File: 100896_sep96_decls29_0023.txt
Page: 0023
Total Pages: 29
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
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)