~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association Vietnam History Project ~
May 1969 ~ Battalion Time Line
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23 December 2014

At the start of the month Battalion HQ Detachment, its letter companies and the 212th MP Company (Sentry Dog) were headquartered subordinate to the 18th MP Brigade, 89th MP Group, III Corps Tactical Zone, Bien Hoa Provence, Long Binh Post,  South Vietnam.

Battalion strength in personnel was, 26 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 754 enlisted men.

U.S. troop levels peaked at 543,400. There had been 33,641 Americans killed by now, a total greater than the Korean War.
18th MP
Brigade
89th MP
Group
720th MP
Battalion
2 May
Quan Loi Convoy Ambushed

1115 Hours, C Company elements were escorting a 1st Infantry Division resupply convoy to Quan Loi on Thunder Road (Hwy QL-13) when the enemy launched an ambush from fortified positions. They sprung the ambush with a barrage of small arms, automatic weapons and RPG’s, disabling several supply trucks.

     As the fighting raged on around them, the trail escort driven by SP/4 Daniel B. Wyatt, without regard for their own personal safety, traveled along the enemy kill-zone exposed to enemy fire while delivering suppression fire, picking up the wounded, and transporting them to an evacuation point where they were able to position their vehicle to protect the casualties and provide security until they were extracted.

     The 1st Infantry Division recommended the escorts for awards for their actions. In September, SP/4 Wyatt and the other escort members (yet to identified) were presented the Bronze Star Medal for Valor.
SP/4 Wyatt
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9 May

TAOR The continued threat of large scale enemy activity within the TAOR resulted in the 720th receiving operational control of C Company, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, from 9 May to 11 May.
199th LI
Brigade
11 May

TAOR The continued threat of large scale enemy activity within the TAOR resulted in the 720th receiving operational control of B Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, from 11 May to 15 May .
1st
Infantry
12 May

TAOR A VC booby trap consisting of an RPG round rigged with a pressure plate was discovered and destroyed by a B Company Ambush Squad.

     The same night, a Vietnamese civilian was wounded by another booby trap near An Xuan Village.
15 May

TAOR The continued threat of large scale enemy activity within the TAOR resulted in the 720th receiving operational control of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, from 15 May to 31 May.

     B company continued their intensified screening operations along the southern boundaries, and heightened interdiction patrols to prevent further enemy encroachments to use their heavy weapons against the post.
199th LI
Brigade
19 May

     Was the birthday of Ho Chi Minh, the President of North Vietnam and father of Vietnamese Communism, and just as in 1968, TOC warned all TAOR elements to be alert for any type of enemy activity to mark the celebration, and just like in 1968 the day and the night passed quietly without incident.
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