Americal Daily News Sheets information
for 23 INF DIV
123 AVN
For date 681016
23 INF DIV was a US Army unit
123 AVN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Chu Lai
Description: The following is an edited version from the Americal Daily News Sheets Vol. 2. No. 181 Thursday October 17.
CHU LAI (AMERICAL IO) - Ten VC and one NVA were killed, two individual weapons were captured, and 8 suspects were detained by Americal Division soldiers hiking through heavy monsoon rain and flooded rice paddies during combat sweeps in southern I Corps yesterday.
In the Operation Wheeler/Wallowa area "Charger" elements of the 196th Inf. Bde. killed six VC and captured one individual weapons.
"Gimlets" of a 3d Bn., 21st Inf. company engaged two VC 10 miles west of Tam Ky yesterday. One VC was killed and one was detained.
In an area centered 16 miles west of Tam Ky, another 3d Bn., 21st Inf. company killed a total of three VC in two separate contacts.
A 4th Bn., 21st Inf. company engaged a group of VC with small arms fire seven miles south of Hoi An. Two VC were killed and one was wounded and detained.
"Polar Bears" of a 4th Bn., 31st Inf. company engaged two VC 21 miles west of Tam Ky. One VC was wounded and detained and one M-16 rifle recovered.
The 2d Bn., 1st Inf. command and control helicopter destroyed a hut containing 1500 pounds of rice 12 miles northwest of Tam Ky.
"Guardians" of a 2d Bn., 1st Inf. company found 1000 pounds of rice in a hut 12 miles south of Hoi An.
"Jungle Warriors" of the 11th Inf. Bde. accounted for four VC killed, five VC suspects detained, and three-and-one-half tons of rice captured.
Elements of a 3d Bn., 1st Inf. company commanded by CPT Paul C. Place (Kenilworth, NJ) combined with "Aero Scouts" of the 123d Avn. Bn. to kill two VC while sweeping rice paddies eight miles north of Duc Pho. The "Always First" company also discovered two caches containing 700 pounds of rice.
"Sykes Regulars" of a 1st Bn., 20th Inf. company led by CPT George F. Robb (Strongsville, OH) killed two VC and detained five VC suspects while searching an area 10 miles northwest of Quang Ngai City.
"Brave and Bold" soldiers of the 198th Inf. Bde. killed one NVA and captured one individual weapon yesterday.
A 1st Bn., 52d Inf. company led by CPT Jack W. Sorensen (Council Bluffs, IA) engaged two NVA west of Tam Ky yesterday afternoon. A hail of fire from the "Ready Rifles" company killed one of the NVA and wounded the second. One AK-47 rifle, web gear, and two Chicom grenades were captured from the dead NVA's body.
In a delayed report, troops of the 1st Bn., 6th Inf. and the 5th Bn., 46th Inf. treated 1017 Vietnamese in a four day period during 13 MEDCAPs. Twelve of the MEDCAPs were conducted by the 5th Bn., 46th Inf.
"Dragoons" of the 1st Bn., 1st Armored Cav. reported no significant contacts in their area of operations yesterday.
Americal Division forces suffered two soldiers wounded and evacuated for medical treatment yesterday.
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