Army Reporter information
for 25 INF DIV
B/3/17 CAV
From date 681016 to 681022
25 INF DIV was a US Army unit
B/3/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Hau Nghia Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Trang Bang
Description: The following is an edited version from the weekly Vietnam Communique column in the 4 Nov 1968 issue which covered the Oct 16-22 period.
The 25th Inf Div reported 96 VC killed in scattered action during the week. Helicopter crews attached to the 25th Inf Div killed 13 enemy in two separate engagements 12 and 15 miles SW of Trang Bang one day. In one of the largest actions of the week, 20 enemy were reported killed eight miles north of Tay Ninh City. Helicopter pilots from B/3/17th Cav observed several enemy and several huts, tents, bunkers, and fighting positions. The crews engaged the VC and NVA soldiers and also called for artillery and Air Force fighters, who pounded the area. The crews reported killing 20 of the enemy. In other action, gunship crews supporting a patrol 10 miles SW of Trang Bang engaged and killed two VC. Three suspects rallied to the 2/14th Inf at their night location seven miles south of Cu Chi one day. They three Hoi Chanhs then led the infantrymen to a large weapons and ammunition cache. One day's action saw Tropic Lightning soldiers uncover bodies of 35 enemy killed by airstrikes. C/2/22nd Inf located the bodies of the enemy soldiers buried in shallow graves seven miles west of the Dau Tieng base camp. More than 180 members of the VC infrastructure (VCI) have been exposed by the 25th Inf Div troops since July 1. VCI exploitation teams from the 2nd Bde, operating in conjunction with maneuvering infantry battalions, follow up leads provided by Hoi Chanh and friendly civilians, and thereby disrupt supply and communication lines astride principal VC infiltration routes.
The source for this information was 6811AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines
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