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File: 120396_oct96_decls24_0001.txt
Subject: 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization: 1 MEF
Box ID: BX600057
Folder Title: I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Document Number: 25
Folder SEQ #: 25
UNCLASSIFIED
:ITH KARIN-VS OPERATION DESERT S-OR" SU@:,YARY 0- S:GNIFICA\'- EVE
!6 February Battery '-r" 2/12 (3/11) attached to Task Force (7F) Troy to
support Division deception operations and occupied assembly
area position at grid OS 822 320.
18 February Battery "E" 2/12 participated in combined arms raid w4th TF
Troy firing four missions destroying bunkers and an
observation tower and marking for air attack on a po:ice
post. Battery fired 76 rounds HE and 2 WP r)arking rounds.
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19 February Operation Desert Storm G-5. lith Marines units continued to
move forward to occupy positions near the southwest corner
of the Saudi.-Kuwait border. Ilth Marines engineers began
preparing revetted and bermed positions near the border to
be occupied by the firing batteries, regimental and
battalion command posts, and logistics trains. Battery 'E"
2/12 conducted two separate artillery raids as part of TF
T.-oy firing 11.0 rounds of HE and destroying several
buildings and outposts with seconda-y'explosions reported.
Other specific noteworthy events included:
0615: E/2/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID OS 805 SIO TO CONDUC@ ARTILLERY
RAID ON ENEMY COMPOUND. PLAN CALLED FOR BATTERY TO MARK TARGET FOR
BUT LIMITED VISIBILITY PR---VENTED AIR A-,TACK. BATTERY FIRED 40
ROUNDS HE DELAY AT 0827 DESTROYING BUILDINGS IN THE ENEMY COMPOL;,Iqo AT
OS 809 607 WITH NUMEROUS SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. BATTERY
DISPLACED AT 0835 TO RETURN TO ITS ASSEMBLY AREA POSITION.
1235: 5/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN ASSEMBLY AREA NEAR GRID OS 52 49; MISSION
GENERAL SUPPORT (GS).
1440: E/2/12 RECEIVED FRAGMENTARY ORDER (FRAGO) FROM TF TROY TO CONDUCT RAID
ON POLICP- POST ACROSS BORDER A4- 1530. BATTERY IMMEDIATELY DISPLACED
AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID TM 102 506 A-, 1610. BATTERY FIRED
70 ROUNDS OF HE AT 1714 ON TWO OBSERVATION POSTS AT GRIDS TM 171 606
AND TM 179 609, DESTROYING BUILDINGS WITH SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS
REPORTED. BATTERY DISPLACED AT 1715 AND REOCCUPIED ASSEMBLY AREA
POSITION.
2008: 3/12 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AT GRID OS 54 62; MISSION
DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) TF GRIZZLY.
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20 February Operation Desert Storm G-4. Ilth Marines uni-ts continued to
move forward into assembly areas in preparation for the
ground offensive. The engineer effort continued to prepare
improved positions near the border. Specific noteworthy
events -ncluded:
1030: VERBAL FRAGO ISSUED TO 1/12 TO DISPLACE TO VICINITY GRID OS 73 51 IN
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Document Seq # = 25
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 22-NOV-1996