Narrative Summary

The first four days of the reporting period the entire Battalion was still engaged in Operation Granite.  Operation Granite, Phase II consisted of a two-company blocking force during the period 4-6 November.

Upon completion of Operation Granite, the Battalion at Camp Evans was assigned an OA within the 4^th Marines TAOR.  Squad, platoon, and Company size operations were conducted within the assigned OA and other areas as directed by the 4^th Marines.

Operations of note included a Battalion size search of the Song Bo River area and its tributaries, a two Company search and destroy operation to exploit a sighting of 250-300 NVA, a one Company ambush patrol in OA to prevent VC/NVA from interdicting National Route One, a company size blocking force for a PF/RF sweep, a Battalion size search and destroy operation in the Phu Loc area, and two Company blocking force in the My Chanh area for an ARVN sweep.

From 280800H November 1967 thru the end of the month the entire Battalion participated in Operation Newton/Kentucky V.

At 131600H November 1967 Company C chopped OPCON to the 2^nd Battalion 26^th Marines and chopped OPCON back to the 1^st Battalion 4^th Marines on 211500H November 1967.  Companies B and D and the Bravo Command Group chopped OPCON to the 3^rd Marine Division at 211800H November 1967.  At 251235H November 1967 the 1^st Battalion (-) 4^th Marines chopped OPCON from the 4^th Marines to the 9^th Marines.  Companies B and D and the Bravo Command Group chopped OPCON from the 3^rd Marine Division to the 9^th Marines at 271200H November 1967.

This page last corrected 29 August 2011