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On the morning of 23 February 1969 six 140mm rockets hit the battalion compound and later that evening, small arms and sniper fire was received and enemy probes of the perimeter occurred. A Company B Marine was killed by small arms fire while recapturing an observation post. On 6 March 1969 an M54A2C
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From 1 February to 6 February 1971 20 battalion M116/M733s deemed to be in excess of in-country requirements were transferred to Force
Logistic Command for return to Marine Corps Supply Activity, Barstow. This marked the end of use of these vehicles in South Vietnam. On 24 March 1971 the battalion
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and departed South
Vietnam. Upon arrival at Camp Pendleton the battalion prepared for deactivation distributing its equipment throughout the 1st Marine Division. The battalion was deactivated at Camp Pendleton on 14 June 1971.
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On 18 January 1967, after all its heavy equipment had been brought ashore, the battalion began operations in support of 1st
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211:(RPG). On 20 August an M116 was hit by an RPG killing the driver. On 6 September 1969 a battalion ambush patrol killed three PAVN and captured one
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into service. On 12 August 1969 the battalion was attacked by an enemy force using mortars and small arms, a sweep of the perimeter captured on
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was killed. On 14 July 1968 a battalion M54 detonated a mine and received small arms fire killing the driver. On 20 November while supporting
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and by nightfall had established its compound. The battalion was placed under the operational control of the
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was hit by four command detonated mines. An M54 security truck was damaged and a Marine from K Company,
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firing from the M733 and 4A2C vehicles. This was provided at the request of
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and an RPG launcher. On 29 October battalion personnel participated in a demonstration of the
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detonated a mine killing one Marine. In April 1969 the battalion put its first
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stood down from normal operations to begin preparations to redeploy to
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512:"Command Chronology for the period 1 February to 28 February 1969"
477:"Command Chronology for the period 1 November to 30 November 1968"
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On 24 April 1971 the last battalion units were loaded aboard the
337:"Command Chronology for the period 1 January to 31 January 1967"
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732:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 17 February 1970
697:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 19 November 1969
627:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 9 September 1969
662:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 19 October 1969
622:"Command Chronology for the period 1 August to 31 August 1969"
482:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 7 December 1968
342:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 9 February 1967
307:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 10 January 1967
767:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 8 January 1971
447:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 10 August 1968
837:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 14 April 1971
802:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 17 March 1971
547:"Command Chronology for the period 1 March to 31 March 1969"
517:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 10 March 1969
407:"Command Chronology for the period 1 April to 30 April 1968"
377:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 4 August 1967
867:"Command Chronology for the period 15 April - 14 June 1971"
552:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 6 April 1969
872:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 8 June 1971
657:"Command Chronology for the period 01 - 30 September 1969"
442:"Command Chronology for the period 1 July to 31 July 1968"
372:"Command Chronology for the period 1 July to 31 July 1967"
797:"Command Chronology for the period 01 - 28 February 1971"
762:"Command Chronology for the period 01 - 31 December 1970"
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U.S. Marines in
Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown 1969
412:. Headquarters 11th Motor Transport Battalion. 3 May 1968
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Military
Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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692:"Command Chronology for the period 01 - 31 October 1969"
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hit a mine killing two
Marines. On 8 July a battalion
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