Command / Organization – September 1968

 

Organizational Data

 

  1. Designation                                                  Commander

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

Subordinate Units

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

Company A                                                  Capt.              K. S. Russom

Company B                                                  Capt.              H. E. Pierpan

Company C                                                  Capt.              W. P. Negron

Company D                                                  1st Lt.             K. J. Delino

  1. 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

  1. 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                                                             1st Lt.           J. M. Allen

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

                                                                    1st 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                                                2nd Lt.           J. E. Bauman

Comm Officer                                          1st Lt.           T. J. Flanagan

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

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

  1. Direct Support Units

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

                                                                                                                                        28-30     Sept

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                        28-30      Sept

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

  1. Attached Units

3rd 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