Chapter XVI: Appendix: C (1)

Command and Staff List December 1950-March 1952 1st Marine Division

Commanding General MajGen Oliver P. Smith (to 23 Feb
1951)
BrigGen Lewis B. Puller (from 24
Feb)
MajGen Oliver P. Smith (from 5 Mar)
MajGen Gerald C. Thomas (from 25
Apr)
MajGen John T. Selden (from 11 Jan
1952)
Asst Division Commander BrigGen Edward A. Craig (to 20 Jan
1951)
MajGen Edward A. Craig (from 21
Jan)
BrigGen Lewis B. Puller (from 2
Feb)
BrigGen William J. Whaling (from
20 May)
Chief of Staff Col Gregon A. Williams (to 22 Jan
1951)
BrigGen Gregon A. Williams (from
23 Jan)
Col Edward W. Snedeker (from 27
Jan)
Col Francis M. McAlister (from 23
May)
Col Richard G. Weede (from 10 Jun)
Col Victor H. Krulak (from 29 Jun)
Col Richard G. Weede (from 26 Nov)
Col Custis Burton, Jr. (from 15
Feb 1952)
Col Austin R. Brunelli (from 23
Mar)
G-1 LtCol Bryghte D. Godbold (to 13
Feb 1951)
Col Bryghte D. Godbold (from 14
Feb)
Col Wesley M. Platt (from 31 May)
Col Gould P. Groves (from 27 Sep)
Col Walter N. Flournoy (from 20
Nov)
G-2 Col Bankson T. Holcomb, Jr. (to 5
Feb 1951)
LtCol Ellsworth G. Van Orman (from
6 Feb)
LtCol Joseph P. Sayers (from 8 Mar)
LtCol James H. Tinsley (from 13
Aug)
G-3 Col Alpha L. Bowser, Jr., (to 7
May 1951)
Col Richard G. Weede (from 8 May)
Col Bruce T. Hemphill (from 30 Jul)
LtCol Gordon D. Gayle (from 14 Nov)
G-4 Col Francis M. McAlister (to 25
Jan 1951)
LtCol Charles L. Banks (from 26
Jan)
Col Charles L. Banks (from 14 Feb)
Col Frank P. Hager (from 24 May)
Col Custis Burton, Jr. (from 19
Nov)
Col Robert A. McGill (from 9 Feb
1952)

_Special Staff_

Adjutant Maj Philip J. Costello (to 18 Feb
1951)
LtCol Foster C. LaHue (from 19 Feb)
LtCol Homer E. Hire (from 19 Jun)
Maj James K. Young (from 15 Oct)
Air Officer Maj James N. Cupp (to 20 Apr 1951)
LtCol Edward V. Finn (from 21 Apr)
Amphibian Tractor Officer LtCol Erwin F. Wann, Jr. (to 26
Sep 1951)
LtCol Michiel Dobervich (from 27
Sep)
Anti-Tank Officer Maj John H. Blue (to 27 Apr 1951)
Maj William L. Bates (from 28 Apr)
Maj Robert E. Baldwin (from 3 Sep)
Maj Franklin J. Harte (from 9 Nov)
Maj John P. Lanigan (from 31 Dec)
Maj Harold C. Howard (from 2 Mar
1952)
Armored Amphibian Officer LtCol Francis H. Cooper (to 15 Jun
1951)
Maj George M. Warnke (from 16 Jun)
LtCol John T. O’Neill (from 2 Oct)
Artillery Officer LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (to 5 Mar
1951)
Col Joseph L. Winecoff (from 6 Mar)
LtCol Custis Burton, Jr. (from 5
Aug)
LtCol George B. Thomas (from 8 Nov)
LtCol Dale H. Heely (from 1 Jan
1952)
Col Bruce T. Hemphill (from 11 Jan)
Col Frederick P. Henderson (from
27 Mar)
Chaplain Cmdr Robert M. Schwyhart, USN (to
17 Feb 1951)
Cmdr Francis W. Kelly, USN (from
18 Feb)
Cmdr Walter S. Peck, Jr., USN
(from 8 Oct)
Chemical Warfare and Radiological
Defense Officer Maj John H. Blue (to 15 Jul 1951)
Maj Robert E. Baldwin (from 3 Sep)
Maj Luther H. Hake (from 21 Nov)
Maj John P. Lanigan (from 31 Dec)
Maj Harold C. Howard (from 29 Feb
1952)
Dental Officer Capt Mack Meradith, USN (to 20 May
1951)
Cmdr James L. Bradley, USN (from
21 May)
Capt Francis C. Snyder, USN (from
15 Jul)
Embarkation Officer Maj Jules M. Rouse (to 9 Mar 1951)
LtCol Louis C. Griffin (from 10
Mar)
LtCol Clifford E. Quilici (from 11
Aug)
LtCol Corbin L. West (from 26 Oct)
LtCol John H. Papurca (from 6 Dec)
Engineer Officer LtCol John H. Partridge (to 10 Jun
1951)
LtCol John V. Kelsey (from 11 Jun)
LtCol August L. Vogt (from 19 Sep)
Exchange Officer Capt Wilbur C. Conley (to 16 May
1951)
1stLt Frank C. Trumble (from 17
May)
1stLt George W. Krahn (from 29 Aug)
Capt Robert W. Schmidt (from 26
Oct)
Capt Robert J. McKay (from 6 Mar
1952)
Capt Benjamin Reed (from 26 Mar)
Food Director LtCol Norman R. Nickerson (to 6
May 1951)
LtCol George G. Pafford (from 7
May)
1stLt Herbert E. McNabb (from 16
Aug)
Historical Officer 1stLt John M. Patrick (to 26 Jun
1951)
1stLt Theodore L. Richardson (from
27 Jun)
2dLt Francis X. Goss (from 8 Jan
1952)
Inspector Col John A. White (to 26 Apr 1951)
Col Gould P. Groves (from 27 Apr)
LtCol Charles W. Harrison (from 21
Jun)
Col Russell N. Jordahl (from 30
Jun)
LtCol Alfred H. Marks (from 1 Oct)
Col William K. Davenport, Jr.
(from 19 Nov)
Legal Officer LtCol Albert H. Schierman (to 8
May 1951)
LtCol Randolph S. D. Lockwood
(from 9 May)
Cmdr Geoffrey E. Carlisle, USN
(from 28 Oct)
LtCdr Arnold W. Eggen, USN (from 6
Mar 1952)
Motor Transport Officer LtCol Henry W. Seeley, Jr. (to 26
Jun 1951)
LtCol Howard E. Wertman (from 27
Jun)
Maj Herbert E. Pierce (from 17 Aug)
Maj Walter R. O’Quinn (from 3 Jan
1952)
Naval Gunfire Officer LtCol Loren S. Fraser (to 12 Aug
1951)
Maj Charles A. Lipot (from 13 Aug)
Maj John V. Downes (from 23 Mar
1952)
Ordnance Officer Capt Donald L. Shenaut (to 9 Jul
1951)
Maj Frank W. Keith (from 10 Jul)
Maj James M. Rogers (from 1 Nov)
Maj Harold G. Borth (from 11 Jan
1952)
Postal Officer Maj Frederick Bove (to 13 May 1951)
1stLt Robert P. Sanders (from 14
May)
1stLt Robert W. Blum (from 26 Jul)
1stLt Edward D. Geizer, Jr. (from
10 Aug)
CWO George C. Hunter (from 9 Feb
1952)
Provost Marshall Capt John H. Griffin (to 20 Apr
1951)
Capt Donald D. Pomerleau (from 21
Apr)
Maj Raymond L. Luckel (from 6 Aug)
LtCol William F. Pulver (from 18
Oct)
Public Information Officer Capt Michael C. Capraro (to 14 Apr
1951)
1stLt Jeremiah A. O’Leary, Jr.
(from 15 Apr)
1stLt Robert S. Gray (from 27 Dec)
Shore Party Officer LtCol Henry P. Crowe (to 10 May
1951)
LtCol Horace S. Figuers (from 11
May)
LtCol Harry W. Edwards (from 7 Jul)
LtCol George G. Pafford (from 29
Sep)
LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (from 20
Dec)
LtCol Warren S. Sivertsen (from 9
Mar 1952)
Signal Officer LtCol Robert L. Schreier (to 7 Jun
1951)
LtCol Jino J. D’Alessandro (from 8
Jun)
Special Services Officer LtCol John M. Bathum (to 10 Sep
1951)
Maj Paul H. Bratten, Jr. (from 11
Sep)
LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (from 28
Oct)
1stLt Joseph H. McDannold (from 20
Dec)
Capt John W. Algeo (from 16 Feb
1952)
LtCol John E. Gorman (from 9 Mar)
Supply Officer Col Gordon E. Hendricks (to 29 Jun
1951)
Col Chester R. Allen (from 30 Jun)
Surgeon Capt Eugene R. Hering, USN (to 24
Jan 1951)
Cmdr Howard A. Johnson, USN (from
25 Jan 1951)
Capt Louis R. Kirkpatrick, USN
(from 10 Jul 1951)
Tank Officer LtCol Harry T. Milne (to 22 Apr
1951)
LtCol Holly H. Evans (from 23 Apr)
Maj Walter E. Reynolds (from 9 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Division Rear
Echelon Headquarters Col Harvey S. Walseth (to 23 Jul
1951)
Col Wilburt S. Brown (from 24 Jul
to 19 Nov)

_Headquarters Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Marvin T. Starr (to 23 Apr
1951)
LtCol William P. Alston (from 24
Apr)
Col Gould P. Groves (from 11 May)
LtCol Charles W. Harrison (from 29
Jun)
LtCol Alfred H. Marks (from 29 Aug)
Col William K. Davenport, Jr.
(from 19 Nov)
Maj Corbin L. West (from 15 Jan
1952)
Col Robert T. Stivers (from 18 Feb)
Executive Officer Maj Frederick Simpson (to 15 Aug
1951)
Maj William O. Cain, Jr. (from 16
Aug)
Maj Corbin L. West (from 10 Dec)
Capt “J” E. Hancey (from 22 Jan
1952)
Maj Corbin L. West (from 18 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Company Maj Frederick Simpson (to 15 Aug
1951)
Maj William O. Cain, Jr. (from 16
Aug)
Maj Corbin L. West (from 10 Dec)
Capt “J” E. Hancey (from 21 Jan
1952)
Commanding Officer, Military Police
Company Capt John H. Griffin (to 20 Apr
1951)
Capt Donald D. Pomerleau (from 21
Apr)
Maj Raymond L. Luckel (from 19 Sep)
LtCol William F. Pulver (from 18
October)
Commanding Officer, Reconnaissance
Company Maj Walter Gall (to 26 Mar 1951)
Capt Robert L. Autry (from 27 Mar)
Maj Ephraim Kirby-Smith (from 10
Sep)

_1st Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Lewis B. Puller (to 24 Jan
1951)
Col Francis M. McAlister (from 25
Jan)
Col Wilburt S. Brown (from 19 May)
Col Thomas A. Wornham (from 18 Jul)
Col Sidney S. Wade (from 13 Oct)
Executive Officer LtCol Robert W. Rickert (to 7 Jan
1951)
LtCol Alan Sutter (from 8 Jan)
LtCol Robert W. Rickert (from 16
Jan)
LtCol Alan Sutter (from 12 Feb)
LtCol Donald M. Schmuck (from 31
May)
LtCol John A. McAlister (from 3
Sep)
LtCol Clifford F. Quilici (from 7
Jan 1952)
S-1 Capt William G. Reeves (to 8 Jan
1951)
Capt David M. Cox (from 9 Jan)
Capt John S. Court (from 5 Sep)
Maj Elizia M. Cable (from 21 Oct)
Capt Thomas C. Palmer (from 12 Feb
1952)
Capt Leroy V. Corbett (from 28 Feb)
S-2 Capt Stone W. Quillian (to 10 May
1951)
Capt Glenn F. Miller (from 11 May)
Capt Robert G. Cadwallader (from 2
Oct)
Capt Fred K. Cottrell (from 15 Dec)
Capt Edwin H. Heim (from 4 Mar
1952)
S-3 Maj Robert E. Lorigan (to 20 Jul
1951)
Maj Ralph “C” Rosacker (from 21
Jul)
Maj John P. Lanigan (from 4 Mar
1952)
S-4 Maj Thomas T. Grady (to 27 Apr
1951)
Capt Augustine B. Reynolds, Jr.
(from 28 Apr)
Maj Thomas A. Burns (from 5 Jul)
Maj John L. Kelly (from 5 Oct)
Maj Fletcher R. Wycoff (from 27
Dec)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Maj Robert K. McClelland (to 11
Mar 1951)
Maj Carl E. Walker (from 12 Mar)
Capt George E. Petro (from 11 May)
1stLt Roscoe L. Barrett, Jr. (from
15 Aug)
1stLt James L. Burnett (from 3 Oct)
Capt James P. Egan (from 23 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Anti-Tank
Company Capt George E. Petro (to 10 May
1951)
1stLt John A. Dudrey (from 11 May)
1stLt Magness W. Marshall (from 2
Oct)
Capt Frederick A. Hale (from 27
Nov)
Commanding Officer, 4.2 Inch Mortar
Company Capt Frank J. Faureck (to 8 Feb
1951)
1stLt Edward E. Kauffer (from 9
Feb)
Capt Otis R. Waldrop (from 5 Mar)
Capt Edward E. Kauffer (from 4 Jun)
1stLt Robert W. Jorn (from 9 Aug)
1stLt Thomas J. Holt (from 2 Oct)
Capt Robert G. Cadwallader (from
23 Dec)
Capt George E. Lawrence (from 18
Mar 1952)

_1st Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Donald M. Schmuck (to 27 Feb
1951)
LtCol Robley E. West (from 28 Feb)
Maj Thomas T. Grady (from 15 Jun)
LtCol Horace E. Knapp, Jr. (from 7
Jul)
Maj Edgar F. Carney, Jr. (from 14
Sep)
LtCol John E. Gorman (from 16 Sep)
LtCol John H. Papurca (from 7 Mar
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Robley E. West (to 27 Feb 1951)
Maj David W. Bridges (from 28 Feb)
Maj Thomas T. Grady (from 10 Jun)
Maj Wesley C. Noren (from 15 Jun)
Maj Edgar F. Carney, Jr. (from 20
Jul)
Maj Leo V. Gross (from 18 Dec)
Maj Ralph “C” Rosacker (from 4 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt William B. Hopkins (to 30 Jan
1951)
1stLt Bruce E. Geisert (from 31
Jan)
1stLt Norman W. Hicks (from 1 Jul)
1stLt John B. Franklin (from 18
Aug)
1stLt Stuart P. Barr, Jr. (from 22
Oct)
1stLt Nicholas J. Sheppard (from
28 Nov)
1stLt Harry A. Spaight (from 26
Dec)
Capt Edwin H. Heim (from 20 Feb
1952)
2ndLt Vinton L. Spencer (from 4
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company A
Capt Robert H. Barrow (to 30 Jan
1951)
Capt Thomas J. Bohannon (from 31
Jan)
1stLt Calvin R. Baker (from 1 Jul)
Capt Edwin H. Heim (from 20 Oct)
1stLt Clifton M. Grubbs (from 20
Feb 1952)
Capt Anthony Novak (from 17 Mar)
1stLt Morace M. Dritley (from 26
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company B
Capt Wesley C. Noren (to 12 Mar
1951)
Capt John F. Coffey (from 13 Mar)
1stLt James H. Cowan, Jr. (from 8
Jun)
1stLt Robert G. Work (from 1 Aug)
1stLt Richard S. Kitchen (from 18
Aug)
Capt Roy J. Wride (from 16 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company
C Capt Robert P. Wray (to 9 May
1951)
1stLt William A. Craven (from 10
May)
1stLt William F. Koehnlein (from
12 Jun)
Capt Michael D. Harvath (from 21
Jul)
Capt George E. Lawrence (from 10
Oct)
Capt Kenneth F. Swiger (from 7 Jan
1952)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj William L. Bates (to 28 Feb
1951)
1stLt William F. Koehnlein (from 1
Mar)
Capt Wesley C. Noren (from 13 Mar)
Maj John F. Coffey (from 8 Jun)
Capt Benjamin W. Muntz (from 5 Jul)
Maj William O. Cain, Jr. (from 14
Jul)
Maj John F. Morris (from 14 Aug)
Maj Fletcher B. Wycoff (from 9 Sep)
Capt James P. Egan (from 27 Dec)
Capt George E. Lawrence (from 21
Feb 1952)
1stLt Joseph E. Lee (from 18 Mar)
Maj Stanley N. McLeod (from 27 Mar)

_2d Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Allan Sutter (to 7 Jan 1951)
Maj Clarence J. Mabry (from 8 Jan)
LtCol Allan Sutter (from 15 Jan)
Maj Clarence J. Mabry (from 13 Feb)
LtCol Robert K. McClelland (from
15 Mar)
Maj Clarence J. Mabry (from 5 Jun)
LtCol Robert K. McClelland (from
20 Jun)
LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (from 14
Aug)
LtCol Clifford F. Quilici (from 28
Oct)
LtCol Theil H. Fisher (from 3 Jan
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Clarence J. Mabry (to 7 Jan
1951)
Maj Whitman S. Bartley (from 8 Jan)
Maj Clarence J. Mabry (from 15 Jan)
Maj Whitman S. Bartley (from 13
Feb)
Maj Clarence J. Mabry (from 15 Mar)
Maj Jules M. Rouse (from 10 Jun)
Maj John P. Lanigan (from 6 Aug)
Maj Franklin J. Harte (from 26 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt Raymond DeWees, Jr. (to 9 Sep
1951)
2dLt Robert A. Arning (from 10 Sep)
1stLt George H. Benskin, Jr. (from
30 Oct)
1stLt Frank E. Guthrie (from 3 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company D
Capt Welby W. Cronk (to 4 Mar 1951)
1stLt Theodore Culpepper (from 5
Mar)
1stLt Alexander L. Michaux, Jr.
(from 19 Apr)
1stLt Jay “J” Thomas (from 11 Jun)
1stLt George H. Benskin, Jr. (from
9 Aug)
1stLt Robert E. Lundberg (from 15
Sep)
2dLt Arthur H. Woodruff (from 25
Sep)
1stLt Richard A. Bonifas (from 5
Oct)
1stLt George H. Benskin, Jr. (from
16 Oct)
Capt Richard A. Bonifas (from 30
Oct)
1stLt Robert J. Lahr (from 3 Nov)
Capt Robert N. Kreider (from 13
Nov)
Capt John H. Lauck (from 26 Jan
1952)
Commanding Officer, Company E
Capt Jack A. Smith (to 9 Mar 1951)
1stLt Johnny L. Carter (from 10
Mar)
1stLt Donald L. Evans, Jr. (from 9
Aug)
Capt Ralph V. Harper (from 14 Aug)
1stLt Robert J. Lahr (from 14 Sep)
2dLt William K. Rockey (from 25
Sep)
1stLt Kenneth E. Will (from 5 Oct)
Capt James H. Reeder (from 16 Oct)
Capt Charles J. Irwin, Jr. (from
21 Feb 1952)
Capt Jack H. Hagler (from 17 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company F
Capt Goodwin C. Groff (to 9 Jun
1951)
1stLt Patrick McGrotty (from 10
Jun)
Capt Frederick A. Hale, Jr. (from
4 Sep)
Capt Neville G. Hall, Jr. (from 21
Nov)
1stLt John A. Barry (from 29 Dec)
1stLt Robert J. Lahr (from 11 Mar
1952)
Capt Victor A. Kleber, Jr. (from
18 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Capt William A. Kerr (to 28 Feb
1951)
1stLt Russell A. Davidson (from 1
Mar)
Maj Carl E. Walker (from 12 May)
Capt Russell A. Davidson (from 2
Jul)
Maj John I. Kelly (from 22 Jul)
Maj William S. Witt (from 5 Oct)
Capt John W. Algeo (from 20 Nov)
Maj William S. Witt (from 20 Jan
1952)
Capt John W. Algeo (from 3 Feb)
1stLt Clarence G. Moody, Jr. (from
17 Feb)
Capt Charles J. Irwin, Jr. (from
18 Mar)

_3d Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Thomas L. Ridge (to 15 Feb
1951)
LtCol Virgil W. Banning (from 16
Feb)
Maj Joseph D. Trompeter (from 25
Apr)
Maj Edwin H. Simmons (from 8 May)
LtCol Homer E. Hire (from 15 May)
LtCol Foster C. LaHue (from 19 Jul)
LtCol Spencer H. Pratt (from 13
Nov)
Executive Officer Maj Reginald R. Myers (to 25 Apr)
Maj Edwin H. Simmons (from 26 Apr)
Maj Joseph D. Trompeter (from 15
May)
Maj Ralph “C” Rosacker (from 7 Jun)
Maj Rodney V. Reighard (from 22
July)
Maj Thell H. Fisher (from 3 Oct)
Maj Robert V. Perkins (from 4 Jan
52)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt Roy N. Courington (to 16 Feb
1951)
1stLt Edgar A. Crum (from 17 Feb)
1stLt Daniel R. Evans (from 3 Mar)
Capt Clarence E. Corley, Jr. (from
20 Mar)
1stLt Thomas J. Holt (from 9 Aug)
Capt Earle E. Carr (from 1 Sep)
2dLt Joseph D. Reed (from 3 Oct)
2dLt Robert C. Morton (from 4 Jan
1952)
Capt Harold R. Connolly (from 22
Feb)
Capt Donald C. Mack (from 15 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company G
Capt Carl L. Sitter (to 13 Feb
1951)
1stLt Horace L. Johnson (from 14
Feb)
1stLt Thomas J. Holt (from 26 May)
1stLt Fred G. Redmon (from 1 Jun)
Capt Varge G. Frisbie (from 5 Jun)
1stLt Harold R. Connolly (from 20
Jul)
Capt Fred A. Kraus (from 8 Nov)
1stLt Richard A. Krajnyak (from 19
Feb 1952)
Capt Wilford L. Stone (from 17 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company H
Capt Clarence E. Corley, Jr. (to
19 Mar 1951)
1stLt William J. Allert (from 20
Mar)
1stLt Daniel R. Evans (from 8 May)
1stLt James L. Burnett (from 8 Jun)
1stLt Herbert M. Anderson (from 15
Jun)
1stLt James L. Burnett (from 21
Sep)
Capt Earle E. Carr (from 3 Oct)
Capt James B. Ord, Jr. (from 17
Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company I
1stLt Joseph R. Fisher (to 7 Apr
1951)
1stLt William Swanson (from 8 Apr)
Capt Stone W. Quillian (from 15
May)
1stLt Norbert D. Carlson (from 5
Aug)
Capt Leroy V. Corbett (from 7 Sep)
Capt Donald C. Mack (from 19 Jan
1952)
Capt Richard B. Smith (from 22 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj Edwin H. Simmons (to 25 Apr
1951)
1stLt James F. Williams (from 26
Apr)
Capt Otis R. Waldrop (from 6 Jun)
Maj Henry Brzezinski (from 19 Jun)
Capt Varge G. Frisbie (from 6 Aug)
Maj Thell H. Fisher (from 31 Aug)
1stLt Thomas C. Holleman (from 2
Oct)
Maj Robert V. Perkins (from 15 Nov)
Capt Earle E. Carr (from 4 Jan
1952)
1stLt Hugh P. Murphy (from 25 Jan)

_5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Raymond L. Murray (to 23 Jan
1951)
Col Raymond L. Murray (from 24 Jan)
Col Richard W. Hayward (from 14
Mar)
Col Richard G. Weede (from 7 Aug)
Col Frank P. Hager, Jr. (from 19
Nov)
Col Thomas A. Culhane, Jr. (from
23 Feb 1952)
Executive Officer LtCol Joseph L. Stewart (to 13 Feb
1951)
LtCol John W. Stevens, II (from 14
Feb)
LtCol Joseph L. Stewart (from 14
Mar)
LtCol Donald R. Kennedy (from 4
Apr)
LtCol Francis H. Cooper (from 17
Jun)
LtCol Virgil W. Banning (from 22
Sep)
LtCol John T. Rooney (from 13 Dec)
LtCol John A. Saxten (from 19 Mar
1952)
S-1 Capt Alton C. Weed (to 1 Mar 1951)
Capt Jack E. Hawthorn (from 2 Mar)
Capt George A. Rheman, Jr. (from
17 Mar)
Capt Harley L. Grant (from 25 Aug)
S-2 1stLt Richard M. Woodard (to 3 Feb
1951)
Capt Eugene F. Langan (from 4 Feb)
Maj Nicholas G. W. Thorne (from 9
Aug)
Maj Paul H. Bratten, Jr. (from 17
Nov)
Maj John C. Lundrigan (from 31 Jan
1952)
S-3 Maj Lawrence W. Smith, Jr. (to 8
Mar 1951)
Maj Robert E. Baldwin (from 9 Mar)
LtCol Glen E. Martin (from 24 Jun)
Maj Merwin H. Silverthorn, Jr.
(from 11 Jul)
Maj Gerald P. Averill (from 10 Oct)
Maj David A. Brewster, Sr. (from
15 Dec)
S-4 Maj Harold Wallace (to 9 Mar 1951)
Maj William E. Baugh (from 10 Mar)
Maj Robert S. Hudson (from 11 Aug)
Maj Warren F. Lloyd (from 22 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt Jack E. Hanthorn (to 1 Mar
1951)
1stLt Richard M. Woodard (from 2
Mar)
1stLt Lee J. Cary (from 22 Jun)
Capt Howard H. Dismeier (from 12
Sep)
1stLt George “T” Capatanos (from 1
Dec)
Commanding Officer, Antitank Company
1stLt Almarion S. Bailey (to 8 Apr
1951)
1stLt Jo M. Van Meter (from 9 Apr)
1stLt William E. Kerrigan (from 23
Jul)
Capt Edgar F. Moore, Jr. (from 15
Aug)
Commanding Officer, 4.2 Inch Mortar
Company 1stLt Robert M. Lucy (to 25 Feb
1951)
1stLt Robert H. Uskurait (from 26
Feb)
1stLt John A. Buchanan (from 11
Sep)
Capt Yale B. Davis (from 29 Dec)

_1st Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol John W. Stevens, II (to 20
Feb 1951)
LtCol John W. Hopkins (from 21 Feb)
LtCol William P. Alston (from 21
Jun)
Maj Kirt W. Norton (from 9 Nov)
Maj Lowell T. Keagy (from 25 Nov)
LtCol Kirt W. Norton (from 2 Dec)
LtCol Louis N. King (from 13 Jan
1952)
LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (from 12
Feb)
Executive Officer Maj Merlin R. Olson (to 8 Apr 1951)
Maj Donald J. Kendall, Jr. (from 9
Apr)
Maj Kirt W. Norton (from 9 Aug)
Maj Robert L. Autry (from 9 Nov)
Maj Lowell T. Keagy (from 2 Dec)
Maj Hildeburn R. Martin (from 31
Dec)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt George A. Rheman, Jr. (to 11
Mar 1951)
2dLt Robert H. Corbet (from 12 Mar)
1stLt Andrew V. Marusak (from 29
Mar)
1stLt Frank J. Meers (from 12 Jul)
2dLt Vincent B. Murphy, Jr. (from
3 Oct)
1stLt Parks H. Simpson (from 25
Oct)
1stLt Thomas J. Hermes (from 13
Nov)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Capt Almond H. Sollom (to 5 Mar
1951)
1stLt Poul F. Pedersen (from 6 Mar)
Capt Donald D. Pomerleau (from 6
Apr)
Maj Albert Hartman (from 13 Apr)
Capt Raymond H. Spuhler (from 8
May)
1stLt Frank J. Meers (from 4 Jun)
Capt Lucian F. May (from 12 Jul)
Maj David A. Brewster, Sr. (from 1
Sep)
Capt Harry A. Mathew (from 9 Nov)
Capt Nicholas G. W. Thorne (from
17 Nov)
Maj Lowell T. Keagy (from 31 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company A
1stLt Loren R. Smith (to 16 Feb
1951)
Capt Walter E. G. Godenius (from
17 Feb)
Capt John L. Kelly (from 9 Apr)
Capt Richard M. Woodard (from 1
Jul)
Capt Eugene F. Langan (from 12 Aug)
Capt Frederick B. Clunie (from 5
Nov)
1stLt Merrill Waide, Jr. (from 24
Jan 1952)
1stLt Ernest S. Lee (from 18 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Company B
1stLt John R. Hancock (to 7 Feb
1951)
1stLt Michael V. Palatas (from 8
Feb)
1stLt James T. Cronin (from 17 Feb)
1stLt William E. Kerrigan (from 8
Jun)
1stLt Stuart H. Wright (from 30
Jun)
1stLt John A. Hayes (from 12 Jul)
Capt Louis R. Daze (from 21 Jul)
Capt Charles M. MacDonald, Jr.
(from 21 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Company C
Capt Jack R. Jones (to 8 May 1951)
1stLt Richard J. Schening (from 9
May)
1stLt Robert E. Warner (from 29
May)
Capt Lucian F. May (from 4 Sep)
Capt Harry A. Mathew (from 22 Jan
1952)

_2d Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Harold S. Roise (to 19 Feb
1951)
LtCol Glen E. Martin (from 20 Feb)
Maj Merwin H. Silverthorn, Jr.
(from 24 Jun)
LtCol Houston Stiff (from 8 Jul)
Maj William E. Baugh (from 3 Dec)
LtCol George G. Pafford (from 27
Dec)
LtCol William P. Cushing (from 14
Mar 1952)
Executive Officer Maj John L. Hopkins (to 20 Feb
1951)
Maj Theodore F. Spiker (from 21
Feb)
Maj Merwin H. Silverthorn, Jr.
(from 9 Apr)
Maj Robert E. Baldwin (from 25 Jun)
Maj Gerald P. Averill (from 3 Sep)
Maj Robert W. Rynerson (from 9 Sep)
Maj Warren F. Lloyd (from 26 Sep)
Maj William L. Sims (from 9 Dec)
Maj Robert S. Hudson (from 27 Dec)
Maj William P. Cushing (from 21
Feb 1952)
Maj Robert S. Hudson (from 14 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company Capt Franklin B. Mayer (to 9 Jan
1951)
1stLt Charles “H” Dalton (from 10
Jan)
Capt William O. Cain, Jr. (from 21
Feb)
1stLt John R. Hinds (from 2 Jul)
1stLt Richard T. Hauar (from 12
Jul)
1stLt Harold L. Michael (from 8
Aug)
1stLt Dexter H. Kimball (from 25
Sep)
1stLt Otis “Z” McConnell, Jr.
(from 23 Dec)
1stLt Emmett T. Hill, Jr. (from 15
Mar 1952)
Commanding Officer, Company D
Capt Samuel S. Smith (to 11 Jun
1951)
1stLt John P. Cooney (from 12 Jun)
Capt Ray N. Joens (from 28 Jun)
Capt Victor Sawina (from 26 Sep)
1stLt Tom G. Fagles (from 7 Oct)
Capt Philip A. Davis (from 23 Dec)
1stLt Emmitt T. Hill (from 13 Feb
1952)
Capt William A. Harper (from 25
Feb)
Commanding Officer, Company E
1stLt James F. Roberts (to 9 Jan
1951)
Capt Franklin B. Mayer (from 10
Jan)
Capt William E. Melby (from 9 Apr)
1stLt Bernard W. Christofferson
(from 20 Apr)
1stLt Warren H. Allen (from 12 Jun)
Capt William E. Melby (from 18 Jun)
1stLt Warren H. Allen (from 9 Jul)
Capt William L. Wallace (from 3
Aug)
Capt Warren H. Allen (from 3 Oct)
1stLt Jo M. Van Meter (from 18 Oct)
Capt Charles C. Matthews (from 4
Jan 1952)
Commanding Officer, Company F
1stLt Charles “H” Dalton (to 8 Jan
1951)
1stLt George Janiszewski (from 9
Jan)
Capt William O. Cain, Jr. (from 20
Jan)
1stLt George Janiszewski (from 20
Feb)
1stLt James H. Honeycutt, Jr.
(from 9 Apr)
1stLt Harold L. Michael (from 23
Jul)
Capt William E. Melby (from 11 Aug)
Capt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from 4
Nov)
Capt Harold C. Fuson (from 14 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj Glen E. Martin (to 19 Feb 1951)
Capt John Stepanovich (from 20 Feb)
Capt Elliot B. Lima (from 6 Apr)
1stLt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from
17 Aug)
Maj Warren F. Lloyd (from 15 Sep)
Capt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from 25
Sep)
Maj William L. Sims (from 4 Nov)
Capt William A. Harper (from 23
Dec)
Capt Harold C. Fuson (from 25 Feb
1952)
Capt Russell L. Silverthorn (from
16 Mar)

_3d Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Robert D. Taplett (to 13 Feb
1951)
LtCol Joseph L. Stewart (from 14
Feb)
LtCol Donald R. Kennedy (from 14
Mar)
Maj Morse “L” Holladay (from 4 Apr)
LtCol Donald R. Kennedy (from 16
Jun)
Maj William E. Baugh (from 23 Sep)
LtCol Bernard W. McLean (from 13
Oct)
LtCol William S. McLaughlin (from
25 Feb 1952)
Capt Philip A. Davis (from 23 Dec)
1stLt Emmitt T. Hill (from 13 Feb
1952)
Capt William A. Harper (from 25
Feb)
Commanding Officer, Company E
1stLt James F. Roberts (to 9 Jan
1951)
Capt Franklin B. Mayer (from 10
Jan)
Capt William E. Melby (from 9 Apr)
1stLt Bernard W. Christofferson
(from 20 Apr)
1stLt Warren H. Allen (from 12 Jun)
Capt William E. Melby (from 18 Jun)
1stLt Warren H. Allen (from 9 Jul)
Capt William L. Wallace (from 3
Aug)
Capt Warren H. Allen (from 3 Oct)
1stLt Jo M. Van Meter (from 18 Oct)
Capt Charles C. Matthews (from 4
Jan 1952)
Commanding Officer, Company F
1stLt Charles “H” Dalton (to 8 Jan
1951)
1stLt George Janiszewski (from 9
Jan)
Capt William O. Cain, Jr. (from 20
Jan)
1stLt George Janiszewski (from 20
Feb)
1stLt James H. Honeycutt, Jr.
(from 9 Apr)
1stLt Harold L. Michael (from 23
Jul)
Capt William E. Melby (from 11 Aug)
Capt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from 4
Nov)
Capt Harold C. Fuson (from 14 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj Glen E. Martin (to 19 Feb 1951)
Capt John Stepanovich (from 20 Feb)
Capt Elliot B. Lima (from 6 Apr)
1stLt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from
17 Aug)
Maj Warren F. Lloyd (from 15 Sep)
Capt Arvil B. Hendrickson (from 25
Sep)
Maj William L. Sims (from 4 Nov)
Capt William A. Harper (from 23
Dec)
Capt Harold C. Fuson (from 25 Feb
1952)
Capt Russell L. Silverthorn (from
16 Mar)

_3d Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Robert D. Taplett (to 13 Feb
1951)
LtCol Joseph L. Stewart (from 14
Feb)
LtCol Donald R. Kennedy (from 14
Mar)
Maj Morse “L” Holladay (from 4 Apr)
LtCol Donald R. Kennedy (from 16
Jun)
Maj William E. Baugh (from 23 Sep)
LtCol Bernard W. McLean (from 13
Oct)
LtCol William S. McLaughlin (from
25 Feb 1952)

_7th Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Homer L. Litzenberg (to 15 Apr
1951)
Col Herman Nickerson, Jr. (from 16
Apr)
LtCol John J. Wermuth (from 20 Sep)
Col John J. Wermuth (from 13 Dec)
Col Russell E. Honsowetz (from 11
Mar 1952)
Executive Officer LtCol Raymond G. Davis (to 3 Jun
1951)
LtCol Woodrow M. Kessler (from 4
Jun)
LtCol John J. Wermuth (from 30 Jun)
LtCol Gordon D. Gayle (from 20 Sep)
LtCol James G. Kelly (from 3 Nov)
LtCol Noel C. Gregory (from 2 Dec)
LtCol John D. Wiggins (from 23 Feb
1952)
S-1 Capt John R. Grove (to 15 Apr 1951)
Capt Hugh E. McNeely (from 16 Apr)
Maj Robert R. Sedgwick (from 5 Sep)
Capt William K. Dormady (from 5
Jan 1952)
S-2 Capt John D. Bradbeer (to 4 Jul
1951)
Capt Walter E. Lange (from 5 Jul)
Capt Clifford E. McCollam (from 29
Jul)
Maj Henry V. Joslin (from 25 Aug)
1stLt George W. Barnes (from 8 Nov)
Capt Donald E. Euchert (from 19
Dec)
Capt Harry E. Leland, Jr. (from 17
Mar 1952)
S-3 Maj Henry J. Woessner, II (to 8
Jan 1951)
Maj Joseph L. Abel (from 9 Jun)
Maj George Codrea (from 22 Sep)
S-4 Maj Maurice E. Roach (to 8 Jan
1951)
Maj William E. Voorhies (from 9
Jan)
Maj John D. Bradbeer (from 5 Jul)
Maj Franklin C. Bacon (from 5 Oct)
Maj Robert B. Prescott (from 3 Jan
1952)
Maj James K. Linnan (from 19 Jan)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company 2dLt Arthur R. Mooney (to 17 Feb
1951)
1stLt Harrol Kiser (from 18 Feb)
1stLt John C. Beauparlant (from 6
Mar)
1stLt Welton R. Abell (from 14 Mar)
Capt James J. Bott (from 19 Mar)
Capt Thomas A. Robesky (from 9 May)
Capt Walter R. Anderson (from 18
Jun)
Capt Hugh E. McNeely (from 5 Sep)
Capt Donald S. McClellan (from 20
Sep)
Capt David A. McKay (from 28 Nov)
Capt Robert C. Hendrickson (from
17 Mar 1952)
Commanding Officer, Antitank Company
1stLt Earl R. DeLong (to 5 May
1951)
1stLt Raymond J. Eldridge (from 6
Mar)
Capt Thomas Santamaria (from 19
Apr)
1stLt Francis W. Tief (from 13 May)
1stLt William F. Dyroff (from 10
Aug)
Commanding Officer, 4.2 Inch Mortar
Company Maj Rodney V. Reighard (to 1 Jul
1951)
1stLt Samuel E. Piercy (from 2 Jul)
Capt Alvin F. Mackin (from 24 Sep)
Capt Dean F. Johnson (from 28 Nov)
Capt John F. McMahon, Jr. (from 28
Dec)

_1st Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer Maj Webb D. Sawyer (to 25 Apr 1951)
LtCol John T. Rooney (from 26 Apr)
LtCol James G. Kelly (from 23 Aug)
Maj Harold C. Howard (from 8 Nov)
LtCol George W. E. Daughtry (from
28 Feb 1952)
Executive Officer Maj Raymond V. Fridrich (to 20 Feb
1951)
Maj Thomas B. Tighe (from 21 Feb)
Maj Raymond V. Fridrich (from 24
Mar)
Maj Thomas B. Tighe (from 26 May)
Maj Robert J. Poison (from 5 Jul)
Maj George Codrea (from 4 Aug)
Maj Harold C. Howard (from 15 Sep)
Maj Henry V. Joslin (from 8 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company 1stLt Wilbert R. Gaul (to 19 Jan
1951)
Capt John C. Johnson (from 20 Jan)
Capt Nathan R. Smith (from 18 Mar)
1stLt Eugenous M. Hovatter (from
28 Mar)
Capt Donald F. J. Field (from 11
May)
Capt Wilburt R. Gaul (from 7 Jun)
1stLt Robert C. Taylor (from 9 Aug)
Capt Orville E. Brauss (from 24
Nov)
1stLt Guy R. Cassell (from 14 Dec)
1stLt Edward L. Nadeau (from 1 Jan
1952)
Capt Seneker Woll (from 18 Jan)
2dLt Henry D. Bruns (from 10 Feb)
2dLt Lawrence P. Flynn (from 9 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company A
1stLt Eugenous M. Hovatter (to 27
Mar 1951)
Capt Nathan R. Smith (from 28 Mar)
1stLt Van D. Bell (from 3 Jun)
Capt Everett Hampton (from 2 Sep)
2dLt Carl F. Ullrich (from 2 Jan
1952)
Capt Earl W. Thompson (from 27 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company B
Capt James J. Bott (to 5 Mar 1951)
Capt John C. Johnston (from 6 Mar)
1stLt Orville W. Brauss (from 22
Jul)
1stLt Dean F. Johnson (from 23 Aug)
1stLt James W. Sweeney (from 14
Sep)
Capt Henry A. Glockner (from 29
Sep)
1stLt Donald L. Smith (from 14 Dec)
1stLt “J” Alan Myers (from 1 Jan
1952)
1stLt Donald M. Russ (from 14 Feb)
Capt Lyle S. Whitmore, Jr. (from
28 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Company C
Capt John F. Morris (to 17 Jan
1951)
Capt Eugene H. Haffey (from 18 Jan)
Capt Daniel F. J. Field (from 8
Jun)
1stLt Donald E. Euckert (from 23
Jul)
Capt John F. McMahon (from 10 Aug)
Capt Robert W. Hughes, Jr. (from
21 Nov)
Capt Seneker Woll (from 7 Jan 1952)
Capt Robert W. Hughes, Jr. (from
18 Jan)
Capt Roger L. Johnson (from 3 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj William E. Voorhies (to 5 Jan
1951)
Capt Robert J. Poison (from 6 Jan)
Maj Joseph L. Abel (from 12 Jan)
Maj Robert J. Poison (from 15 May)
Capt Alonzo C. Thorson (from 5 Jul)
Capt John C. Johnston (from 5 Aug)
Capt Dean F. Johnson (from 5 Nov)
Capt John R. McMahon (from 22 Nov)
1stLt Guy R. Cassell (from 31 Dec)
Capt Robert W. Hughes, Jr. (from 4
Jan 1952)
1stLt Frank P. Shannon (from 18
Jan)
1stLt Carlton R. Appleby (from 16
Feb)

_2d Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Robert L. Bayer (to 15 Feb
1951)
Maj James I. Glendinning (from 16
Feb)
LtCol Wilbur F. Meyerhoff (from 21
Mar)
LtCol Louis C. Griffin (from 21
Jul)
LtCol Noel C. Gregory (from 11 Nov)
Maj Edward G. Kurdziel (from 1 Dec)
LtCol Noel C. Gregory (from 27 Feb
1952)
Executive Officer Maj James F. Lawrence, Jr. (to 2
Jan 1951)
Maj James I. Glendinning, Jr.
(from 3 Jan)
Maj James F. Lawrence, Jr. (from
20 May)
Maj Edward G. Kurdziel (from 4 Jul)
Maj Edwin Madsen (from 2 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company 1stLt Kent D. Thorup (to 19 Jan
1951)
Capt Jerome D. Gordon (from 20 Jan)
1stLt Kent D. Thorup (from 6 Feb)
Capt Thomas “A” Robesky (from 15
Mar)
1stLt Joseph R. Walsh (from 8 May)
1stLt George G. Flood (from 8 Jun)
1stLt John J. Robinson, Jr. (from
1 Sep)
Capt Charles P. Logan, Jr. (from 5
Nov)
1stLt Donald D. MacLachlan (from
16 Dec)
1stLt Edward R. Hannon (from 27
Feb 1952)
Commanding Officer, Company D
1stLt James D. Hammond, Jr. (to 1
Jan 1951)
Capt Patsy Algieri (from 2 Jan)
Capt Jerome D. Gordon (from 8 Feb)
Capt Alvin F. Mackin (from 7 Apr)
1stLt Thomas W. Burke (from 21 Jul)
Capt John H. Chafee (from 15 Sep)
Capt Charles P. Logan, Jr. (from
15 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company E
1stLt David H. Vanderwart (to 21
Jan 1951)
1stLt Robert T. Bey (from 22 Jan)
Capt Walter R. Anderson, Jr. (from
8 Feb)
Capt Merlin T. Matthews (from 17
Feb)
1stLt Robert W. Schmidt (from 14
Jun)
1stLt Charles P. Logan, Jr. (from
18 Sep)
Capt Embree W. Maxson (from 5 Oct)
Capt Donald McGuire (from 21 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Company F
1stLt Ronald J. Rice (to 1 Mar
1951)
1stLt Ross R. Minor (from 2 Mar)
Capt Raymond N. Bowman (from 6 Mar)
1stLt Ross R. Minor (from 1 May)
Capt Donald S. McClellan (from 23
Jun)
1stLt Don G. Phelan (from 24 Aug)
Capt Harry E. Leland, Jr. (from 14
Oct)
1stLt Rex C. Wells (from 17 Jan
1952)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj Joseph L. Abel (to 7 Jan 1951)
Maj James P. Metzler (from 8 Jan)
Capt John R. Grove (from 19 Apr)
Capt Harry L. Givens (from 20 May)
Capt Alvin F. Mackin (from 8 Aug)
Capt David A. McKay (from 24 Sep)
Capt Waiter Oberg (from 26 Nov)
1stLt Elmer R. Phillips (from 17
Feb 1952)
Maj Dennis D. Nicholson (from 16
Mar)
Capt Owen G. Jackson, Jr. (from 30
Mar)

_3d Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer Maj Maurice E. Roach, Jr. (to 13
Jan 1951)
LtCol Wilbur F. Meyerhoff (from 14
Jan)
Maj Maurice E. Roach, Jr. (from 16
Feb)
LtCol Bernard T, Kelly (from 8 May)
LtCol Harry W. Edwards (from 4 Oct)
LtCol Houston Stiff (from 12 Mar
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Warren Morris (to 8 Jan 1951)
Maj Maurice E. Roach, Jr. (from 9
Jan)
Maj Warren Morris (from 16 Feb)
Maj James J. Bott (from 4 Jul)
Capt Howard L. Mabie (from 4 Aug)
Maj Robert B. Prescott (from 6 Aug)
Maj Franklin G. Bacon (from 3 Jan
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters and
Service Company 1stLt Samuel B. Abston (to 7 Jan
1951)
Capt John DeCloud (from 8 Jan)
1stLt Samuel D. Miller (from 5 Mar)
1stLt Frank N. Winfrey (from 15
May)
1stLt Robert H. Starek (from 25
May)
1stLt William R. Bennett (from 21
Jul)
1stLt Dennis E. Youngblood (from 6
Oct)
1stLt Raymond B. McGill (from 28
Nov)
Capt Clayton A. Lodoen (from 2 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Company G
1stLt George R. Earnest (to 31 Dec
1950)
Capt Walter E. Lange (from 1 Jan
1951)
1stLt George R. Earnest (from 11
Mar)
1stLt Frank N. Winfrey (from 22
Mar)
Capt William C. Airheart (from 28
Mar)
1stLt Edward J. Sullivan (from 22
Jul)
Capt Robert C. Hendrickson (from
12 Aug)
Capt Thomas D. Smith, Jr. (from 14
Dec)
1stLt Harry H. Saltzman (from 11
Feb 1952)
Capt Thomas P. O’Callaghan (from
23 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Company H
1stLt William C. Airheart (to 19
Jan 1951)
Capt James A. Hoey, Jr. (from 20
Jan)
Capt Reed T. King (from 5 Jun)
1stLt Dwight A. Young (from 4 Aug)
Capt Clayton A. Lodoen (from 9 Nov)
1stLt William B. Stengle (from 22
Feb 1952)
Capt William B. Cosgrove (from 17
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company I
Capt Howard L. Mabie (to 15 Feb
1951)
1stLt Alfred I. Thomas (from 16
Feb)
1stLt Victor Stoyanow (from 29 Mar)
1stLt Frank N. Winfrey (from 5 Jun)
1stLt Thomas N. Preston (from 20
Jun)
1stLt Richard L. Shell (from 23
Jul)
Maj Hildeburn R. Martin (from 5
Sep)
Capt Clifford G. Moore (from 14
Sep)
1stLt Charles H. Hammett (from 27
Dec)
1stLt Hubert McEntyre (from 2 Mar
1952)
Capt Gifford S. Horton (from 9 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Weapons Company
Maj Jefferson D. Smith, Jr. (to 16
Feb 1951)
Capt Howard L. Mabie (from 17 Feb)
1stLt Frederick Van Brunt (from 8
Apr)
Capt Howard L. Mabie (from 19 Apr)
Maj James J. Bott (from 4 Jun)
1stLt Alfred I. Thomas (from 4 Jul)
Capt Claudie “M” Hollingsworth
(from 8 Jul)
Capt William C. Airheart (from 12
Aug)
Capt Theodore E. Metzger (from 4
Nov)
Capt Thomas P. O’Callaghan (from
27 Dec)
1stLt Louis A. Mann (from 22 Feb
1952)

_11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (to 5 Mar
1951)
Col Joseph L. Winecoff (from 6 Mar)
Col Custis Burton, Jr. (from 5 Aug)
Col Bruce T. Hemphill (from 17 Nov)
Col Frederick P. Henderson (from
27 Mar 1952)
Executive Officer LtCol Douglas A. Reeve (to 5 Mar
1951)
LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (from 6
Mar)
LtCol Douglas A. Reeve (from 7 May)
LtCol Merritt Adelman (from 13 Jun)
LtCol Albert H. Potter (from 15
Aug)
LtCol Lewis A. Jones (from 23 Nov)
S-1 Maj Floyd M. McCorkle (to 10 Jun
1951)
Capt Arthur L. Jackson (from 11
Jun)
1stLt Jessie R. Collins (from 2
Oct)
S-2 Capt William T. Phillips (to 26
Aug 1951)
Capt Vernon K. Ausherman (from 27
Aug)
Capt Phillip A. Schloss, Jr. (from
17 Dec)
Capt Marshall R. Hunter, Jr. (from
20 Feb 1952)
S-3 LtCol James O. Appleyard (to 19
Jul 1951)
LtCol William H. Gilliam (from 20
Jul)
LtCol William F. Pala (from 18 Nov)
S-4 Maj Donald V. Anderson (to 5 Feb
1951)
Maj Thomas M. Coggins (from 6 Feb)
Maj Benjamin W. Muntz (from 23 Jul)
Capt Robert B. Carney (from 14 Sep)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Battery Capt Clarence E. Hixon (to 7 Apr
1951)
1stLt Thomas C. Thompson (from 8
Apr)
Capt Richard L. McDaniel (from 22
Aug)
Maj Claudie “M” Hollingsworth
(from 24 Sep)
2dLt Chester E. Reese (from 17 Nov)
1stLt Samuel S. Rockwood (from 9
Mar 1952)
Commanding Officer, Service Battery
Maj Thomas M. Coggins (to 5 Feb
1951)
1stLt Fred Rea (from 6 Feb)
1stLt John F. Gresham (from 21 May)
2dLt Chester E. Reese (from 7 Nov)
Capt Warren G. Hopkins (from 17
Nov)
Capt William B. Tom (from 16 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Battery C, 1st
4.5 Inch Rocket Battalion 1stLt Eugene A. Busche (to 11 Jul
1951)
1stLt Edward A. Bailey (from 12
Jul)
1stLt Stephen R. Mihalic (from 2
Nov)
1stLt Edward J. Pierson (from 30
Mar 1952)

_1st Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Harvey A. Feehan (to 30 Mar
1951)
Maj Thomas F. Cave, Jr. (from 31
Mar)
Maj Gordon R. Worthington (from 8
Aug)
LtCol Sherman W. Parry (from 13
Sep)
LtCol James R. Haynes (from 30 Mar
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Thomas F. Cave (to 30 Mar 1951)
Maj Gordon R. Worthington (from 31
Mar)
Maj George J. Kovich, Jr. (from 8
Aug)
Maj Harold E. Nelson (from 17 Sep)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Battery Capt Haskell C. Baker (to 2 Jan
1951)
Capt Arnold C. Hofstetter (from 3
Jan)
Capt Alonzo C. Thorson (from 3 May)
Capt John McCaffrey (from 2 Jul)
Capt Rodman E. Street (from 17 Oct)
1stLt Charles D. Branson (from 26
Dec)
1stLt Harley “B” Riley (from 1 Feb
1952)
1stLt Joseph P. McDermott, Jr.
(from 26 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Service Battery
Capt Arnold C. Hofstetter (to 1
Jan 1951)
1stLt Kenneth H. Quelch (from 2
Jan)
Capt Philip D. Higby (from 1 Mar)
Capt Mont G. Kenney (from 9 Jul)
Capt Mansfield L. Clinnick (from 9
Jan 1952)
Commanding Officer, Battery A
Capt James D. Jordan (to 1 Apr
1951)
Capt Mont G. Kenney (from 2 Apr)
Capt Philip D. Higby (from 10 Jul)
Capt Joseph A. Goeke (from 22 Jul)
1stLt Richard J. Randolph, Jr.
(from 11 Sep)
1stLt Robert O. Martin, Jr. (from
3 Oct)
Capt Duane W. Skow (from 9 Nov)
Capt Rodman E. Street (from 24 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Battery B
Capt Gilbert N. Powell (to 12 Jun
1951)
Capt Charles D. Corpening (from 13
Jun)
Capt Leslie C. Procter, Jr. (from
27 Aug)
1stLt Donald T. Clark (from 13 Dec)
1stLt Jefferson S. Smith (from 1
Feb 1952)
Commanding Officer, Battery C
Capt William J. Nichols, Jr. (to
14 Feb 1951)
Capt Haskell C. Baker (from 15 Feb)
Capt Glenn L. Tole (from 14 Jul)
Capt Mansfield L. Clinnick (from
12 Sep)
1stLt Harold H. Ramsour (from 5
Jan 1952)
Capt James C. Gasser (from 26 Mar
1952)

_2d Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer Maj Francis R. Schlesinger (to 4
Mar 1951)
Maj Jack C. Newell (from 5 Mar)
LtCol Merritt Adelman (from 14 Mar)
LtCol Dale H. Heely (from 13 Jun)
LtCol George B. Thomas (from 1 Jan
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Neal C. Newell (to 15 Mar 1951)
Maj Bruce E. Keith (from 16 Mar)
Maj Horace W. Card, Jr. (from 12
May)
Maj Peter J. Mulroney (from 4 Aug)
Maj Claudie “M” Hollingsworth
(from 14 Aug)
Maj Frank W. Keith (from 11 Sep)
Maj James R. Haynes (from 1 Nov)
Maj Peter J. Mulroney (from 29 Nov)
Maj James R. Haynes (from 15 Dec)
Maj Morris R. Snead (from 29 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Battery Capt George J. Batson, Jr. (to 27
Jun 1951)
1stLt Howard A. Blancheri (from 28
Jun)
Capt Raymond D. Spicer (from 3 Oct)
1stLt John J. Scollay (from 29 Oct)
2dLt Arthur H. Westing (from 15
Jan 1952)
2dLt John E. Buynak (from 16 Feb)
1stLt Ivan B. Clevinger (from 13
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Service Battery
Capt Herbert R. Merrick, Jr. (to
24 Feb 1951)
Capt William D. Gibson (from 25
Feb)
1stLt Walter L. Blocker (from 30
Jun)
Capt Robert N. Kreider (from 20
Jul)
1stLt Robert E. Santee (from 6 Oct)
1stLt Donald F. Schaller (from 3
Feb 1952)
1stLt James W. Bell (from 16 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Battery D
Capt Richard E. Roach (to 18 Mar
1951)
Capt William D. Stubbs, Jr. (from
19 Mar)
Capt Walter L. Blocker, Jr. (from
4 Aug)
1stLt John M. Hoben (from 4 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Battery E
Capt Richard N. Aufmann (to 25 Feb
1951)
Capt Herbert R. Merrick, Jr. (from
26 Feb)
Capt Robt. E. Dawson (from 2 Apr)
Capt Herbert R. Merrick, Jr. (from
27 Apr)
Capt George J. Batson, Jr. (from
28 Jun)
1stLt Albert “G” Harris, III (from
7 Aug)
Capt Raymond D. Spicer (from 11
Dec)
Commanding Officer, Battery F
1stLt Howard A. Blancheri (to 20
Jan 1951)
Capt George J. Kovtch, Jr. (from
21 Jan)
Capt Robert E. Dawson (from 3 May)
Capt William D. Gibson (from 30
Jun)
1stLt James F. Shea (from 13 Aug)
1stLt James W. Bell (from 8 Nov)
Capt Robert E. Dawson (from 24 Nov)
Capt John S. Adamson (from 24 Dec)
1stLt Frederick A. Koch, Jr. (from
31 Dec)

_3d Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Francis F. Parry (to 6 Feb
1951)
LtCol William McReynolds (from 7
Feb)
Maj James R. Haynes (from 6 Sep)
LtCol James F. Coady (from 23 Oct)
LtCol Henry E. Barnes (from 2 Mar
1952)
Executive Officer Maj Norman A. Miller, Jr. (to 14
Jul 1951)
Maj Stephen K. Pawloski (from 15
Jul)
Maj James R. Haynes (from 16 Aug)
Maj Carl A. Neilson (from 6 Sep)
Maj Richard H. Jeschke, Jr. (from
1 Dec)
Maj Charles A. Lipot (from 4 Mar
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Battery 1stLt John J. Brackett (to 20 Jan
1951)
1stLt Eugene H. Brown (from 21 Jan)
1stLt Robert C. Cameron (from 6
Apr)
Capt Donald H. Campbell (from 21
May)
1stLt Robert H. Maurer (from 2 Aug)
1stLt Thomas E. Driscoll (from 18
Aug)
1stLt Hugh W. Manning (from 6 Sep)
2dLt John B. Buynak (from 7 Oct)
Capt Thomas L. Sullivan (from 20
Nov)
2dLt Thomas P. McGeeney, Jr. (from
3 Jan 1952)
2dLt Albert E. Shaw, Jr. (from 19
Feb)
1stLt William A. Barton, Jr. (from
14 Mar)
Commanding Officer, Service Battery
Capt Samuel A. Hannah (to 25 Feb
1951)
1stLt Lawrence T. Kane (from 26
Feb)
1stLt David D. Metcalf (from 4 Apr)
Capt Arthur S. Tarkington (from 10
Sep)
Capt Charles J. Small (from 27 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Battery G
Capt Ernest W. Payne (to 14 Jul
1951)
Capt Arthur S. Tarkington (from 15
Jul)
1stLt Arthur H. Fugalsoe (from 6
Sep)
1stLt Mervyn E. Kerstner (from 11
Sep)
1stLt Arthur H. Fugalsoe (from 15
Sep)
1stLt Edward S. McCabe (from 1 Nov)
1stLt Joseph M. Vosmik (from 13
Mar 1952)
Commanding Officer, Battery H
Capt Mason D. McQuiston (to 24 Aug
1951)
Capt David D. Metcalf (from 25 Aug)
1stLt William A. Barton, Jr. (from
1 Nov)
1stLt George E. Chambers, Jr.
(from 21 Jan 1952)
1stLt Russell E. Blagg (from 17
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Battery I
Capt Robert T. Patterson, Jr, (to
13 Jun 1951)
Capt Floyd R. Jaggears (from 14
Jun)
Capt Donald H. Campbell (from 2
Aug)
1stLt Homer C. Wright (from 12 Aug)
Capt Donald H. Campbell (from 25
Aug)
1stLt Homer C. Wright (from 9 Sep)
1stLt Charles R. Davidson, Jr.
(from 19 Feb 1952)

_4th Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer Maj William McReynolds (to 6 Feb
1951)
Maj Maurice J. Coffey (from 7 Feb)
Maj Norman A. Miller, Jr. (from 16
Jul)
LtCol Louis A. Jones (from 6 Sep)
LtCol William M. Gilliam (from 24
Nov)
Executive Officer Maj Maurice J. Coffey (to 6 Feb
1951)
Maj Donald V. Anderson (from 7 Feb)
Maj Bernard W. Giebler (from 17
Aug)
LtCol Bruce F. Hillan (from 24 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Battery 1stLt Michael B. Wier (to 10 Jun
1951)
1stLt Frank P. Zarzeka (from 11
Jun)
1stLt Arthur Coburn (from 21 Aug)
1stLt Paul R. Joyce (from 28 Aug)
1stLt Thomas C. Thompson, Jr.
(from 25 Nov)
1stLt Earl C. Senter (from 10 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Service Battery
Capt Aldor B. Elmquist (to 9 Jun
1951)
1stLt Matthew J. Dennin (from 10
Jun)
1stLt William A. Mazzarella (from
1 Jul)
Capt Matthew J. Dennin (from 2 Sep)
Capt Eugene A. Frank (from 8 Sep)
Capt Matthew J. Dennin (from 16
Oct)
1stLt Leland B. Elton (from 19 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Battery K
Capt Arthur D. Challacombe, Jr.
(to 4 Aug 1951)
1stLt Albert E. Coffeen (from 5
Aug)
1stLt Paul M. Rice (from 23 Dec)
1stLt William L. Jesse (from 17
Mar 1952)
Commanding Officer, Battery L
Capt Armond G. Daddazio (to 15 Apr
1951)
Capt Eugene A. Frank (from 16 Apr)
Capt William M. Sigler, Jr. (from
7 Sep)
1stLt Dennis Manko (from 28 Nov)
Commanding Officer, Battery M
Capt Vernon W. Shapiro (to 3 Feb
1951)
Capt Charles E. Walker (from 14
Feb)
Capt Walter E. Magon (from 18 Jun)
1stLt George C. Briggs, Jr. (from
28 Nov)
1stLt Louis M. Dunklin (from 10
Feb 1952)
1stLt Billy J. White (from 18 Mar)

_1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Erwin F. Wann, Jr. (to 26
Sep 1951)
LtCol Michiel Dobervich (from 27
Sep)
Executive Officer Maj Arthur J. Barrett (to 14 Sep
1951)
Maj William L. Eubank (from 15 Sep)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Company Capt Frank E. Granucci (to 12 Jun
1951)
Capt Lawrence H. Woods (from 13
Jun)
Capt Thomas J. Melcher (from 15
Sep)
1stLt Richard R. Myers (from 9 Jan
1952)
1stLt William H. Gatlin (from 10
Mar)
Commanding Officer, Company A
Maj James P. Treadwell (to 6 Apr
1951)
Maj Thomas H. Boler (from 7 Apr)
Capt Harry A. Steinmeyer (from 1
May)
Capt Dudley F. McGeehan (from 17
May)
Capt Robert L. Stuford (from 10
Jan 1952)
Commanding Officer, Company B
Capt Russell Hamlet (to 11 Apr
1951)
Capt Dudley F. McGeehan (from 12
Apr)
Capt John C. Crawley (from 17 May)
Capt Carl L. Hill (from 10 Jun)
Capt Harold W. Stroschein (from 1
Jan 1952)
Capt Samuel L. Eddy (from 10 Jan)
Commanding Officer, Company C
Maj Arthur J. Noonan (to 8 Aug
1951)
Maj William L. Eubank (from 9 Aug)
Maj Edward C. Nelson (from 10 Sep)
Capt Samuel L. Eddy (from 19 Dec)
Capt Robert T. Johnson (from 9 Jan
1952)

_1st Armored Amphibian Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Francis H. Cooper (to 15 Jun
1951)
Maj George M. Warnke (from 16 Jun)
LtCol John T. O’Neill (from 2 Oct)
Executive Officer Maj Richard G. Warga (to 7 Apr
1951)
Maj George M. Warnke (from 8 Apr)
Maj Bernard G. Thobe (from 16 Jun)
Maj Robert J. Murphy (from 1 Oct)
Maj David Young (from 6 Jan 1952)
LtCol James L. Jones (from 29 Feb)
Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Company Capt Roger B. Thompson (to 10 May
1951)
1stLt Jean T. Fox (from 11 May)
Capt Richard P. Greene (from 18
Jun)
1stLt Edward J. Sullivan (from 12
Oct)
2dLt Newton C. Tullis (from 2 Dec)
Commanding Officer, Company A
Capt Bernard G. Thobe (to 25 Apr
1951)
1stLt Clyde P. Guy (from 26 Apr)
Maj Rex Z. Michael, Jr. (from 5
Sep)
Maj David Foos (from 3 Oct)
Commanding Officer, Company B
Capt Lewis E. Bolts (to 26 Jun
1951)
Maj Ralph H. Platt (from 27 Jun)
Maj John M. Scarborough (from 3
Oct)
Capt John B. Harney (from 10 Feb
1952)
Commanding Officer, Service Company
Capt Rex Z. Michael, Jr. (to 4 Sep
1951)
1stLt Presley K. Saine (from 5 Sep)
2dLt John A. Boone (from 5 Nov)
Capt William H. Chandler (from 16
Mar 1952)

_1st Combat Service Group_