11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS              

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Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

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               1030:   1/11 RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE AT GRID QS 810 995; 1 WIA REPORTED
                       FROM H/3/14.


               1114:   DURING OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION AT OT 844 014, 1/11 JUMP CP AND
                       A/l/11 ADVANCE PARTY RECEIVED INCOMING AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE FROM
                       IRAQI VEHICLES TO THE NORTHEAST. ONE A/l/11 HOWITZER ENGAGED IRAQI
                       FORCES WITH DIRECT FIRE DESTROYING ONE VEHICLE AND DISPERSING THE
                       REMAINDER OF THE FORCE.


               1201:   5/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE AL JABER AIRFIELD AND
                       OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID UT 79 99 FIRECAP READY AT 1250.


               1216:   H/3/14 ENGAGED TWO IRAQI MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS (MRL) PREPARING TO
                       FIRE AT GRID UT 855 012 WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND HOWITZER DIRECT FIRE
                       DESTROYING ONE MRL AND NEUTRALIZING THE OTHER.


               1218:   3/11 DISPLACED BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON WITH A PLATOON FROM EACH
                       BATTERY OCCUPYING FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 77 03 FIRECAP READY AT
                       1351.


               1400:   3/11 DISPLACED REMAINING PLATOONS FORWARD TO CLOSE ON LEAD PLATOONS AT
                       GRID UT 77 03 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1533.


               1430i   REGT MAIN CP DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT AND
                       OCCUPIED HASTY POSITION AT GRID QS 769 983 AT 1630.


               1455:   CFL 4 IN EFFECT.


               1500:   H/3/11 DISCOVERED ABANDONED ENEMY ARTILLERY EMPLACEMENTS AND BUNKERS
                       NEAR ITS POSITION AT GRID OT 768 018.


               1500:   IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK ON 6+2, IITH MARINES ORGANIZATION FOR
                       COMBAT WAS MODIFIED. 3/11 REMAINED IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF RIPPER.
ORCING 3/11. 5/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GS,
                       PRIORITY OF CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF SHEPHERD. 1/11 M'SSIUN CHANGED TO OS
                       WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW IN TRACE OF AND ALONGSIDE TF PAPA BEAR AS
                       THEY MOVE NORTH WITH AN ON ORDER MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT IF PAPA-BEAR
                       WHEN THEY ARE COMMITTED. 1/12 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF
                       XRAY/TARO AND TASKED TO PROVIDE A DEDICATED BATTERY TO TF GRIZZLY.

               1530:   DURING SECURITY PATROL OF IRAQI BUNKERS NEAR 1/11 FIRING POSITIONS, A
                       MARINE FROM H/3/14 STEPPED ON A MINE AT GRID OT 811 035 AND WAS
                       SERIOUSLY ;NJURED. AN URGENT HELD MEDEVAC WAS IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED,
                       THE HELD ARRIVED AT 1645, EVACUATING THE 1/11 MARINE AND 3 MARINES
                       FROM TF RIPPER. THE 1/11 MARINE SUBSEQUENTLY DIED.


               1530:   3/1@' BEGAN DISPLACEMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT TO FIRING
                       POSITIONS DESIGNATED BY 3/11 NEAR GRID UT 80 02-WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
                       FIRECAP READY AT 1855; MISSION REINFORCING 3/11.




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Subject = 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN
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Declassified = 12-NOV-1996