Company Daily Records (not recommended for PTSD patients or under 17.)
Month
of April '68
*Operation Pegasus,
continues.... the 1st Cavalry Division went in as relief of the Marines
at Khe Sanh, at the beginning of the month. C Company is airlifted north
from Quang Tri Province. During the two weeks of Operation Pegasus
C Company will, along with D Company, completed the assault and occupation
of the French Fort south of the Khe Sanh Combat Base. After taking over
the fort, we captured weapons, ammunition and explosives. C Company
clears and occupies ground between Khe Sanh Combat Base and the
Laotian Border. Near the end of the month C and D Companies occupy
a Night Defensive Position (NDP) together on Hill 663 (the Co Nual) and
repulse an attack by a large NVA force.
(some of this information comes from thetallcommanche
site) Also give credit to Ken Burington.
Co. C joins Company A for mind sweeps around the Utah beach area.
Mine sweeps continue for C 1/5
We have a weather report, Clouds, overcast, fog and drizzles and occasional rain.
WIA Captain Lyttle, KIA LTC Runkle
1045: 2 NVA waving white flag.
1058:Receiving rounds from SW had 4 WIA
1300: From Co C & D, Recorded 20 Rounds, 13 rockets, 7 artillery, believe 76mm fired 6 rounds from track vehicle. Lasted 1 hr.
1430: 3 confirmed VC killed in full dress.
The battalion was just South of Khe Sanh. Between the Khe Sanh combat base and LZ Wharton was a place called old French Fort. It was believed that a NVA Battalion was there. We were put there to draw out a moveable rocket launcher that was hide in the mountains. We were stopped by heavy mortar and we had many casualties and our commander had been wounded. We were extracted and replaced by C 2/5 which came into the Fort from the west, the NVA fled and the fort was taken over.
0750: Co C 2 NVA in the tree line, artillery being fired. There are unknown number of NVA
1145: Incoming artillery rounds requested ARA and tube artillery.
1156: Have 100 VC or NVA in open ARA requested.
1220:Co C reports 6 KIA
1230:We are going to counter fire.
1400 C Co. 1 WIA, recorded 3 rockets from the south.
1420: From C & D Results of contact began at 1145 48 WIA, (21 serious) 1 KIA.
LZ Wharton:
Co. C finds 21 bunkers,with light overhead 2 fuel cans, 1 carrying case for grenades, 2 grenades destroyed.
LZ Wharton
Co C moving out to NW
April
14th (Easter Morning)
LZ Wharton
C Co. Being hit by unknown ground troops, firing defensive artillery.
From B & C were engaged by Enemy from the west.
Phase I of Pegasus officially ended
LZ Wharton
From C Co. 1107 hrs from Khe Sanh, 1st TD 1115 hrs at Hill 471.
LZ Wharton
From Bn Commander : Major Bean accidentally walked into tail of rotor of chopper. Medevac to LZ Stud.
LZ New Boots called LZ Snoopy,
Weather Report, Clouds, Overcast, scattered rain showers, with fog and haze
A, B, D and BN CP located at Snoopy, C located at LZ Butcher.
Weather Report: Clouds, Overcast, Thunder and rain showers.
Co C found 45 rounds 60, 35 rockets, 75 B40's, 300 Chicom grenades.
Co C detects artillery being fired into Khe Sanh combat base, possible from higher ground.
NVA boot tracks heading toward village approximately 24 hours old.
CP leaving for SW.
C CO. EOD destroyed all captured equipment, including 500 chicom grenades and 500 lb bomb.
LZ Snoopy now called LZ Peanuts.
C Co. found 100 grenades, 14 82mm, 16 60mm, 8 B-40 rockets, 100 lbs of TNT, 3000 rounds small arms ammo. All was destroyed.
*Operation Pegasus, Thanks to Mr. Kelley of the 2/94th Long Rifles for his Research on Operation Pegasus.
The links below do not show the daily records, however "some" of the information is pulled from them.
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