Command / Organization – April 1968

Organizational Data

Commander               Lt/Col            E. A. Deptula              1-27             April

                                        Lt/Col            J. H. MacLean            28-30          April

Subordinate Units

H&S Co.                         1st Lt.            J. T. Drennan

Company A                  1st Lt.           W. E. Jones

Company B                  Capt.            R. E. Harris

Company C                  Capt.            O. B. Renfro

Company D                  Capt.            R. D. Weede

Attached Units

Det, Co. C, 3rd Engr Bn (Demo Tms)                  Cpl            E. W. Wise             1-8             April

                                                                                          1st Lt          J. B. Mills                9-31           April

Det, Hq Co., 9th Marines Radio Relay               PFC           S. L. Gonzales

Det, Hq Co., 9th Marines Sniper Tms                Cpl           J. A. Gentry

Det, 1st MP Bn, Dog Team                                      Cpl           M. T. Lowe             1-26            April

                                                                                          Sgt           R. C. Brelle            27-30         April

Direct Support Units

5th Plt, Co. A, 3rd Tk Bn                                                         1st Lt.            W. R. Brignon

1st Plt, Co. A, 3rd Tk Bn                                                          1st Lt.             J. P. Coan

Det, Regt Hq Btry, 12th Mar (CMR)                                 Sgt.                Goodwin

Det, C, 2nd Arty Aqst Bn, 26th Arty (CAR)                     S/Sgt.           P. R. Long

Det, C, 2nd Art Aqst Bn, 26th Arty (Sound)                   S/Sgt.           W. V. Jefferson

Det, C, 2nd Art Aqst Bn, 26th Arty (Flash)                     S/Sgt.           D. Daniels, Jr.

3rd Sec, 2nd Plt, B Btry, 44th Arty Bn                               1st Lt.            C. W. Wood

3rd Sec, 3rd Sqd, C Btry, 65th Arty Bn                               1st Lt.           C. W. Wood

W Btry, 2nd Bn, 12th Mar                                                       1st Lt.           M. R. Bundgaard

1st Sec, 2nd Plt, 1st Srch Lt Bn, 12th Mar                           Cpl.              J. E. Smith

Det, Service Co, Water Sup Shop, 11th Eng Bn             L/Cpl           S. A. Bohler

Location

Battalion CP              1-30 April                A-4 Strong Point Patrol Base, RVN

Battalion Rear            1-30 April               Dong Ha, RVN

Staff Officers

Executive Officer                                     Maj.          J. E. O’Neill                 12-31      March

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

S-2                                                               1st Lt.          R. B. Morgan

S-3                                                               Maj.            H. M. Nelson

                                                                      Capt.           A. K. Thompson

                                                                     Maj.             C. B. Sperry

S-4                                                             Capt.            M. Cervantes

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

MT Officer                                              1st Lt.            C. W. Shobe

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 37                 Enlisted 1129

USN – Officers 2                      Enlisted 57

Combat Missions Assigned

  1. Ninth Marines Operation Plan 2-68, of 22 January – Operation Kentucky
  2. At A-4 and Yankee Station and C-2 Bridge (1 April – 30 April)
  3. Defend A-4 Strong Point Patrol Base, Yankee Station, C-2 Bridge.
  4. Continue construction and improvement of A-4 in accordance with approved Dye Marker Plans.
  5. Protect LOC (Route #561) within AOR, denying enemy opportunity to interdict LOC with mines or ambushes.  Conduct daily mine sweeps from A-4 to C-2.
  6. Conduct anti-infiltration operations within AOR.  Stress extensive patrolling to southwest and east of A-4 and along Route #561.  (Ground attacks against enemy fortified lines north and west of A-4 will be initiated only upon direction of Regiment.)
  7. Continually conduct preemptive/suppressive Counter Battery fires and Air Strikes against known and suspected enemy mortar/rocket/artillery positions and FO locations.  The preemptive fires will be in addition to immediate Counter Battery fires conducted against active enemy gun and mortar positions and will include maximum use of organic weapons.

This page last corrected 30 August 2011