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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0240.txt
Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
Box ID: BX001301
Document Number: 3
Folder Title: OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq #: 4
Unit: 3D AD
Parent Organzation: VII CORPS
At the samt, time hp directed 2d platoon to come on either side
of :Id on line. He did tliii-, bec@,kktsc- several ISMPs are
mot-t? Lh,,kii t).tfilix froc-)I-) is tc?cliiiic,-k.Lly sLtl)r)ois(zd to likridle. 2d
pl@tt.(.)c.)n wits l@i-c)Lt(j@ii Ltl) to help destroy, or ,kssist in the
wi tlid rawal . Witliji-i i few minutes it became appkrent from the
:intensity of -fric.@ii(ily And enemy fji-e, that there WAS a Sizeable
(Ai-i(,iny force Out Alpht Troop was r(,ceivinq CArif--R and RPG
:in(l@i.i-c.,c:-'t -fire, and arfn5. firl,. AIttiOLtQlk Alr)ti.,t 1'roop didn't
I,j-kow Lli(@ii, it was discovered latcr, that they were Also
rf.1c@C'.-jving itrii-. As soon as Alpha Troop realized there were
tlic?y ,Alsr;o j-(,,Rliz(@d they were in k bad sitLt@ktioi-i.
1-1(@ 'ILtCtel-, who had been t,,klkirig to Centurion, dirc--ctld CPT
1).iv.i.(? to move his elements South of the 10 grid line.. He did
this; so that Centurion could come up and pass throttgi-i Alpha
rro(:)p or I,)y All-)ha Iroop. Ti-tey had -found the enemy in
ciic)ttc.jh tiltmt)c?rs that Lhc@ heavy battalions needed to
t.akl, ov(-i-. CPI' Dkv-i(? gave the orciei- for 2d and 3(l platoons to
941C)Ve South of thL, 10 grid line- Ist platoon was still in the
@ screen At-id they were in :t position not to interfere with
ag.%in.
i,r'l D,.tvic@ attempted to position his platoons in the following
fei,kiiii(?r: Lhc-, B of 2d platoon @tZ Bradley vehicles was on
I'lic left side of, 3ci plttoon, and the A element of 2d platoon was
air) Llk(, right side of 3d plat(;von. He wanted 3d platoon and the A
to qj(j righl. The B element of 2d platoon was to reverse
II.-; I:)(@iiiiirl J(l p'I,ALoon t(:) (:OM(@ up on tli(? riqlii. sid('. of 3(i
;trial t@tid ,)jtli -)LI p'Lttc3on on the left and "cl @)latc)on or)
right.
(1-t(-y werc, in the process of executing this movement when A24, a
j3r-.i(I.LL,y fighting vehicle, was struck in the tltrret by a 125mm
!.)'A):() rc)ttncl from @.% T72 Lank. This round mortally Wounded the
(3(@iiti-y) knd critically wounded the vehicle
E;r@'C@ r.(J.Af] (SF'C, Ecjan was also ihc- platoon sLrgLan t)
:@w-@ it,tifn Afid A26 (two more Eirtdleys) took up positions to
i,i,>, enemy fire from hitting A24 and to evacuate ttic?
I.)(,' and the Squadron Command Sergeant M,%jor, CSIL
1);t(i Llic@ir- vc-.-hicl.es; about 100-125 fnetei-s to the rear and
brought his
I,,, II, iif, Iti tnci Lo help with thc, evacu,%tion %nci
wc@i'i, within N(,) incte@rs of enemy infantry and receiving fire.
fit-c,r, tj(?i-(? impacting all around them as they were
tij@.iiat)tjn-Liricj (.)zi the grC)Ltnd. There was an enemy T72 tank
the one that hit A24) within 200 metlrs. A
:,.i.l II Arnic)i, destroyed that 172 as tile C.-VaCLtatiorl
r @Lii that area becklist-, it wkis firL@(@l
c.rc@w,.-@- Itic? tir-.tv(:) section wRs never abl(@ to
0 ['I)i-; WAS up an the left hand side
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Document 269 f:/Week-28/BX001301/OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL/3ad history of operation desert storm and spear:0816961333481
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-28
Box ID = BX001301
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 16-AUG-1996