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File: 971208_sep96_decls2_0005.txt
Subject = OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD 82D ENGINEER BATTALION 28 AUG 91
Box ID = BX000301
Folder Title = 82D ENG BN AFTER ACTION REVIEW COMMENTS 5 APR 91
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Org = ARCENT
Dixie. At first light on the 25th, the Battalion(-) again moved
out. paralleling the 2ACR RSS. B Company collected the first of
many EPW (enemy prisoners of war) at 0730, two hours later five
more, then they received 50 EPW from a C Company squad. Minutes
later, ten more EPW were added. Meanwhile, the forward squadrons met
enemy resistance vicinity Objective Merrill. A Company came under
artillery fire. As the fighting diminished, the large number of EPW
became the next problem. A Company's lst platoon, led by ILT
Ketchum, collected 72 EPW, including seven officers. lst platoon
then went on to destroy Iraqi arms and equipment. C Company
assisted 3/2 squadron in guarding and transporting over 300 EPW. A
Company's 3rd platoon had the mission of guarding EPW along the
screen line. As night falls, A Company and C Company were with
their respective squadrons on PL Miller. while the rest of the
Battalion is set at PT 166895. B Company collected three EPW at
2045, The 2ACR set a defensive screen along the 43 north-south grid
line for the night. The Battalion received survivability missions
and organized three teams to support each squadron. ILT Roumell's
platoon with a dozer and ILT Klem's platoon, with three dozers and
three ACE from the 84th Engineer Company, were sent to link up with
C Company. On 260200 Feb, K and M Troops came under attack by the
50th Armored Brigade, 12th Armored Division (IZ). The dozers were
pulled back, but C Company's lst squad, 3rd platoon remained on the
screen line guarding EPW. Contact lasted until morning. At 0830,
C31 (MI13A2) was reported destroyed during the battle. SOT
SGT were killed and
were wounded. SPC Dudley ' who was 5 USC 552
uninjured, and searched for medical assistance
throughout the early morning. I Troop medics evacuated the@b
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The APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) in which they were ridi @ed.
destroyed at PT 419035. Chaplain (CPT) Ken Roberts made an extended
visit to C Company, then to the wounded at the RSS, to help manage
the crisis. The rest of the Battalion remained set throughout the
day and night. A Company was ordered forward to mark a minefield at
PT 686028. The minefield was covered by direct and indirect fire
weapons and A Company came under fire from mortars and small arms.
The Company returned fire and moved through the ambush by breaching
the minefield. With the assistance of a tank section, the enemy was
destroyed. During this engagement, SFC Yoho, SSG Kilpatrick, SSG
Stockton, and SPC Digena distinguished themselves under fire.
5 U.S.C. 552 @
At 1215 that same day, B Company collected 77 more Ep 'l-1)'@17)(R)e
50th Armor Brigade, 12th Armored Division. The EPW included
thirteen officers (three Majors, two Captains and eight
Lieutenants). One
@interrogation by the 502nd MI Company revealed valuable
information. The 77 soldiers were loaded on two 20 ton trucks and
transported to the RSS by the B Company EPW team. Throughout the day
of the 26th, the squadrons, primarily 3/2 ACR, were in constant
contact with the TAWALKANA Republican Guard Division. C Company's
platoons defended in their respective sectors. That evening, D
Company again moved dozers forward to construct survivability
positions for the squadrons. Also that evening, the Regiment
prepared and conducted a passage of lines for the two follow-on
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