Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection

Existence: April 1966
Existence: Majority of material found within 01 April 1966

General Note: 2D BN 3rd Marines (2nd Battalion 3rd Marines)

Operation Order 7-66 - Pacification/Psychological Operations Hoi Vuc Valley complex
Operation Order 8-66 - Joint 2/3 Marines and Hieu Duc District Forces
Operation Order 9-66 - Company E, Search and Destroy
Operation Order 10-66 - Company H, Search and Destroy
After Action Report (AAR) - ROUGH RIDER NORTH (Operation Order 361-66)
S-3 Journal
Booby Trap - found 11 April 1966 (trip wire and rock weight)
ChiCom Grenade Sketch - found 18 April 1966 (suspended cast iron casing)
Modification of M-14 7.62mm cartridge for use in MAS-36 rifle
Bpooby Trap - found 12 April 1966 (suspended Russian grenade with rock weight and trip wire)

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201039075

Citation: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [2D BN 3D MARINES], 1201039075. 01 April 1966, Box __, Folder 039, 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=1201039075, Accessed 22 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line: 1201039075, 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