II CORPS SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS 21 MARCH 1968

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05072854
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• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 20, 1968

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II COR PS SITUATIN REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS 21 MARCH 1968
1. THE ONLY MAJOR ENEMY MILITARY ACTIVITY REPORTED IN II CORPS
DURING THE PAST 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED IN KONT UM, KONT UM PROVINCE. �
DURING THE HOURS OF 2345-0300 ON 2 0-.21 MARCH, KONT UM CITY RECEIVED
. 19 ROCKET AND 30 MORTAR ROUNDS. THE AIRFIELD RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL
35 ROCKET ROUNDS. DURING THE HOURS OF 1700-0015 HOURS ON 2021 MARCH,
AN OUTPOST AT AS 009969 ALSO RECEIVED MORTAR FIRE. THE AIRFIELD
IN KONT UM AND OTHER PROVINCES IN II COR PS REMAINED SECURE THROUGHOUT
THE REPORTING PERIOD, ALT HOUGH CONTACT WITH THE TOWER WAS RECOMMENDED
BEFORE LANDING AT KONT UM.
2. IN TUYEN DIX PROVINCE, MINOR ENEMY ACTIVITY OF AN
UNDISCLOSED NATURE CENTERED AROUND DON DUONG DISTRICT TOWN DURING THE
DAY OF 20 MARCH. THIS ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE A CQNT N T ON OF THE
ACTIVITY THAT BEGAN ON 18 MAR CH IN THIS AREA ( SEE
3. IN DARLAC PROVINCE, FRIENDLY AIR AND ARTILLERY STRIKES
HIT A VIET CONG (VC) BATTALION AT 1600 HOURS ON 20 MARCH THREE
KILOMETERS OUTSIDE OF BAN ME THUOT. EIGHTEEN VC (BY BODY COUNT)
WERE KILLED. DURING THE NIGHT OF 2 0.21 MAR CH AN ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM BATTALION OF THE 45TH REGIMENT RAN INTO AND
ENGAGED AN ESTIMATED TWO-BATTALION SIZE UNIT INA FIRE ,FIGHT EIGHT
KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF BAN ME THUOT. RESULTS OF THIS ACTION HAVE
NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.
4. DISSEM: STATE USMACV 7TH AF CINCPAC ARPAC PACAF
PACFLT IFFV CORDS II CORPS 3.3(h)(2)
REPORT CLASS CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DIeSEM
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