COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN TO 13 APR 91

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN TO 13 APR 91            

Unit: 2ND MARDIV  

Parent Organization: 2 MEF       

Box ID: BX600014

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND MARINE DIVISION 1 OF 10  JAN - APRIL 1991                                

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                       and artillery (D/2/12).

                       1250 2d Tank Bn exits breach lanes.

                       1256 Air Force cancelled two daisy cutter targets
                       scheduled for division. PSC working issue.

                       1300 3d Battalion, 23d Marines moves up to berm.

                       1315 Co D, 2d LAI Bn engaged by heavy machinecjun
                       Vic Al Jaber Airfield.

                       1430 6th Marines shifting 600 EPWS South.

                       1431 3d Battalione 23d Marines crosses line of
                       departure into Kuwait for screening mission.

                       1432 Co, 2d Recon Bn detached from TF TROY.

                       1535 Co B. 2d LAI Bn relieved by 3/6. Turned over
                       approximately 610 EPWS.

                       1555 Breach lane 5 closed until sunset due to a
                       damaged vehicle blocking access.

                       1615 XEF adjusts boundary to 72 NIS grid line.

                       1630 6th Marines to screen right flank along 70 NIS
                       gridline from QT700075 to QT7000135.

                       1935 2d LAI Bn reports 300 EPWs trying to
                       surrender.

                       1954 Tiger Bdo completed transiting breach, reports
                       one tank damaged by mine with four injuries.

                       2010 3d Battalion, loth Marines through breach.
                                               5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(6).
                       2015 LCpl               of 2d LAI Bh irt3ured when
                       approaching Iraqi EPW stepped on AP mine.

                       2130-2315 Co B, 2d LAI Bn locates, identifies
                       and neutralizes bunker/trenchline complex Vic
                       QT705140 with artillery (E/2/10).

                       23S9 6th Marines, 2d Tank Bn, Tiger Bde, Division
CP, 2d LAI Bn, and 2d Recon Bn have cleared
                       breach lanes. Pers Stat: two KIA, twelve WIA.

                       2d Tank Bn captured 193 EPWS.

        25 FEB         Morning spent routing EPWs to division collection
                       points at northeast side of breach.

                       0030 2d Tank Bn receives incoming FROG Missile

                                      5 4Ag2@52 (b)(6)

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Box ID = BX600014
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND MARINE DIVISION 1 OF 10 JAN - APRIL 1991
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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN TO 13 AP
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