Periodic Personnel Report (3^rd MarDiv 1080.5) No. 9-66

Period Covered:            1 June 1966 to 30 June 1966

Ref:                                       (a)            3^rd MarDivO 1080.3A

1. Strength
2. See my Personnel Weekly Summary of this date.
3. Losses:                       USMC            USN

                                      Off/Enl          Off/Enl

          Battle                 0/2                0/0

          Non-Battle      0/38               0/0

          Admin                11/64              0/4

          Total                   11/104             0/4

2. Replacements
3.             Joined 5 USMC Officers, 66 USMC enlisted, and 1 USN Officer, 6 USN enlisted.
4.            Shortage of officers (OF 03) remains critical; a total of 32 officers is required to bring the Battalion up to T/O.  There is a shortage of enlisted in (OF 01), with a total of 7   needed to bring the Battalion up to T/O.
5. Discipline, Law and Order

Four violations of Article 86, four of Article 91, ten of Article 92, nine of Article 113, one of Article 121, one of Article 128 and one of Article 131.  One Summary and one special Courts-Martial are pending.  One Special Courts-Martial completed.

4. Prisoner of War      VCC      VCS

                  Captured                    0            11

                  Evacuated                  0              0

                  On Hand                     0              0

5. Grave Registrations

Two enlisted KIA evacuated to ‘A’ Company, 3^rd Med Battalion.

6. Morale and Personnel Services
7.           State of morale is excellent; PX facilities have been utilized by all hands.  Sufficient quantities of essential items are stocked.  85 personnel were sent on R&R.  Off-duty personnel attended a Vietnamese band performance at Regimental Mess Hall.
8.          No awards were made during the month.
9.          No unusual events or problems have occurred.
10. Civil Affairs/Military Government.  (See my Civil Affairs SitRep)
11. Personnel Procedures

The Battalion operated from the CP with little or no administrative problems, since the companies were static.  There was a change of command ceremony toward the end of the month in which LtCol Jack Westerman replaced LtCol R.E. Sullivan as Battalion Commanding Officer.  The Battalion Admin Chief and the Comm Chief were commissioned temporary 2^nd Lts and were transferred from the Battalion; two other Staff NCOs were commissioned temporary ‘Warrant Officers and are presently waiting reassignment.  A S/Sgt replacement from 2^nd Battalion 4^th Marines was received.  As shown in par 1.b and 2.a, the Battalion decreased in strength by 6 officers and decreased in enlisted strength by 104.

9. Interior Management

The Battalion is presently quartered in hardback GP tents in the Regimental Area.  The Battalion operated a separate mess for ‘B’ and ‘D’ Companies.

10. Civilian Employees

A total of four Vietnamese males are presently being employed; two at the Enlisted Men’s Club, one at the Staff NCO Club, and one at the Officers; Club as maintenance men.

11. Miscellaneous
12. Unit Commanders

1^st Bn 4^th Mar                  LtCol     Jack    Westerman

H&S Co                           Capt       W.S.    Ostrie

Co A                                 2^nd Lt     M.V.     Smith

Co B                                 1^st Lt      J.T.       Loftus

Co C                                 1^st Lt      W.C.     Blaha

Co D                                 1^st Lt      D.K.      McMahon Jr.

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