First Force Recon TEAMS and OPERATIONS
                 An Hoi RVN  January 1969          
           (3rd Recon Bn Co "E" 2nd Plt attached 1st Force)
       (1st Recon Bn Co "E" 2nd Plt attached 1st Force on 10 Jan 1969)

                   ORGANIZATIONAL DATA 1st Force Recon Jan-1968 to Feb-1969
                             
                       Last Updated: November 22, 2017


   UNIT     TEAM NAMES         PATROL LEADERs (#OpOrd-68/69) for the month of January
   ======   =================  ============================================================
   F-11     Forefather         Sgt THOMPSON,DB    #20-68, #2-69
                               Sgt McDONOUGH,J    #18-69
 
   F-21     Pickwick Papers    Sgt PETERS,RW      #21-68, #4-69,  #24-69

   F-31     Moose Peak         Cpl CARVER,SD      #24-68, #16-69, #34-69
  
   F-32     Ice Bound          Cpl OTT,TA         #19-68, #4-69,  #17-69

   F-41     Scandanavia        Sgt GLENN,DD       #6-69,  #25-69
         
   F-51     Screen Test        Lt BRACKEN,J       #28-68
                               Lt BECK,LM         #13-69
                               Lt LOWDER,CL       #30-69
  
   F-61     Paddle Boat        Lt BECK,LM         #25-68        

   F-62     Paddle Boat II     Sgt KARKOS,N       #26-68, #10-69
                               Lt BECK,LM         #13-69 (KIA)  Sgt KARKOS,N


       Note: 1st Recon Bn Co "E" are TEAMS 1E-21, 1E-22 & 1E-23

   1E-21    Saddle Bag          Sgt KEISTER,RP      #14-69, #32-69       

   1E-22    Fig Newton "A"      1stLt PORPOTAGE,FM  #12-69, #33-69       
                                   
   1E-23    Penny Wise          Sgt ULSTAD,DE(MIA later found dead*) #31-69  Cpl PLYER,WP           
                                    Cpl PLYER,WP           #15-69

     * Sgt Dennis Elmer ULSTAD and PFC Donald Bing DEAN listed MIA when extract ladder
       submerged in river and were not on it when it surfaced. They died 26-Jan-1969.
       The following Patrol/Dive made the recovery.

   Night Scholar      Capt WILLIAMS, RD    #37-69    Body Recovery Dive.
   

   Note: 3rd Recon Bn Co "E" are TEAMS [Names the same but Identifier mixed]
  
   Steel Rim  now 3E-21  In Jan-69 also used E-21.        [Dec-68 WAS F-72]
   Crazy Bone now 3E-22  In Jan-69 also used F-73, E-22.  [Dec-68 WAS F-73]
   Hunt Club  now 3E-23                                       [Dec-68 WAS F-71]           

   3E-21     Steel Rim          LCpl McDANIEL,SG  #7-69{E-21}, #28-69

   3E-22     Crazy Bone         SSgt COBB         #27-68{F-73}
                                Cpl FINKLE,MG     #9-69{E-22}, #11-69{E-22}, #26-69       
 
   3E-23     Hunt Club          Lt HELLMAN,SD     #21-69
                                SSgt COBB         #29-69

                      OPERATIONS

                   1st Force Recon Operation Report 
           (3rd Recon Bn Co "E" 2nd Plt attached 1st Force)
    (1st Recon Bn Co "E" 2nd Plt attached 1st Force on 10 Jan 1969)

     #l:    Co Operation Order #19-68 dtd 26 Dec 68
     #2:    Patrol Report F-32 Ice Bound dtd 01 Jan 69
     #3:    Co Operation Order #20-68 dtd 26 Dec 68
     #4:    Patrol Report F-11 Forefather dtd 01 Jan 69
     #5:    Co Operation Order #21-68 dtd 27 Dec 68
     #6:    Patrol Report F-21 Pickwick Paper dtd 01 Jan 69
     #7:    Co Operation Order #24-68 dtd 29 Dec 68
     #8:    Patrol Report F-31 Moose Peak dtd 02 Jan 69
     #9:    Co Operation Order #25-68 dtd 29 Dec 68
     #10:   Patrol Report F-61 Paddle Boat dtd 04 Jan 69
     #11:   Co Operation Order #26-68 dtd 29 Dec 68
     #12:   Patrol Report F-62 Paddle Boat II dtd 05 Jan 69
     #13:   Co Operation Order #27-68 dtd 31 Dec 68
     #14:   Patrol Report F-73 Crazy Bone dtd 09 Jan 69
     #15:   Co Operation Order #28-68 dtd 31 Dec 68
     #16:   Patrol Report F-51 Screen Test dtd 06 Jan 69
     #17:   Co Operation Order #1-69 dtd 01 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #18:   Co Operation Order #2 dtd 03 Jan 69
     #19:   Patrol Report F-11 Forefather dtd 12 Jan 69
     #20:   Co Operation Order #3-69 dtd 04 Jan 69
     #21:   Patrol Report F-32 Ice Bound dtd 14 Jan 69
     #22:   Co Operation Order #4-69 dtd 04 Jan 69
     #23:   Patrol Report F-21 Pickwick Paper dtd 14 Jan 69
     #24:   Co Operation Order #5-69 dtd 04 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #25:   Co Operation Order #6-69 dtd 05 Jan 69
     #26:   Patrol Report F-41 Scandanavia dtd 12 Jan 69
     #27:   Patrol Report F-4l Scandinavia Correction #1 dtd 14 Jan 69
     #28:   Co Operation Order #7-69 dtd 05 Jan 69
     #29:   Patrol Report E-21 Steel Rim dtd  09 Jan 69  (was typed E-22 in Error)
     #30:   Co Operation Order #8-69 dtd 07 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #31:   Co Operation Order #9-69 dtd 11 Jan 69
     #32:   Patrol Report E-22 Crazy Bone dtd 15 Jan 69
     #33:   Co Operation Order #10-69 dtd 11 Jan 69
     #34:   Patrol Report F-62 Paddle Boat II dtd 18 Jan 69
     #35:   Co Operation Order #11-69 dtd 11 Jan 69
     #36:   Patrol Report E-21 Steel Rim Dtd 19 Jan 69 (was typed F-21 in Error)
     #37:   Co Operation Order #12-69 dtd 12 Jan 69 (Team Station Break in Error)
     #38:   Patrol Report 1E-22 Fig Newton "A" dtd 19 Jan 69
     #39:   Co Operation Order #13-69 dtd 12 Jan 69
     #40:   Patrol Report F-51 Screen Test dtd 18 Jan 69
     #41:   Co Operation Order #14-69 dtd 14 Jan 69
     #42:   Patrol Report 1E-21 Saddle Bag dtd 19 Ian 69
     #43:   Co Operation Order #15-69 dtd 14 Jan 69
     #44:   Patrol Report 1E-23 Penny Wise dtd 19 Jan 69
     #45:   Co Operation Order #16-69 dtd 15 Jan 69
     #46:   Patrol Report F-31 Moose Peak dtd 20 Jan 69
     #47:   Co Operation Order #17-69 dtd 16 Jan 69
     #48:   Patrol Report F-32 Ice Bound dtd 22 Jan 69
     #49:   Co Operation Order #18-69 dtd 16 Jan 69
     #50:   Patrol Report F-11 Forefather dtd 22 Jan 69
     #51:   Co Operation Order #19-69 dtd 16 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #52:   Co Operation Order #20-69 dtd 15 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #53:   Co Operation Order #21-69 dtd 19 Jan 69
     #54:   Patrol Report 3E-23 Hunt Club dtd 19 Jan 69
     #55:   Co Operation Order #22-69 dtd 16 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #56:   Co Operation Order #23-69 dtd 17 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #57:   Co Operation Order #24-69 dtd 19 Jan 69
     #58:   Patrol Report F-21 Pickwick Paper dtd 25 Jan 69
     #59:   Co Operation Order #25-69 dtd 19 Jan 69
     #60:   Patrol Report F-41 Scandanavia dtd 23 Jan 69
     #61:   Co Operation Order #26-69 dtd 19 Jan 69
     #62:   Patrol Report 3E-22 Crazy Bone dtd 23 Jan 69
     #63:   Co Operation Order #27-59 dtd 19 Jan 69
     #64:   Patrol Report F-62 Paddle Boat II dtd 23 Jan 69
     #65:   Co Operation Order #28-69 dtd 21 Jan 69
     #66:   Patrol Report 3E-21 Steel Rim dtd 27 Jan 69
     #67:   Co Operation Order #29-69 dtd 21 Jan 69
     #68:   Patrol Report 3E-23 Hunt Club dtd 27 Jan 69
     #69:   Co Operation Order #30-69 dtd 21 Jan 69
     #70:   Patrol Report F-51 Screen Test dtd 26 Jan 69
     #71:   Co Operation Order #31-69 dtd 22 Jan 69
     #72:   Patrol Report 1E-23 Penny Wise dtd 26 Jan 69
     #73:   Co Operation Order #32-69 dtd 22 Jan 69
     #74:   Patrol Report 1E-21 Saddle Bag dtd 29 Jan 69
     #75:   Co Operation Order #33-69 dtd 22 Jan 69
     #76:   Patrol Report 1E-22 Fig Newton "A" dtd 28 Jan 69
     #77:   Co Operation Order #34-69 did 23 Jan 69
     #78:   Patrol Report F-31 Moose Peak dtd 28 Jan 69
     #79:   Co Operation Order #36-69 dtd 24 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #80:   Co Operation Order #37-69 dtd 27 Jan 69
     #81:   Patrol Report Night Scholar DIVE dtd 27 Jan 69
     #82:   Co Operation Order #39-69 dtd 27 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #83:   Co Operation Order #42-69 dtd 29 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #84:   Co Operation Order #43-69 dtd 30 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #85:   Co Operation Order #44-69 dtd 30 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #86:   Co Operation Order #45-69 dtd 30 Jan 69 Cancelled
     #87:   Co Operation Order #46-69 dtd 30 Jan 69 Cancelled



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