Organizational Data

Designation Commander

1st Bn 4th Marines Lt/Col G. T. Sargent

Subordinate Units

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

Company A              Capt. K. S. Russom

Company B              Capt. G. A. Fry

Company C              1st Lt. J. E. Herron

Company D             Capt. A. E. Sommers

1st Lt. J. Gypin, Jr.

Location

Battalion CP                                        1-10 Dec FSB Argonne, RVN (XD 676575

11-14 Dec FSB Alpine, RVN (XD 756530)

15 Dec Vandegrift Combat Base, RVN

16-23 Dec Cam Lo Refugee Village, RVN (YD 103576)

24-26 Dec Cua Viet, RVN (YD 342702)

27 Dec Vandegrift Combat Base, RVN (YD 873532)

28-31 Dec

Staff Officers

Executive Officer                                             Maj. K. Hyslop

S-1/Adjutant                                                     1st Lt. J. M. Allen

S-2                                                                        2nd Lt. G. W. Jacobsen

S/Sgt. P. F. Starrett

S-3                                                                        Maj. H. E. Pierpan

S-3  Asst                                                             1st Lt. J. L. McIntire

S-3 ALO                                                              Capt. G. H. Robinson

S-3 FAC                                                              1st Lt. W. J. Keogh

Artillery Officer                                              2nd Lt. M. R. Carter

S-4                                                                       1st Lt. H. R. Morris, Jr.

MT Officer                                                        1st Lt. J. E. Bauman

Comm Officer                                                 1st Lt. T. J. Flanagan

1st Lt. R. P. Broughan

Supply Officer                                                 2nd Lt. R. A Stotz

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

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

Lt. J. F. Scheuffler (USNR)

Attached Units

Det, 3rd MP Bn (Scout Dogs)

Det, 3rd SP Bn (HST Team)

Det, 2nd Plt, A Co., 3rd Engr Bn

Average Monthly Strength

USMC – Officers – 38 Enlisted – 1103

USN – Officers – 2 Enlisted – 49

Combat Missions Assigned

A. Fourth Marines Frag Order (Operation SCOTLAND II)

1. At Fire Support Bases (FSB) Argonne and Alpine

a. Defend FSB Argonne and FSB Alpine

b. Commence clearing LZ preparatory to constructing FSB Alpine

c. Conduct extensive patrolling from FSB Argonne and FSB Alpine

d. Conduct search and destroy operations in designated AO

2. At Fire Support Bases (FSB) Alpine, Gurkha and Neville

a. Defend FSB Alpine, FSB Gurkha and FSB Neville

b. Continue development of FSB Neville

c. Conduct extensive patrolling from FSB Alpine FSB Gurkha and FSB Neville

B. Conducted assigned mission in accordance with Task Force Bravo Operation Order 2-68 of 14 December 1968 (Operation KENTUCKY)

C. Conducted assigned mission in accordance with Fourth Marines Operation Plan 11-68 (Operation SCOTLAND II)

This page last corrected 30 August 2011