Organizational Data

Commander              Lt/Col            E. A. Deptula

 

H&S Co.                       Capt.            R. G. Nunnally          1-7             March

                                        1^st Lt.            J. T. Drennan            8-31            March

Company A                1^st Lt.            W. F. Jones

Company B                  Capt.            R. E. Harris

Company C                   Capt.            O. B. Renfro

Company D                   Capt.            R. D. Weede

Company H/2/1           Capt.            F. Mahady                 9-22            March

Company L/3/1

3^rd Plt                             2^nd Lt.           J. C. Cockrell             24-30          March

                                         2^nd Lt.          C. L. Collins                31               March

Attached Units

Det, Co. C, 3^rd Engr Bn (Demo Tms)                    Cpl.             E. W. Wise               1-8             March

                                                                                          1^st Lt.             J. B. Mills                9-31           March

Det, 9^th Motor Transport Bn                               L/Cpl             W. Ford                    1-8             March

                                                                                              Cpl.            N. L. Chaney          9-31          March

Det, Hq Co., 9^th Marines Radio Relay                   Cpl             W. Berline               1-8            March

                                                                                              PFC            S. L. Gonzales        9-31         March

Det, Hq Co., 9^th Marines Sniper Tms                   Cpl             J. A. Gentry               9-31        March

Det, 1^st MP Bn, Dog Team                                         Cpl             J. T. Hodges              1-26        March

                                                                                             Cpl.            M. T. Lowe               27-31       March

Direct Support Units

5^th Plt, Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                                    1^st Lt.            W. R. Brignon            9-29            March

Sec, 1^st Plt., Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                          1^st Lt.             J. P. Coan                      1-30            March

1^st Plt, Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                                    1^st Lt.             J. P. Coan                             31           March

Sec, 2^nd Plt (-), Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                 1^st Lt.              J. Block                          1-30            March

2^nd Plt, Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                                 1^st Lt.              J. Block                                 31           March

Sec, Ontos Plt, Co. A, 3^rd Tk Bn                                     Sgt.            D. L. Shifflett

D Btry, 2^nd Bn, 12^th Mar                                                1^st Lt.            G. D. Garrison              1-8           March

Det, Regt Hq Btry, 12^th Mar (CMR)                              Sgt.            Goodwin                     9-31           March

Det, C, 2^nd Art Aqst Bn, 26^th Arty (CAR)                S/Sgt.             P. R. Long                  9-31           March

Det, C, 2^nd Art Aqst Bn, 26^th Arty (Sound)            S/Sgt.           M. Gomes                     9-31          March

                                                                                                 S/Sgt.           W. V. Jefferson                 31          March

Det, C, 2^nd Art Aqst Bn, 26^th Arty (Flash)              S/Sgt.           D. Daniels, Jr.              9-31          March

3^rd Sec, 2^nd Plt, B Btry, 44^th Arty Bn                        2^nd Lt.          R. H. Smiley                  9-31          March

3^rd Sec, 3^rd Sqd, C Btry, 65^th Arty Bn                       2^nd Lt.           R. H. Smiley                 9-31          March

Sec, 1^st Bot, Co. A (rein), 3^rd AT Bn                           2^nd Lt.           D. L. Richardson         9-31         March

W Btry, 2^nd Bn, 12^th Mar                                                 1^st Lt.            J. K. Kallstrom             9-29        March

                                                                                                   1^st Lt.           M. R. Bon**aard        30-31        March

1^st Sec, 2^nd Plt, 1^st Srch Lt Bn, 12^th Mar                         Cpl.            J. E. Smith                  19-31          March

Det, Service Co, Water Sup Shop, 11^th Eng Bn        L/Cpl            S. A. Bohler                   1-31         March

Location

Battalion CP              1-8 March             C-2 Forward Operating Base, RVN

                                      9-31 March             A-4 Strong Point Patrol Base, RVN

Bravo Cmd Group     1-8 March             C-2 Bridge, RVN

Battalion Rear           1-31 March             Dong Ha, RVN

Staff Officers

Executive Officer                               Maj.            J. I. Hopkins                      1-11            March

                                                                  Maj.            J. E. O’Neill                       12-31          March

S-1                                                        1^st Lt.             B. D. Green

S-2                                                        1^st Lt.            R. B. Morgan

S-3                                                           Maj.            H. M. Nelson

S-4                                                         Capt.            R.G. Nunnally                    1-7              March

                                                              1^st Lt.               S. I. Leonard                      8-17           March

                                                                Capt.              M. Cervantes                     18-31         March

Supply Officer                                       1^st Lt.         R. L. Fisher, Jr.

MT Officer                                             1^st Lt.           C. W. Shobe

Comm Officer                                        Capt.           J. J. Thornton

Battalion Chaplain                            Lt/Cmdr      J. R. Hutton (USNR)

                                                                         Lt.            E. J. Greco (USNR)           15-31        March

Battalion Surgeon                                   Lt.            J. W. Hoffman (USNR)

Average Monthly Strength

USMC – Officers   39              Enlisted   1135

USN – Officers   2                    Enlisted   56

Combat Missions Assigned

1. Ninth Marines Operation Plan 2-68, of 22 January – Operation Kentucky
2. At C-2 and C-2 Bridge (1 March – 8 March)
3. Defend C-2 Forward Operating Base and C-2 Bridge.
4. Continue construction and improvements of C-2 and C-2 Bridge in accordance with approved Dyemarker Plans.
5. Protect LOC (Route #561) within AOR denying enemy opportunity to interdict LOC by mines and ambushes.
6. Conduct anti-infiltration operations within assigned AOR.
7. Provide Sparrow Hawk Reaction Force.
8. Provide Rough Rider Reaction Force.
9. At A-4 and Yankee Station (9 March – 31 March)
10. Defend A-4 Strong Point Patrol Base.
11. Continue construction and improvement of A-4 in accordance with approved Dyemarker Plans.
12. Protect LOC (Route #561) within AOR, denying enemy opportunity to interdict LOC with mines or ambushes. Conduct daily mine sweeps from A-4 to C-2.
13. Conduct anti-infiltration operations within AOR.  Stress extensive patrolling to southwest and east of A-4 and along Route #561.  (Ground attacks against enemy fortified lines north and west of A-4 will be initiated only upon direction of regiment.)
14. Continually conduct preemptive/suppressive Counter Battery fires and air strikes against known and suspected enemy mortar/artillery/rocket positions and FO locations.  These preemptive fires will be in addition to immediate Counter Battery Fires conducted against active enemy gun and mortar positions and will include maximum use of organic weapons.
15. Ninth Marines Frag Order-14 (Operation KENTUCKY)
16. Commencing on D-Day, conduct a two Company search and destroy operation vicinity Phu Oc (YD 1469) with particular emphasis on preventing enemy infiltration to the south.
17. On order on about D+1 be prepared to conduct similar operations vicinity An Phu/Lac Son (YD 1570 and YD 1670) for a period of approximately two days.
18. On order, be prepared to reinforce A-3 or A-4.

1. Ninth Marines Frag Order – 15 (Operation KENTUCKY)
2. Effective 22 March 1968 assume responsibility of C-2 Bridge site vicinity YD 128672.

This page last corrected 1 September 2011