Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) [1ST BN 1ST MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201020075
Pages
0019
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 020,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 1-13 April 1971
Existence: Majority of material found within 01 April 1971
General Note
1ST BN 1ST MARINES (1st Battalion 1st Marines) 1st Marine Division

Occupy and defend Hill 37, Hill 65, Hill 270.
Provide security for Engineer and Seabee projects within TAOR.
Provide reaction force capable of relieving Hieu Duc, Dai Loc, and Thuong Duc District Headquarters, and Combined Action Company units within TAOR.
Provided Company A platoons to work with CACO 2-1.
Company A, Company B and Company M participated in Operation Scott Orchard.
Training: Patrolling Techniques, Land Navigation, Rules of Engagement, Mine/Booby Trap Countermeasures

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201020075

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) [1ST BN 1ST MARINES], 1201020075. 01 April 1971, Box __, Folder 020, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201020075, Accessed 01 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1201020075, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]