Command / Organization – June 1968

 

Organizational Data

Commander Lt/Col J. H. MacLean 1-25 June

Lt/Col T. H. Galbraith 26-30 June

Subordinate Units

H&S Co.                                  1st Lt. W. E. Jones 1-11 June

1st Lt. W. W. Murphy 12-30 June

Company A                           Capt. R. R. Mannila

Company B                           1st Lt. W. J. Spangler

Company C                           Capt. W. P. Negron

Company D                          1st Lt. M. E. Jackson

Attached Units

Hq Co., 4th Marines Sniper Tms                             Cpl R. A. Schroeder 10-30 June

Location

Battalion CP              1-3 June Camp Carroll, RVN

4-6 June LZ Robin

7-18 June LZ Torch

18-30 June LZ Mike

Battalion Rear                      1-30 June Dong Ha, RVN

 

Staff Officers

Executive Officer                         Maj. J. E. O’Neill

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

S-2                                                    1st Lt. D. M. Kruse

S-3                                                     Maj. C. B. Sperry

S-4                                                    Capt. O. B. Renfro

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

MT Officer                                      1st Lt. C. W. Shobe 1-15 June

2nd Lt. J. E. Bauman 16-30 June

Comm Officer                               Capt. J. J. Thornton

Battalion Chaplain                     Lt. E. J. Greco (USNR)

Battalion Surgeon                      Lt. W. H. Rogers (USNR)

Average Monthly Strength

USMC – Officers 32 Enlisted 943

USN – Officers 2 Enlisted 52

Combat Missions Assigned

A. Fourth Marines Frag Order (Operation LANCASTER II)

1. At Camp Carroll (1 June – 2 June)

a. Defend Camp Carroll

b. Protect Rt. #9 within the OA

c. Conduct daily road sweeps

d. Provide Rough Rider security

e. Provide Sparrow Hawk Platoon

B. Conducted assigned mission in accordance with Fourth Marines Operation Plan 5-68 of 3 June (Operation SCOTLAND II).

This page last corrected 1 September 2011