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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       1011:   IRAQI ARMOR FORCE REPORTED AT GRID QS       88 98.


       1015:   DIVISION CP ENGAGED ELEMENTS OF IRAQI ARMOR FORCE@.WITH AT-4,S
               GRID QS 85 98. COBRAS AND LAI'S BEGAN         ENGAGING   IRAQI FORCE.@-@

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


       1114:   A/l/11 AT GRID OT 844 014 EXCHANSED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIR
               FORCES TO NORTHEAST AND ENGAGED VEHICLES:WITH HOWITZER DI
               DESTROYING TWO VEHICLES AND DISPERSING THE REMAINDER@OF THEIFORCE


       1132:   IF XRAY INSERTED BY HELICOPTER SHORT OF       SECOND  OBSTACLE BELT'AND
               MOVING TO ESTABLISH BLOCKING POSITION       AT QS 91  92


       1201:   5/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER       RANGE  AL  JABER AIRFIELD
               OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 79 99, FIRECAP READY.,@AT,-,,ti

       1216:   H/3/14 ENGAGED TWO IRAQI MULTIPLE ROCKET       LAUNCHERS    (MRL) PREPARI
               FIRE AT GRID OT 855 012 WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND          HOWITZER;DIRE
               DESTROYING ONE MRL AND NEUTRALIZING THE       OTHER.


       1218:   3/11 DISPLACED BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON WITH         A  PLATOON  FRO EACH
               BATTERY OCCUPYING FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT 77@03, FIRECAP.@READY AT,7":-""@'.
               1351.


       1345:   1/11 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AND         WERE FIRECApi,
               READY NEAR GRID OT 83 00.

       1400i   3/11 DISPLACED REMAINING     PLATOONS FORWARD TO CLOSE ON.LEAD@@PLATOONS
               GRID QT 77 03 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT@1533.-@@-@

       1430:   REGIMENTAL MAIN CP DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE@-BELT AND
               COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF HASTY POSITION AT GRID QS 769 983            A@'@
       1455:   CFL 4 IN EFFECT.



               NEAR ITS POSITION AT GRID OT 768 018.

       1500:   IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK ON G+2, 11TH MARINES          ORGANIZATION   FOR
               COMBAT WAS MODIFIED. 3/11 REMAINED IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF RIPPER.
               3/12 MISSION CHANGED TO REINFORCING @-/ll. 5/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GS,
               PRIORITY OF CALLS FOR FIRE TO IF SHEPHERD. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GS
               WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW IN TRACE OF AND ALONGSIDE TF PAPA BEAR AS
               THEY MOVE NORTH WITH AN ON ORDER MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF 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.


       1170:   DURING SECURITY PATROL OF IRAQI BUNKERS NEAR 1/11 FIRING POSITIONS,
               MARINE FROM H/3/14 SERVING WITH 1/11 SURVEY SECTION STEPPED,QN A MI
               AT GRID QT 811 035 AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AN URGENT HELOIIMEDEV
               WAS IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED, THE HELD ARRIVED AT 16451        .@EVACUATING THE
               1/11 MARINE AND 3 TF RIPPER MARINES. THE 1/11 MARINE SUBSEQUEN LY
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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
Document Seq # = 1001
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Declassified = 12-NOV-1996