LZ BRONCO — A unit of the 11th Inf. Bde. has been highly successful recently in a technique that severely cripples enemy strength–the uncovering of well-hidden weapons caches.
On an operation approximately eight miles west of Quang Ngai City, the men of C Co., 3rd Bn., 1st Inf., led by CPT William J. Straub (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.), unearthed three enemy weapons caches and found a total of 62 weapons in a two-day period.
Rocks Give Clue
PFC William D. O'Keefe (Denver City, Texas) was acting as point man on the first day when he found a well-camouflaged trail cut through thick brush.
As he slowly moved down a hill, he came upon a group of massive rocks.
Rain had washed away large quantities of dirt from under the rocks, leaving large depressions which had provided the enemy with well-concealed places to store his weapons and ammunition.
Discover Another Cache
While the "Always First" soldiers were removing the weapons from the cache and destroying the explosives, PFC Dean S. Purcey (Grand Rapids, Mich.) followed a trail and found another cache of weapons and booby trap equipment.
A total of 30 weapons were found in the two caches.
On the following day, PFC McArthur Webb (Chatan, Va.) was working with his squad in the same area and came upon another well-camouflaged trail leading to another cache of 32 weapons.
An original copy of this document was donated to the Americal Division Veterans Association (ADVA) by LTC Paul Parham who served as Information Officer for the Americal Division.
