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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 Document Number: 4 Folder SEQ #: 4 UNCLASSIFIED compromised recon team via QSSSS978. 1630 Co PI 2d LAI Bu participates in TF Troy artillery raid. 1930 Mission order issued for 2d LAI Bn to conduct cross border operations to commence at 201000C and continue through G-Day. 20 FEB 0850 2d LAI Bn mission to Kuwait on 24 hour hold for weather. CO Do 2d LAI Bn and Tiger Bde conduct limited raid on enemy OP vie QT482015. Operation to make cuts in the Saudi-Kuwait border berm commences in the Tiger Bde sector. 21 FEB 0800 2d LAI Bn departed for forward assembly area. 1023 Co Co 2d LAI Bn crosses LD at QT370046 moving northeast toward QT445134. 1120 Co Co 2d LAI Bu engages troops in trenchline via QT415095. 1124 Co Co 2d LAI Bn receives incoming mortar fires vie QT405091. 1125 Co Co 2d LAI Bn fires on trenches QT414097. Co C requests artillery on priority tgt BrOO56 (QT440134). 1133 Co AO 2d LAI Bn crosses LD vie QT3804. 1136 Co Co 2d LAI Bn receiving mortar fire via QT408094. 1138 LCpl Robert Grady and LCpl William 14olan0s (Ist Seat, 2d Plato B Batt, 2d LAAD) vehicle destroyed vie QT408094 by direct mortar hit. No casualties. 1140 Co Co 2d LAI Bn observes and avoids two sagger missiles launched from vie QT443113. 3d plat engages with 25mm HE. 1141 2d Plt, Co Co 2d LAI Bn engages trenches via QT437135 With 25MM. ist and 3d Platoons engage bunker/trenches QT455110. TOWs destroyed bldg at QT443113. 1142 Sth Battalion# loth marines ,I--- tgt BE0056 (QT440134). UNCLASSIFIED| First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Back to Text |