Gl. tneraging 2. 6 ~s with at1 8Yer8ge t£ 6.8 lien per patral. !he ooq,M;y made 21 ai8btUtBe of 214 eJltIl'-Y .d 17 OClltaots vi_ lD, eDeIV resulting in 26 ... m(o). ~ 111818 2 USC Ell u:l 1, USHJ WIA. 1be oClllp~ tired 11 arioU1.,. II1sa1cu ot 312 zoCWl4. and d1reoted , air strilE s.

2.2.t....1 DJrfAB the rep<rtmc pclOd, OOlllP&D.Y :D ocaduoted 28 pauol8 averagblg Z.1 days with an 8'Nl'l'89 C£ 6.5 -a per patl'Ol. !lb. oOlD.p8l\Y made 18 sight iftge d 5, enemy BJld 10 OQIltaot. vi ttl l' ....., J"ell1lt1D6 in '7 e~. m(o). b coJDPal'V' t~d 5 artilleryai.c .. C£ :18 raurls. !brae PPS's were also oaptursd. lJhe ~ _-'aiDed

. 11·0 oaeult1es during 1ibla perial.

00 • .I D1r1ng the rep~t1ne 1*1Od, CQDpaD.f I .QIda"" 22 ~o1. ave~1ng '.54 da;rs with an II'YU. r1 7.6 lUll per patrGl.. '.Ibe 8011plQJ' l8de 1 sJght1ngs ~ 59 ElDIn .. em 6 oontacts vi. 4 J BDB., 1!a~ aultirlg in 10 em. m (0) • ~8 ware 2 UfIl} m aM no ~IIIC VUe . 'lhe oaa~ tired 10 artl1l.er, .'seiCha at 113 ~amda. Ole AI-.47 and three ?P8' a were aJ. 80 oaptuzed.

Jlczoe Co. leia« the rapca-tJqr periocl, )l )len_ R80CLC~ 0 ........ 17 patrol8 llWfl8ing 6.1 dqs "Ub an Barage at 6 men. pt~ pa\1:Q'l.. ... . eo~ mllde 6 8~ht1lJg. r1 ~ ena. am , contaota 1!~UltlUSN 2A 9 SlI9my lrA(O). !IIle OOIIIpaay .stained no 089181t18a -W ta1s .104.

11M 00. AIring the repcrtjng periGi, the SoIlba 8IOtlqa o~otecl 4 Souba .ise1ona in .WCri ~ iIle ,d kiM Dl"fld.OD, 8ftd '~2 a,t.eel •• ter 1st l)~jgado, 51h liIt8fttr7 w'Yie1ca (Jfech). I'cr tba ttttlh.oca .. uoutive mC¥lth, ibis aootion Oleared am. belped clet'8Dd the ~ ~l R1wr :Brid«o 'by rJa1nt,a1n~ a "ea man souba t_. OCM,h .. ....-, ... , the bridge.

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a. a_at Ki.ai. A,t1ped. 'lbe 3d Reomnaieaenae :aa aad the .ttaabacl 3d '~08 ReoClUlaiaaanoe Canp-'1 OCllduoted reoCllnai88111lOe OPC4dlcaa, St~ra7 oparatiCll.8, and other operatlcns a, directed withJa the ))1y1alca 8.rea r:£ reepCllaibU1tJ ()! MarDiv 1-67-)

b. Spit 10ut cpratlc:ne OQlld\X)tecl. trAits d thb BattallC1l baY. participated 111 operatiCft8 laIloaater II, Kan1uoq, SIIotlaad II ad BIU)Qleon/Sal1n.e, durir:s this repart1JJg l'Dr!cxl.

o. Ca •• lt1es IatU.ottd Cll the ,,.... Dlr1ng th!. npcztiDg JlllrlGl there were 102 e.nel¥' KlA{e). 'ale :BBtta11cn captured ..-CU. d~ •• , mu:n!tlC1l., and. oiber ~ of gear. 'lbe BsttallC11 aleo oa~ 2

AX-47 " IlAd 6 PPS's.

d. 0&111&110188 &1 stained. !be Battal1ca .8ta1l1.d 5 USfC xv. and. 20 U., WIA dIlr1J# th1e parted.

e. New Techniques IDplgred. Noth_ eiga!tJDut to npert.

t. OQDJJld Relat1C118. Bothing aisnit' JDant to nparl.

s. &1ieet. :Dlring 1hia rep~t1nB perlo1, the BattaliQl ra0J8wc1 Ql8 1 nev mo 87.

h. Lgdatios. Nothing 81gAll" !GaIlt to repen.

i. C:b'lo Itptl«:1l. All R!raoADel joud .. the Batta1.tCll ,... gift. a 01888 .in the ieraOJlal. ne8pcnllB pr(graID by 1b8 Battalion Sarseant II1jcr.

j. AdamJ.matlon. Noth1Dg si8Jl!t 10ant to report.

It. l!rsamel. 10 September 1968, Bajcr J .L. PClrIU1il, tr." uajpec1 &Iv a8 Bn Imout.1ve «floer, vice, *3cr •• L. GQJLD, 11_.

- 10 Septad)er 1968, ~ ., .L. GWL», {TEllO. aaatpec1 =t.r 8S !atta1icm s-, (fticer, ~1oe, Capt. C. R. ARICL!, Vall'.

19 Saptealber 1968, Oapt. B.E. DAVIS, UEIIJ, ae".4 &at)' aa OOlllp&Dl 0, CanDUil.mg cttloar, Yice, IfJrLT I. v. OSmD, V.

. 29 ~tember 1963, C,.,t. n.w. C:OUBr&R, UfJlO ••• SlDtc1 dI1t7 S8 Ocapany D, OaDllalldiDs ct'tioer, Y:lce, IfJrLT J.K. ICB, 11"'.

19 SepteJll)er l~;- lSUJl J..L :SUeHLI. ·V ••••• 1CM4 duv 88 9-2 <rtwer, Tioe 1STL'!' It.E. WDSa, trS112. .

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1. lkather. Dlrirtg the lIe1l" or iI!Iptellber:, 1M wea1ll. .. tez the .oat part was fair with a sual1 deerealll in temtarBtar. IDd • eJcaU60a" Jnarea~ in paroip111atiClh !he temperature ruga" t~ca • lew at 75~ to a hiBb d 1030J'. Wind wlooit7 decreased trca ~ to _ a ...... d 15 knot.. OperatiQla during the tirst r£ the 1IlQltb were balllPlre4 by a typbocn..

II. P1re _ppart. 918 Datta11CD'. BeOOJmai88B1l08 1'eallla 4zeoteci " 11ft lIIi.siena r4 914 rQUlda.

A. Air !1ppcrt. !lhe JlattallQl'a %ltooJlrud88Sloe teaaa utll1Mcl 5 aJl etrJJcp.B on targets r£ oppcrtunit;y. (1hla does Dot :lnoiude the t1* wing mi_a employed tor m1tial 1.ItsertlQD8 111 an ~ 8018).

0. Aotl."at1Ql/Deapt iv&t1cl1/lledet¥JJ&tlcp. loth1ng SJ&n1tioam to repcrt.

p. 'lraiJdM. Tmin1l8 va. ocmduoted CI1 a ooatinuCl18 bade. .-17 3o:lmJd p£sClU191 are 1natruotad ."ia the Battalion tn'n.!M II1d taa­U1arlu.tlcn S)hoo1 iA aU aapeots peou.lJar to Hocmu t ...,. •• ..,au. demolltitn8, artlll~7' etc • .An WcrmatlCD/ezJantatiOil 011&88 c:a Tie .... 18 oQlduoted by the Ba.ttallCJl $rBGant Kajar. Dle 11-16 rBI. ia t __ f'ired and zer oed dur1M the period. CCIIlp8II7 traininB 11 C)C"~lo.d alcmg these same liDe a, but on a mQre detailed 189"sl pu%'lIIlaAt vith the szper1enoe gained :In. oQll)d. ,

Ten porsamal gr_ated trca U.S. la~ Sl)ub& Soboot. jA b ihnlip11'lea.

FQ1r per8Qulal graduated tram the U.s. kftt¥ aloClldo sm001 111 lila T.Nz2g, Vietnam, 4arJng tba rep<rting pez1od. tiaOCl.a ware ..... a at the looaticn gDena

SOUWL SCUBA dCOL J!X)CIlI) 0 sal OCL ORYPlO SOH an. MAWTI<ll SIlOO SCHOOL 1100 aaICXI.

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q. ° Cl!!II!!A1cat191.. !be f dlloving Radio Belq aite 11&8 d.aotbated durq "the ropcrt1ng paried.

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..., Aot1Yit7 ~ont1m1ad to ~ _bn_tJa1~ &l~1lIS ' .. Ilcmh ct 8epted)er 111 the Icrihem IOC'Cpa area. ~aDO. pdrdll oontinued to IIIBka e:1gA1tioant siBbt1lrca 8Ad -de tbwe l.tRp oontao-ts, ane Q1 the Bascrbaok end tvo in 1t1. Ba:LtIrB ValleT Rc1C1r. D appaars tbat 1nfl1tlt8t1C1l from aoroe. 1M DIZ 1s OCDt1Dljag &A4 tl'Oa the lese Jlwll)ar d oontaota 111 tbe upper caa 1.0 Rwe Valler BarfIIl d '!hCll SCIl 11m aJd JcrtbMast d DaIg Sa Mountain, that the ... ... 1. current~ atag:lng a lArae bulld up 111 .. 18 area. lleOGlDa1 ... . patrols oont1llue to make JIWIlGI!'Q1a afghtjaga aDd oCiltaota .at r1 Oan 'l'h1eA aDd 0-2 lIhilB activit,' arQUld Cia LJ!il aDd Ona Viet baa deonaaad. M:t:U,T1V ncrth d Oa In cCDtirmea to :!Dorea. aa dOl. activit1 JA the Ihe Sanh area. ,;he itle SI.nh actin V 1nc114aW. a largo inoreaea 1A eBtIl\Y int 1lt.at1Cl'1 trom laos with lou.w ,26 a. a majc:r .1nfUtra.t1Q1 rQJ:te. !VO grQUld a"aake Cl'1 ll.,cauaia.uoe Badia statiCl18 in the BaLCIIB Valley area 81betaJ*tat. ot_ JIltal­licence aooroe8 1nd:foat1n6 a at_dT .orease at JaflltratlCIL 1a thl. area. rtlcc:nDa1888AOe aJght1Dga and o~taots "'_ f1 Qlang ~l 0 __ BaSit alBO ind:loatos a oonUmlac1 .1aorea. r:L 8MIV' .-1'ri.V 111 1IJda azoea.

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• q,O 929=68 (10') 010832-0'20,(8 SeE' 68 (06OmZ). A Pauol· operating in the vio1n1t;r r:£ TJX)46, oJB\loted 68 hema ~ 1'800''' .. U ..... reault1ng in q1e OQ1tincua aJaht1Da totall1ag sa over 150 e ... __ ocntaot with 6 aJIIIIV 1'8811ltiDg in 1 eJJ8D17 m. !hera wr. Jlol1'''''7 Mlilal ties. l'atrCl oUlad in artil1c7 miaai0A8 d 3ClO rQllla.

CQO 910-68 ,»1) 0lQQ45B=040945B Sop' 6B (0'.51). .1 patrol, Ol8rating fA the vio1n1t;r t;£ YJX)5$ oClldnoted 7' haRS d: zeoam.t .....

19m1tillg ill· 2 s:lght1l:lga d 4 e • .,., aJ¥1 5 ocnwts wItb 52 a..,. '!here were no triandl7 Of18I1altS... Patrol called in 1 ~.b: atr1lDl .4 an . art U 1erJ mi..aim t:l 200 rQlftd ..

flJO QUi-fiB' 917:68 (213 '''2) 01093"· SIp!; 68 (gCioWla). JbQt. : the patrol was being inserted at XI94864" the team cbll8'rW4 30 • ..., 111 Ind. arCWld the HU. !lbe maartlon va. abarted. .An a:lr~latriJ18 va. OBlled in Q1 tbe BLZ.

AlP 162-1)=68 (2D2) 091",,-10185(11 Sam 68 (lQUriml, 1 paUol Opn"ating in the viD.1l11t, rS YD971642 oCDdlloted 26 beurs d reo •• h .... rea11t1ag in occtaot with 4 one. reSllltiDB in 4 eaem7 m(c). .... _1'6 AO tr1e~ 09.1I1al. t~8. ihe,. took tire CIl eztnatl<11.

~p ~58-68 '159:il "1ft. At 201) 09163(11:01tl650 Sept; f't (1109'1)­" patrol oparating :IA the v101A1V ~ XJ)IJ~' oClldao .... d 20 mJaa •• d patrct remlting 1n OQltaot with avp:odm~tel¥ 30 8118. zrelJllt-.r 18 4 ana,.. mea). !bara 11181"8 JlO tl'ieadl¥ oaeualtiaa.

QrD lJiQ=1h68 (",l. upmr-1U'", Rapt fiB "J1 un B ). A P*ol opn"atiDg ill tbe v1oin1»/cf' YlJIJO" ()(D(\.,ted ,0 boura d reoaaaa1a .... nllllt1.ng 1n 2 8J&ht1l8s d JO _. ud OClltaot with uUbO!lll .111 .... f cros. ~ .. were DO tr1eDll7 oacal.tte ..

llA l.cn7C010$".W2.~MliOO=lAl!}sa aop, fA Q§0545m.. • paUGl operating ill 1I1e v101niV d XD)966, ooaduoted Ii baB. d ....... 1 .... re.lting 1A 2 s18htiar. t;£ 1, e_.., am 1 O(l1t .. t with waIaflon.:.eS-t crae, reclt1n8 :IA 7 .. .,. m(O). Pah'al. called ill air • .0. •• ... e were no fr10Adq oaaaaltU8. ;

q.a 1026:68 00.,»2) 16gQQ"-1§2OOA1 An\,Cj8 "HlUU)., A ,.1'01 qJGIratilu 1n the y1o.1n1t1 ~ IDJa6, O<IduIoted 12 bOiRa ~ rt-eCilaal._. DlIalt1rc ill 2 a1Bht1ngs r1 '5-40 -ar. lIavOl. oaned ja ~ .•• SIIt. end artUJs1'7 m1ss1Ql d 50 1"CWld. remltbg :IA 4 ._. In'. (0). • •. pa~Ol. reoe1ved fiN CD emeotica. .

,,9 1'Q-R=§6 (2m) lQI,u-mw ItU f8 (In,,,). ,. ••• OIeatu, Jal thO v1oatt,. t1 U);54 OOll.w '2 hQUt. t1"o"ute!~_ .. Z8mlt~ m 1 a18htbw cf' 1 8'1111' ud 1 .. teet vith I).~ ..", '­Z'ealtUg tA 5 enelllV' U(O). Patrol oaU.s fa ~ *11Dt.·aa4 _Ill., •• 1101l. 'BIu:e ... DO b1tAdlJ oalllalt1e.. .'\:.'

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