After Action Report - Ong Thanh - Page 2

CONFIDENTIAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS 1ST INF DIVISION
17TH MILITARY HISTORY DETACHMENT
APO San Francisco 96345

AVDB-T   (MHD)

SUBJECT:   Combat After Action Interview Report(U)

TO:        Commanding General
           United States Army Vietnam
           ATTN:   Command Historian
           APO  96375


    1. NAME AND TYPE ORGANIZATION - Battle of ONG THANH
                                    2-28 Infantry
                                    Meeting Engagement


    2. INCLUSIVE DATES OF OPERATION - 17 October 1967




    3. LOCATION - XT684577, MAP SHEET VIETNAM, 1:50,000, SHEET 6331 IV, 
    SERIES L7014


    4. CONTROL OR COMMAND HEADQUARTERS - 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division


    5. PERSONS INTERVIEWED - See Inclosure 1.


    6 INTERVIEWERS - MAJ William E. Daniel, jr., CO, 17th Mil Hist Det
                     MAJ John A. Cash, OCMH, DA
                     SP4 Stephen C. Williams, 17th Mil Hist Det
     


    7. TASK ORGANIZATION - 2-28 Inf (-)
                           A & D Companies
                           Battalion Command Group


    8. SUPPORTING FORCES - Artillery Observer
                           Forward Air Controller
                           Light Fire Teams (2)
                           Artillery:
                             B & C/2-33 Arty (105)
                             B/6-15 Arty (105)
                             A/1-5 Arty (105)
                             A/8-6 Arty (155)
                           Airstrikes:  15


    9. BACKGROUND INFORMATION - Operation Shenandoah II, a multi-brigade operation utilitzing the headquarters of the 1st and 3rd Brigades as control elements, was initiated 290600 September 1967.  The 2-28 Infantry had been under the OPCON of the 3rd Brigade and since 4 October had been in base camp at Lai Khe as the Division Rapid Reaction Force (RRF).  On 5 October Company C, 2-28 Infantry moved to secure Fire Support Patrol Base (FSPB) CAISSON V (XT736540) where Battery B, 2-33 Artillery (105T) and Battery A, 1-5 Artillery (105T) were positioned.  On 8 October, 2-28 Infantry (-) conducted an air assault, under the OPCON of the 1st Brigade, into a Landing Zone (LZ) in the vicinity of XT659557 and established a Night Defensive Position (NDP) at XT660555.  Also working with the 2-28 Infantry were 9 members of an ARVN Provincial Recon unit and their US Advisor, a captain.  The battalion was initiated into its new area of operation as one of the lift aircraft received a short burst of automatic weapons fire.  The following day, 9 October, Comany D was on a search and destroy (S & D) mission when it located and destroyed 35 incomplete bunkers (XT663562).  Shortly thereafter (1225H) the
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