11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject = 11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV

Unit = 11TH MARINES

Folder Title = 5TH BN-11TH MARINES- COMMAND CHRONOLOGY JAN-FEB 91

Document Number = 4

Box ID = BX600180

UNCLASSIFIED

READY NEAR GRID QT 83 00.

1400: 3/11 DISPLACED REMAINING PLATOONS FORWARD TO CLOSE ON LEAD PLATOONS AT
GRID UT 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 OS 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 UT 768 016.

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/i2 MISSION CHANGED TO REINFORCING 3/11. 5/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GS,
PRIORITY OF CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF 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.

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

1530: 3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT TO FIRING
POSITIONS DESIGNATED BY 3/11 NEAR GRID QT 80 02 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
FIRECAP READY AT 1855; MISSION REINFORCING 3/11.

1600: 1/11 REORIENTED TO AZIMUTH OF FIRE 6300 IN SUPPORT OF TF PAPA BEAR'S
MOVEMENT NORTH TO ASSEMBLY AREAS.

1602: TF GRIZZLY BEGAN CLEARING AL JABER AIRFIELD. DUE TO LIMITED
VISIBILITY, ATTACK WAS SUSPENDED AT 2100.

1730: B/ZS/11 RECEIVED INCOMING ARTILLERY FIRE; 2 WIA AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ONE
TRUCK AND TRAILER REPORTED. @IASUALTIES TREATED AT 3/11 BAS.

1738: VARIOUS UN:TS REPORT INCOMING ARTILLERY GAS ATTACK; UNITS 60 TO MOPP
LE@'EL 4. AFTER DETECTION EFFORTS PROVE NEGATIVE, ALL CLEAR IS SOUNDED
AT 1755.

1815: CFL 4 CANCELLED.

1830: TF XRAY INSERTED BY HELICOPTER SHORT OF SECOND OBSTACLE BELT, MOVED
THROUGH AND ESTABLISHED BLOCKING POSITION NEAR GRID OS 91 92.

1859; 5/11 FIRED ILLUMINATION ROUNDS IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY CLEARING OF AL
JABER AIRFIELD. DURING THESE MISSIONS, Z/11 BATTERIES WERE BRIEFLY
ILLUMINATED.