Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection

Existence: October - December 1969
Existence: Majority of material found within 01 October 1969

General Note: 3rd RECON BN (3rd Reconnaissance Battalion)

Co. A became OpCon to RLT-3 (Regimental Landing Team 3) - departed for Camp Pendleton, California - 7 October 1969
3rd Force Recon Co. became OpCon of III MAF - departed for Phu Bai, RVN - 23 October 1969
All Relays closed and equipment returned to Battalion area - 9 October - 5 November 1969
Co. E deactivated - 19 November 1969
H&S Co., Co. B, Co. D - Quang Tri, RVN - 1 October to 21 November 1969
H&S Co., Co. B, Co. D - USS Ogden, LPD-5 - 22-29 November 1969
H&S Co., Co. B, Co. D - Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan - 30 November - 31 December 1969
Co. C released from RLT-9 and returned to OpCon 3rd Recon Bn - Camp Schwab, Okinawa - 8-31 December 1969

Patrol Orders
Debrief of Recon Patrol / Recon Debriefing Reports
MILSTRIP - Cancellation, Followup

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201024036

Citation: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [3D RECON BN], 1201024036. 01 October 1969, Box __, Folder 024, 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=1201024036, Accessed 14 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line: 1201024036, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive