and
Scout Gunner Michael Minchey DEROSed after being WIA
Courtesy of Derek Minchey
More
information regarding After Action report.
Take a look,if this was posted, maybe jog someones memory,,thanks
derek 318-949-9298,, look at the 14:30 entry, this report did not
name my dad, but according to the morning report, my dad was the only
one wounded that day,thanks
INCLOSURE 7 (Chronological Listing of Significant Events) to Combat
Operations
After Action Report - Montana Mustang - 080001H April 1971 - 111200H July
1971
[pages 7-2 to 7-3]:
15 April 1971
150507H, YD330429. Recon Team 1/1-11 received grenades on all sides from
an estimated 3-4 NVA--1 US KIA, 3 US WIA. SAF fire was returned. 3/C/3-5
aided in evacuation.
151115H, YD093594. B/1-77 found a TM-41 metallic mine while securing the
engineers. The mine was blown in place.
151430H, XD817373. While low-leveling QL-9 in search of missing US and
ARVN bodies, D/3-5 Cav took heavy SAF with 5 hits to OH58A and 1 US WIA.
Gunships engaged area with unknown results. Barky airstrike resulted in 6
bunkers destroyed and 1 POL fire. (OH58A- 16976 WIA Mike MInchey at 2:30)
151510H, YD093594. A 5 ton truck, in use of A/7th Engineers, detonated a
40 pound mine 40 meters East of their location--negative casualties.
151930H, YD141695. 2/B/1-61 took 7x 82mm rounds with negative casualties.
Counterbattery fire was employed on YD159702 with unknown results.
[end of excerpts]
Derek, I think the entry at 1430 hours on the 15th here is what you
might be referring to. The Universal Transverse Mercator map coordinate at
XD817373 in Quang Tri Province on the Huong Hoa map in the Tiger Area of
Operations (Tiger AO). It is located exactly 2600 meters NE of Lang Vei
there on or near QL-9. This is 5400 meters SW of the Khe Sanh air strip.
The closest point to the Laotian border is 4850 meters to the SW. An
OH58A, probably flying what they called in a White Team (Visual
Reconnaissance) was hit. I think this might have been the Aero Scout
Platoon and I believe they called themselves the War Wagons.
I have no idea of what their call sign was or anything about the chopper
(other than it was an OH58A). There are a couple web sites that have
records of choppers and with the date and type of chopper you should be
able to locate more about the chopper itself. I'll keep my eyes open
myself on that one now. Barky was the forward observer (FO) in a fixed
wing aircraft who coordinated the air strikes by marking positions with
smoke and calling in coordinates to the fast movers (jets). They obviously
hit some type of fuel or oil tanks (POL = petroleum, oils, lubricants) in
the area. During Lam Son 719 (previous operation to Montana Mustang) the
U.S. stored a lot of fuel around this area for the cav units.
Anything you have to add to any of this, or even correct, I'd be glad to
know all about. I'd really like to know your Dad's name.
Hey, on this day, the first entry, 1/C/1-11 (my unit) got on the
3/C/3-5 Cav tracks at FSB Anne and rode halfway down the road towards Quang
Tri City to help get this RECON team out. I brought out the body of Bruce
Edward Butcher with my assistant gunner.
Anyway, that's all I can give you on the D/3-5 Cav event. I'd sure
be interested in names of the personnel involved here for a database I'm
working on and the story. How's your Dad doing?
Keith Short
(M-60 Machine Gunner)
1st Plt, C Co, 1st Inf Bn, 11th Inf Regt (Infantry)
1st Inf Bde, 5th Inf Div (Mechanized)
Camp Roberts, Quang Tri Province, SVN
(CAR-15 Pointman)
3d Plt, A Co, 2d Inf Bn, 506th Inf Regt (Airmobile)
3d Inf Bde, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Camp Evans, Thua Thien Province, SVN
Operations
After Action Report - Montana Mustang - 080001H April 1971 - 111200H July
1971
[pages 7-2 to 7-3]:
15 April 1971
150507H, YD330429. Recon Team 1/1-11 received grenades on all sides from
an estimated 3-4 NVA--1 US KIA, 3 US WIA. SAF fire was returned. 3/C/3-5
aided in evacuation.
151115H, YD093594. B/1-77 found a TM-41 metallic mine while securing the
engineers. The mine was blown in place.
151430H, XD817373. While low-leveling QL-9 in search of missing US and
ARVN bodies, D/3-5 Cav took heavy SAF with 5 hits to OH58A and 1 US WIA.
Gunships engaged area with unknown results. Barky airstrike resulted in 6
bunkers destroyed and 1 POL fire. (OH58A- 16976 WIA Mike MInchey at 2:30)
151510H, YD093594. A 5 ton truck, in use of A/7th Engineers, detonated a
40 pound mine 40 meters East of their location--negative casualties.
151930H, YD141695. 2/B/1-61 took 7x 82mm rounds with negative casualties.
Counterbattery fire was employed on YD159702 with unknown results.
[end of excerpts]
Derek, I think the entry at 1430 hours on the 15th here is what you
might be referring to. The Universal Transverse Mercator map coordinate at
XD817373 in Quang Tri Province on the Huong Hoa map in the Tiger Area of
Operations (Tiger AO). It is located exactly 2600 meters NE of Lang Vei
there on or near QL-9. This is 5400 meters SW of the Khe Sanh air strip.
The closest point to the Laotian border is 4850 meters to the SW. An
OH58A, probably flying what they called in a White Team (Visual
Reconnaissance) was hit. I think this might have been the Aero Scout
Platoon and I believe they called themselves the War Wagons.
I have no idea of what their call sign was or anything about the chopper
(other than it was an OH58A). There are a couple web sites that have
records of choppers and with the date and type of chopper you should be
able to locate more about the chopper itself. I'll keep my eyes open
myself on that one now. Barky was the forward observer (FO) in a fixed
wing aircraft who coordinated the air strikes by marking positions with
smoke and calling in coordinates to the fast movers (jets). They obviously
hit some type of fuel or oil tanks (POL = petroleum, oils, lubricants) in
the area. During Lam Son 719 (previous operation to Montana Mustang) the
U.S. stored a lot of fuel around this area for the cav units.
Anything you have to add to any of this, or even correct, I'd be glad to
know all about. I'd really like to know your Dad's name.
Hey, on this day, the first entry, 1/C/1-11 (my unit) got on the
3/C/3-5 Cav tracks at FSB Anne and rode halfway down the road towards Quang
Tri City to help get this RECON team out. I brought out the body of Bruce
Edward Butcher with my assistant gunner.
Anyway, that's all I can give you on the D/3-5 Cav event. I'd sure
be interested in names of the personnel involved here for a database I'm
working on and the story. How's your Dad doing?
Keith Short
(M-60 Machine Gunner)
1st Plt, C Co, 1st Inf Bn, 11th Inf Regt (Infantry)
1st Inf Bde, 5th Inf Div (Mechanized)
Camp Roberts, Quang Tri Province, SVN
(CAR-15 Pointman)
3d Plt, A Co, 2d Inf Bn, 506th Inf Regt (Airmobile)
3d Inf Bde, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Camp Evans, Thua Thien Province, SVN
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