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18th MP Brigade

89th MP Group

720th MP Battalion

0700 hours, At 7:00 AM, SFC Alverson, 615th MP Company, debriefed of duties as Staff Duty Noncommissioned Officer, and relieved by SGT William H. Lamontagne, C Company & HHD, Battalion Operations NCO.

   SGT Carl R. Sinks, 615th MP Company, NCOIC of the Operation SHOTGUN escort, reported the escort from the 90th Replacement Battalion to Bien Hoa Air Base and return was completed without incident.

   SP/4 Rhodes, C Company, EMIC, reported that the Operation RIFLE escort of medical evacuation patients from the 24th Evacuation Hospital to Tan Son Nhut Air Base on 17 August 1967, was completed at 1715 hours [5:15 PM], that date without incident.

0925 hours, At 9:25 AM, SP/4 Tracy, C Company, EMIC, POW Hospital Guards notified this office that the 219th Military Intelligence Unit requested to take a picture of a POW at the 50th Medical Company for propaganda purposes. It was authorized by the Hospital Staff Operations. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations notified.

0935 hours, At 9:35 AM, MAJ Morris, Provost Marshal Long Binh Post, notified this office that effective tonight we could reduce one MP from Gate #4, Long Binh Post. At the present time it is manned by 2 MP's and one guard from the 85th Maintenance Battalion. Effective tonight only one MP and one guard from the 85th Maintenance is required. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion S-3, SGT Jesse R. Towell, B Company Operations, notified at 0940 hours [9:40 AM].

1115 hours, At 11:15 AM, CPL Hefflinger, Operations, 89th MP Group, notified this office that an aircraft for the Tay Ninh Convoy escort is available at 0645 hours [6:45 AM], 19 Aug 67. CPT Martin L. Mesick, A Company, CO, notified.

1120 hours, At 11:20 AM, SGT Foole, 615th MP Company, NCOIC Operation SHOTGUN, reported that the escort from the 90th Replacement Battalion to Tan Son Nhut Air Base and return was completed without incident.

1700 hours, At 5:00 PM, SSG George R. Kanze, A Company assumed duties as the Battalion SDNCO. Briefed and posted by SGT William H. Lamontagne, Battalion Operations.

1830 hours, At 6:30 PM, SGT Johnson, A Company, NCOIC Tay Ninh Convoy escort reported that the escort was completed without incident.

2020 hours, At 8:20 PM, this office received a report from the Long Binh Post PMO, MP Desk Sergeant that PFC Ronald C. Langan, A Company, RA12752431, was involved in a traffic accident at approximately 1640 hours [4:40 PM].

   PFC Langan while on patrol on Iowa Street LBP, 100 foot inside Gate #2, and operating an MP jeep, A-34 USA 2G5227, made an improper left turn and was struck in the left front fender by a jeep operated by SP/4 Irgens from HQ Company, 159th Engineer Battalion.

   The investigation revealed that PFC Langan was stopped on the right side of Iowa Street and made a left turn into the street and into the path of oncoming traffic. Damage unknown, negative injuries. CPT Martin L. Messik, A Company CO & SDO, CPT Peter H. Sowle, HHD Battalion Operations, and SP/4 Nance, 89th MP Group notified.

2400 hours, Daily Log Closed.

0400 hours, At 4:00 AM, SGT Miller, A Company, NCOIC, Tay Ninh Convoy escort, departed Long Binh Post with one V100 Commando Armored Car, 8 gun jeeps, and 28 MP's.

0530 hours, At 5:30 AM, The POW, MP Hospital Guard, and Vehicle Check Point reports were furnished to SP/4 Nance, SDNCO, 89th MP Group. Totals, 65 POW's, 30 MP Guards, Check Point [CP] #1 - 10 vehicles, CP#2, 12 vehicles, CP#3- 84 vehicles.

0700 hours, At 7:00 AM, SSG George R. Kanze, A Company, SDNCO was debriefed and relieved by SGT William H. Lamontage, Battalion Operations.

0730 hours, At 7:30 AM, SGT Carl R. Sinks, 615th MP Company, NCOIC of Operation SHOTGUN escort from the 90th Replacement Battalion to Bien Hoa Air Base and return, reported the escort was completed without incident.

0900 hours, At 9:00 AM, SFC Gilchrest, Operations, II Field Forces, Provost Marshals Office, notified this office that POWs. Nguyen Van Thn, Nguyen Van Tham, could be released to the III Corps POW cage from the 50th Medical Company. Escort scheduled for 21 August 1967. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations, SP/5 Lawson, 50th Medical Company, SP/4 Robert L. Arnoldini, 615th MP Company, notified.

1100 hours, At 11:00 AM, SGT William H. Lamontagne, Battalion S-2, notified this office that he had held an interview with Mr. Miller and Mr. Epstein, Criminal Investigation Division [CID], Bien Hoa, in reference to suspending the security clearance of SP/4 Depietro, HHD, and that he had been informed by Mr. Miller and Epstein that there were no charges on SP/4 Depietro, that he was only a witness. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations, 1LT Lawrence Lomonaco, S-1, notified.

1130 hours, At 11:30 AM, SSG Cecil E. Clark, C Company, assumed duty as Battalion SDNCO, was briefed by SFC Clarence L. Broome, HQ Detachment and posted.

1400 hours, At 2:00 PM, SGT Gerald A. Anderson, C Company, NCOIC of MP Hospital Guards, notified this office that POW, Tran Van Dan, captured by 1/18 Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, on 18 August 1967 had been admitted to Ward #3, 50th Medical Company at 1345 hours [1:45 PM]. POW count changed to 68.

1510 hours, At 3:10 PM, SP/4 Denkiers, Charge of Quarters, 89th MP Group, notified this office that escaped U.S. prisoner, Thomas G. Putman had been apprehended by the 218th MP Company in Phang Rang on 18 Aug 67. Prisoner being held at Cam Ranh Bay and will be returned to USARV Stockade at Long Binh Post on 20 August 1967. Prisoners name removed from escapee list.

1800 hours, At 6:00 PM, CPT Charles Pritchard, SDO, advised this office that he had inspected and posted the interior guards.

1850 hours, At 6:50 PM, SFC Collins, A Company, relieved SSG Cecil E. Clark, C Company, as SDNCO, SSG Clark debriefed by SFC Collins and released.

1900 hours, At 7:00 PM, SGT Miller, A Company, NCOIC, Tay Ninh Convoy Escort, notified this office that the escort had been completed with the following incident to report.

   (1) At approximately 0815 hours [8:15 AM], at Grid Coordinates [map location] XT434229, approximately 300 meters north of Check Point [CP] #170, land mines and small arms fire was reported by Saber Alpha-34 [radio call sign].

   (2) At 1335 hours [1:35 PM], there was a traffic accident reported approximately 3 km [kilometer] north of CP#180, Grid Coordinates XT260395 involving injuries.

   (3) At 1520 hours (3:20 PM), approximately 300 meters north of CP#31, a Vietnamese boy approximately age 10 years old reported that a can of C-Rations had been thrown from a vehicle in the convoy cutting his leg. The boy was taken to Cu Chi for treatment

   (4) There were seven vehicles from the 79th Engineer Group in the convoy from Long Binh Post to Cu Chi without any recovery vehicles.

   (5) Caster [call sign] elements out of Cu Chi to Tay Ninh had twenty vehicles without any recovery vehicles.

   (6) There were a total of eighty-one vehicles from Cu Chi to Long Binh Post with only two bobtails [tractors without trailers] and one wrecker [tow truck] from the 48th Transportation Group. SGT Miller debriefed by SFC Collins, SDNCO. After Action Report obtained and filed at S-3 (Battalion Operations).

2045 hours, At 8:45 PM, SGT Hall, MP Desk, Long Binh Post, requested the two MP patrols from A Company that were scheduled for duty at 2200 hours [8:00 PM], be at the PMO at 2100 hours [9:00 PM], to assist in traffic movement out of Bien Hoa due to road repair.

2105 hours, At 9:05 PM, CPL Hefflinger, 89th MP Group, notified this office that an aircraft was available for Tay Ninh convoy air cover on 20 August 1967 at 0645 hours [6:45 AM]. CPT Martin L. Mesick, CO, C Company notified.

CPL Clowe

SP/4 Jackson

   The three lucky MPs, SP/4’s Marion Bower, (June), Colemon Heathington (July) and PFC Robert Dudney (August), were on hand at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital when three “Huey” gunship's landed with the celebrated personalities. While the party of beauties posed for pictures and boarded a bus, the 3 man security force was busy controlling the crowd of anxious soldiers that had quickly gathered in the minutes before their arrival. When everyone was safely aboard the bus, the MPs lead the motor escort to the new amphitheater.

   There they stationed themselves near the stage while thousands of soldiers watched the performance.

0140 hours, LTC Francis E. "Frank" Payne, Battalion Commander, advised this office that he had been informed by LT Caglione, MP Duty Officer, Long Binh Post, that the two A Company MP patrols requested at 2045 hours [8:45 PM], on 18 August 1967, for traffic control at the road construction site did not report for duty until 2200 hours [10:00 PM], one hour late. SGT James T. Webb, Jr., A Company Operations notified.

0400 hours, At 4:00 AM, SGT Alberto M. Ochoa, A Company NCOIC of the Tay Ninh Convoy Escort Team departed Long Binh Post with one V100, 8 gun jeeps and 28 MP’s.

0530 hours, At 5:30 AM, the POW, MP Hospital Guard and Vehicle Check Point report was furnished to CPL Hefflinger, SDNCO, 89th MP Group. Totals were, 66 POW’s, 30 MP Guards, Check Point [CP] #1 - checked 13 vehicles, CP#2 - checked 18 vehicles, CP#3 - checked 112 vehicles.

0700 hours, At 7:00 AM, SFC Charles C. Bigoness, A Company, relieved SFC Collins, A Company as SDNCO.

0715 hours, At 7:15 AM, SGT Toole, 615th MP Company, notified this office that the Operation SHOTGUN escorts between the 90th Replacement Battalion and Tan Son Nhut Air Base and return had been completed at 0700 hours [7:00 AM], without incident. Three gun jeeps and 9 MP’s were utilized.

0730 hours, At 7:30 AM, SGT Carl R. Sinks, 615th MP Company notified this office that the Operation SHOTGUN escorts between the 90th Replacement Battalion and Tan Son Nhut Air Base and return, and the escort from the 90th to Bien Hoa Air Base and return had been completed at 0700 hours [7:00 AM].

   SGT Sinks further reported that at approximately 0020 hours [12:20 AM], an employee of Philco Food, Inc. refused to obey the directions of the rear security vehicle of the convoy and was attempting to pass into oncoming traffic. Subject was halted by SGT Sinks on Route 1A, south of the Long Binh Post perimeter. SFC Collins, SDNCO was informed at approximately 0035 hours [12:35 AM], and LTC Francis E. Payne, Battalion CO was informed of the incident. Three gun jeeps and 9 MP’s were utilized.

1200 hours, At 12:00 Noon, SFC Charles C. Bigoness, SDNCO, tested the Battalion Alert Horn, loud and clear.

1330 hours, At 1:30 PM, CPL Hefflinger, Operations, 89th MP Group, notified this office that there would not be any aircraft available for the Tay Ninh Convoy escort on 21 August 1967. SGT James T. Webb, Jr., A Company, notified.

1800 hours, At 6:00 PM, SGT Alberto M. Ochoa, A Company NCOIC of the Tay Ninh Convoy escort, notified this office that the escort had been completed. SGT Ochoa reported that a small enemy roadblock was discovered at Check Point #2 by “Echo #14, but there was on interference with the convoy.

1900 hours, At 7:00 PM, SSG Paul F. Roach, C Company, relieved SFC Charles C. Bigoness, A Company, as the SDNCO.

2400 hours, Daily Log Closed.

0420 hours, SGT Adkins, A Company, NCOIC Tay Ninh Convoy escort notified this office that he had been advised by B Company that they did not have a V100 available for the Tay Ninh Convoy escort because theirs was still in Xuan Loc. SFC Clarence L. Broome and CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations Section notified. At 0500 hours, [5:00 AM], CPT Sowle advised this office that the personnel from B Company would utilize the C Company V100 until the V100 from A Company could be repaired and returned to duty. At 0515 hours, [5:15 AM], B Company personnel left with the C Company V100 for the convoy escort.

0530 hours, At 5:30 AM, this office furnished the POW, MP Hospital Guard and Vehicle Check Point Reports to SP/4 Nance, Staff Duty NCO, 89th MP Group. Totals were, 66 POW’s, 30 MP Guards, Check Point [CP] #1 checked 28 vehicles, CP#2 checked 16 vehicles, CP#3 checked 140 vehicles.

0630 hours, At 6:30 AM, SDNCO, SSG Paul F. Roach, C Company, was relieved by SFC Clarence L. Broome, Battalion Operations.

0705 hours, At 7:05 AM, The Battalion sandbagging status report was furnished to MSG Nunn, Operations, 89th MP Group. Total 54, buildings completed 48, partially completed 6.

0715 hours, At 7:15 AM, CPL William B. Pratt, Jr., 615th MP Company, notified this office that the Operation SHOTGUN escorts between the 90th Replacement Battalion and Bien Hoa Air Base, and the 90th to Tan Son Nhut Air Base and return, had been completed at 0700 hours [7:00 AM], without incident. Three gun jeeps and 9 MP's were utilized.

0745 hours, At 0745 hours SGT Carl R. Sinks, 615th MP Company, notified this office that the Operation SHOTGUN escort from the 90th Replacement Battalion to Bien Hoa Air Base and return had been completed at 0700 hours [7:00 AM] without incident. Three gun jeeps and 9 MPs were utilized.

0930 hours. At 9:30 AM, MAJ Kenneth B. Stinson, 076669, USA WDMERT (J) APO 96307, Phone # MACV 3500/3658, arrived at this office to obtain pictures and materials of the jeep that received damage in Tay Ninh on 19 August 67, during the ambush of CPL Robert Earl Clowe and SP/4 Wallace Michael Jackson.

   MAJ Stinson stated he was testing the materials to determine the types of weapons and distance of the the jeep from the ambush positions when it was fired upon. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations Officer informed, and 1LT Gordon L. Locke, A Company, assisted MAJ Stinson in obtaining the pictures and materials requested.

   According to information from SP/4 James Burandt, C Company who was present at the inspection, the inspection team was there to study the jeep window and it is believed they were interested in developing a ballistics proof window for military jeeps. Information and photographs have been obtained showing the ballistic glass was eventually used on the armored gun jeeps. If anyone can provide the name for the acronym "WDMERT," please notify the History Project Manager

1000 hours, At 10:00 AM, SGT Leroy F. Houchins, 615th MP Company, notified this office that he had picked up POW's, Nguyen Van Tan and Nguyen Van Tham from the 50th Medical Company and delivered them to the III Corps enclosure without incident at 0925 hours [9:25 AM]. Two gun jeeps and 6 MP's were used. POW count changed to 64.

1130 hours, At 11:30 AM, SP/4 Holingsworth, 561st Ambulance Company requested an Operation RIFLE escort for medical evacuation patients from the 93rd Evacuation Hospital to Tan Son Nhut Air Base at 1330 hours, [1:30 PM], this date. PFC Stanley Van Kleeck, C Company notified.

1145 hours, At 11:45 AM, SP/4 Holingsworth, 561st Ambulance Company requested a POW escort for an ambulance transport of two POW's from Bien Hoa Air Base to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at 1500 hours, [3:00 PM]. The POW’s were scheduled to arrive at Bien Hoa at 1620 hours [4:20 PM], by aircraft. SSG Jackie R. Davis, 615th MP Company notified.

1200 hours, At 12:00 Noon, SFC Clarence L. Broome tested the Battalion Alert Horn, loud and clear.

1430 hours, At 2:30 PM, SP/4 Hollingsworth , 561st Ambulance Company notified this office that the POW escort request was canceled due to the flight being canceled.

1610 hours, At 4:10 PM, CPL Hefflinger, 89th MP Group, notified this office that an aircraft would be available at 0645 hours [6:45 AM], for the 22 August 1967, Tay Ninh Convoy Escort. CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion Operations and SP/4 Houfer, CQ, A Company notified.

1630 hours, At 4:30 PM, SSG Kenneth McClain, B Company reported for SDNCO, was briefed by SFC Clarence L. Broome and posted.

1640 hours, At 4:40 PM, SP/4 Edward J. Coleman, C Company, notified this office that the Operation RIFLE medical evacuation escort from the 93rd Evacuation Hospital to Tan Son Nhut Air Base had been completed at 1535 hours [3:35 PM], without incident. One gun jeep and 3 MPs were utilized.

1715 hours, At 5:15 PM, CPT Peter H. Sowle, Battalion SDO inspected and posted the Battalion interior guards.

1730 hours, At 5:30 PM, MAJ Victor A. Leblanc, Battalion XO, informed the Staff Duty Officer that there would not be any passes for personnel of the Battalion during the hours of darkness, effective 21 August through 9 September 1967. SFC Alvin E. Rawls, HQ Detachment, 1LT Nicholas F. Adams, A Company, SGT Jessie R. Towell, B Company, SGT Kryn B. Van Elswyk, C Company, SSG Franklin D. Brown, 615th MP Company notified.

2100 hours, At 9:00 PM, CPT Peter H. Sowle checked the interior guards, all in order.

2110 hours, At 9:10 PM, SGT Adkins, A Company, NCOIC, Tay Ninh Convoy Escort, notified this office that the escort had been completed. (1) SGT Adkins further reported that 3 vehicles broke down and were moved off the roadway by the V100 crew in order for the convoy to continue.

2400 hours, Daily Log Closed.

1st Infantry Division