US ARMY VIETNAM 287th Ord Det (EOD) - 1971The EOD Team then went into the Perfume River finding eight more rounds in from ee to eight foot of water. All rounds found in the river were

US ARMY VIETNAM

287th Ord Det (EOD)

1968 - 1971

EXPLOSIVE uRDNANCE DISPOSALINCIDENT REPORT

UNUSUALROUTINE

UNUSUAL

TNFOR.NATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING

2íNCIDENT NO

2E7-<^-08

PART L:. DIG REPORTED

Cl 1830 Nov 6E

2. PERSON REPORTING

SP4 Murphy

4.. ITEMS REPORMDMiscellaneoussmall arms andgrenades

CPTSP5 PresnellSP4 Freymond

5. INCIDENT LOCATION

Helio.:ad Number 12

CONTROL NO

UNIT

3. UNIT

MP Desk, Camp Eag le

6. WdO TO CONTA

S:4 Murphy

V::r,^-.T.I:. ACTION TAKEN BY EOD

PERSPERSONNEL DISPA F. TG D:' ARR.

.. -,-

Tavano Ol 1845 Nov 68 011905 Nov 68

1 MAN HR

01 2100 Nov 68 6hrs, 45min

r D Ir1DENTIFíC: r10. COirF.1t

3-M34 P Gren.:Ades

4-Y-26 Frag,Grenades:va:rZOus amount of small arms

AV9.-TREL DATAAIR -FLYING TIME

VEH -MILEAGE12 miles

.'1. DISPOSITION

Grenades sandbagged and taken

to dud pit.

12.. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (IF additional speac is required, use reverse)

November 1, 1968, a call was received from SP4 Murphy, Military Folice Desk

101st rB Np BV, at Camp Eagle. This detachment was informed that a Helicopter

accident had occurred. CPT Tavano, SP5 Presnell and SP4 Freymond responded to

this incident. The EOD Team departed the detachment at 1845hrs and arrived at

Ca ÿ Eagle at approtimvtely 1915hrs.On arrival at Camp Ea:;le, the team found a box filled with various small arms

and grenades. The evidence indicated that a i.P. Smoke (M34) grenade and one

M26 Frag grenade had detonated, and seriously wounded an individual. ne

EOD Team searched the area surrounding the accident and recovered 3 134 W.P.

grenades and 4 M26 grenades. After checking these grenades it was discovered

that the sa aty pins were partially extracted from all items. These grenades

were being stored with the safety pins inserted but uncrimped for quick removal.

The Commanding Officer of this det-.chment advised Bravo Co. lolst to check

all munitions being down loaded from their helicopters.

13. DATE `` 14. TYPED NAME AND GRADE

5 Nov 68. `Commandingng

NTOrdC

EXPLOSIVE URDN.INCE DISPOSALLl4CIDENT REPORT

INCIDENT NO

287- 18- 68(6Nov68)

UNUSUALtOUTINE

CONTROL NO

UNUSUAL

PART I: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNIT1D REPORTED 2. PFRSOIti íEPORTING 3. L9JIT

O11;1400Nov68 1LT Self DAO 101st' AB DIV

4. ITEMS REPORTED 5. INCIDEIT LOCATION

2. Downed Aircraft On Route 11 Eile North of Anmo City

6. WO TO CONTACT

i - ^.4.T Its ACTION TAKEN BY EOD7. PERSONNEL DISPA . DTG DPRT- --ART'

-'

CPT Tavano060640Nov68

, . SP4 May

1

0' 1200i v' 8o io 0

1

1©. CONFI"st íD INDENTIFiC:: _ ; . ?

Downed Ud-1C helocopter1-2.75 HE Rocket

060820Nov68

NA1J HR

10hrs 40min

SGT SonberE

9. TRAVEL DATAAIR -FLYING TIME20Min

Vrai- NIIEAGE

30 miles

-o11. DISPOSITIONRocket picked up by on site team fromCamp Evans and placed in safe holdingarea.

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (IF additional speac is required, use reverse)

On 4 Nov 68 this unit was informed by LT Self, Division Munition Officer,

that two downed aircraft were to be picked up and salvaged on the 6th of Nov 68.

CPT Tavano and SP4 iay departed the unit at 0640 arriving at Camp Eagle to

await helocopter transportation to the incident site. EOD Team left Camp E agie

at 0805 by helocopter arriving at the incident about 0825, where the team was

met by a SGT Sór_berg, with a 12 man security force from D Company, 1 /501st,

101st AB DIV. The downed aircraft was completly checked for booby traps and

secured by 0900hrs. At this time 2nd Brigade of the 101st AB DIV was notified

of that had been accomplished and what tsne was the recovery helocopter going

to be there. No answer to this question could be given. They were again called

at 1000hrs 11O0hrs,1130 and 1200hrs but were unable to give us any estimated

time of arrival on the recovery aircraft. Nor could they give the EOD Team any

indication if one was coming. At this time CPT Tavano deceided to return to

Phu Bai by vehicle. An M.P. gun jeep going to Phu Bai was flagged down and the

FAD Team departed the incident site informing 2nd Brigade, 101st AB DIV that

they were needed elsewhere. The EOD Tears arrived back at the unit 1330.

13. DATE 7 Nov 68 14. , HA JTVNO,GCCPP'AyEOrdC

1

Cometan Q

ee/- . ........

EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSALINCIDENT REPORT

TINILSTIAT.

ROUTINE

1áJ ¡ ROUTINE

INCIDENT NO

2e7-2:)-o8

CONTROL NO

/

PART L:

1. DTG REPORTED

041400Nov68

7. Glib nor Mt.* .4INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING

. .

2. PERSON REPORTING

LT Self

4. ITEMS REPORTED

Downed fixedTing (Raider)


YD 605305

WIT

3. UNIT

DAO, 101st AB DIV

-i.,9:0-70 FOilTACî

Security Force

?AFT T4EN By.E0DARR

070940Nov68

9. TRAVEL DATAka-FLYING TIME

10min

071105Nov68

Crashed VE -10

_-__-

12. igCIDKNT NUP,TTN/v(IF additional speac is required, use reverse)

Remarks

Due to incident #18 excellent cooperation was received from the

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne DiVision. The above mentioned Brigade was

informed that EOD personnel could not be left in the field for longperiods of time to await arrival of transportation since they wereconstantly needed elsewhere.

13. DATE 9 Nov 68 14 717 NTAV4pal

....-Asammodo

INCIDENT NO

287-64-68


UNUSUALROUTINE

UNUSUAL

CONTROL NO

PART 14 INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTM UNIT

1. DTG REPORTED

190930.,ov68

4. ITEMS REPORTED

lea GTG 4012t

XM576

"W.

-----____

2. PEP:750141.PeiRT3N6.--- -I 3. UN ITHIE City Central

CO Wheeler USN Hospital

5. D4CIDENT LOCATION 6. WHO TO CONTACT

' HUE Viet Nam CMDR leeler

PfiRT ACTION Tara BY EOD

7. PERSOMTEL DISPA L'. 77:0 DPf,T AIM

i ESG Thomas 190945Nov68 191000Nov68

SP4 Freymond

9. TRAVELAIR-FLYING TIME

i

7.7.7- f; MAN HR

191145Nov68 4hrs

i

I

1 10. -OONFlitir'.-13.-I-NbE-N-TI"ii-C;_17,...7.27-77.1C.,:7.ii. -15IS-P-O-S.ITION

t

1

'.

hdOrnance held in bunker i

pending destructioni

i

va- -MILEAGE

10mi

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (IF at3ditional speac is required, use reverse)

C945hrs 19 Nov 68, CNDR ':.:heeler called the 287th BCD, AT Phu Bai for EOD

Assistance. At 0700hrs 19 Nov 68, a local National,Miss Nvagen Thy Ly,

was brout to the Hue Central Hospital, where CMDR Wheeler is the Medical

Officer in charge, with a 40MM XM576 lodged in the upper portion of her

right arm. 1000hrs 19 Nov 68, MSG Thomas and SP24 Freymond arrived at the

hospital when they were briefed by CMDR wheeler stated that after removeing

this projectil from the patient right arm he would like to have a positive

identification of the.ordnance. The EOD Team made the positive identification

for the COB and transported the item back to Phu Bai. From all indication

the projectil had traveled only a short distance from the weapon to the

target,Miss Nvagen Thy Ly, therefor there wasn't sufficient travel to arm

the projectil, the complete round had to be removed from the victims arm.

t.

13. DATE 21 Nov 68


INCIDENT NO

287 -668 Nov 68

UNUSUAL CONTROL NO

ROUTINE

UNUSUAL /-3 ¢ /

PART L: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNIT

2. PERSON REPORTING 3. UNIT1 1. DTG REPORTED

1

02 1400 Nov 68

4. ITEMS REPORTEDUnspecified Numberof 105MM rounds

SGT Arthur


Rt 1 and Perfume river1 mile North of Hue

rART I_I: ACTION_ TAiEN BT EOD

7. PERSONNEL DISPA S. DTG D?fT ARR 9. TRAVEL DATAI AIR- FLYING TIME

CPT Tavano 02 1415 Nov 68 C2 1500 Nov 68

i SP6 Carlton1

Ì

504th. MP Co.

6. WO TO CONTACT

PFC Humphrey

02 1830 Nov 68{

8hrs 30 irti n 28MAN HR I VER -MILEAGE

16. CONFIRMED I1V'DENTIFICs %.;" 11. DISPOSITION

26, 105MM HE (C443) Placed in grade 3 lotPhu Bai ASP

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (IF additional epeac is required, use reverse)

At 1400hrs, 2 November 68 a call was received from SGT Arthor, Desk Sergeant

504th MP Company. He stated that there had been a vehicle accident one mile

north of'Hue on Rt 1. CPT Tavano and SP6 Carlton responded arriving on the

scene at about 1500hrs. At this time they met PFC Humphrey, Company A,

504th EP Company who showed the B.OD Team the approximate location of 24,

105MM HE rounds, with a M564 M.T. fuze. Sixteen rounds were laying on the

side of the road and eight were in the Perfume River. The rounds on the

side of the road were defused and stacked in the back of the s ton.

The EOD Team then went into the Perfume River finding eight more rounds in from ee

to eight foot of water. All rounds found in the river were defused and transported to

grade 3 Ammunition Supply Point, at Phu Bai. EOD returned to Unit at 1830hrs.

13. DATE6 Nov 68

( 14. TYPED NAME AND GRADEj MICHAEL J TAVANO, CPT OrdC

Commanding ti

.ee

,to

9,


INCIDENT NO

237- 366-39

XX UNUSUAL CONTROL NO

X ROUTINE

PART 1: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNIT

. Dm REPORTED

2 50750_ eb 09

2. PERSON REPORTING

S3T ._bnesse

3. UNIT TEL NO

2/506 th _rf

4. ITEMS REPORTED

5001è comb, underwater


GC Y2605248

6. WHO TO CONTACT/PLACE

LT Dail;

PART II: ACTION TAKEN BY EOD

7. PERSONNEL DISPATCHED

SF 0 Smith5F4 Ereynond

8 DTC 9. TRAVEL DATA

250800Feb69 250800Feb 69 7 AIR - FLYING TIME 3C miCOM'L

25í7O0= eb69MAN HR

15 hrs OVER - MILEAGE

10. CONFIRP.ED IDENTIFICATION (w/DODIC)

2501b Lo:. - = series, (underwater)

11. DISPOSITION

Detc:cated in place.

:2. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, use reverse)

At 0800 n_ 24 _ems 0g, SI.; Smith ¿ ..P _ - re:mon:. of the 287th Crd Bet (_JD) departed

Camp .ri'....^.sJ y .:hopp.e: to 3rid coor..'_nates 1:D805248. .:por arriva _ the :3D team asyet by personnel _rom.; 0o 5C. _r_. The AC.. team was briefed on the x -c c_tuationand transoor ted approximately 4 mile UD the river . .:q; r. The F,CL tca- t:-. ...tee., up

with a. -lcth e_ element from the 2 /506th ire 'a.ni :,we: e

bysome .5C meters from the

river ban:: under a: nro:_mat_ z: four feet of .._ter. :LL team placed excloz_:es in acanvas c5 -long. with rocks for ci-" t then set _-e fuze -n- et c placed charge,rgo

on the bomb. ZOD tea: along with infantry sec_j

i y ;withdrew to remote destination.The incident was a success and was completed at a prox_m rely 0915. :.CD team reouista chopper to lift them out and return ahem to 0:.^ o D....s. After . requests a .:o -perfinally casse at approximately 1650 rorrs. The delay in rettin- _ chopper vas reporte.to :íajor .._ts:n S -4, 1st Bde, 101st Inf. It was explained t: h=- . Ea Had 4 othe

. incidents to respond to and it was a great - Tent sitt; rivewaste te O. time and talent sitting on c:. e

bank waiting for a chcp''_r. t.ajor Watson was aware of the other incidents and tookimmediate action to curb further incidents as such.

°i3. DATE

28 Feb 69

U. TYPED NAME AND GRADE

MICHkEL, J n0c.0OPT, Ord

15. SIGNATUR

AVCA Form 32-R8 Nov 68

Previous editions of this form are obsolete

C EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL.LAU LAJan a .u, t via a

INCIDENT NO MC UNUSUAL CONTROL NO

257 -414-39 ROUTINE


1. DTG REPORTED 2. PERSON REPORTING 3. UNIT TEL NO

031600..ar69 : :A: Thonoson. .,3 2 /5C2 I: f, 101 ;bn

4. ITEMS REPORTED 5. INCIDENT LOCATION

Booby Traps YC 75_3._E


.: Robinson. . _ 0o, 2/327



SSO PresnelîSP5 Smith


DPRT903í..00::,.r6. r^C3_73C:_v9 _UAIR FLYING TIME

COMPL071730Mar69

MAN HR194 .3i : I VER - MILEAGE 14

10. CONFIRID IDENTIFICATION (x/DODIC)1 - M-34 4 '.;F Grenade, 12 - M26 Grenades

17 lbs. (116 BLI:S) .. :T, 2 - :;hicon 60 mm

1 - 81mß. .:it HE ::o_tars .,

11. DISPOSITION

Placed in Safe area and Detonat d.

.12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, use

_.

reverse),

.:00 r° 3 .mar :.9, 237th Ord Let (LOS, received a :all from :.:A.1 rr pson, 53, 2/502

ebase Bliss Grad ccr_ YC 75Er4. . __ abaseInf 3n requesting and :CD team . _c_ . .,

Bliss personnel sustained 13 injuries and i ..IA due to 1 command na tio:: and'_ bunker and other defensivenumerous boobytraps while in the proses ofd r n.

Jos_t..Orts. :i3Z Presnel and 675 Smith ._ ... ed at __CJs _ 730 .^.rs :ar 69. .`n

arrival ; Fresne__ was br efcd.or. the. operation Oy'L.T.. L,c.:v_si., y .;0 2/502) Ind' Lei.

On 20 _ ebv.9, 3 Vo, 2/027 I _, 101s iron made a combat assault on _., ..ase Bliss.

Their objective Ü_. _ to o: . and disnant a the i_ ebase. At this time ._..base

Bl_s :. was intact due to an emergency removal of all oersonne... at ... earlier date.

The second he__coot :_ t... t landed was destroyed by a command detonation. r. quick

check c_ the area located the initiation source and sever_- leads to ether charges.

At this time ..+ +o cc ô_eted the occupation of the - irebase J_$'.__ of the

Firebaserebase prc,:eeded but! after inco nter_ng several1

Jocby tr ups .. n element of Enö

sneers were bought into complete the job. Alter the ln_i .eery had s.:bst1a_nedL L G ed C.. the arrival ofnumerous injuries they withdrew .::d an V., teG:.! was requested. V.. tame

the LCf teem there ::ere 16 bunkers and =_ sandba:-s to be4

isnant_ed. i? l cunt :ers

had been constructed using PEP, mortar boxes fill:a with dirt and sandbags.

renades had been placed under the sandba -s, under lids of mortar boxes, attached

to PSP or placed under any target if oP crtunity, water cans, ammo boxes etc.

4t 1315 hrs, 3 Mar 69, the EOD teaxe started the clearance. One partially dis-

mantled bunker and one defensive position were dismantled and cleared by 2000 hr s,

at this time work was halted due to lack of ii_ht. Dismantling of the bunker was

necessary due to the fact that oobytraps had been encountered in such positions

that it was obvious the b obytr: ps had b en emplaced by partially dismantling walls

(Cont' d on another sheet)

3: DATE

a Mar 69

. TYPED NAME AND GRADE11:10: AEL J ; trL :O

,PT, Ord'..

15. SIGHATIIRE



...: .:--

.;ont'd of incident repert (-o LL7-414---.9)

and roofs cf benkere. 1LT jobinson and Te-:e :sord-net d ...et'. 1:e :02 teem

on ar.:- aesista-ce that eas needed b: th. 0L team. Selerity e-asl.rez taken by

IT Robenson and SF, Temple often placed t.eer p.:sonne_ in open and nezerdeu:posetions ec ensure tn.: 10D team worked in safety. :ne L0T, team hamrcee: enits eore en 4 .i9. by roc and rain lemitin: v_siei7et, t.c le:s t..ee 2 ietsand due te zenke pooitiens empleeed in the CE cf the eeuneain, fdiotin:was veey eaz.rdous. Five ben .e s ere com:1-...eed cy 1.50 nr: end operaeiens

ceased fpr tze GOO ars, 5 ..ar C9 o:erations searted =de: teeditions as tne prev-ous eignt o-neers we:e eompleted by 1750 hrs. One cooby-trap conteining 17 lbs of T. and initeted cy a m-20 ren e with trip wire tosafety pin was incountered on the sine below cne defe17e posetion. The tricwire had bee roken due rossibly to trash cr sands siidine cwn the slope.The grenade was wedeed into e nozeh in a tree etump, trepping the er and 7renede.

The EOD teem replaced the pin aed dismantled the .L.00bytrace. CSOO .=.s, e ìr *6

work was resumed under fog and very heavy mist, visibaliti bein: SC to 40 meters.The 2 bunkere "1.4 3 r-:.1': :ef,-eive ec-it4one --4 'r are " crlo meters. 3CC around the slope was cleared of all se.ndSaes, verious trip wires,co=o wire, claymore wires, various grenades and morter roun.:s. 1.:34 erenadetill in contalner, 11 - ::26 grenades, 2 - :hicom COmm H: eorter zeunde and i - Slmm

HZ mortar were found. All erenades were checked and found untampered with and used'ey the 2/327 as H E.: I fire. The mc-ters ,nd T-72 wmee r'eced in e zere a-ea n4

eletcnated minus caps. The EC- clearance we: completed et 1230 hrs, C Lar :9. TheECD teem settled :own to await a break in the weather. 7 69, 17.30 'nee the

weather st:rted to cleer. A zell for helieopterc eee :ent out end werk staredon cleeninE the area of all newly beilt bunkers end defensive peeiti.ens.Standieh arrived et 140 hr.:: end checked the ere: with a reeresentive of the 101stSet Cod. :he weather eloeed in aeain by 1500 hrs ene no chspeers hed arrivei.Lt leco hrs cne chopper arrived with ratiens, findine n email b eak in the foelanded after several attempts with o-rations and water. ?he ration situetien wasdown to u one day supply at this time or no landing woul..: have been ettempted.Visibj_ity was down to almoet 20 feet by 1650 hrs. 1:T Struman the helicoptercilot decided to tryp and land after a orelonged and thorouzh stedy of the mans.take or' c,m et 1C3 5 hrs n2..:cmran'Er: ,y the IOL tm,m. The e3D te,e ee7oms-e'edthe crew back to ..:eme. Eagle and arrived beek at the it at 1730 nr:.

14ission completed with -0 SIA:K, E :o 2/327 infantry eoopeeaticn.

EXPLOSIVE ORDnr.nCE DISPOSALP,;C?rI' REPORT

rl

LNCIDENT NO UNUSUAL CONTROL NO

ET ROUTINE 73.33-


1. DIY; REPORTED 2. PERSON REPORTING 3. UNIT TEL NO

z,cd; :... i';'C /1 e,t de D Co, 1/327 Ir!

!i. ITEMS REPORTED 5. INCIDENT LOCATION 6. WHO TO CONTACT/PLACE

C Lia.is:! G',:. tcrs Fire Base N.:::: OPT Needels .


7. PERSONNEL DISPATCHED 8 DTC 9. TRAVEL DATADPP'!" A.RR

cwt Tavano c.. IAIR - FLYING TIM E30SSG Jackson SrL ' -rS 2( 3.:Aró9

CO?!ri MAN HR2!)1 ¡.r..rt9 1(yÿ )M LJVEH - MILEAGE

10. CONFZRMED IDENTï?ICA" ION (w/DODIC) 11. DISPOSITION

4- alt.:. e :,icn =. Linos i 15.1 Detonated in place

Cì - lib blocks of TNT

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space reouired, use reverse)

¿%v L'CLi :TI'S ::: .%i.' April 1¡t?i r'. C...L1 :c :.$, rece?veti from TOC Ì ìce, 10:15' ..bn V1v.

It was . , s.1 that .. C abat cSSé::.-t was : r..¡J1 55 ..'v Fire B':.0 1:'.: :.ô and

e.° ..lt, 5.; cot_ic daisy cct.crs hid been fo.std near the i.::?cd iz zone. , ': 7

a_:,t;stt.c n :OD °r.:ÿ Ee (it ...r4 £ rves the C]tu.tlon and es}1'.ìa.te -oC ti.

id. 2h LcD .eÜ: left tr helicopter ú+ :915 h2'9 ..n arrived at F.B. ,Mustang

but 092',0. CFI íeel:'.1.: was iOCûteG' and th OD wear.. .c'c t.._.d h.., there hadi

been a mis up in c :. :i:;.tior$ since th_ bombs had not . en :: zM, but r..tz'ls

were out :.eaicànF,. At t:is tie chinooks starting bri:w,ing in six 105mß guns. it [

was: decided by t:i: . :OD teem to stay at the it.ndinp, zone till confirmation had the k

bo,:.bs whore ..bouts ás received. At 1400 heurs the fire mission was cola .feted

d ai evacuation of the 1aT,ding zone ern need. U p:.trols were pulled in with

negative results in find rg the bombs. After the last 1O5maä gun mas airlifted out

det cord was found buried in the ground. By probing the area the E0D tenu: found

four M18A1 anti vehicular mitres. The helicopters in the air were toil to circle our

position, and wait ù i1 the hazard had been cleared. Mines were situated as to be

set off try an aid type 96 ;point detonating fuze. All mines were d :t,.on_ted in place

From the size of the holes after the detonation it co,:.d be assertained that another

charge had been set beneath two of the mines. The choppers then landed and the

larding one tes evacuated. Th_ EOD team arrived beck at the Unit at about

1730 hours. No explenation can be given as to the mines did not function,

iesig<ied except by some fate of chance neither the 1O5r guns nor a:y personnel

r pressure to the Tames.

13. DATE :th. TYPED NAME AND GRADE 15. SIGNATU

/R6E,J?á, GBDC

/ /4 Y -L iriil/"!. .... . ....

1

se

i

EXPLOSIVE ORDäANCz DISPOSALiN;CIDENr rPOñT

.NCIDENT NO

787-764-69

, UNUSUAL

(-1ROUTIllE

CONTROL NO

735-4: INFORMA T ION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNIT

- - 2. PERSON REPORTING.

3. UNIT TEL NO

Div Ammo Office lo

1. DTG REPO r a

4. ITEMS REPORTED

Cache of Equipment and Ord

5. INCIDENT LOCATION 6. WHO TO CONTACT/PLACE

A Shaw Qalle 10 R--11 A ,Shaw V11e,


7. PERSONNEL DISPATCHEDCPT oSP4 F

i8 DTC 9. TRAVEL DATA

D°

co*P:79f ?318WA 69

^<

A

11 lam

nAIR - FLYING TIME 4 hr

QVIA - MILEAGE

10. CONFIRMED IDENTIFICATION (w/DODICJ80 - 122mm Arty Proj (T520)

35 PG2 Rockets (None)

30 DH1O, VC Mine (None)

11. DISPOSITION

Items checked for boobytraps andextr::cted to Cap Eagle.

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, use reverse)

At 2100 hours, April 69 a call .8 received from LT Young, DAG, 101st :.bn Div.

He stated that a large cache of ordnance and ecui.pí it had been captured and would

like our assistance in checking for boobytraps and seperating hazardous from non-hazardous material. The cropper departed Phu B.i and arrived at Fire Base Lash

about 0730 hours. From this fire base another helicopter transported the ECD

tee to within 500 meters of the incident site. Frown this position the EOD

team security force and riggers walked to the incident site. All ordnance was

4 checked for boobytraps with negative results. Then extraction a aipaent :.ndordnance It as then started. The complete er..raction was going to be about a

5 day operation. The EOD team left by helicopter for Camp Sally where another

ride was obtained to Phu &i. The EOD team arrived at Phu Rai approximately

18OO hours.

Jl.. DATE '111.

024 Apr 69

TYPED NAME AND GRADE

2SICEL.EL J . VÀNO, CPT, ORDC

15. SIGNATURE

INCIDENT

87-792-69


Í7t I UNUSUAL

ROUTINE

CONTROL NO

7gwPART 1: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNIT

6 1. LTG REPORTED

21(.83OApr69

2. PERSON REPORTING 3. UNIT TEL NO

SP4 ag mer S4, ,d Bde, 101st

!s. ITEMS REPORTED

.. rockets P &


ID461286 CPT Kunh MI.CV



SSG PresnellSP5 Caulfield


DPRT71n830Apr69

ARR

221700Apr69 ItAIR - FLYING TIME1l hr

COMP',

r s.. :. . -MAN HR

I .= QVEH - MILEAGE. 10. CONFIRMED IDENTIFICATION (w/DODIC)

3 - 2.75 Rocket Pods

11. DISPOSITION

Destroyed on loo.tiin


ht 210830 pr69 EOD team received a call from SP4 .ag per, 3rd Bde 101st 'bn.

%e relayed a message from LT Burton S-3, 2/506 Inf .e uesting an EOD supportin destroying three :.75" rocket pods that had been dropped from a helicopter

arlier th:.t day. `ransport:ation and security to the incident 1o::ation would be

provided by 2/5(J6 Inf. Once at incident location trsnsp.,ort:.tion to site woad be .

rprovided by the 7th :aim Cav lead by M..CV advisor CPT Kuhn. 21C900 ECD :.e::.m

cor,.rised of 6..6. Presnell and SP5 C ulfield resp nded to mission as arranged.

Site of the rocket pods could nut be located after one day of search. )-.t 1830

hours SSG Presnell _e,uested to be returned to C:.mp Evans and resume mission the

following day, 22 Apr 69. Request w s `-ranted and ECD teas: returned to Camp

Evans 1900 hours, 21 Apr 69. 22100 Apr 69 EDD team aEian responded to the mi -son

as previously eng.ged. gain search was continued for incident site. At 18CO22Apr65

the incident site was finally located with ti,e help of a airforce spotter plane.

At this time the rCiD team prepared demolition char.es to destroy the ;.hree fully

loaded 2.75" rocket pods. CPT Kuhn made arrangotents with the 2/506 Inf for the

EOD team to be extracted from incident site by helicopter within the next 15 in

because it would soon be dark. 5 min later the helicopter rrived so the demolit on

chara-e was completely set up allowing CPT Khun to pull the fume lighters at his

convience to allow maxi= safety for his command. At 1930 2. Apr 69 BAD

team arrived at Camp Evans and w_e informed by LT Burton 2/506 Inf that the

rocket pods were destroyed and mimic= was complete.

13. DATE

28 Apr 69

14. TYPED NAME AND GRADE

MICHI.EL J '. t Vi,NO, CPT, ORDC

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.t03c ay69, 83, 3d Bde, 101st Akin contacted ì.OD team and re ,uest.sd EA support

..t FSB Bradley for the let ARM Div, 1st Reg, 3d Bde, Co C. Transportation tics

aaged for 1230 hrs. E JD team consisting of SY5 Jimei; ::° and S?4 Preymond de-

parted Camp Evans at 12;..G hrs for FSB Bradley. &trouts to incident location the£áD tea= helicopter aus4e_red a distrene si mt and helped rescue :.be crew of a

downed helicopter. EiD team and creiasan provided security wile damaged chopertiras stripped of radios and armament. The downed helicopter crew trac returned to

Fa Eurchesgarden and the mission resumed. _D tea arrived at the incidentlocation at 17000 hrs to discover incident: had previously been taken cere of by an

AWN Engineer squad. The incident consisted of a bunker complex and captised

munitions. EUD team re ,ussted transportation for the rsteaa flight. Ibo assistance

was given in ac turfing transportation, and the EOD team remained at incident Location

unitl ..hr following morning st 0800 bas. 1300 hrs, 14 May 69, SSG Fresneîl 2ICat Camp Deans contacted S3, 3d Bide, 101st Abn Div for status of ñ uD tmsa, No

information ras known and a search ras started. L» teem had a priority mission

with a secu:it7 force stranding by. Due to lack of coordination between rear andforward S3 operation centers, EOD team could not Le located nor extracted free FSB

Bradley and relocated at new incident location. Toe Deputy Bde Coaaaander, along

with BAJ Toah & CW3 Qce, Die S4 And. CPT Leigh, Bde S3 coordinated with SSG Prssnelì

to assure that the present situation would not occur again. Arrangements mazy /lads

to extract the DOD use the following morning at 0800 tas. SOD term was returned

to on site location, 0900 bra, 15 69.

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::: %dui 69

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13080014ay69, Mr Bice of S4, 3d Ede, 101st Abn Div contacted the ROD on site team andreported. to S31 Presnell that a helicopter was .siting to transport the EOD teamto FSB (Fire Support Base) Airborne to assist in clean up operations. F B Airbornehad been hit by a sizeable sapper force in the hours between 0300 and 0245 hrs. MDteam arrived at FSB Airborne at 0930 hrs and were briefed on the present situationand local.-don of tiems and bodies to be checked and disposed of LTC German CO of

2/501 st info 101st Ahn Div, was in charge of operations at this tire. The MO team

set up a holding area on the perimeter and started the clean up operations at 0945

hrs. A -total of 21 bodies were checked and stripped of Ordnance. Nearly all bodies. had satc:nel charges and ÁK50 assau...r, rifles. 2 loaded 1 PG21s were encountered and

cleared. ` By 1200 hrs the area inside the perimeter .ss cleared. fl z ged artillerypro4eeti1.es and fuses were set aside for routine turn in to Grade IIZI.

FV 1400 hrs the perimeter wire and outside area had been cleared. _. '^_ Ger* az1 was

contacted by SSG Presnell for a demolition site to dispose of accumulated ordrs::w.Due to 1ocatioa, twain,. and tactical situation at. this time demolition was im-practical. Air traffic was heavy with troop and material resupplT. Air strikesand ARA (Aerial Rocket Artillery) fire seas taking place within a g mile radius.Enemy contact sees also heavy. A helicopter was requested to remove the BOD teamand captured ordnance. 1545 hrs a helicopter arrived to remove

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.2. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (ir additional space required, use reverse)

A 26 ::e,. 69 . call .::.s received from C-0 Rice of 51+1 ,d Fäe, 1t1. t r.bn Div. 0aeLeao vls to reïort to 45:16 1:r.t, 101st nbm Div :or Air $a^.s,,oru.t:ar. to F E

<.ze tor :.n incident involving a 4.2" r.,:md.

At 1,3a t.:* B+^.,D ..aa<?t :e; ,rte! io .he TUC of t.* 2/;C6 Int at F13 Dl are. At tielocation t:e c.CA te¡: vas ii:'vr.:ed they +ror.].d have to umit for _he arrival of LX

Gro-ell (Uya zo) and the t.4 toi' t.srt`ßr imtr;ut;.ons. AZ. íóC;v the L,C arrivedand 1650 :,ad ú3? directed to 1/4G Arty. At 1 riAJ the F.;.rD team destroyed 10 - lvys:HE rounds.

At 1;15 SO team reported again to 2/5v6 Tat, 1t:1.;t ibn it.C. L:C Gro:eï;. in°o*_-ed

the ECO team they u. ,ïd speari 3 days at F. B Blaze +»z.c. ost giving js.stific:tionor reason. i;a then iLlormed the îai.+D team t.ey hele to destroy 1-!'>"°, Tank thefollowing day. foe i::JD team ircfgare:! L:C Gcroe3ï trst they needed resuIirlieb toset up the rr, lacives. LTC Gro4tll then informed t:* ;.aD : ar.. .h.t :,e shot was

all bet r2 rd reed,y to go i day ?.rior and :il the BUD team r.:.d to do was check itand pull Lhc pin. He aleo informed Liss EA team that ...heir WD Ss:pe. ,riFor atC=p $luaus and their CU at. Phu Bai know of tiie3r abere abauts and rosld be keptinformed.

The morning or 2: Sep 69 Y6G S,.anberty int'or.ned the &+D '.:ea~-. they }:o 1d e.raia haveto it : E:e arrival of LTC Gror.ell. M. 1130 LTC Esrowelì had the I.,D team directed.o t::e 2/34 r.r,aor :i,ere t'wev wo6id go by '.ank convoy to t:.e tank loc..tioa 451-9r'9 YCAt 1' the C0-1/aY'-xe@17Cd to the tank location. A'v 14i0 the coRSoV arrived13. DATE uIL. TrPED NAME AND GRADE ----73. SIGNATURE

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at the tank location. The convoy proceeded on to F..B Rcndevous leaving a squad

of Inf. for sup,ort. Tne EJ team c :,ec:.ed the shot and found it had been set_ing

under mud and water for ) days. At 1 ü() the tank convoy returned and the time

fuse was ignited and the 1:,OD team and Lt ii..ctings tank proceeded towards FSB

Blaze. At 1'30 Lt Hastings received ó radio call stating that .:naer direct

order he and the convoy wo ld spend the night tt MF'D -1 (45.- 018 -YD). Lt Hastings

replied t.wt the LJD team wms with him and the convoy could easily be back by

dark. Tne ans..er that Lt Hastings received K.s that all t'.is was known and tie

was to spend the night.

At MPD-1 he CPT in charge of the Infc.n :ry Co there told EOD he had not heard an

explosion, therefore the tank was not destroyed. i)D sugïested sending a heli-

copter over the area to check it. The CPT replied that helicopters couldn't tet

in even though E.JD had seen one helicopter ca,eck the tank when .hey were checking

the tank out.

The morning of 28 Sep 69 the EOD team and Lt Hastings proceeded back to the tank

site of the convoy. Then the convoy proceeded to F:B Blaze, and arrived at 1130.

At FOB Blaze EOD reported to 2/5:j6 Inf, 101st Abn TOC where M 'G .:. anberry arr. nged

for air transportation to Camp Evans. EOD departed FSB Blaze at 1230 and arrived

at Camp avens 1300 hrs.

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-:t 1Gif5 iLE, .O received a _ _cl:e call requesting an .Jcell

2::_ suitelF __ takeotre of 411 :3 Grenade 1.h - : ;.Gs located i::..l:L t::e fuel c_ll Gf _ :HIE ....=cJ. _at B Co, 101st : f`:1 ..:ri -.i.l ce..::1ce build- t Cazo _ - r

;e, '_c::ZOolíed il:to _'r.e fill:_ :Ori:and one grenade a i : ±.t10ui S"oO:I and safety 71~..l..

observed -t ;.:e .7ot':.o:.. of the fuel cell in approximately é5(i ':als of t 'j.` :..ii::.:eid.tely evacuated ,-l :_era:an::el from :e area, and had fire .^`_ ti.7-.and :e'c,e:,erson:,cî stationed in case of detonation and fire. ::evc.r a at; Vf -... latch1 :E:. :,. ci oonto the :rcnade i:rit'_ t r:OOsE ire o:7 the ...:d of a pole r,í i:'CG. '1t ...5 ::;ensdecided to remove rear coa...,::_ on the elzine, then the :1.1'-._:ic tester cable-..,-,,s r e- OYe:. Upon c0" i.^t].o.^. cf cable _ .. :o ïG_. , ,.:'.e plate below ..:ne 'î,+`v . ;.c

resutoir ;,2s re:.:ove:i, __a:ltiil . cc_ss to t.^.e top of :.:e rubber fuel '.^.12t:,E'r. r.nole :rs cut in the cop o." ,..he fuel blaster .Yid . the dud fired - - .,

- .. t the,grenade :1:i spoon--tcyd s;,er:: eA fti'0', 'G ê í 'e _dc "r5.or to :.%. 5 arriV r

' . l) .s rtr.:ctsd from :theuei cell by i.ar.d. Gre.l de was rendered oL.fe .?1Q components returned to C, 1(i1.it.bn, for f 1rt.:er i11rst..._ ü? en, except for the blasting cap, :::lîcA ;:a'_' removed r

to a safe d:°_ Osal area. Grenade was eb3°r'red to be in good condition, and eX:.ct2'eLsOn for malfunction could not be Qever::i.:?eQn i:o trces of any delay :.Le_.b,"l..ssuch as tape or rubber bands were taken from the fuel .::n::, but LO reco: -~ldedthat CID checl: the blatter when it was removed f,Ì 3m the aircraft later in the day.

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[i12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, uso reverse)11

,.. .t 0.1'..-30 hrs, 9 Oct 69, ::;::-., Y.ecej ved. a reque.st for an 1"..D t.,-:a:.:. to checl: out. a *:.:eli-!co::iter .;.hst 1-...ad been al.)doned the p.revious nifht.. 2C0 team ::.roce.:dod to 15..ft::.aster

ad Ls-m:1 Ch; a htley to varsitz- ;:ad, Ca:up "L.'.7-'43..e. Fro:: there, ::;.:13 fiTe: to I.E.'Birmir.v7-1-tall. 13..ton ar:iv:11 at .r...:117iile.71, :Z,L,I; was briefed, and found out that a.1w.d been L14:fr.& over the, asr:.1.11 va'i..ìe,;-; a.nd 1:sd run cut of .ruel a:id 1:cd safe:I.?... %anded.at FE 21e.ncievous (wIlich was abandon-:d). The p-.1.1o:,s 1..ad been ex..:,ractecl, but the heai-copter 1.e.d bean left /o sucu.rit;.; in an nn occupied area. Tt I.:E. .10 discovered:tat. a Oora helicopter had also crashed ahile fi rt. cover for thc, pilots e::tractionbut crash site was o:n. ::_;Lq-) ..:2.s requested to check the U1!: for boobytraps so 0

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..',.hat it could be sl-m::,: out, and also assist ,:ith T.,.he crashed Cobra if it ::cre locz,..ted.Et.,D 1.-alte::, for the -.-:eather to break over tho .-. :Mau, and '.:her. clout:: :Lifted Seclu-ity

:::latoon.., ::;,./.) and Ela.c:::-.,..ts went to 1.;.:E-1 site and checked the c:.o.,er for bzobytr.aps.Upcn cu:::.-1.etion, it was found that the Cobra had r,ot been located, therefore :Z.)

,was flo-...*, back to .,..a.,1 Corps 7.T1 pz.d, and r.Ls-ion was com;leteci.

13. DATE

Oct 69

AVCA For-ra 32-R8 Nov 68

TYPED NAM AND GRADE

.7 CET, 0.1DC

15. SIG)" &TURF;

Previous edition:, of this form are obsolete

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EIPLO.:ICE Oí1D :: J CE DISPOSAL13:c :NT REPORT

Je.

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PART 1: IZíFOPY 1TI0H PROVIDE BY ISPORTL:"v UNIT

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12. TriCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, use reverse)0E30'.rs .:í,%D _roceeaed to 101s:, .:?_' Ln Co:ln:;r',` .a;:0 Cente r, E, le =each, to assistt=: incident :aQ la Jeled the nizht iTiJ01:L7,- e__ .08_Te C.V1C.

C::.. : a_r_vl, :aD joined . Ot.accr, and ec_ l Dor.tsfro~t the 101st a.O:; vlD and 1:r7cepL:eC1 to the incident site. Upon c r_ 1:'í: iMi7 '.. _S4^te_`=_.1n°d that an explosive device nad C:e tU?mate d ? muer 0.:"2 `.pt 5 a ., CcwL'Sill'dc'.`$ to the floor, 1:2.;..._ú and cei lil'.z; of one portion of -_^,r. q_ ildi:l`. furtheri'.1vES m? ce.ti0:1 ir; wtea:G, serrated _r ar °n ts, '_ t of a renace f:5^ and asafes.__ ?::, ..tele discovered, and it :7a5 determined that the explosion : á5 caused

eï i!ier %::20 Grenade 02 1.j3 Grenade, US hand ,.ren4.r :1e 0 f0 .:d was apipe,the kind of :'hiC.: is used in the S*z::1F74 of mri,j:.aTlna. .:O traces :í8.ê found toi:i::ZC%- _:° '',.'.at tf:z Lrenade .^.c,. been fL'::lct:Oned any other 1.1.7, other than its normal.Oi.?raá._ .. iJ; rul1.i::;, the :in and it. It 1:a5 also discovered that "celect_ _C Pl'r,Still;_, cap bi-.i_'e was S7SLtaGed a_-:d removed to an UïOn completionof the i;Lssion, -+vsJ re`..isned to .'ñu

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115. SIGNATUF2.

AVCA Form ??-P, Previous editions of this form are obsoletee Nov 68

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IFC IDEHT NO

287 - 2082 -69

V UNUSUAL CONTROL NO

Q ROUTINE


=REPORTED

I i2 2200Dec69

2. PERSON REPORTING

Mr_ R*rorIj

3I. . UNIT TEL 1+0

S-2 2d 24e, 101st A1n D{ya- ITEMS REPORTED

See item #12

5. INCIDENT IDCATION

YD 698150

PART II: ACTION TAKEN BT EOD

DTC


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9. TRAVEL DATA. PERSONNEL DISPATCHED ---8

CPT BrelandSP$ Steinberg

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1f. CONFIRM]) IDENTIFICATION (w/DODIC)

See item #12

11. DISPOSITION

See it #12


SOD team received s call from Er. Brodie, S-2 2d Bde, 101st Abn Dilt at LZ Sally,that a Chinook had dropped a slingload of 105mm Ammo at grid #191698150. Mr. Brodietold EOD that they would make a combat assault into the area with the 2d Bde HeroRifle Platoon. At 0700 EOD took off from XXIV Corps VIP Pad and new to LZ Sallywhere they hooked up with the Aero Rifle Platoon and a gun-ship escort. At 0800 hrsSOD was on the ground approximately 600 meters from the ammo. After the LZ wassecured the Aero Rifle Platoon and EOD began humping towards the objective, beingled by LOH. After one hour of walking through creeks, and taking the long wayaround, the area was reached and the infantry began policing up the rounds'. EODlamas informed by the platoon leaders that the artillery NCOIC for XXIV Corps wantedall ICI munitions returned to LZ Sally, After policing up the five ICH's it wasdecided that they would not be returned as the fuzes were broken in half. The ammopoliced up consisted of 32ea 105mm HE's., 5ea 105mm AP -T's. 5ea 105maa Smoke, Green,aad lea 105mm. illumination. Also recovered were one case of M26 Grenades andapprox, 10,000 Rds. of 7.62ma linked. While the shot was being set up, the infantryplatoon leader sent one squad back to secure the LZ. At this time small arms firefrom an unknown source broke out in the area EOD was working in. After this stopped,and the shot was ready to go the squad sent back for security came under fire. Itturned out that they were being firod upon by an ARVN patrol. The rest of theplatoon, minus the platoon leader, one RTO, and the two EOD man left the area andheaded back to the I.Z. SOD pulled the shot and along with the two infantrymenheaded back to the LZ. The shot went and the area was checked by the LOH pilot whosaid it was a clean shot: At 1345 hrs the team was extracted and brought back toX IV Corps.

:::13. -DATE

?O 1 eC('

. TYPED NAME AND GRAE

Arw F B LANDC 0,-cÿ;

15. SIGNATURE

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l".-c ._ --:i`.AVCA Form 32-a8 Nov 68


I EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSALINCIDENT REPORT

INCIDENT NO

287 -00O6.,AQ 70

FraUNUSUAL CONTROL NO

Q ROUTINE

PART 1: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REPORTING UNT1

_. DTü REPORTED

01 1145 Jan 70

2. PERSON REPORTING

SGT MAY

3. UNIT TEL NO

75/187th Tnf rai, 101A, L r

ti. ITEMS REPORTED

Booby -'ap 82sm mortar


ID 503413

PART II: ACTION TAKEN BT EOD

. PERSONNEL DISPATCHED

CPT BrelandSSG Becker

DTC 9. TRAVEL DATADPRT

.a.. ..a a. .AIR - FLYING TIME

_

COMPL_.

MAN HRM_ PEH MILEAGE

10. CONFIRMED IDENTIFICATION w/DODIC

tea Booby- Trappe+ PG-7 D. /poli friction

11. DISPOSITION

Detonated in place

12. INCfl T NART(ATIGE (if additional space required, use reverse)

un 1 Jan 70 at 1145, 287th Ord Det (LOD) received a call from 3rd Bde S-4SGT May. At this time 3rd ixte S-4 reported a Booby Trap 82mm mortar, andinstructed us to report to 3/187th In1 Bn, 101st Alm Div, ca:.p Evans. Weinstructed them we would be there by 1330.

At 1200 hrs. 1 Jan 70 CPT Breland and SSG Becker left for 3/187th Inf B<z,101st khn Div, camp P.vans. At 1300 1 Jan 70 we arrived at 3/187th Inf Fat, 101stJ,bn Div, at'1330, 1 Jan 70 we left by air to YD;*')3413 where the by Trape hadbeen reported. After arriving at location, we found tea Booby Traps made fromIG-7 with a pull friction device in the side of the PG-7.

'After disposing of the PG-7 by detonating in place, we checked several otherlocations in the area for possible ooby Traps; but had negative findings.

1

3. DATE

<`\ i t

ìL. TXPED NAME AND GRADE

ANDREW F )ìcirtAliD Jh

AVCA Form 32-R Previous editions of this form are obsolete8 Nov 68

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The hole of the Booby Trap whs lined with .in. Three tripwires connected

to a pull Friction Device. Over the Tripwires Bamboo was laid, then therewas paper, then plastic with sand over the whole Booby Trap.

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0017 1355 Jan 70

2. PERSON REPORTING

S-4

3. UNIT TEL NO

1/327th Inf, 101st ¿bu Div

4. ITEMS REPORTED

Mine


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S-4 1 /327th Inf. FS R "3Yo



CPT BrelandSSG 42alls

S DTC 9. TRAVEL DATADPRT ARR

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Improvised dine

11. DISPOSITION

Rendered safe, transported to safe dispo


The unit received a call at 1355 hrs 17 Jan 70 stating a mine had been foundon railroad et iD 024 026.

CPT orcland and S, tiva]ls arrived at incident site at 1420. The firihE:4'2s were traced down the side end army from railroad bc. cow into witch.

natural barricade for cover, the firing wires...£re seperateci, cut, andshunted. :.ires ,ere trace.: Lack to the improvised mine, checking for boobyt.a,ps. eti thorough p robing around mine assured EOD there were no other rires forco=and cetonation.

Te king precautions for secondary devices the mice was disassecaled andremoved from the zrcund.

' Completed removal at 1500 hrs.Anot_ier mine was suspected in railroad tunnel apr ox 1 mile from the nine

just rendered safe.Ire proceeded to the tunnel and checked for rires leading into tunnel at both

ends. The ground at each entrance ;x::: also probed dotn to the concrete bed.No frire: vere fond. We went into the tunnel and visually checked the entirelength of the tunnel, approximately 300 meters. :;e found apprnriiately 2 lbsof composition C-4 but no other indications of ¡-.fines or booby traps.

Description of mine encountered:type - Improvised, blast

c .plosive wr. - ;.pprc 3O1bs of combined cast TNT, C-3, and C-4. (Chicon)

Faze - Electric squib placed in the neck of e. small arms cartridge. Firing.:ires were approx 100 meters using, 2 ea ary cell .at`,.eries for power sourceboosters- 6 non -electric caps were placed at random in the explosive.

!13. DATE 1J.. TYPED NAME AND GRADE

--7.. ! -7.-%L V F i3k.r.iltliÜ Jl:i? f, OrdC

AVCA Form 32-R Previous editions of this8 Nov 68

15. S IGNATURE_

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Continuation of page I

Inelosure #1 shows mine partly disassembled. The first (top) layer ofexplosive is TNT blocks. The firing wires cals be seen leading away frommins st right. The electric squib was placed in the second layer of explosive,C-3.

Inclosure #2 shows most of tnie TNT blocks removed. Note small hole insecond layer of explosives, caused by initiation of electric squib and stripareas cartridge.

Incloeure#3 shows mina removed from ground and disassembled. Arrow ispointing towards cigarette pack, Pall Nall.

The mine had, in BOW. opinion, been placed in the ground for quite ;.Danetime. The electric squib had just been placed, :lodging by the fresh earthcovering the wires.

It is suspected an attempt was made to detonate the mine wile a passingtrain was over it.

The disassembled mine was taken to sate disposal area and detonatedremotely

rrnosra ORDNANCE DISPOSALI(CIIENT REPORT

INCIDENT N0

0020 0104

lit. UNUSUALCONTROL NO

a ROUTINEWI

PART 1: INFORMATION PROVIDED BT REPORTING UNIT

:. DTO REPORTED 2. PERSON REPORTING

0020 1531 hrs SGT Jackson

3. OAI? TEL NO

3Hn, 187th Inf, 101st Abn Di


SGT Jackson

4. ITEMS REPORTED

Booby-Trap


#YD 637 316


'. PERSONNEL DISPATCHED

SP5 SteinbergSP4 Miller

8 DTC 9. TRAVEL DATADPRT

1500 hrsARR0020 1530 hrs AIR - FLYING TINE

".oMPL

0020 1630 hrsMAN HR

4 tee. VER - MILEAGE 2C Miles

10. CONFIRM IDENTIFICATION (w/DODIC)

Booby -Trap

11. DISPOSITION

Rendered safe and transportedto safe disposal area

12. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space required, use rererr:e)

'LOD Team arrived at Bat Team 46, 3Bn 187th Inf, 101st Abn Div at 1535 hrs on20 Jan 1970. SP5 Steenberg and SP4 Miller were told by SGT Jackson, at(Battalion Advisory Team) Team Leader, that a suspected Booby trap had beenplaced in the school at AP Hien Luong Village (YD 637 316), upon arrivingat the incident scene, the r;OD team cleared the area and then entered theclass room which contained the suspected Booby -Trap. There was a hole inthe center of the room, which previously has been covered by a board,lightly coated with cement so as to cake it look like part of the floor.In the hole were three prongs barer sticking thru the dirt. SP5 Steinbergcommented that it looked like the pressure Nevi. ê for éither an 224 orì16A1, both bounding type mines. The EOD Team vegan clearing the dirt awayfrom the item when SP4 hiller discovered a trip wire leading to the pulldevice on the fuze siue. The wire was loose and tucked under the edge ofthe concrete. The wire was cut and tied around the fuze body. At this timea piece of wire was inserted at the top of the pressure device to stop thecocked striker from going down. Upon digging further the top was uncoveredand the item was identified as an U16Á1 Bounding Mine. The team also encounteredtwo flat sticks, wedged between the mine body and the conurette, it wasdecided that the best approach would be to sink another hole about a footaway and dig over and up under the mine. SP5 Steinberg decided that animprovised shape charge would be the best metnod and SP4 Miller suggestedthe plastic Ogive cover for a 40mm M406 Grenade. The cover was placedin a ball of .approximately 3/4 lb Comp C -4, primed, and placed 15 inchesfrom the mine. After the detonation the EOD Team re- entered the roomand discovered a second hole approximately 8" in Diameter. The cement

DATE 14. TYPED NAME AND GRADE 15. SIGNATURE



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had also cracked up to the hole containing the mine. Removing the cementthe team dug under the mine, and upon discovering no secondary device, theitem w,:s removed. Because of the populated area, and the lack of asuitable demo area, the fuze was removed from the mine and the blasting capwas separated from the fuze. The job was completed at 1630 hrs., andEOD returped to their U.

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(r/DODIC) 11. DISPOSITION

Deatroy+mS at F'ß Levis

:2. INCIDENT NARRATIVE (if additional space :required, use reverse)

At 0630 bre duzt 70 BCD Team departed Cas iís+t:.aaath b air Por Camp Evans. 'r.+e

arrived a., Camp Evans at 0645. At (400 tID6 we left Camp Evans. i c arrived utr.}i Davis 0:45 (4p1al.

LOD :foam and engineers swept the F58 for abandoned ammo and booby-trapa.ir tautt:al agreement the LOO Team would taioo care c.; ell booby traps and theengineers would blow the abendone:i ammo and bunseï a. The abandoned afamo uaschocked by 5X%) Team to make sure it wee ears to handle.

ttari :) Team disarmed one mines (Improvised)/ and one $1Jáa morLß.l' round, . 1))ilits liloSal in place because of the unknown condition of tiZC. fume, P.524

iÌl)e7:ro8aci .Y,ne.tc.,+¡SióLeCl of o;C e/sÿ.j.*iij5' Iw: ./ G,.yiSe fSFfiee],{lpack with c.attpoE..ti0c] 1 .. pÁ1 L W Ñ.R1 devices r4. inserted in the

tr-j and held in place by & lid from & coffee CKM. The pull idre (.'; 1/::) IGsB&pprar 2001 long and was covered with dirt from th;: nine to the C.SÔS of thehilltop. ?rom the edge et :elle hilltop to ttss 4C Is place of eonve:.:ament/ thewd.re e&a not bidden. (;Are iZacl.osure F-1)

1a1310i00 wee càccìting the :aka to trap Charlie started palling the pw.:11.wire. The l7GD Team cut the wire preventing initiation of tne pall fri,cticadevices.

The mine could not be blown i.ra. plsne doe to personnel rind material is the

free ran,ne. So, with the possibility of a chemical coley pencil caacidered/ thearea around and under the mine was probed and nine removed and disassembled.

.SCW encountered considerable difficulty in transportation back from theIncident.

?our hours after completion of EïiD cperatíons/ the E7.ra Team clegur tad PCB ::avis

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At 0730 bra on 11 February 1970, BOO received a call that there were two liveRAG rounds at FSB File, 2d Fn/502d In!, 1st Bde, 101st Ain Div (Amb1), thisturned out to be the understatement of the year. BCD left the XXIV Corps VIFpad at 0800 and arrived at FSB Rifle at 8813 hrs. It turned out that the FSBhad been hit by incoming rockets, tartars, and sappers the previous night. The14D Team reported to the FSB Commander and were told that there were approximatelytenNYC. bodies is and around the FSB perimeter and that there were dud rocketsand satchel charges all over the hill. The team, consisting of SP5 Steinbergand SP5 Duffey, begar,, their cleanup at 0830 hrs. Ten kWh bodies were strippednail the other asso.-ced goodies around the FSB were policed up. Upon enteringone bunker which had taken a direct hit from an LFG- 7, BOD ,as informed that therevas a grenade in the dirt in the bunker that had no pin. SP5 Duffey peeked itout or the dirt by the spoon and grenade body and sure enough, it had no pin.Attar getting permission from a stray LTC, who dust happened to be followingthe teat. around, SP5 Duffey threw the grenade outside the wire where it detonated.after working for several hours and pilling the collection of ordnance outside theTOC, it was decided that, all D1-2 fuses and blasting caps would be blown thereand all satchel charges and SPG-2 rockets would be transported back to Pisa Baifor.diBposal. After saute argent with the S-2 Officer, it vas decided thatBED would blow the Stases and caps in a tiring pit approximately 10' gon theentrance to the TOC. The OA was prised and heavily sandbagged and went withouta flaw, except for throwing a little sand on the CG of the 101st, who didn'tthink it necessary to move out of the way. í'h.4 ROO Tema also removed the fuzefrom one dud -fired B-40 as one of our "friends" brought it tap to us and dropped

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it lit our teat is front of the TiC. This fsc was also blown. At this pointthe E4.4) Team obtained four empty 1Ú5m boxes sad loaded the VT in them torevacuation. It might also be mentioned that while U web rorkinE outside thep,rigeter etrippir8 bodies and disarm :& a few dud -fired bansaloros, B Co,21 Ha 3J02d 2..t aide contact approz r ta]y 100 meters away, being hit with heavyautomatic weapons . tire and JOG. They suffered two W. At 1430 hrs the IUDTema was returned to Phu Bai, three hours after completing their mission.

5 sa 1K 50 assault rifles17 ea magazines of AX. Ammo2 sa RE0-2 launchers13 ea i?G-2 ' (unfired)

1 sa BIS-2 (dud - fired)

200 ea 1 lb blocks of knixian TNT (of :ichich apprmaimately 100 were duds, either.goat bad caps or the caps went and failed to cetoucte the TNT)3 baapalor t torpedoes conaistic . of 20 blocks of iassian NT

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1/327th Ist, 101st Abn Div

CPT Brelrandw 191145Feb70 191205Feb70 XX 1 hr.

SP5 Duffey191600Feb70 6

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At 1130 hours February 19, 1970 the BCD Team received a call from 1st Bde101st Alyce Div (Ambl) regarstiug they be at IllVth Corps YIP pad at 1145 hoursto fly them to the location of a VC booby trap. The location was 2C 095 935.rte EZ Team arrived at t secured L2 at 1205 hours and were shown the wa' tothe booby trap which was only a few yards from the landing sane. The membersof the BUD Teeam_ evacuated the area and proceeded to render sate the booby trap.The first step was to determine the number of chargers; this totaled +¢r to tour,tied together with Chime detonating cord (Incl 4). The charges were C- rationfruit corns filled with Chicom C-3. Bach had a Chicory pull friction device in it.The initiating firing device was a pull friction device imbedded in a can ofexplosives (Incl 2) with det cord re ning to the other charges (Iucl. 3). Thestring of the poll-friction device was tied onto a piece of bamboo which wassuspended in the air by three strands of commo wire which were tied off to abamboo stake which was imbedded in the ground. The whole device was covered bya piece of a'C- ration box with dirt thrown an top of it (Intl 1). The itemswere rendered safe and the remaining area was probed for secondary devices, ofwhich, none were found. The EQD Team returned to the BCC CP at 1600 hours.

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kV 1400, 23 Feb 70, this unit was notified by the 3rd Combined Action Group,that CAP 3-3 at GC ID 880 187 had a few items to be picked up. 5FC Wilkinsonand SP5 Steinberg responded. Upon arrival at the incident site the individualsmet CkP Officer CPT Carlson US1C, who is in charge of the VIP program for thearea. Locals in the area are being paid 500 piastres and up for each explosiveitem. The below listed items were at a collection point, supervised by militarypersonnel:

alma Mortar, WP, 2i37081mm Mortar, HE, H43k181= Mortar, HE, 1g362A1Haue, AP, M16h1105= HE, NOCjrenade, AP, B2660mm Mortar, HE, X496.28160oon Mortar, WP, X302Cartridge, Grenade, 1i(9r 8400

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It was noted that almost all items were recovered by children 5-10 yrs is age.It was further noted that the ìi16 sines were recovered frail a live minefield bythese same children. Due to the location of these items it was found tearable todig a pit and destroy these items at the holding site. This was accomplished atapproximately 1545, and the BOO Team returned to the 287th at 1830.

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At 1800 kirs, 24 February 1970, this unit received a request from the tilitaryPolice that they had a downed aircraj t.belonging to the 220th Aviation Companynear the end of the runwmy, and needed assistance to check the ordnance aboard.SFC Wilkinson, SP5 Steimherg and SP4 aller responded to GC YD 905 118 at 140.Upon arrival at the site they reported to CPT Jackson, OIC. Ile showed theteam tour (4) 2.75" Rocket 1-od s which had been torn loose from the downedMohawk aircraft. Investigation proved !..het all pods were empty. The team stoodby until the fire was completely ont. The taut was told the pilot andco-pilot bad ejected, and were at the hoe/Alai. The personnel returned to the287th Ord net (E0D) at 1930 Jars.

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At 1305 hra.NOD received a call from 1/ 7tii Inf, 101st hbn Div Camp Eagle.They said that an explosion bad taken place at GC ZD 074 010 and that asecondary device bad been located in the same location, these explosive deviceswere located on the railroad tracks.

At 1310 the OL Team consisting of XSG :anktles, S ?5 Duffey and SP5 Carusowas dispatched to the incident location, on arrival at incident site the E0Team wasiaformed that two ARVN Soldiers had been checking one of the chargeswhen it detonated, the two ARVN Troops were taken to hospital. The FOOD Teamchecked the area and found a pressure device beside one of the rails and twowires leading to the spot where the detonation had taken place, about two feetfram that spot we found a 32i pound charge of Chic= TNT with six bon -electriccaps, and two NVA Plashlight batteries, there u s no electri.: blasting cape1eßdiag to the main charge. A further search of the area was made to determinewhat the item was that had detonated, but nothing was found. MO returned toCP at 1445 hrs.

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AILAt 0$30 hrs ova 14 BArch 1970, zoD received a call free Base Defence, 101st Abn Div,

lip tipPte, Tbua ?lien Province, Bvli, stating that Camp L gle bad taken appetiudaatelyIncoming rounds at 122mm rocket. They believed that there were tuo dues andrequested £Q; assistanee. At 0845 brs an 500 Team, consisting of SF5SP4 Watson, departed the CP for Camp Eagle.

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CadTheyOCand were breited by Lt. Gordon and 5P5 Patten of the Group 5-2 that ten rocketsbad detonated in their cantoneeont area and the area direct 7 across the street,which belonged to the 4th Bta 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery. They were also informedthat there was a possibility at two duds; as many people

reported that two rocketsseen passing overhead had tailed to detonate. After checking the craters at therockets that had detonate:, and recovering acme tragaeate with i asiaa and Czech-nd..a

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them, the B De r+cmed on to the suspected area of the' which we s behind the officer's club at the 4tk4/77J , waschecked with negative results. The second area, which was behind the PULE tirestation and above the chopper pads at the 377th Artillery Pa, tins checked and ahole of entry vow discovered. It appeared that the rocket, bad hit an engineerstake (Ina Ê3,34.,3b), shearing off the top part of the OKTr g thee (Ball) :adthe warhead and rocket motor assesab3j herd passed an and penetrated the mod.The original hole of entry was approximately

three feet deep and twelve inches indiameter with a sal amount of loose dirt thrown upend around it. After diggingwith a shovel, the NOG Team enlargedtour feet in diameter Una i2) litter to a nothing; three feet anddecided that w t was needed was a bulldoser and a tector,

dirt io waswith CPT Auer co-ordinatingHorgan at 101st Div Arty and CPT Norris, CO of Btr- i 377th Arty, it was

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decided that a front end loader belonging to the 377th old be used to nove thedirt. At 1230 hre the EOD Team mods an area sweep with the nine detector and gota positive reading approximately twelve test doonslope of the hole of entry. Atthis point the area waa cleared of all extraneous personnel and the front endloader operator, SP5 Itiebard Freiland, was bref fed on the hazards of the item(bave detonating buck -up with a graseseneitive feature). He asked a few questionsand then began to move the dirt. After ueother three hours, and ten square yardsby time feet deeper later, nothing else tad been found. Frequent sweeps weremade with the nine detector with negative results. It was decided at this pointthat no further progress could be made with the front end loader as tira roundcould be as deep as twenty feet. The groat end loader ras released and the P.Team went to the Div Arty TOC with CPT Dorgan ebere they contacted H. 27thäagiceer flu, also at Camp Eagle. Ater talking rdth SFC Iceman a bulldozer wasAid oa for G900 bra the folladng amenai.

The SOD Team,, with the addition of SPe )iller, departed tee EOD CF at 0900 hrsI

. and arrived at the 27th î gineer fig, Camp Eagle, at 0845. The bulldozer waslip10aMed on a low -boy and the EGG Tsact and the dozer operator arrived at the

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incident site at 0915. The area was probed and given a sweep with the ruledetector with negative results. The bulldozer commenced work at 0930 Srs. Afterthree hours and after enlargening the hole to twenty -five feet deep, (lUci e4)the operation was halted. Coe last sweep was rade with the detector withnegative results and after this the tole was filled in. BUD departed the incidentsite at 1 300 bra and arrived back at the CP at 1315.

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On 20 March 70 at 0900 EOD received a cal]. from S-3 1/506th Inf for SADsupport at FSB Granite which had been hit the night before, leaving theFSB covered with satchel charges, and RPCr.2 +s. BAD was also informed thatthe FSB was socked in with fog and they would be notified when the firstbird would be able to fly out. At 0940 another call was received sayingthat a bird would be waiting at Curabee Pad. At 0945 BBD departed forFSB Granite, by air, and arrived at FSB Granite at 1015. At the FSBBUD was informed of the situation and told they could have any thing the FSHhad to help speed up the operation. Upon looking the area over theEOD team, consisting of SSG Quails and SP4 !Miller, decided all thesatael charges in the world bad been left there. It was also decidedthat cutting each individual charge open and removing the cap was tootime consuming since they were all made of C-4, both US and USSR type.EOD then requested and received a four man detail to help in the police up.All charges were checked by SOD then the detail, put them carefully intowooden ammo craves. When the bulk of the charges were checked the EODream was informed of the location of the RPG -gas. At this time it was fouudout there were 10 daed PA around the area. The SOD team checked andcleaned all bodies pclicing up 10 PG -2's, more satchel charges, and oneM-26 hand grenade (us) . The BCD team then checked the 81ssa mortar pitswksich were hit very hard. 3 rounds of HE were considered hazardous and tobe blown with the satchel charges. Then an RPG.2 was discovered inthe side of a hill with the rocket motor burned. It was decided todestroy the round in place by detsaation. Also s dud 81mm mortar HE wee

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discovered in the ruins of a bunker. It wee decided to destroy it in place becauseit contained a 5245 PD fuse.

During the general police up of the rubbish two M33 Grenades with hung strikerswere found. EOD accomplished a degree of safety by removing the striker spring,and the grenades were addod to the other miseelaneous explosives and roundswhich by this time also included two X79 40mm with frag holes in them. At thetime &)D was informed that a Chinook helicopter had crashed and was burningon Camp Evans in the POL area and that it was heavily armed and an BCD teamwas needed immediately. $íl93 informed the TOC that as soon as some helpwas received to carry the exploosivee down the hill and they could be detonatedthey would be ready to go. After much hassle, everything got to the bottomof the hill and the explosives were detonated and E3Û prepared to take a birdto Camp Evans to report to the "emergency situation ".

It might be interesting to note that when the ET Team did arrive at the coptercrash they were met by another team from Phu Bai who bad been there for severalhours.

The EC0 Team departed PSIS Granite at 1345 and arrived at Capp Evans at 1400.

Recap:

Total satchel charges 4520 between ilb and 151b Total weight 3601b2 -M33 Grenades1 - M26 Grenade4 - 81 nm Mortars HE11 -PG-2'eCleaning of 10 NIA Bodies7 -AK-50 Chicom asaualt rifles

210 - 7.62mm small arms rounds (USSR)5 - RPG-2 Launchers2 - tea lí79 rounds NE

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Beceived a call Iron 5.4 4/77th ALL st 0320 3 May 1970. The intormstioaas passed to &pi,. Miller that cep Eagle bed just come under rocket attack.

The rocket attack started at 0300 bra and the last round c in at 0315.The Ba; Tom usa =titled that a dud 122mn rocket was lying in the addeu

of the nkix road at Camp Nagle. XI Duffey and SP4 Miller were on the road at0325.

The team arrived st the incident site at 0335 hrs. The IDD Teamt.ms guidedto the location of the round by t1, 101st Via. As the team approached the*roe, ammunition Via detonating And hnge the were scattered throughout the

A berm ofpanaprine wse burning and hot penaprime was thrown all overthe eras. Tle 12 rocket fumed out to be a 2.75' rocket kicked it firmabamaints.

At this tine the teem met ZAJ G.C. Canard, the assistant Division Engineers1014 Ahn ply. NW Cams:mils responsible for all disaeters of any type occuring©o Cad* &tem.

At this time NAJ G.C. Guard directed the team to a location where a 122mmrocket had detonated and had littered the area with 2.751 rocket containers andother debris. The temo cleared ali. explosive bawds so tbs firs fightingequipment could pass and extingzish a fire that had jest started a 2.77CoLick IhwwMticla Cobra Awl Located antraminately2D meters freer thin location.The tae ¡teed the tire trucks mete the flight line in an attempt to glomthe area of Weft projectiles. Because of the poor lighting and the Unsnaptarriar.hetweem the firs truck drivers (Vietnamese) and the SOD teem, the clean-upbad to he postponf4 until morning light.

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The BUiJ teas:, with aasistance from )4447 Canard, was able to clear an arealoading to B Battery 4/77th ke.A TUC and atteepted to clear an area around theliviaz quarters of the pilots. Ey this ti ae two and one half bonze had passedand the eun was rising on Caap Eagle. At this time the rest of the team wasactivated from ?huBai.

At 0630 the met of the 287tbse SOD personnel Arrived at the cite of thedisaster. Reaponding par:mama included: CPT Breland, ESO kandles, S?CWilkinson, B60 Decker-, WO SP4 Wataon, SPC Norris (AEIX ¡ Advisor)),and Sgt Dana (518tbARY1 ECO). 3P4 Besse was on the radio and telephonefrom 0320 until 1800. SP5 Duffey and SP4 Miner were at the some at 0330 andstayed until this claanuiep was acogoted at 18 oo hrs.

At 0630 brat clan-up ums started. The initial clam-op WW1 centerad aroundthe main blast, which um; on the flight line, where three Cara Gunships hadbeen destroyed. Tbe area was littered with 2.75" rockets and warheads, and4Cam Prajectiles. Mast at the 2.75v rockets bad been tired and the wrath. hadbeen broken off. Many of this 4Casa bad been separated from th e cartridge casings.

Moan-up consisted of picking up aLl. the rounds that appeared relativelysafe, and transporting them to a demo area Zr destructioo. Approximately 2000Wuu rounds were policed up. Six (6) 2.75" rocket warbeads had to be blownin place due to their location and condition. There was a total of 142 manhours involved in tbis aperation.

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consisting of La. ,:walls and SP4 '..atson departed chu Bai at 0200 hrs

or 3rd BOe u C, Camp £vans where we were to board chopper at 1000 hrsproceed to ..,E :wkkasan.

1 /506th Inf had reported finding a sling load of a m m o which had been

11th or 12th of 1 ay while being b rk hauler. to Ca.-p Evans.

.crted LO 3rd Bde TUC at 0930 hrs and was told a bird would pick us upheîiped at 1300 hrs.

to the Cr 1 /506th Helipad at 1245 hrs. The C: personnel had no

of a requirement for E)J assistance and did not have a bird availablestated trey wouldn't have room for B0D on their log bird.

aacr: to 3rd Bde TUC and advised CPT Jenkins of the situation and wasback to the helipad and a bird would be there at 1330 hrs. ;e waited

1530 hr.'s, none appeared. ^t this time I advised the OIC of the CP

incidents to respond to on Camp Evans. I switched my radio to hisand advised him we would be no more than five (5) minutes away, andget a bird, give us a push.

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,t 1930 hrs I called 3rd bde TuC and advised the U., of the situation. H

Ionew of the LO;J requirement and assured me we would have a bird the following:horning at 1000 hrs to take us to the incident and a bird to bring us back whenthe job was completed.

.'e reported to the CF at 0915 hrs 14 lay 70 and immediately boarded achopper bound for rtakkasan. ,.e arrived at Rakkasan at 09j0 hrs and linked up

with 2nd 1- :atoon .+ Co 1 /506th Inf to proceed to the actual incident location,a.pprox 1500 meters off rtakkasan. SGT Garnet, the platoon SGT asked where ourgear was and advised us we wouldn't be returning until 1700 hrs. I took this

opportunity to tell SGT garnet we would have to have transportation from thesite az soon as we completed the job and would not proceed to the incidentuntil given assurance of this. (we had two more sling loads of ammo to takecare of which had been cropped in 3rd Sde's AO) . SGT Garnet advised his Cu ofthe situation and was told we would be extracted as soon as the job was co::pleted.I never talked to his CO, as I was looang for the Ls Colonel I had seen previously,to inform him of the situation and try to get things a li.tle .aoreor anized.4 t this time SGT Garnet informed me of his Ci.)'s intentions to extract us as sooncs the job was completed and we were ready to go. i.pprox 30 minutes had lapsed

.nd it was now 1v00 hrs. We Cx'd in to the incident site at 1115 hrs. The

105 rds, 46 each w /cartridge cases, were scattered from the tor. of one mountain

to the bottom, approx 200 meters. .e made several small stacks alon: the sideof the mountain and linked them with det cord and successfully destroyed therounds at 1245 hrs.

At this time SGT Garnet requested a chopper fro ;. Ir.3 Cline, located atFSB.zakkasan, and was told to hold at our present location, further, the weather::mss bad at his location and couldn't get a bird out to ,ìakkasan at this time.

SGT Garnet advised 1]J:3 Cline that we were still open and could see outbeyond the mountains and a chopper would have no trouble coin from Camp Evans

to our location.

At this time 1 J Cline answered S3f Garnet by saying, "You :..ust be vista; :ern

I can't see your location and you must be socked in ".

SGT Garnet again advised I4,+3 Cline that we were nct socked in and had a ceiling

more than adequate for chopper operations.

IwJ Cline repeated his former statement that, "You must be mistaken, we

can't see your location."

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nt this time l took the radio, identified myself as the E !) Team and...J Cline tnat we were not mistaken, although fog was hanging heavily

L.t the very top of ..a}':l:i_sian the s urroundin area was virtually clear, we hadother ...issions to resond to, and the weather was not likely to hold outforever and we ,.ouïd appreciate a bird.

I was told to hold at present location and he would see what he could do.(oar location at this time was several hundred ft :)elow the level of FS;cakkasan and we could see the valley in'which Camp Evans was located and couldc:e the sand on the beach which was several miles beyond Evans.) Visabilitywas indeed no proA.e,a. .:e had a ceiling of approx 250 to 300 feet. There werebirds fiyini around the area at this time and we had no difficulty seeing them_s I'm sure they ht-d none Seeing us or our location.

nt 1400 hrs we received a call from ìú+J Cline. He stated the weather wastoo btu for birds at our location -:.d for us to proceed on foot to his location,rib .árkasan .

nt this time the ceiling was : ettinC lower at our location but visibilitywas still good. Several choppers were operating in our area and we relayedthis information to r J Clime. n P.;ïuPS chopper operated above and around usuntil approx 1430 hrs. I assume the chopper came from Carp Evans but have nofacts to substantiate this. I am in doubt at this time as to whether c not a;'eques t for a chopper was even made for extraction of :X7D.

E chopped a trail baci: up to S.: ..akkasan which took approximately fournours

Fifteen .ninutes prior to our arrival on top of FHB Rakkasan I requestedr: bird back to .;ä : :p Ivens and advised i:tj Cline we would be at his location 15: ;antes or :Less.

His reply, "eon't worry about a bird until you get up here."

..hile enterih;; the perimeter of îóìs . akkasan, a bird was departing. anotherbird was coming into view and I ran over to the Path finders (Air Control Point)location and requested permission to board the chopper, (Chinook).

He said the bird would not land, he was only resupplying by sling. Iinformed the RT) (the only man around) of our need to depart and our priorityfor air travel. He did not request the bird to land.

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At this time 1 proceeaei to LIAJ Cline is location and requested transporta:.ionback to t:amp :,vans. 1 has led 14c1: to the air Control ì-oint by .+J (.line

where he instructed the ú:u to put us on the next bira.

e got on the next bird at 1300 hrs 16 iiay 70. This was two (2) daysafter the incident w s completed.

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On 18 July 70, an SOD Team consisting of SFC Wilkinsonresponded to an incident on FSB O'Rei31y. During thishelicopter loaded with 105:m projectiles was shot downFSE Ripcord, GC YD 341 186. The CH 47 crashed and burnedammo dump, causing one end of the PSB to be totally destroyed,105= guns, several mortars, radar, and most of the TOC.up at 153 0 'Reilly at 1545 and inserted onto Ripcord atpick -up SFC Wilkinson was told by the IAH pilot that allRipcord had ceased. The team was inserted on the Paend of the ESE. As the LOH departed an enemy mortar landed40 ;meters away. The team took cover in a fighting positionenenv mortars were landing about every five mimes; alsowere still going off from the fire in the ammo dump.£iting position several more mortars came in, same asht the first break of incoming the tear, proceeded to thethe battalion commander of the 2nd Ba, 506th Inf, 101stthe fire base. A briefing was held at this time and thethe first priority for clean-up was the main helicopterin another battery of 105mm guns and more ammo. The teamthe northeast end of the pad. Items scattered over thewith hung strikers, 140mm grenades out of the casings andand Illumination, and ICMts. Some of the ICli's had functionedthe armed condition. The .team managed to clear appromimate],y1830,

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Abn Div, which occupiedbattalion C.O. said

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During this time there were about 10 or 12 detonations in the ago area)0 meters away, which was still burning. Also 82mm and 120mm mortars

were coming in every 3 to 4 minutes.

The team had just taken a short break and SFC Wilkinson was talkingto COL Harrison, 3rd Bde, 101st Abn Commanding Officer. SFC Wilkinsonand the COL had just stepped behind a blast wall when a mortar landed5 ft. away. This round resulted in 1 killed, 6 wounded and COLHarrison and SFC Wilkinson were blown into the bunker and knocked out.The COL and SFC Wilkinson both had total loss of hearing. S ?5 Watson

had minor wounds on the elbow and lower arm. All casualties wereevacuated to C /326th M1ed Bn at Camp Evans where SFC Wilkinson was toldhe did not have bursted eardrums, but would not hoer for awhile. allcasualties were evacuated to 85th Evac Hospital in Phu Bai. The teamreturned to Phu Bai at 2130. It was decided that due to darkness,nothing further could be done that night. Transportation for another¡UD Team to Ripcord for as early as possible on 19 July was requested throughD TOC, 101st Airborne Division.

On the morning of 19 July 1970 at approximately 1030 hrs, a team fromthis unit, CPT Breland, SSG Lynch and SP5 Duffey, departed 2nd B1e, HeavenPad at Phu Bai for FSB Ripcord, arriving at the FSB about 1115 hrs. CPT

Breland was met by Lt Col Lucas, Battalion Commander 2/506. At that timeCPT Breland was given a brief summary of the present situation.

While making a survey of the area, the END Team discovered their workwas going to be greatly hampered due to the fact that armed ICM's wereeverywhere. Other items encountered were 105mm HE, WP, HC Smoke, Illumination,M33 grenades, M79 rounds out of the casing, and assorted pyrotechnic devices.

At 1130 hrs the SOD Team started the initial clearing operation of thehelicopter pad which had first priority, so that the nearly exausted suppliescould be replenished and a new battery of 105's brought in. Several timesduring the morning and early afternoon, work was interrupted by incoming

enemy mortar rounds.

Due to the time factor involved, the enormous task of clearing the area,

and constant harrasment by enemy gunners, CPT Breland made a re- evaluationof the situation and decided another team was necessary. The call for

assistance was made to the 59th HOD at Quang Tri. They dispatched a team.

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Resuming work shortly after 120C hrs a new problem p.êsentec itself.In the area of the downed Chinook, high explosive and white phosphorous105mm rounds again began cooking off in the still-smoldering fire. A

detail was mustered to water down the area so work could resume.

At approxitdtely 1330 hrs., another enemy mortar attack was launched.

SSG Lynch was wounded, received medical attention and continued working.

CPT Breland received word the other r7DD team from the 59th, CPT Guffey

and SSG Harlin, were at FSB O'Rielly, and, due to the incoming fire Ripcordwas receiving, could not immediately be inserted onto Ripcord.

About 1500 hrs a chopper did manage to get in with the EOD team aboard.CI-T Breland and CPT Guffey toured the area, after which they briefed bothteams, and the work was continued.

By 1530 hrs., enough debris had been cleared away so that bull dozerscould be brought up to assist in the clearing. At approximately 1600 hrs the

area started receiving sporadic sniper fire from the treeline and the base

of the hill. This sniper fire continued off and on for most of thq rest

of the afternoon. Another mortar attack hit at approximately 1630 nrs.,

inflicting light casualties on the base.

At about 1730, LTC Lucas decided that work should be knocked off sothat his troops could prepare their night defensive positions before dark.

The five -man EOD element was flown to Phu Bai and transportation was again

laid on for the return to Ripcord on the next day.

At 0700 on 20 July 1470, a team from this unit comprised of CPT Breland,

SSG Lynch, SP5 Duffey, SP5 Watson, and SSG Harlin from the 59th HOD in

,,uang Tri departed Phu Bai for FSB Ripcord. Operations this day were pretty

much the same as on the 19th. There were still, periodic cook -offs and

incoming enemy mortar fire throughout the day.

The team cleared all ICM +s and segregated them in one area to be

destroyed later that day. Organizing "bucket brigade" lines, all 105mm

rounds were cleared off the helicopter pad and placed in slings to be

transported out by Chinook, since the fire base had no adequate area

nearby in which the rounds could be blown.

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By 1600 hrs the area had been cleared of any immediate danger, and themain work left fer that day was disposing of the Mils. CPT Breland decidedbecause cf increasing mortar fire and lack of adequate bunkers he wouldreturn part of the tee.4 to Camp Evans. Nlile 3SG Ban6140SP5 Duffey1*ndSP5 Watson were waiting for the helicopters they were subjected to mortarfire which seamed to be zeroed in on the pad. The chopper did get in,however, and picked up the team while the base was under fire.

At approximately 1730 hrs CPT Breland and SSG lynch eet up the shotand destroyed the 'Ws. This being accomplished, CPT 1 -eland and SSG Idynchwere flown out and returned to Camp Enna, about 1800 hrs.

At 0900, 21 July V, a team consisting of CPT Breland and SFC Wilkinsonwas inserted on FSB Ripcord. The teats was notified there were severalIOM's still on the ground-. Due to the location of most of these items;,they had to be carefully moved by hand to an area they could be blown.During the entire uperations, enemy mortar fire continued approximatelyevery ten or fifteen minutes. ñtiery time a chopper landed, three to fiverounds could be expected.las the shot was being readied, an enemy 120maMortar landed ttenty -fi9e feet below the team, killing one person andwounding four. The E00 team ateabsrs were luckily unhurt. The teamfinished disposing of the IOM's- and requested extraction from the firebase. The team was extracted .at approximately 1230 hrs and arrived backin Phu Bai at 1300.

Items Encountered:

10 105um Smoke (HC)8 - 105mm WP30-105tmmIll250- 105mm HE38 - 40mta Grenades (HE)

24 - M26 Fragmentatíon.Grenades150- 139 ICM bramblets

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1. Reference, Operations Instructions Number 7, your office, dated 7

January 1970.

2, In compliance with above stated regulation, the following is sub::itted:

a. Person(s) supported: Operation Granite Peak, Miss Black i cric& USO Show.

b. Date supported: 2 February 1971.

C,. Location: Eagle Bowl, Cap Seigle, 101st .B Division.

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e. Alan hours expended: 26 hrs.

f. Problems encountered: None

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