On November 12, 1966, The battalion secured and established an area for a fire support base at XT 273785, on Highway 4, just to the north of the Highway 247 junction. For the next 13 days the battalion units conducted security, reconnaissance, and search and destroy operations in the area between Nui Ba Dinh and Katum. Enemy contact was scattered with some brief intense encounters. APCs hit mines wounding some and booby traps were encountered. Enemy bases and supply caches were discovered and destroyed throughout the area. One Bobcat died on the operation. That was on November 22, 1966 . "We were just standing there talking to each other," said a member of Company C, "when there was a single shot and down he went. He was dead before he hit the ground."