Organizational Data

 

1. Designation                                                  Commander

1^st Bn 4^th Marines                                      Lt/Col            T. H. Galbraith

Subordinate Units

H&S Co.                                                        1^st Lt.              G. H. Brouilette

Company A                                                  Capt.              K. S. Russom

Company B                                                  Capt.              H. E. Pierpan

Company C                                                  Capt.              W. P. Negron

Company D                                                  1^st Lt.             K. J. Delino

2. Location

Battalion CP      1-16      Sept         Vandegrift Combat Base, RVN

                                                17-18            Sept                XD 944665

                                                19-20            Sept                XD 941660

                                                21-23            Sept                XD 933634

                                                24                  Sept                XD 935652

                                                25                  Sept                XD 950656

                                                26-27            Sept                XD 959656

                                                28-30            Sept                XD 951666

            Battalion Rear         1-25             Sept                Dong Ha, RVN

                                                  26-30          Sept                Quang Tri, RVN

3. Staff Officers

Executive Officer                                  Maj.           C. B. Sperry        1-15         Sept

                                                                     Maj.           V. R. Gallery      16-22         Sept

                                                                     Maj.           K. Hyslop           23-30         Sept

S-1                                                             1^st Lt.           J. M. Allen

S-2                                                            1^st Lt.           D. M. Kruse         1-5           Sept

                                                                    1^st Lt.           D. P. Ryan           6-30         Sept

S-3                                                               Maj.           V. R. Gallery        1-15         Sept

                                                                     Capt.           C. W. Cobb     16-22           Sept

                                                                      Maj.            V. R. Gallery    23-30          Sept

S-4                                                              Capt.           O. B. Renfro

MT Officer                                                2^nd Lt.           J. E. Bauman

Comm Officer                                          1^st Lt.           T. J. Flanagan

Battalion Chaplain                                      Lt.          W. B. Turner (USNR)

Battalion Surgeon                                       Lt.          E. G. Kelly (USNR)

1. Direct Support Units

C Btry, 1^st Bn, 44^th Arty                                          1^st Lt.      Cowley             1-17         Sept

                                                                                                                                        28-30     Sept

      A Co., 3^rd Anti-Tank, 3^rd Tank Bn                S.Sgt      Hershman             1-17    Sept

                                                                                           1^st Lt.     Smith, T. A.       28-30    Sept

                  Tanks, 3^rd Tank Bn                                 1^st Lt.      Gypin                      1-17     Sept

                                                                                                                                        28-30      Sept

                 3^rd Platoon, 3^rd Searchlight                 2^nd Lt.      Selim                     1-17    Sept

1. Attached Units

3^rd MP Bn                                              Cpl        McManis

                                                                   Cpl        Deylin

                                                                   Cpl        Wilson              14-17          Sept

                                                                L/Cpl       Kehoe               15-30          Sept

                                                                    Sgt.      Young               16-30          Sept

                                                                    Cpl       Commodore    23-30          Sept

1. Average Monthly Strength

USMC – Officers – 36               Enlisted – 1188

            USN – Officers – 2                     Enlisted – 54

Combat Missions Assigned

1. Fourth Marines Frag Order (Operation SCOTLAND)
2. At Vandegrift Combat Base and Ca Lu
3. Defend Vandegrift Combat Base and Ca Lu
4. Conduct Engineer Road sweep along Route #9 in AO.
5. Conduct extensive patrolling
6. Improve base defense
7. Provide Sparrow Hawk
8. Conducted assigned mission in accordance with Ninth Marines Frag Order 92-68 of 13 September 1968 (Operation SCOTLAND TROUSDALE NORTH).

This page last corrected 3 September 2011