Americal Daily News Sheets information
for 23 INF DIV
123 AVN
For date 681017
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. 182 Friday October 18.
CHU LAI (AMERICAL IO) - Americal Division units accounted for 11 VC killed, seven VC suspects detained, and 2,250 pounds of rice captured in southern I Corps zone yesterday.
The 1st Sqdn., 1st Armored Cav. reported five VC killed by the 3d Bn., 16th Arty. in the Burlington Trail area while firing in support of "Dragoons" of "B" Trp., 1st Cav.
"Charger" units of the 196th Inf. Bde. accounted for four VC killed and a rice cache captured in the Operation Wheeler/Wallowa area yesterday.
"Gimlets" of a 4th Bn., 21st Inf. company spotted a group of VC 12 miles south of Hoi An. the enemy was engaged resulting in one VC killed.
"Guardians" of a 2d Bn., 1st Inf. company observed one VC hiding atop a rock 12 miles southwest of Hoi An. The VC was engaged and killed with small arms fire.
A 3d Bn., 21st Inf. company engaged and killed a VC 12 miles west of Tam Ky. Later, near the same site the "Gimlets" killed a second VC.
A 2,250 pound rice cache was found by a 2d Bn., 1st Inf. company 12 miles southwest of Hoi An.
Action in the 11th Inf. Bde.'s area of operations remained light and scattered yesterday. "Jungle Warrior" units reported two VC killed and two VC suspects detained.
A 3d Bn., 1st Inf. company led by 1LT Larry Birchfield (Albuquerque, NM) accounted for both enemy kills. The "Always First" company engaged and killed the first VC while making a combat sweep four miles north of Duc Pho. Miscellaneous enemy documents were found on the enemy's body. Later, the company spotted a second VC hiding in a spider hole. The enemy was engaged and killed. Two M-26 grenades were captured as a result of that action.
A 1st Bn., 20th Inf. company led by CPT Harold A. Maxson III (Wichita, KA) detained one VC suspect near Quang Ngai yesterday. The suspect had several items of equipment on his person which a Kit Carson Scout tentatively identified as NVA issue.
Another 1st Bn., 20th Inf. "Sykes Regulars" company led by CPT Alfred M. Webb (LaJolla, CA) apprehended one VC suspect near the same site.
Units of the 198th Inf. Bde. detained five VC suspects in their area of operations yesterday.
"Regulars" of a 1st Bn., 6th Inf. company led by 1LT Larry Stovall detained one VC suspect north of Chu Lai yesterday morning.
"Aero Scouts" of the 123d Avn. Bn. detained two VC suspects yesterday during two separate incidents south of Chu Lai. The two military-age males were caught trying to flee from the gunships.
A 5th Bn., 46th Inf. company led by CPT Herbert A. Walter (Columbus, GA) detained two VC suspects yesterday afternoon. The suspects were detained by the "Professional" while sweeeping an area south of Chu Lai.
Civic action soldiers of the brigade treated 258 Vietnamese during four MEDCAPs yesterday.
Americal forces suffered two soldiers wounded and evacuated for medical treatment yesterday.
The source for this information was NEWS6810.AML & AVN supplied by Les Hines
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