Organizational Data
1st Battalion (rein) 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (rein), FMF
Commanding Officer
LtCol JACK WESTERMAN
Staff Assignment
Maj. R.S. Sutter Executive Officer
Lt. L.E. Mashburn S-1
S/Sgt R.J. Harworth S-2
Maj. E.H. Boyd S-3
Lt. J.L. Fletcher S-4
Unit Commanders
Capt. R.F. Corcoran Company A
Capt. J.A. May Jr. Company B (1-3 Dec)
Lt. J.M. Hargrove Company B
Capt. R.D. Kelley Company C
Lt. J.F. Juul Company D
Lt. G.K. Davis H&S Company (1-10 Dec)
Capt. P. Morigeau Jr. H&S Company
Units under Operational Control
Company E, 2nd Battalion 26th Marines (11-13 Dec)
Company F, 2nd Battalion 26th Marines Capt. J.A. Linnenman (1-11 Dec)
Combined Action Company Capt. D.M. Adkinson (1-13 Dec)
Direct Support Units
1st Provisional Artillery Battalion (1-13 Dec)
2nd Plt, Co B, 3rd AT Bn (1-13 Dec)
Command Post Locations
Battalion Command Group YD 885132
Company A YD 885132
Company B YD 885132
Company C YD 885132
Company D YD 885132
H&S Company YD 885132
MAP: Viet Nam 1:50,000 AMS Series L7014 Sheets 6560 III & 6559 IV
Average Monthly Strength
USMC -Officers 54 Enlisted 142
USN 7 87
On 2 December 1966 BLT 1/4 was activated with a TASK ORGANIZATION as follows:
TASK ORGANIZATION
1ST Battalion 4th Marines LtCol Westerman
Det, Hq Co, 4th Marines (Radio Relay)
Det, Hq Co, Third Mar Div Lt. Humphries
Det, Postal Section
Det, Disbursing Section
Det, Comm Co. (Radio Relay)
Btry G (rein), 3rd Bn, 12th Marines Capt. Osgood
107mm Mortar Btry, 3rd Bn 12th Marines Capt. Craig
4th Plt (rein), Co B, 1st Amtrack Bn Lt. Sullivan
2nd Plt (rein), Co B, 3rd AT Bn Lt. Richardson
1st Plt (rein), Co A, 3rd Tk Bn Lt. Bernard
4th Plt (rein), Co B, 3rd Eng Bn Lt. Elber
2nd Plt, Co A, 3rd Recon Bn. Gy/Sgt Meyers
Collecting & Clearing Plt, Co D, 3rd Med Bn Lt. Davis
Det, 15th Dental Co. (on Embarkation)
LSU
Det, 3rd Serv Bn (FLSG/B) Lt. Bell
1st Plt (rein), Co A, 3rd Sp Bn Lt. Summa
1st Plt (rein), Co C, 3rd MT Bn Lt. Campbell
Total Strength
Officers Enlisted
Navy 7 83
Marines 54 1423
This page last updated 20 August