MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION

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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



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                            changed to support that attack as fol ows:

                                 1/11: GS, an order DS TF Papa Bear.
                                 3/11: DS TF Ripper.
                                 '@/11. GS, Priority   Calls for Fire    TF Shepherd.,Z-
                                 1/12: DS TF XRay/Taro, dedicated battery to,TF@Orizzly.@i.@@.
                                 3/12: Rein 3/11.


                            Other specific noteworthy events included:

      0007:    C/l/12 REPORTED 6? EPW'S CAPTURED.

      00-'O:   6/3/11 AND E/2/12 RECEIVED INCOMING INDIRECT FIRE; No CASUALTIES.

      0109:    DIVISION SET CONDITION "DODGER" DUE TO AN ANTICIPATED ENEMY
               COUNTERATTACK WHICH NEVER MATERIALIZED.

      0148:    1ST MARINE DIVISION/@.D MARINE DIVISION        BOUNDARY SHIFTED EAST@T
               A LINE FROM OT 70 12 TO QT 72 30.

      0730:    DURING OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION        AT  QT 844 014, 1/11 JUMP CP      AND@@,@@@@
               A/l/11 ADVANCE PARTY (WITH 2 HOWITZERS)         RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR      FIRE@-"@,'
               AND EXCHANGED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE        FROM IRAQI VEHICLES TO@THE
               NORTHEAST.

      0745:    1/11 BEGAN   DISPLACEMENT OF MAIN BODY      BY ECHELON WITH H/3/14     AND-I/3/11.@
               MOVEMENT WAS DELAYED AT SECOND BREACH SITE DUE TO TF PAPA             BFrAR's
               ENGAGEMENT TO EAST.

      0753t    DIVISION FSCC REQUESTED THATilTH MARINES ATTACK AN ARM(3R/MECHANIZED
               BRIGADE FORMING AT    QT 89,@ 023 AND AN ARMORED BRIGADE FORMIN(i@@AT          @A
               QT 874 097. AT THIS TIME, ONLY         ONE BATTERY WAS ORIENTED ONKTHIS A
               THE REGIMENTAL FDC DIRECTED ALL        BATTALIONS TO ORIENT ON THESE.-
               COUNTERATTACK FORCES AND ISSUED        A FIRE ORDER "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPI      cm@
ET AY1003 THE
               ARMORED/MECHANIZED BRIGADE, AND        "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR,RAP        AS@
               RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT 0620" FOR        TARGET AY 1004;@ THE ARMORED',BRIGADE.

      0617:    11TH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE AT GRID QT@,693 023
               WITH MASSED FIRES FROM 11 BATTERIES OF FOUR SEPARATE BATTALIONS.

      0820:    IITH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMORED BRIGADE AT GRID UT 874 097              WITH MASSED
               FIRES FROM 13 BATTERIES OF ALL FIVE BATTALIONS.                           t',

      OB30:    1/11 REORIENTED ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 2700 AIMPOINT GRID QS 91,90;TO
               SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI COUNTERATTACK FORCE.

      0910:    A/l/li DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND CLOSED ON'Illl
               NEAR GRID UT 93 00.
      0930:    5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND OC@U@IED@@@
               FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT S3 95 WITH THE BATTALION FIRECAP@READY              AT@,-@@,
               1130.



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Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
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