Chapter XV: Appendix: B

Command and Staff List of the First Provisional Marine Brigade

_7 July--13 September 1950_

Commanding General BrigGen Edward A. Craig
Deputy Commander BrigGen Thomas J. Cushman
Chief of Staff Col Edward W. Snedeker
G-1 Maj Donald W. Sherman
G-2 LtCol Ellsworth G. Van Orman
G-3 LtCol Joseph L. Stewart
G-4 LtCol Arthur A. Chidester

_Special Staff Section_

Adjutant Capt Harold G. Schrier
Supply Officer Maj James K. Eagan
Air Officer Maj James N. Cupp
Signal Officer Maj Elwin M. Stimpson
Air Observer Capt Edwin L. Rives
Signal Supply Officer 1stLt Joseph E. Conners
Engineer Supply Officer Capt William R. Gould
Liaison Officer LtCol Edward R. Hagenah
Brigade Surgeon Capt Eugene R. Hering, Jr., USN
Brigade Dental Officer LtComdr Jack J. Kelly, USN

_Headquarters and Service Battalion_

(32 officers--183 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Maj Richard E. Sullivan
Executive Officer Capt Samuel Jaskilka (to 18 Aug 50)
CoComdr, Hq Co 1stLt Nathaniel F. Mann, Jr.

_Detachment, 1st Signal Battalion_

(4 officers--99 enlisted men)

DetComdr Capt Earl F. Stanley

_Company A, 1st Motor Transport Battalion_

(6 officers--112 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Capt Arthur W. Ecklund

_Company C, 1st Medical Battalion_

(5 officers--94 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Comdr Robert A. Freyling, USN

_Company A, 1st Shore Party Battalion_

(12 officers--213 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Maj William L. Batchelor

_Company A, 1st Engineer Battalion_

(9 officers--209 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Capt George W. King

_Detachment, 1st Ordnance Battalion_

(5 officers--119 enlisted men)

DetComdr 1stLt Meyer La Bellman

_Company A, 1st Tank Battalion_

(9 officers--173 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Capt Gearl M. English
PlatComdr 1st Plat 1stLt William D. Pomeroy
PlatComdr 2d Plat 2dLt Robert M. Winter
(to 3 Sep 50, WIA)
2dLt John S. Carson (3 Sep 50, KIA)
PlatComdr, 3d Plat 2dLt Granville G. Sweet

_1st Battalion, 11th Marines_

(44 officers--474 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer LtCol Ransom M. Wood
Executive Officer Maj Francis R. Schlesinger
Headquarters Battery:
Commanding Officer Capt James W. Brayshay
Service Battery:
Commanding Officer 1stLt Kenneth H. Quelch
Battery A:
Commanding Officer Capt James D. Jordan
Battery B:
Commanding Officer Capt Arnold C. Hofstetter
Battery C:
Commanding Officer Capt William J. Nichols, Jr.

_Detachment, 1st Service Battalion_

(11 officers--161 enlisted men)

DetComdr Capt Thomas M. Sagar

_Detachment, 1st Combat Service Group_

(5 officers--104 enlisted men)

DetComdr Maj Thomas J. O’Mahoney

_Detachment, Reconnaissance Company_

(2 officers--37 enlisted men)

DetComdr Capt Kenneth J. Houghton

_Detachment, Military Police Company_

(2 officers--36 enlisted men)

DetComdr 1stLt Nye G. Rodes

_1st Amphibian Tractor Company_

(10 officers--244 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer Maj James P. Treadwell

_1st Amphibian Truck Platoon_

(1 officer--75 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer 1stLt James E. Condra

_VMO-6_

Commanding Officer Maj Vincent J. Gottschalk

_5th Marines_

(132 officers--2452 enlisted men)

Commanding Officer LtCol Raymond L. Murray
Executive Officer LtCol Lawrence C. Hays, Jr.
S-1 1stLt Alton C. Weed
S-2 Maj William C. Esterline
S-3 LtCol George F. Waters, Jr.
(to 29 Aug 50)
Maj Charles H, Brush, Jr.
S-4 Maj Harold Wallace

Special Staff, 5th Marines:

Chaplain LtComdr Orlando Ingvolstad, Jr., USN
Medical Officer Lt (jg) William E. Larsen, USN
(to 11 Aug 50)
LtComdr Byron D. Casteel
Supply Officer Capt John V. Huff
Motor Transport Officer Capt William F. A. Trax (to 15 Aug 50)
1stLt James O. Alison
Ordnance Officer CWO Bill E. Parrish
Disbursing Officer Capt Kenneth L. Shaw
Communications Officer Maj Kenneth B. Boyd
Naval Gunfire Officer Lt Jerry C. Ragon, USN
Air Officer 1stLt Leo R. Jillisky

1st Battalion, 5th Marines:

Commanding Officer LtCol George R. Newton
Executive Officer Maj Merlin R. Olson
CO, H & S Company Capt Walter E. Godenius
CO, Company A Capt John R. Stevens
CO, Company B Capt John L. Tobin (to 17 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Francis I. Fenton, Jr.
CO, Weapons Company Maj John W. Russell

2d Battalion, 5th Marines:

Commanding Officer LtCol Harold S. Roise
Executive Officer LtCol John W. Stevens, II
CO, H & S Company 1stLt David W. Walsh
CO, Company D Capt John Finn, Jr. (to 8 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Andrew M. Zimmer (to 17 Aug 50, WIA)
1stLt Robert T. Hanifin, Jr.
(to 22 Aug 50)
1stLt H. J. Smith
CO, Company E Capt George E. Kittredge
(to 7 Aug 50, WIA)
1stLt William E. Sweeney (to 18 Aug 50)
Capt Samuel Jaskilka
CO, Weapons Company Maj Walter Gall (to 10 Aug 50)
Maj Theodore F. Spiker

3d Battalion, 5th Marines:

Commanding Officer LtCol Robert D. Taplett
Executive Officer Maj John J. Canney
CO, H & S Company 1stLt Arthur E. House, Jr. (to 22 Aug 50)
1stLt Harold D. Fredericks
CO, Company G 1stLt Robert D. Bohn
CO, Company H Capt Joseph C. Fegan, Jr.
(to 18 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Patrick E. Wildman
CO, Weapons Company Capt Patrick E. Wildman (to 19 Aug 50)
Maj Murray Ehrlich

_Forward Echelon, 1st Marine Air Wing_

Commanding General BrigGen Thomas J. Cushman
Chief of Staff Col Kenneth H. Weir

Marine Air Group 33:

Commanding Officer Col Allen C. Koonce (to 20 Aug 50)
Col Frank G. Dailey
Deputy Commander LtCol Norman J. Anderson
Executive Officer LtCol Radford C. West
CO, VMF-214 LtCol Walter E. Lischeid
CO, VMF-323 Maj Arnold A. Lund
CO, VMF(N)-513 Maj Joseph H. Reinburg
CO, Hq Squadron Capt Norman D. Glenn
CO, Service Squadron LtCol James C. Lindsay
CO, MTACS-2 Maj Christian C. Lee