COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91 13 MAR 91

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91   13 MAR 91           

Unit: 11TH MARINES

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box ID: BX600015

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 11TH MARINES JAN - JUL 1991                                                  

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                                   Conducted a staff briefing of the artillery
                                   support of offensive operations.

           19 Feb 1991             Operation Desert Storm Ground Attack Day
                                   Minus Five (13-5). llth Marines units
                                   continued to move forward to occupy positions
                                   near the southwest corner of the Saudi-Kuwait
                                   border. Ilth Marines engineers began
                                   preparing revetted and bermed positions near
                                   the border to be occupied by the firing
                                   batteries, regimental and battalion command
                                   posts, and logistics trains. Battery "El' 2/12
                                   conducted two separate artillery raids as part
                                   of TF Troy firing 110 rounds of HE and
                                   destroying several buildings and outposts
                                   with secondary explosions reported. Other
                                   specific noteworthy events included:

                0615:   E/2/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID DS 805 516         TO
                        CONDUCT ARTILLERY RAID ON ENEMY COMPOUND. PLAN CALLED
                        FOR BATTERY TO MARK TARGET FOR AIRs BUT LIMITED
                        VISIBILITY PREVENTED AIR ATTACK. BATTERY FIRED 40
                        ROUNDS HE DELAY AT 0627 DESTROYING BUILDINGS IN THE
                        ENEMY COMPOUND AT DS 809 607 WITH NUMEROUS SECONDARY
                        EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. BATTERY DISPLACED AT 0835 TO
                        RETURN TO ITS ASSEMBLY AREA POSITION.


                1235-   5/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN ASSEMBLY AREA       NEAR GRID
                        QS 52 49; MISSION GENERAL SUPPORT (GS).

       1440.   E/2/12 RECEIVED FRAGMENTARY ORDER (FRAGO)       FROM TF TROY
                        TO CONDUCT RAID ON POLICE POST ACROSS BORDER AT 1530.
                        BATTERY IMMEDIATELY DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING
                        POSITION AT GRID TM 102 506 AT 1610. BATTERY FIRED 70
                        ROUNDS OF HE AT 1714 ON TWO OBSERVATION POSTS AT GRIDS
                        TM 171 606 AND TM 179 609, DESTROYING BUILDINGS WITH
                        SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. BATTERY DISPLACED AT 1715
                        AND REOCCUPIED ASSEMBLY AREA POSITION.


                2006-   3/12 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AT GRID
                        QS 54 62;  MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) TF GRIZZLY.

           20 Feb 1991             Operation Desert Storm B-4. llth Marines
                                   units continued to move forward into assembly
                                   areas in preparation for the ground offensive.
                                   The engineer effort continued to prepare
                                   improved positions near the border. Specific
                                   noteworthy events included.-

                1030., VERBAL FRABO ISSUED TO I/i2 TO DISPLACE TO VICINITY GRID
                        US 73 51 IN ORDER TO SUPPORT TF TARO SCREENING AND
                        INFILTRATION OPERATIONS.





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