Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/4] [2D BN 4TH MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201045019
Pages
0062
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 045,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: January 1968
General Note
BLT 2/4 (Battalion Landing Team 2/4 ; 2nd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment) ;

4-5 Jan 1968 - embarked for Subic Bay, Philippines for reahbilitation and training ;
12 Jan 1968 - alerted to stand-by status, cancelled Exercise Hilltop XIX ;
14 Jan 1968 - ARG sailed for RVN ;
16 Jan 1968 - arrived RVN, landed at Camp Evans, Thua Thien Province in relief of 9th Marines ;
26 Jan 1968 - relieved by U.S. Army Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division ;
27 Jan 1968 - commitment ashore for Operation FORTRESS ATTACK, helilifted to Cam Lo area; Operation KENTUCKY; and Operation LANCASTER, vic Camp Carroll ;

After Action Report (AAR) - Operation BALLISTIC ARMOR/NEOSHO II, Camp Evans, Thua Thien Province, 22-26 Jan 1968 ;
After Action Report (AAR) - Operation FORTRESS ATTACK, 27 Jan 1968 ;
After Action Report (AAR) - Operation OSCEOLA, Ai Tu, Quang Tri Airfield, 31 Dec 1967 - 2 Jan 1968 ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201045019

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/4] [2D BN 4TH MARINES], 1201045019. January 1968, Box __, Folder 045, 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=1201045019, Accessed 25 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201045019, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 22 Mar 2022]