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File: 120396_sep96_decls2_0002.txt
Subject: MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
Unit: 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES
Box ID: BX600025
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Document Number: 1001
Folder SEQ #: 10
UNCLASSIFIED
11TH MARINES OPERATION DESERT STORM SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN'
16 February Battery "E" 2/12 (3/11) attached to Task Force@(TF)@:
.1 I @ -,i
support Division deception oplrationsiand occupied-,@,,,,issembly
area position at grid OS 622 320.
18 February Battery "E" 2/12 participated in cc)mbin ed arms'raid with@ITF
Troy firing four missions destroying bunkeqs and.an
observation tower and marking for air attack an a-- police@@'
post. Battery fired 76 rounds HE and 2 WP marking,rounds.
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19 February Operation Desert Storm G-5. Ilth 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"
@@/12 conducted two separate artillery raids as part of TF"
Troy firing 110 rounds of HE and destroying several
buildings and outposts with secondary explosions reported.
Other specific noteworthy events included:
0615% E/2/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID QS eO5 510 TO CONDUCT ARTILLERY
RAID ON ENEMY COMPOUND. PLAN CALLED FOR BATTERY TO MARK TARGET FOR
TACK. BATTERY FIRED 40
ROUNDS HE DELAY AT 0827 DESTROYING BUILDINGS IN THE ENEMY.COMPOUND AT@';@
QS 809 607 WITH NUMEROUS SECGNDARY EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. BATTERY
DISPLACED AT 0635 TO RETURN TO ITS ASSEMBLY AREA POSIfION.@;,'-
1235% 5/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN ASSEMBLY AREA NEAR GRID QS 52 49;@MISSION
GENERAL SUPPORT (GS).
1440: E/2/12 RECEIVED FRAGMENTARY ORDER (FRAGO) FROM IF TROY TO CONDUCT RAID
ON POLICE POST ACROSS BORDER AT 1530. BATTERY@IMMEDIATELY DISPLACED@
AND OCCUPIED FIR-ING POSITION AT GRID TM 102 506 AT 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.
@-008: 3/12 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AT GRID QS 54 62; MISSION
DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) TF GRIZZLY.
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20 February Operation Desert Storm G-4. Ilth Marines units continued to
move forward into assembly areas in prl-oaration for the
ground offensive. The engineer effort continued to prepare
improved positions near the border. Specific notewo
events included
1030: VERBAL FRAGO ISSUED TO 1/12 TO DISPLACE TO VICINITY GRID 06,@ 5 IN",
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-38
Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization = 11TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
Document Seq # = 1001
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 = 12-NOV-1996