History
The 1/92nd Field
Artillery
Association - Vietnam
*Daily Staff Journal or Duty Officer's Log
28 Oct 2025
| DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG | PAGE
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| ORGANIZATION
OR INSTALLATION S-3 1/92 ARTY |
LOCATION |
PERIOD COVERED | |||
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HOUR |
DATE 28 Oct 69 |
HOUR 2400 |
DATE 28 Oct 69 |
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| ITEM | TIME | INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC. | ACTION TAKEN | INITIALS | |
| IN | OUT | ||||
| 1 | 0001 | (U) JOURNAL OPENED | |||
| 2 | 0500 | (C)
1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/4 Dende to 1/92 Rear Opns: Henhouse Targets; 1 Target XB0012B (MED); Detected at 271924H; 1/92 Fwd rec'd 271935H, neg fire, time elapse: stop time 271926H. 2 Target XB0022C (LIGHT); Detected at 280242H; 1/92 Fwd rec'd 280245H, neg fire, not grid clearance by BH S/F. 3 Target XB0022C (LIGHT); Detected @ 272146H, 1/92 Fwd rec'd 272151, neg fire, neg grid clearance by BH S/F. 4 Target XB0009D (MED); Detected @ 272052H, 1/92 Fwd rec'd 272100H, neg fire,neg grid clearance Ben Het S/F. Stop Sensor time 272054H. |
1/92 XO MAJ Riovo 1/92 S-2 Cpt Roman | RG | |
| 3 | 0600 | (C) C 1/92 Plt/Le Trong to 1/92 Rear Opns: Reg. Fol. Class 5: | C 1/92 Plt SSG Gray | NFS | |
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| 3 (CONT) |
200 HE, 20 FC, 100 VT, 100 PD, 20 PD, 20 M565, 50 (?)B, 170 WB & Primers. | ||||
| 4 | 0703 |
(C) 1/92 LNO @ Old DKT/Cpt Jacobs to 1/92 Fwd Opns: Old DKT taking incom @ this time 280703H. 280735 - Old DKT taking incom @ this time. 281150H: update on income @ Old DKT rec'd a total of 9 x 82mm Mrtrs. 1 rnd of poss. Recoil. Rifle outside perim. US. Arty @ B.H. and ARVN Arty @ Tan Canh were employed on 1 conf 82mm Psn (conf by 24STZ) ZB084273 & 1 conf 75mm Recoil Rifle Psn @ ZB083267. Also EXP on ZB076298. Res: of incom. Neg dam to compound. EN: unk. |
1/92 S/2 Cpt. Roman | JS | |
| 5 | 1010 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: 14th ARVN CAV found 2 x fresh graves at ZB071190 at 280930H. Also found @ ZB152084 a 15 lb Box-Type mine. Mine was | 1/92 XO Maj Riovo | MTR | |
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| 5 (CONT) |
evacuated. | ||||
| 6 | 1010 | (U)
1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/4 Murray to 1/92 Rear Opns: Need Fol. Items: 1 - 1 box of staples (size sf-1) 2 Overlay Paper 3 - 6 mantles & mantle generators for Coleman Lanterns. |
1/92 HQS. Supply Sgt. Bonfield | JJ | |
| 7 | 1103 | (U) 1/92 S-1/1/Lt Edge to 1/92 Rear Opns: 3 correspondents will be at Ben Het this morning: Mr. Rogers from Newsweek Mr. Holder from Stars & Stripes Mr. Heller from UPI. Will be escorted by Maj. LaBlonde from MACV press and Cpt. Hicks from II Corps. | 1/92 Fwd S-3 Maj. Bergman | JJ | |
| 8 | 1200 | (C) 1/92 Fwd S-3/Maj. Bergman to 1/92 Rear Opns: Cancel F.O. Team for Dak Seang. Personnel rec'd of Dak Seang LNO, Lt. Colean. 281030 - F.O. Team requested on 24 Oct '69 for Dak Seang was due 30 min. ago. Team ready to | 1/92
XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp S-2 Lt. Wolfe |
MTR | |
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| 8 (CONT) |
leave at 281230H. | ||||
| 9 | 1210 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG. Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: HH34 observed B 6/14 (175) firing 42 HE W/2 S/E's @ ZB083260, msn. between 0919H - 1115H. Svrv: 1 camofflaged hooch dest, 1 bunker dest., poss. 25/E's: (1) 3M Diam. w/Grey smk. (2) 3x5 hooch, orange fireball. | 1/92
XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp, S-2 1/Lt. Wolfe |
MTR | |
| 10 | 1230 | (C) 1/92 Fwd S-2/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: 1/92 LNO @ FSB #7 rpt'd @ 272145H Oct 69 that a propaganda team w/loud speakers @ ZB098185. ARVN Arty exp, loud spkrs silenced. En cas: unk. | 1/92
XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp, S-2 1/Lt. Wolfe |
MTR | |
| 11 | 1325 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Sp/5 Metters to 1/92 Rear Opns: Section 4, 0 - 10 @ Ben Het is operational @ 281325H. | 1/92
XO Maj. Riovo 52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Kaduck 52nd Gp S-2 Sp/4 Kaduck |
JJ | |
| 12 | 1400 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/Cpt. Price to 1/92 Rear Opns: 281320H: Maj. Wadell informed Cpt Price that 3xM108's from LZ Plantation (ZB109165) were going on a hip shoot to FSB - 7 (ZB060267). | 1/92
CO LTC Stearns 1/92 XO Maj. Riovo |
RS | |
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| 12 (CONT) |
They made arrangements for clearance of fires and posting of air advisories. 281330H: Cpt Winton @ 52nd Arty Gp confirmed this move. were (C 3/6) told to move about 11/2 hours ago. 281350H: Cpt Price told that units moving would be informed that they were opcon to 1/92 D Post FSCC. Cpt. Price told to call Maj. Wedell about status & strength of bridge @ ZB055241 and if district knows they are coming. | ||||
| 13 | 1650 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG Webb to 1/92 Rear Opns: MACV LRRP's found foxholes & 1x82mm mortar round @ ZB079265 @ 281600H. | 52nd
Gp S-2 Sgt Webber 52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Cooper |
RS | |
| 14 | 1750 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG San Augustine to 1/92 Rear Opns: Pass on to 52nd Gp Security for FSB #6 consists of 1 RCN Co (1 Plt) and (1 Plt) 4/42 ARVN | 52nd Gp S-3 Sp/4 Wickham | WC | |
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| 14 (CONT) |
Inf. 52nd req info and were notified. | ||||
| 15 | 1840 | (C) 1/92 Fwd Opns/SSG San Augustine to 1/92 Rear Opns: Metro did not move today. There was neg. security available to escort them to LZ Plantation (ZB060267) If security is available, they will move approx, 291100H. | 52nd
Gp S-2 Sgt. Woodard 52nd Gp S-3 SGM West |
RS | |
| 16 | 1847 | (C) 6/14 Fwd Opns/FDC RTO Sp/4 Martnez to 1/92 Rear Opns: ARVN veh. hit land mine @ approx 281430H @ ZB197974 - 3xARVN WIA. | 152nd
Gp S-2 Sgt Woodard 52nd Gp S-3 SGM. West |
RS | |
| 17 | 2400 | Summary
of daily activities: (4) (C) Old DKT. took 9x82mm mortar rnds and 1 Poss. RR rnd @ 280703H Oct 69. (5) (C) 14th ARVN CAV found 2 fresh graves vic ZB071190. (9) (C) HH34 AO forB 6/14 175's exp on ZB085260 W/2 S/E's. (10) (C) 1/92 LNO/FSB #7 rptd VC propaganda team w/loud spkrs. (11) (C) Section 4 Radar (0-10) @ B.H. |
RG | ||
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| 17 (CONT) |
operational
@ 281325H (12) (C) C 3/6 = 3xM108 to move from LZ Plantation (ZB109165) to FSB #7 (ZB060267), Hip shoot. (13) (C) Macv LRRP's fnd foxholes & 1x82mm Rnd @ ZB079265. (15) (C) Metro - neg move to LZ Plantation, if get security will move 291100H. (16) (C) ARVN vehicle hit mine @ ZB197974 @ 281430H. 3 ARVN WIA. |
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| 18 | 2400 | (U) Journal Closed | RG | ||
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TYPED NAME AND GRADE OF OFFICER OR OFFICIAL ON DUTY CPT Michael T Roman |
SIGNATURE |
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