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On 22 Dec65 a Harassing and Interdiction mission was fired from (BR523129) on to an island located at GS (BT5214). On 27 Dec65 the platoon acted as convoy security for a 1st Battalion one day operation. The convoy comprised of Company "C" and Battery "H", 3d Battalion 12th Marines. One section accompanied Battery "H" to firing position at (BT491071) and remained as a security element during the operation. The other section continued North with Company "C" to (BT419122) where the infantry Company dismounted for a blocking mission. On 30 Dec65 one section reinforced a section of the 2nd Platoon Company "B", 3d AT Battalion on a 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines operation. On 31 Dec65 the platoon escorted a composite Company for the 1st Battalion to (BT419122). The 2nd Platoon was in direct support of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. During December the primary mission was that of manning the Battalion's MLR. On 12 December the platoon provided convoy escort duty for Company "H", 2nd Battalion to (BT411129). On December 14th the platoon, reinforced by a section from the first platoon provided escort duty for Company "G", 2nd Battalion to (BT174418) in support of operation HARVEST MOON. On 30 Dec65 one section, reinforced by one section of the 1st Platoon Company "B", 3d AT Battalion, acted as convoy escort, the convoy was comprised of 2nd Battalion and ARVN troops. The ONTOS were used extensively as night perimeter security/ mobile reaction force throughout the Regimental TAOR (See Enclosure #3).
(b) Company "C" (Rein) 1st Antitank Bn. During the month of Dec65 the Company was attached to the Seventh Marines. The 1st Platoon was in direct support of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. Their primary mission was manning the MLR. One section operated on 4 & 5 Dec65 in a general area bounded by (BT540029), (BT535039), (BT565040) and (BT570037) as a patrol element. On 18 Dec65 the platoon acted as a convoy escort in support of operation HARVEST MOON. During the convoy to TAM KY (BT308227) one ONTOS escorted a M-35 truck, that hit a mine at GC (BT398150) back to Chu Lai. The platoon returned to Chu Lai with a convoy loaded with troops from the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines. From 20-31 Dec65 the platoon conducted eight section sized patrols behind the 1st Battalions MLR with negative results. The 2nd Platoon was in direct support of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. From 1-8 Dec65 one section was in support of Task Force SMITH at the RMK compound (BT58054). On 8 Dec65 the platoon escorted two convoys from Chu Lai to TAM KY assembly area (BT297234). On 9 Dec65 the platoon escorted a supply convoy to THANG BINH assembly area (BT156447) and returned on 10 Dec65 to Chu Lai. On 12 Dec65 the platoon escorted a convoy with two reinforced platoons from Company "A" 1st Battalion, 7th Marines to THANG BINH (BT156447). From 13-18 Dec65 the platoon remained at the company area in a ready status. All the convoys from 8-12 Dec65 were in support of operation HARVEST MOON. On 27 Dec65 one section participated in a live firing demonstration from theri MLR positions (BT49603). This was done for the benefit of 80 Popular Force troops. The 3d Platoon was in direct support of the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines during the month of December. From 1-31 Dec65 one section was located at (BT525024) and one at (BT549016) manning the MLR. On 13 Dec65 the platoon established a blocking force from GC (BT515026) to (BT506026) in support of Company "K" and "L" 3d Battalion, 7th Marines sweep.
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