Command/Organization – December 1966

 

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

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