Americal Daily News Sheets information
for 23 INF DIV
14 CAB
C/7/17 CAV
11 BDE 23 KNF

For date 680317


23 INF DIV was a US Army unit
14 CAB was a US Army unit
C/7/17 CAV 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. 1 No. 333 dated March 18. Americal Units Kill 43 In Action Yesterday CHU LAI (AMERICAL-IO) - Americal Division forces recorded 43 enemy kills in fighting throughout southern I Corps yesterday. Americal units reported three infantrymen killed and 11 wounded and evacuated for treatment. Elements of Americal's 196th Brigade killed 18 enemy and captured one 60mm mortar tube in contacts throughout the "Chargers" area of Operation Wheeler/Wallowa yesterday. A company of the 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry commanded by CPT Robert E. Corringan Jr. (Arlington, VA) killed two VC with 81mm mortar fire. A unit of the 21st Infantry killed one VC on a search and destroy mission. CPT Cecil H. Oxford's (Corpus Christi, TX) company of the 3d Battalion, found one NVA that had been killed by an air strike. Members of a company of the 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry commanded by CPT Jose R. Feliciano (Balt, MD) killed two VC and found one 60mm mortar tube while on a search and destroy mission. A 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry company commanded by CPT Robert D. Leinen Sr. (Auburn, NY) found and evacuated 1,200 pounds of rice. Another 6th Infantry company led by CPT James T. Price (Fayettesville, NC) killed one VC. Other elements of the 6th Infantry killed two NVA. CPT Larry R. Byer's (Des Moines, Wash.) company of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry adjusted artillery on three NVA. One NVA was killed by the rounds fired by a battery of the 3d Battalion, 82nd Artillery. The company later killed one NVA soldier. "F" Troop, 17th Cavalry was credited with one enemy kill and a 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry company engaged eight NVA and killed four. "C" Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry recorded two VC kills while flying in general support of the "Chargers" yesterday. Units of Americal's 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry reported an enemy body count of eight yesterday in Operation Wheeler/Wallowa near Tam Ky. A troop of the 1st Cavalry on a search and destroy mission north of Tam Ky picked up one of the enemy kills. A tank commanded by SSG Bobby L. Ward (Duganville, TX) was responsible for the enemy kill. Another unit of the Cavalry on a search and destroy mission nine miles northwest of Tam Ky discovered a mass grave containing seven NVA bodies. Platoon SGT Gil I. Martinez (Killeen Tex.) along with SGT James M. Wanner (Grand Rapids, Mich.) discovered the grave site. "Jungle Warriors" of Americal's 11th Brigade killed 10 enemy soldiers in the Duc Pho area and six in Operation Muscatine yesterday. Action tapered off in the Operation Muscatine area after Saturday's heavy contact in which 128 VC were killed. "Jungle Warrior" soldiers of Task Force Barker continued to push through paddies northeast of Quang Ngai and killed six VC yesterday. A company commanded by CPT Earnest Medina (Schofield Barricks [sic], HI) killed three VC and detained two suspects while searching villages and tunnels. Another unit of "Barkers Bastards" led by CPT Earl Michles (Pocahontas, AR) of the 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry killed a VC in the same area. Another 3rd Infantry unit killed two VC later in the day. Units of the 11th Brigade's 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry conducted a combat assault eight miles north of Duc Pho yesterday. A company led by CPT Joe Rhinehart (Canton, NC) discovered a large tunnel complex and killed five VC. Another 1st Infantry company found the body of a VC killed by artillery. Earlier in the day a unit discovered a large VC base camp with several foxholes and bunkers. Although they found some supplies, the enemy had evacuated the area. The unit is led by CPT Robert Dickson (Decatur, GA). A company of the 1st Battalion; 20th Infantry killed three VC late Sunday night. Yesterday a 20th Infantry company discovered the body of a VC killed by artillery. One enemy soldier was reported killed in Americal's 198th Brigade's area of operations yesterday. A company of the 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry reported killing the enemy when the infantrymen fired on movement outside their night perimeter. The VC body was recovered at daybreak yesterday. In operations north of Chu Lai a unit of the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry reported finding a booby trapped anti-tank mine. It had been buried on a trail frequently used by track vehicles in that area. Americal's 14th Aviation Battalion flew 1,328 sorties, carried 1,961 combat troops and hauled 313 tons of cargo in support of the division yesterday.

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