Chapter XXIX: Appendix: C

Command and Staff List

1ST MARINE DIVISION (REINFORCED)
AND
1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
MARCH 1952-JULY 1953

_1st Marine Division_

Commanding General MajGen John T. Selden (to 28 Aug 1952)
MajGen Edwin A. Pollock (from 29 Aug)
MajGen Randolph McC. Pate (from 16
Jun 1953)
Asst Division Commander BGen William J. Whaling (to 23 Mar
1952)
BGen Merrill B. Twining (from 24 Mar)
BGen Robert O. Bare (from 13 Jun)
BGen Joseph C. Burger (from 31 Mar 1953)
Chief of Staff Col Austin R. Brunelli (to 10 Oct 1952)
Col Henry W. Buse, Jr. (from 11 Oct)
Col Lewis W. Walt (from 15 Jun 1953)
G-1 Col Walter N. Flournoy (to 31 Mar 1952)
Col John F. Dunlap (from 1 Apr)
Col Sidney M. Kelly (from 11 Sep)
Col Albert F. Metze (from 1 Jun 1953)
Col Wendell H. Duplantis (from 20 Jul)
G-2 LtCol James H. Tinsley (to 9 Apr 1952)
Col Sidney S. Wade (from 10 Apr)
LtCol William R. Watson, Jr. (from 24
Apr)
Col Clarence A. Barninger, Jr. (from
11 Oct)
Col William F. Prickett (from 20 Dec)
Col Loren E. Haffner (from 1 Apr 1953)
Col James E. Mills (from 10 Jul)
G-3 LtCol Gordon D. Gayle (to 22 Apr 1952)
LtCol James H. Tinsley (from 24 Apr)
Col Russell E. Honsowetz (from 15 Jun)
Col Eustace R. Smoak (from 16 Dec)
Col Lewis W. Walt (from 18 Apr 1953)
LtCol Jess P. Ferrill, Jr. (from 15 Jun)
G-4 Col Robert A. McGill (to 27 Aug 1952)
Col Thomas A. Culhane (from 28 Aug)
Col Kenneth A. King (from 12 Nov)
Col Richard H. Crockett (from 15 Dec)
Col Thomas S. Ivey (from 15 May 1953)

_Special Staff_

Adjutant Maj James K. Young (to 5 May 1952)
Maj Charles T. Lamb (from 6 May)
Maj Clyde W. Shealy (from 24 Feb 1953)
Maj George K. Acker (from 1 Jun)
Air Officer LtCol Edward V. Finn (to 14 Mar 1952)
LtCol Walter F. Cornnell (from 15 Mar)
LtCol William E. Abblitt (from 12 Feb
1953)
Anti-Tank Officer Maj Harold C. Howard (to 4 Aug 1952)
Maj Herbert E. L. Zastrow (from 5 Aug)
LtCol Earl W. Gardner (from 18 Nov)
Maj Marshall Salvaggio (from 10 Jan
1953)
Capt William F. Doehler (from 6 Apr)
Amphibian Tractor Officer LtCol Michiel Dobervich (to 1 Aug
1952)
LtCol Edwin B. Wheeler (from 2 Aug)
LtCol George S. Saussy, Jr. (from 7
Nov)
LtCol Frank R. Wilkinson, Jr. (from
16 Mar 1953)
Maj John McN. Rosebush (from 16 Jun)
Armored Amphibian Officer LtCol John T. O’Neill (to 5 Aug 1952)
Maj James L. Jones (from 6 Aug)
LtCol Henry G. Lawrence, Jr. (from 12
Aug)
LtCol Fenlon A. Durand (from 4 Dec)
Maj Ralph J. Parker, Jr. (from 16 May
1953)
LtCol Maurice C. Goodpasture (from 15
Jul)
Artillery Officer Col Frederick P. Henderson (to 20 Sep
1952)
Col Harry N. Shea (from 21 Sep)
Col James E. Mills (from 22 Feb 1953)
Col Manley L. Curry (from 5 Jul)
Chaplain Cdr Walter S. Peck, Jr., USN (to 16
Apr 1952)
Cdr Edward A. Slattery, USN (from 17
Apr)
Cdr Lonnie W. Meachum, USN (from 28
Dec)
Chemical Warfare and
Radiological Defense
Officer Maj Harold C. Howard (to 4 Aug 1952)
Maj Herbert E. L. Zastrow (from 5 Aug)
LtCol Earl W. Gardner (from 18 Nov)
Maj Marshall Salvaggio (from 10 Jan
1953)
Capt Gerald W. Gibson (from 30 Jan)
Dental Officer Capt Francis C. Snyder, USN (to 26
Apr 1952)
Cdr Clifford H. Rice, USN (from 27
Apr)
Capt William M. Fowler, USN (from 26
May)
Capt James R. Justice, USN (from 12
Mar 1953)
Embarkation Officer LtCol John H. Papurca (to 1 Mar 1952)
LtCol James F. Coady (from 2 Mar)
LtCol Richard S. Johnson (from 5 Sep)
Maj Edwin J. St. Peter (from 6 Nov)
LtCol John N. Rentz (from 24 Nov)
LtCol Sidney F. Jenkins (from 12 May
1953)
Engineer Officer Col August L. Vogt (to 5 Jul 1952)
(None listed for 6–16 July)
Col Robert E. Fojt (from 17 Jul)
LtCol Harry D. Clarke (from 1 Feb
1953)
Col Walter R. Lytz (from 1 Apr)
Exchange Officer Capt Benjamin Reed (to 28 Nov 1952)
Capt John H. Thomas (from 29 Nov)
Food Director 1stLt Herbert E. McNabb (to 15 Jun
1952)
Maj Louis P. Penny (from 16 Jun)
Maj Francis K. Bernardini (from 23
Apr 1953)
Historical Officer 2dLt Francis X. Goss (to 22 Mar 1952)
Capt Robert F. Seward (from 23 Mar)
Capt William R. Smith (from 16 Jul)
1stLt Virgil S. Price (from 8 Nov)
2dLt John J. Creamer, Jr. (from 7 Dec)
Capt Verle E. Ludwig (from 6 Apr 1953)
2dLt Thomas A. MacCalla (from 22 Jul)
Inspector Col William K. Davenport, Jr. (to 17
Mar 1952)
Col Thomas C. Moore (from 18 Mar)
Col Eustace R. Smoak (from 18 Jul)
Col Clayton O. Totman (from 9 Aug)
Col Wallace M. Nelson (from 5 Dec)
Col Albert F. Metze (from 29 Apr 1953)
Col Manley L. Curry (from 1 Jun)
Col Edwin C. Ferguson (from 13 Jul)
Legal Officer LCdr Arnold W. Eggen, USN (to 12 Jan
1953)
Cdr Earl C. Collins, USN (from 13 Jan)
LtCol Raymond G. Coyne (from 8 Jul)
Motor Transport Officer Maj Walter R. O Quinn (to 14 May 1952)
LtCol Kenneth E. Martin (from 15 May)
LtCol Hugh J. Chapman (from 12 Mar
1953)
LtCol Jack F. McCollum (from 29 Jun)
Naval Gunfire Officer Maj John V. Downs (to 5 Aug 1952)
LtCol William P. Pala (from 6 Aug)
LtCol Robert D. Shaffer (from 16 Sep)
LtCol Henry H. Reichner, Jr. (from 20
Dec)
LtCol Robert D. Shaffer (from 26 Apr
1953)
Capt Robert J. Daeschler (from 15 Jul)
Ordnance Officer Maj Harold C. Borth (to 5 May 1952)
LtCol William F. Pulver (from 6 May)
Maj Joseph O. Weist (from 4 Jun)
Maj Stanley Tesko (from 21 Oct)
LtCol Marshall R. Pilcher (from 1 Apr
1953)
LtCol Samuel L. Grigsby (from 1 Jun)
Postal Officer CWO George C. Hunter (to 25 Jun 1952)
2dLt Frederick T. McNamara, Jr. (from
26 Jun)
2dLt Rudolph R. Hendrick (from 18 May
1953)
CWO Emerson R. Murrell (from 2 Jun)
Provost Marshal LtCol William F. Pulver (to 31 Mar
1952)
LtCol Sidney J. Altman (from 1 Apr)
LtCol Frederick R. Findtner (from 15
Aug)
LtCol Jess P. Ferrill (from 12 Jan
1953)
LtCol Harold R. Warner, Jr. (from 18
Apr)
Maj Walter L. Williams (from 23 Jul)
Public Information Officer 1stLt Robert S. Gray (to 5 May 1952)
1stLt Robert F. Coll (from 6 May)
Maj Charles F. McKiever (from 5 Jul)
Capt Bem Price (from 7 Nov)
Capt Verle E. Ludwig (from 21 Jul
1953)
Shore Party Officer LtCol Warren S. Sivertsen (to 26 Jul
1952)
Col William G. Robb (from 27 Jul)
LtCol Russell Duncan (from 2 Oct)
Col Glenn C. Funk (from 3 Dec)
Col William H. Barba (from 21 Mar
1953)
Signal Officer LtCol Jino J. D’Allessandro (to 5 Apr
1952)
LtCol John E. Morris (from 6 Apr)
LtCol Eugene A. Dueber (from 18 Aug)
LtCol Ralph M. Wismer (from 14 Nov)
LtCol Frank G. Casserly (from 27 Jul
1953)
Supply Officer Col Chester R. Allen (to 27 Apr 1952)
Col Hawley C. Waterman (from 28 Apr)
Col LeRoy Hauser (from 1 Feb 1953)
Special Services Officer LtCol John E. Gorman (to 23 Jul 1952)
Maj Alfred A. Tillmann (from 24 Jul)
Maj William J. Kohler (from 8 Nov)
Capt Don H. Blanchard (from 20 Apr
1953)
Surgeon Capt Louis P. Kirkpatrick, USN (to 18
Jun 1952)
Capt Lawrence E. Bach, USN (from 19 Jun)
Capt Walter R. Miller, USN (from 25
Apr 1953)
Tank Officer Maj Walter E. Reynolds, Jr. (to 20
May 1952)
LtCol John I. Williamson, Jr. (from
21 May)
LtCol Charles W. McCoy (from 16 Apr
1953)

_Headquarters Battalion_

Commanding Officer Col Robert T. Stivers, Jr. (to 5 Jul
1952)
Maj Anthony R. Frankiewicz (from 6 Jul)
LtCol Oscar F. Peatross (from 12 Jul)
LtCol John F. Corbett (from 11 Sep)
Col Alexander W. Gentleman (from 21 Nov)
LtCol John C. Landrun (from 16 May 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Corbin L. West (to 16 Mar 1952)
Maj Anthony R. Frankiewicz (from 17 Mar)
Maj Charles F. McKiever (from 10 Nov)
Maj John K. Hogan (from 31 Jan 1953)
(None listed for 29Feb-14May)
Capt Joseph Hornstein (from 15 May)
Commanding Officer,
Headquarters Company Capt “J” E. Hancey (to 9 Mar 1952)
Capt Robert J. McKay (from 10 Mar)
1stLt George C. Schatteman (from 6 May)
Maj Louis A. Cortright (from 1 Jul)
2dLt Neil O. Snepp (from 17 Jul)
Maj Val Price, Jr. (from 29 Aug)
Capt Joseph Hornstein (from 15 Jan 1953)
Capt Robert A. Hohmann (from 15 May)
Capt Martin S. Hauge (from 28 May)
Commanding Officer,
Military Police Company LtCol William F. Pulver (to 31 Mar 1952)
LtCol Sidney J. Altman (from 1 Apr)
LtCol Frederick R. Findtner (from 15
Aug)
LtCol Jess P. Ferrill, Jr. (from 12
Jan 1953)
LtCol Harold B. Warner, Jr. (from 18
Apr)
Maj Walter L. Williams (from 23 Jul)
Commanding Officer,
Reconnaissance Company Maj Ephraim Kirby-Smith (to 10 Jun 1952)
Capt James O. Webb (from 11 Jun)
Capt James H. A. Flood (from 11 Sep)
Maj Dermott H. MacDonnell (from 3 Dec)
Maj Marvin D. Perskie (from 21 Jun 1953)

_1st Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Sidney S. Wade (to 9 Apr 1952)
Col Walter N. Flournoy (from 10 Apr)
Col Walter F. Layer (from 25 Jul)
Col Hewitt D. Adams (from 21 Nov)
Col Wallace M. Nelson (from 1 May 1953)
Executive Officer LtCol Clifford F. Quilici (to 26 Mar
1952)
Col Clarence A. Barninger, Jr. (from
27 Mar)
LtCol Carlo A. Rovetta (from 2 May)
LtCol Glenn R. Long (from 16 Sep)
LtCol Sidney F. Jenkins (from 4 Feb
1953)
LtCol Lowell E. English (from 8 May)
LtCol Harold C. Boehm (from 2 Jul)

_1st Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol John H. Papurca (to 2 Aug 1952)
LtCol Louis N. King (from 3 Aug)
LtCol Max H. LaGrone (from 13 Sep)
Col Frederick R. Findtner (from 14
Jan 1953)
LtCol Stanley M. Adams (from 5 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Ralph “C” Rosacker (to 5 Apr 1952)
Maj Leo V. Gross (from 6 Apr)
Maj John K. Logan (from 14 Jul)
Maj William C. Chip (from 20 Aug)
Maj John K. Hogan (from 30 Dec)
Maj Marvin D. Perskie (from 4 Feb 1953)
Maj Roger D. Peterson (from 19 Jun)

_2d Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Thell H. Fisher (to 1 Apr 1952)
LtCol Clifford F. Quilici (from 2 Apr)
LtCol Roy J. Batterton, Jr. (from 23
Jun)
LtCol Charles E. Warren (from 18 Oct)
LtCol George A. Gililland (from 9 Feb
1953)
LtCol Frank A. Long (from 1 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Frank J. Harte (to 5 May 1952)
Maj Fletcher R. Wycoff (from 6 May)
Maj John N. Rentz (from 29 Jul)
Maj John P. McNeill (from 21 Aug)
Maj Horace C. Reifel (from 9 Mar 1953)
Maj John B. Bristow (from 20 Apr)
Maj Albert S. Dooley, Jr. (from 1 Jul)

_3d Battalion, 1st Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Spencer H. Pratt (to 11 Apr 1952)
LtCol Carlo A. Rovetta (from 12 Apr)
LtCol Gerard T. Armitage (from 2 May)
LtCol Sidney J. Altman (from 20 Aug)
LtCol Ernest G. Atkin, Jr. (from 6 Dec)
LtCol Lowell E. English (from 1 Apr
1953)
LtCol Roy D. Miller (from 6 May)
Executive Officer Maj Robert V. Perkins (to 2 Jul 1952)
Maj Wesley R. Christie (from 3 Jul)
Maj Charles S. Robertson (from 27 Oct)
Maj Norman C. Smyle (from 3 Jan 1953)
Maj Robert D. Thurston (from 26 Mar)
Maj Walter L. Williams (from 20 May)
Maj John T. Quinn (from 2 Jul)

_5th Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Thomas A. Culhane, Jr. (to 15 Aug
1952)
Col Eustace R. Smoak (from 16 Aug)
Col Lewis W. Walt (from 10 Dec)
Col Harvey C. Tschirgi (from 14 Apr
1953)
Executive Officer LtCol John A. Saxten (to 1 Jun 1952)
LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (from 2 Jun)
LtCol William S. McLaughlin (from 20
Jul)
LtCol Jess P. Ferrill, Jr. (from 21
Aug)
LtCol Edwin B. Wheeler (from 2 Jan
1953)
LtCol James H. Finch (from 23 May)
LtCol James Taul (from 18 Jul)

_1st Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Franklin B. Nihart (to 24 May
1952)
Maj Paul H. Bratten, Jr. (from 25 May)
LtCol Alexander W. Gentleman (from 15
Jul)
LtCol Edwin B. Wheeler (from 11 Nov)
LtCol Jonas M. Platt (from 26 Dec)
LtCol Jackson B. Butterfield (from 29
Apr 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Hildeburn R. Martin (to 4 May
1952)
Maj Lyle K. London (from 5 May)
Maj Robert H. Twisdale (from 29 Aug)
Maj William C. Doty, Jr. (from 25 Jan
1953)
Maj Thomas W. Pearson (from 2 Apr)
Maj George R. Burke (from 11 Jun)
Maj Charles E. McPartlin, Jr. (from
22 Jun)

_2d Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol William H. Cushing (to 10 Jun
1952)
LtCol Thomas J. Cross (from 11 Jun)
LtCol William S. McLaughlin (from 20
Aug)
LtCol Oscar F. Peatross (from 11 Sep)
LtCol James H. Finch (from 27 Feb
1953)
LtCol Andrew C. Geer (from 14 May)
Executive Officer Maj Robert S. Hudson (to 10 Jun 1952)
Maj John C. Lundrigan (from 11 Jun)
Maj Philip H. McArdle (from 16 Jul)
Maj Paul C. Scofield (from 19 Dec)
Maj Thomas M. Fields (from 26 Jun
1953)

_3d Battalion, 5th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol William S. McLaughlin (to 15
Jul 1952)
LtCol Oscar T. Jensen, Jr. (from 16 Jul)
LtCol Robert J. Oddy (from 16 Nov)
LtCol John T. Hill (from 11 Apr 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Paul H. Bratten, Jr. (to 22 May
1952)
Maj Clifford J. Robichaud, Jr. (from
23 May)
Maj Joseph A. Bruder, Jr. (from 7 Jul)
Maj Vernon Burtman (from 1 Nov)
Maj Joseph S. Buntin (from 7 Feb 1953)

_7th Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Russell E. Honsowetz (to 10 Jun
1952)
Col Thomas C. Moore, Jr. (from 11 Jun)
Col Loren E. Haffner (from 5 Nov)
Col Glenn C. Funk (from 27 Mar 1953)
Executive Officer LtCol John D. Wiggins (to 17 Jul 1952)
LtCol Fenlon A. Durand (from 18 Jul)
LtCol Richard D. Strickler (from 24 Nov)
LtCol Robert S. Howell (from 22 Mar
1953)
LtCol Russell Duncan (from 26 May)
LtCol Stanley J. Nelson (from 31 Jul)

_1st Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol George W. E. Daughtry (to 2 Aug
1952)
LtCol Leo J. Dulacki (from 3 Aug)
LtCol James C. Short (from 22 Nov)
LtCol Henry G. Lawrence, Jr. (from 28
Dec)
LtCol Harry A. Hadd (from 18 May 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Henry V. Joslin (to 14 Jul 1952)
Maj Theodore R. Cathey (from 15 Jul)
Maj James C. Short (from 23 Jul)
Maj Floyd M. Johnson, Jr. (from 2 Aug)
Maj Roy H. Thompson (from 1 Dec)
Maj Glenn E. Ferguson (from 3 Jun
1953)
Maj Joseph R. Motelewski (from 25 Jun)

_2d Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Noel C. Gregory (to 18 Jul 1952)
LtCol Anthony Caputo (from 19 Jul)
LtCol Richard S. Johnson (from 12 Nov)
LtCol Alexander D. Cereghino (from 19
Mar 1953)
LtCol Joseph C. Missar (from 21 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Erwin Madsen (to 19 Apr 1952)
Maj William J. Zaro (from 20 Apr)
Maj James C. Fetters (from 8 Jun)
Maj Richard H. Mickle (from 24 Oct)
Maj Littleton K. Smith (from 16 Apr
1953)
Maj Ralph E. June (from 17 Jun)
Maj Don P. Wyckoff (from 17 Jul)

_3d Battalion, 7th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Houston Stiff (to 26 Apr 1952)
Maj Franklin C. Bacon (from 27 Apr)
LtCol Gerald F. Russell (from 17 Jun)
LtCol Charles D. Barrett, Jr. (from
13 Oct)
LtCol Russell Duncan (from 14 Mar
1953)
LtCol Paul M. Jones (from 26 May)
Executive Officer Maj Franklin C. Bacon (to 26 Apr 1952)
Maj Richard M. Remington (from 27 Apr)
Maj Harold T. Clemens (from 28 Aug)
Maj Guy L. Wade (from 13 Oct)
Maj Alfred A. Tillman (from 23 Oct)
Maj John Mesko (from 25 May 1953)

_11th Marines_

Commanding Officer Col Frederick P. Henderson (to 20 Sep
1952)
Col Harry N. Shea (from 21 Sep)
Col James E. Mills (from 22 Feb 1953)
Col Manly L. Curry (from 5 Jul)
Executive Officer LtCol Lewis A. Jones (to 4 Jun 1952)
LtCol Robert F. Steidtmann (from 5
Jun)
LtCol Earl W. Gardner (from 16 Jan
1953)
LtCol Robert D. Heinl, Jr. (from 6
May)
Maj Joseph E. Fogg (from 6 Jul)
LtCol Wade H. Hitt (from 9 Jul)
_1st Battalion, 11th Marines_
Commanding Officer LtCol James R. Haynes (to 24 Jun 1952)
LtCol David S. Randall (from 25 Jun)
LtCol Olin W. Jones, Jr. (from 2 Nov)
LtCol Earl W. Gardner (from 8 May
1953)
Executive Officer Maj Harold E. Nelson (to 21 Jun 1952)
Maj Herbert E. L. Zastrow (from 22 Jun)
Maj Lee P. Vance (from 26 Jul)
Maj Harry L. Sherwood, Jr. (from 14 Nov)
Maj Thomas L. Randall (from 17 Dec)
Maj John J. Jarvis, Jr. (from 25 Mar
1953)

_2d Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol George B. Thomas (to 2 May 1952)
LtCol William P. Pala (from 3 May)
LtCol Bert Davis, Jr. (from 6 Aug)
LtCol Arthur J. Bachhuber (from 17 Nov)
LtCol William H. Atkinson (from 10
Feb 1953)
Maj Max Berueffy, Jr. (from 21 May)
LtCol Gordon H. West (from 18 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Morris R. Snead (to 10 Jun 1952)
Maj Edward L. Fossum (from 11 Jun)
LtCol Bert Davis, Jr. (from 1 Jul)
Maj Roy E. Moffett (from 10 Aug)
Maj Max Berueffy, Jr. (from 2 Sep)
Maj Joseph F. Donahoe, Jr. (from 24
May 1953)
Maj Herman Poggemeyer, Jr. (from 13
Jul)

_3d Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol Henry E. W. Barnes (to 13 Jul
1952)
LtCol Charles O. Rogers (from 14 Jul)
LtCol Daniel S. Pregnall (from 27 Nov)
LtCol Alfred L. Owens (from 25 Mar 1953)
Maj Dale D. Meyers (from 28 Jul)
Executive Officer LtCol Charles A. Lipot (to 5 Jul 1952)
Maj Joseph S. Gardner (from 6 Jul)
Maj William J. Kohler (from 27 Jul)
Maj Lawrence L. Graham (from 17 Nov)
Maj Robert M. Jenkins (from 15 Dec)
Maj Adoph J. Honeycutt (from 28 Mar
1953)
Maj Robert C. Hilliard (from 7 May)
Maj Leslie L. Page (from 12 Jun to 26
Jul)

_4th Battalion, 11th Marines_

Commanding Officer LtCol William M. Gilliam (to 11 Apr
1952)
LtCol Bruce F. Hillam (from 12 Apr)
Maj Carl A. Nielsen (from 16 Jun)
LtCol Raymond D. Wright (from 16 Jul)
Maj William J. Sullivan (from 18 Dec)
LtCol Robert D. Shaffer (from 20 Dec)
Maj David L. Moberly (from 23 Apr 1953)
LtCol Henry H. Reichner, Jr. (from 27
Apr)
Executive Officer LtCol Bruce F. Hillam (to 16 Apr 1952)
Maj Richard H. Jeschke, Jr. (from 17
Apr)
Maj Carl A. Nielsen (from 11 Jun)
Maj Edward E. Davis (from 16 Jun)
Maj William J. Sullivan (from 17 Oct)
Maj David L. Moberly (from 22 Feb
1953)
Maj Johnny Jennings (from 2 May)
Maj George W. Carrington, Jr. (from
13 Jun)

_7th Motor Transport Battalion_

Commanding Officer Maj Herbert E. Pierce (to 1 Jul 1952)
LtCol Robert B. McBroom (from 2 Jul)
Maj John H. Faggart (from 27 Jul)
Maj Robert S. Anderson (from 16 Jun
1953)
Executive Officer Maj Ben Sutts (to 5 May 1952)
Maj John J. Howe (from 16 Aug)
Maj Joseph P. Cushing (from 20 Nov)
Maj Alfred G. McCormick (from 26 Apr
1953)

_1st Ordnance Battalion_

Commanding Officer Maj Harold C. Borth (to 5 May 1952)
LtCol William F. Pulver (from 6 May)
Maj Marshall R. Pilcher (from 26 Aug)
Maj Maurice C. Pulliam (from 25 Mar
1953)
Executive Officer Capt Frederick V. Osborn (to 5 May 1952)
Maj Harold C. Borth (from 6 May)
Maj Marshall R. Pilcher (from 16 Jul)
Maj Frederick V. Osborn (from 26 Aug)
Maj Allen F. Stockdale (from 1 Sep)
Maj Frederick V. Osborn (from 15 Sep)
Maj Stanley P. Bulkowski (from 4 Nov)
Maj Maurice C. Pulliam (from 21 Dec)
Maj Stanley P. Bulkowski (from 25 Mar
1953)
Maj Jack G. Fitzgerald (from 4 Jul)

_1st Service Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Bernard W. McLean (to 18 May 1952)
LtCol Charles E. Warren (from 19 May)
LtCol Edwin A. Law (from 1 Oct)
LtCol Hugh J. Chapman (from 5 Jul 1953)
Executive Officer Maj George E. Allison (to 27 Oct 1952)
Maj James C. Fetters (from 28 Oct)
Maj Robert “J” Vroegindewey (from 19
Mar 1953)

_1st Tank Battalion_

Commanding Officer Maj Walter E. Reynolds, Jr. (to 20
May 1952)
LtCol John I. Williamson (from 21 May)
LtCol Charles W. McCoy (from 16 Apr
1953)
Executive Officer Maj Edward C. Nelson, Jr. (to 15 Jun
1952)
Maj Robert B. Jeter (from 16 Jun)
Maj William W. Day (from 21 Feb 1953)
Maj Francis C. Hogan (from 6 May)

_1st Armored Amphibian Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol John T. O’Neill (to 5 Aug 1952)
Maj James L. Jones (from 6 Aug)
LtCol Henry G. Lawrence, Jr. (from 12
Aug)
LtCol Fenlon A. Durand (from 4 Dec)
Maj Ralph J. Parker, Jr. (from 16 May
1953)
LtCol Maurice C. Goodpasture (from 15
Jul)
Executive Officer Maj James L. Jones (to 5 Aug 1952)
Maj David Young (from 6 Aug)
Maj James L. Jones (from 12 Aug)
Maj Ralph J. Parker, Jr. (from 21 Nov)
Maj Robert S. Wilson (from 16 May 1953)

_1st Motor Transport Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Howard E. Wertman (to 15 May 1952)
Maj Walter R. O’Quinn (from 16 May)
LtCol Robert B. McBroom (from 27 Jul)
LtCol Robert E. McCook (from 24 Mar
1953)
Executive Officer Maj Raymond L. Luckel (to 2 Aug 1952)
Maj Marvin D. Grush (from 3 Aug)
Maj Joseph P. Cushing (from 6 Sep)
Maj Gobe Smith, Jr. (from 4 Oct)
Maj Robert C. McNab, Jr. (from 17 Feb
1953)

_1st Combat Service Group_

Commanding Officer Col Russell N. Jordahl (to 29 Jun 1952)
Col Kenneth A. King (from 30 Jun)
LtCol Sidney F. Jenkins (from 8 Nov)
Col James T. Wilbur (from 8 Dec)
Col Edwin C. Ferguson (from 8 Feb 1953)
Col James A. Moreau (from 8 Jul)
Executive Officer LtCol James G. Kelly (to 20 May 1952)
Col Frank M. Reinecke (from 21 May)
LtCol William H. Cushing (from 11 Jun)
LtCol Sidney F. Jenkins (from 8 Dec)
LtCol Max H. LaGrone (from 28 Jan 1953)
LtCol Tillman N. Peters (from 15 Mar)
Maj Harvey B. Atkins (from 11 May)

_1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Michiel Dobervich (to 1 Aug 1952)
LtCol Edwin B. Wheeler (from 2 Aug)
LtCol George S. Saussy, Jr. (from 7 Nov)
LtCol Frank R. Wilkinson, Jr. (from
16 Mar 1953)
Maj John McN. Rosebush (from 16 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj William L. Eubank (to 3 Jun 1952)
Maj George S. Saussy, Jr. (from 4 Jun)
Maj William E. Lunn (from 7 Nov)
Maj John McN. Rosebush (from 24 Mar
1953)
Maj John J. DePalma (from 20 Jun)

_1st Shore Party Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol Warren S. Sivertsen (to 26 Jul
1952)
Col William G. Robb (from 27 Jul)
LtCol Russell Duncan (from 2 Oct)
Col Glenn C. Funk (from 3 Dec)
Col William H. Barba (from 21 Mar
1953)
Executive Officer Maj Frederick F. Draper (to 3 Jun
1952)
Maj William E. Buron (from 4 Jun)
LtCol Clyde P. Ford (from 12 Aug)
LtCol Francis X. Witt, Jr. (from 3
Mar 1953)
LtCol Eugene A. Dueber, Jr. (from 18
Apr)
LtCol James M. Joyner (from 8 Jul)

_1st Engineer Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol John V. Kelsey (to 5 May 1952)
LtCol Harry D. Clarke (from 6 May)
LtCol Francis W. Augustine (from 1 Dec)
LtCol Francis X. Witt, Jr. (from 20
Apr 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Grover C. Williams, Jr. (to 5 Jun
1952)
Maj Francis W. Augustine (from 6 Jun)
Maj George W. Torbert (from 1 Dec)
Maj Donald V. Nahrgang (from 26 Jun
1953)

_1st Medical Battalion_

Commanding Officer Cdr Richard Lawrence, Jr., USN (to 31
Aug 1952)
Cdr William W. Ayres, USN (from 1 Sep)
Executive Officer Cdr James C. Luce, USN (to 12 May 1952)
(none listed from 13 May to 8 Jun)
LCdr James A. McLaughlin, USN (from 9
Jun)
Cdr Roald N. Grant, USN (from 24 Aug
to 21 Sep)
(none listed from 22 Sep to 25 Apr 1953)
Lt Roger D. Williams, USN (from 26 Apr)

_1st Signal Battalion_

Commanding Officer LtCol John E. Morris (to 3 Apr 1952)
LtCol Alton L. Hicks (from 4 Apr)
LtCol Jacob E. Glick (from 3 Aug)
LtCol Eugene A. Dueber, Jr. (from 16
Feb 1953 to 22 Apr 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Ernest C. Bennett (to 4 Apr 1952)
Maj Bolish J. Kozak (from 5 Apr)
Maj Mauro J. Padalino (from 12 Jul)
Maj Frederick J. Cramer (from 30 Dec)
Maj John J. Reber (from 8 Feb 1953 to
22 Apr 1953)

(This battalion was disbanded on 22 Apr 1953.)

_1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)_

Commanding General MajGen Christian F. Schilt (to 11 Apr
1952)
MajGen Clayton C. Jerome (from 12 Apr
1952)
MajGen Vernon E. Megee (from 9 Jan
1953)
Asst Commanding General BGen Frank H. Lamson-Scribner (to 30
Aug 1952)
BGen Alexander W. Kreiser, Jr. (from
31 Aug)
Chief of Staff Col Arthur F. Binney (to 30 Apr 1952)
Col Frank H. Schwable (from 1 May)
Col John Wehle (from 9 Jul)
Col Samuel S. Jack (from 8 Sep)
Col John C. Munn (from 8 May 1953)
Asst Chief of Staff, G-1 Col Robert O. Bisson (to 7 Sep 1952)
Col Lewis H. Delano, Jr. (from 8 Sep)
LtCol William M. Frash (from 11 May
1953)
Col Lawrence B. Clark (from 29 May)
Asst Chief of Staff, G-2 Col John W. Stage (to 14 May 1952)
LtCol Chester A. Henry, Sr. (from 15
May)
Maj Donald E. Kramer (from 22 Jul)
LtCol Harold Granger (from 16 Sep)
Col Arthur R. Stacy (from 25 Jul 1953)
Asst Chief of Staff, G-3 Col Stanley W. Trachta (to 8 Apr 1952)
Col William R. Wendt (from 9 Apr)
Col Louis B. Robertshaw (from 2 Sep)
Col Charles H. Hayes (from 29 Sep)
Col William D. Roberson (from 30 May
1953)
Col Frank H. Wirsig (from 5 Jul)
Asst Chief of Staff, G-4 Col Elmer T. Dorsey (to 24 Mar 1952)
Col Robert E. Galer (from 25 Mar)
Col Robert W. Clark (from 24 May)
Col Richard D. Hughes (from 11 Feb
1953)
Col Richard M. Baker (from 4 Jul)

_Headquarters Squadron, 1st MAW_

Commanding Officer Maj Earl C. Miles (to 29 May 1952)
Maj David R. Moak (from 30 May)
Maj Charles H. Woodley (from 1 Sep)
Maj Lionel D. Hastings (from 26 Sep)
Maj Charles W. Boggs, Jr. (from 1 Mar
1953)
Maj Fred J. Gilhuly (from 1 Jul)

_Marine Wing Service Squadron 1 (MWSS-1)_
(Decommissioned 1 Jul 1953)
and
_Marine Wing Service Group 17 (MWSG-17)_
(Commissioned 1 Jul 1953)

Commanding Officer Col John Wehle (to 8 Apr 1952)
LtCol Birney B. Truitt (from 9 Apr)
LtCol Donald D. Blue (from 17 Jul)
Col Lyle H. Meyer (from 21 Sep)
LtCol Francis K. Coss (from 11 May 1953)
Col Robert J. Johnson (from 30 Jun)
Executive Officer LtCol Birney B. Truitt (to 8 Apr 1952)
Maj William L. Woodruff (from 9 Apr)
Maj Edward L. Schnettler (from 4 Jun)
Maj Franklin L. Kemper (from 26 Aug)
LtCol William G. Voss (from 20 Dec)
LtCol Francis K. Coss (from 21 Apr 1953)
Maj Elswin P. Dunn (from 11 May)
LtCol Charles J. Prall (from 6 Jul)

_Headquarters Squadron, MWSG-17_
(Commissioned 1 Jul 1953)

Commanding Officer Capt James D. Ireland (from 1 Jul 1953)

_Marine Air Base Squadron 17 (MABS-17)_
(Activated 1 Jul 1953)

Commanding Officer Maj Bryce Howerton (from 1 Jul 1953)

_Marine Aircraft Repair Squadron 17 (MARS-17)_
(Activated 1 Jul 1953)

Commanding Officer Maj Vincent Franano (from 1 Jul 1953)
Maj James G. Fox (from 29 Jul)

_Marine Air Control Group 2 (MACG-2)_

Commanding Officer Col Frederick R. Payne (to 18 May 1952)
Col John W. Stage (from 19 May)
Col Jack R. Cram (from 11 Jul)
Col Kenneth D. Kerby (from 16 Feb 1953)
Executive Officer LtCol Russell D. Rupp (to 1 May 1952)
LtCol Philip “L” Crawford (from 2 May)
LtCol William A. Houston, Jr. (from
20 Jun)
LtCol Harold L. Lantz (from 11 Aug)
LtCol Lawrence F. Fox (from 24 Feb 1953)
LtCol Randolph C. Berkeley, Jr. (from
23 May)
LtCol John S. Flickinger (from 10 Jun)
LtCol Morris E. Flater (from 21 Jun)

_Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron 2 (MTACS-2)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Hensley Williams (to 2 Jun 1952)
Maj Clinton E. Jones (from 3 Jun)
LtCol William H. Whitaker, Jr. (from
1 Aug)
LtCol Frederick M. Rauschenbach (from
21 Aug)
LtCol Arthur C. Lowell (from 28 Jan
1953)
Col Joseph A. Gerath, Jr. (from 20 Feb)
LtCol Randolph C. Berkeley, Jr. (from
11 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Clinton E. Jones (to 2 Jun 1952)
Capt John F. Driftmier (from 3 Jun)
Maj George C. Henshaw (from 28 Aug)
Maj Thomas H. Hughes, Jr. (from 25 Sep)
LtCol Arthur C. Lowell (from 20 Feb
1953)
(none listed from 15 Mar to 9 Jul)
Capt Robert L. Dietrichson (from 10 Jul)

_Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 1
(MGCIS-1)_

Commanding Officer Maj Fred A. Steele (to 15 Aug 1952)
Maj Henry W. Hise (from 16 Aug)
Maj Wallace G. Wethe (from 16 Oct)
LtCol Joseph F. Wagner, Jr. (from 3
Feb 1953)
Maj Randal A. Yarberry (from 1 Jun)
LtCol Harold F. Brown (from 23 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Marvin R. Bridges, Jr (to 11 Apr
1952)
Capt William J. Wachsler (from 12 Apr)
Capt Francis K. McManus (from 22 May)
Maj William Sloane (from 1 Aug)
Maj Romeo F. Bordigon (from 4 Oct)
Maj Tolbert T. Gentry (from 2 Nov)
Maj Francis F. Rotter (from 8 Jan 1953)
Capt John E. Dixon (from 31 May)
Maj Randal A. Yarberry (from 23 Jun)

_Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 3
(MGCIS-3)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Owen M. Hines (to 20 May 1952)
Maj James H. Foster (from 21 May)
LtCol Robert J. Hoey (from 14 Jun)
LtCol Kenneth D. Frazier (from 16 Aug)
LtCol John B. Maas, Jr. (from 3 Feb
1953)
Maj Nathan B. Peevey, Jr. (from 19 May)
Maj James E. Lovin, Jr. (from 1 Jul)
LtCol Lowell D. Grow (from 27 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj James H. Foster (to 1 Jun 1952)
Capt Lee B. Swindall (from 2 Jun)
Maj Roy A. Thorson (from 21 Jun)
Maj Raleigh E. Fletcher (from 5 Sep)
Maj Francis E. Lee, Jr. (from 29 Oct)
Maj Nathan B. Peevey, Jr. (from 4 Feb
1953)
Capt William K. Lebo (from 19 May)
Maj Thomas E. Archer (from 20 Jun)
Maj James E. Lovin, Jr. (from 27 Jul)

_Marine Composite Squadron 1 (VMC-1)_
(Activated 15 Sep 1952)

Commanding Officer LtCol Lawrence F. Fox (to 24 Jan 1953)
LtCol Ernest C. Fusan (from 25 Jan)
LtCol Thomas “H” Mann, Jr. (from 16 Mar)
Maj George H. Linnemeier (from 6 Apr)
LtCol Wilbur A. Free (from 1 Jun)

_Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12)_

Commanding Officer Col Elmer T. Dorsey (to 24 May 1952)
Col Robert E. Galer (from 25 May)
Col John P. Condon (from 10 Aug)
Col George S. Bowman, Jr. (from 13
Jan 1953)
Col Edward B. Carney (from 1 Apr)
Executive Officer LtCol Robert J. Hoey (to 5 Jun 1952)
LtCol Joseph A. Gray (from 6 Jun)
Col George S. Bowman, Jr. (from 17 Aug)
LtCol Barnette Robinson (from 20 Feb
1953)
Col Robert J. Johnson (from 19 Mar)
Col William F. Hausman (from 30 Jun)

_Headquarters Squadron, MAG-12_

Commanding Officer Capt George Byers, Jr. (to 22 Apr 1952)
1stLt Daniel F. McConnell (from 24 Apr)
Maj Godfrey Muller (from 1 Jul)
Capt William M. Crooks (from 18 Sep)
Capt Edgar F. Remington (from 21 Dec)
Capt Bradford N. Slenning (from 15
May 1953)

_Marine Air Base Squadron 12 (MABS-12)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Carl M. Longley (to 31 Mar 1952)
Maj Sumner H. Whitten (from 1 Apr)
LtCol Graham H. Benson (from 25 Aug)
LtCol Barnette Robinson (from 11 Oct)
LtCol Eystein J. Nelson (from 1 Jan
1953)
LtCol Richard M. Huizenga (from 1 Mar)
LtCol Rufus D. Sams (from 1 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Robert A. Collett (to 31 Mar 1952)
Maj LeRoy T. Frey (from 1 Apr)
Maj Oscar C. Hauge, Jr. (from 26 May)
Maj Sumner H. Whitten (from 18 Aug)
LtCol Barnette Robinson (from 18 Sep)
Maj Frank Hick (from 11 Oct)
Maj Harry J. Anderson (from 20 Jan 1953)
LtCol Rufus D. Sams (from 14 Apr)
Maj Donald A. McMillan (from 11 Jul)

_Marine Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 12 (MAMS-12)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Joseph A. Gray (to 31 May 1952)
Maj James G. G. Taylor (from 1 Jun)
Maj William M. Johnston, Jr. (from 19
Aug)
Maj Leonard I. Beatty (from 29 Dec)
LtCol Walter E. Gregory (from 20 Feb
1953)
LtCol Clarence H. Moore (from 27 Jun)
Maj Mervin L. Taylor (from 18 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Robert E. Will (to 26 Apr 1952)
Maj James G. G. Taylor (from 27 Apr)
Capt Robert T. Kinsey (from 1 Jun)
Maj James G. G. Taylor (from 19 Aug)
Maj Warren L. MacQuarrie (from 1 Sep)
Maj John R. Hyneman (from 15 Dec)
Maj Leonard I. Beatty (from 20 Feb 1953)
Maj Alexander Gagyi (from 15 Apr)
Maj Mervin L. Taylor (from 12 Jul)

_Marine Attack Squadron 121 (VMA-121)_

Commanding Officer LtCol William Q. Houston, Jr. (to 19
Jun 1952)
LtCol Philip “L” Crawford (from 20 Jun)
LtCol Wayne M. Cargill (from 11 Sep)
LtCol Richard M. Huizenga (from 7 Dec)
LtCol John E. Hughes (from 1 Mar 1953)
Maj Richard L. Braun (from 21 Apr)
LtCol Harold B. Penne (from 16 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Henry W. Horst (to 31 May 1952)
Maj Robert H. Brumley (from 1 Jun)
Maj Julius B. Griffin (from 30 Jul)
LtCol Donald D. Blue (from 2 Nov)
LtCol Roy R. Hewitt (from 11 Dec)
LtCol John E. Hughes (from 17 Jan 1953)
Maj Mervin L. Taylor (from 1 Mar)
Maj Robert C. Woten (from 16 Jul)

_Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212)_
redesignated
_Marine Attack Squadron 212 (VMA-212)_
on 10 Jun 1952

Commanding Officer LtCol Robert L. Bryson (to 9 Jun 1952)
LtCol Graham H. Benson (from 10 Jun)
LtCol Maurice W. Fletcher (from 5 Sep)
LtCol Charles E. Dobson, Jr. (from 25
Oct)
LtCol Barnette Robinson (from 1 Jan
1953)
LtCol Louis R. Smunk (from 20 Feb)
Maj Edward C. Kicklighter (from 1 Jun)
LtCol James R. Wallace (from 19 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Richard B. Elliott (to 29 Feb 1952)
Maj Roy A. Thorson (from 8 Mar)
Maj Leslie C. Reed (from 10 Jun)
LtCol Walter E. Gregory (from 25 Oct)
Maj Norman O’Bryan (from 20 Feb 1953)
Maj Edward C. Kicklighter (from 7 Mar)
Maj Donald A. McMillan (from 1 Jun)
Maj Edward C. Kicklighter (from 19 Jun)
Maj Boris J. Frankovic (from 20 Jul)

_Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323)_
redesignated
_Marine Attack Squadron 323 (VMA-323)_
on 30 Jun 1952
(Transferred from operational control of the 1st Marine Aircraft
Wing on 7 Jul 1953)

Commanding Officer LtCol Richard L. Blume (to 25 Apr 1952)
Maj William A. Weir (from 26 Apr)
LtCol Henry S. Miller (from 1 Jun)
LtCol Kenneth R. Chamberlain (from 1
Sep)
LtCol Williard C. Lemke (from 20 Nov)
LtCol William M. Frash (from 13 Jan
1953)
LtCol Clarence H. Moore (from 11 Apr
to 26 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj William A. Weir (to 8 Jun 1952)
Maj Richard E. Pryor (from 9 Jun)
Maj Eystein J. Nelson (from 1 Sep)
Maj Thomas M. Forsyth, Jr. (from 20 Nov)
LtCol Clarence H. Moore (from 2 Jan
1953)
LtCol Frederick M. Rauschenbach (from
29 Jan)
Maj Robert C. Woten (from 3 May to 26
Jun)

_Marine Attack Squadron 332 (VMA-332)_
(Came under the operational control of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
on 29 May 1953)

Commanding Officer LtCol John B. Berteling (from 29 May
1953).
Executive Officer Maj Gordon L. Allen (from 29 May 1953)

_Marine Attack Squadron (VMA-251)_
attached to
_1st Marine Aircraft Wing_
on 9 Jun 1953

Commanding Officer LtCol Harold A. Harwood (from 9 Jun
1953)
Executive Officer Maj James W. Merritt (from 9 Jun 1953)

_Marine Night-Fighter Squadron 513 (VMF(N)-513)_

Commanding Officer LtCol John R. Burnett (to 11 Jun 1952)
Col Peter D. Lambrecht (from 12 Jun)
LtCol Jack C. Scott (from 19 Jun)
LtCol Homer G. Hutchinson, Jr. (from
9 Sep)
LtCol Robert F. Conley (from 20 Jan
1953)
LtCol Ross S. Mickey (from 6 May)
LtCol Robert L. Conrad (from 10 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj Frank H. Simonds (to 19 Apr 1952)
Maj William D. Patterson, Jr. (from
23 Apr)
LtCol Jack C. Scott (from 15 Aug)
Maj Gorden E. Gray (from 20 Aug)
LtCol Jack C. Scott (from 8 Sep)
LtCol Jack B. Winters (from 14 Sep)
Maj Dave E. Severance (from 20 Jan 1953)
Maj Richard M. Hunt (from 9 Jun)
LtCol Robert L. Conrad (from 24 Jun)
Maj Richard M. Hunt (from 10 Jul)

_Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33)_

Commanding Officer Col Martin A. Severson (to 23 May 1952)
Col John P. Condon (from 24 May)
Col Herbert H. Williamson (from 11 Aug)
Col Louis B. Robertshaw (from 22 Oct)
Col Arthur R. Stacy (from 10 May 1953)
Col John L. Smith (from 24 Jul)
Executive Officer LtCol Vernon O. Ullman (to 13 May 1952)
LtCol Graham H. Benson (from 14 May)
Col Herbert H. Williamson (from 26 Jul)
LtCol Darrell D. Irwin (from 11 Aug)
Col John P. Coursey (from 17 Aug)
Col Arthur R. Stacy (from 25 Mar 1953)
LtCol James K. Dill (from 11 May)
LtCol Thomas V. Murto, Jr. (from 26 Jul)

_Headquarters Squadron, MAG-33_

Commanding Officer Capt Allen R. Schutter (to 30 May 1952)
Maj Guy M. Cloud (from 1 Jun)
Maj Richard J. Collins (from 21 Jul)
Maj Reuel H. Pietz (from 1 Nov)
Maj Thomas J. Cushman, Jr. (from 14
Apr 1953)
Capt Jerry N. Hendershot (from 26 May)

_Marine Air Base Squadron 33 (MABS-33)_

Commanding Officer Maj Frank P. Barker, Jr. (to 9 Jun 1952)
Maj John W. Zuber (from 10 Jun)
Maj William D. Patterson, Jr. (from 6
Aug)
Maj Kenneth B. Nelson (from 9 Dec)
LtCol Bernard McShane (from 21 Apr 1953)
LtCol Arthur M. Moran (from 1 Jun)
LtCol Jack Cosley (from 26 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj George K. Harshberger (to 1 May
1952)
Maj Summerfield M. Taylor, Jr. (from
2 May)
Capt Frederic T. Watts, Jr. (from 11
Aug)
Maj Harold N. McLaffey (from 2 Oct)
Maj Darwin P. Glaese (from 23 Dec)
Capt George J. Collins (from 22 May
1953)

_Marine Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 33 (MAMS-33)_

Commanding Officer Maj Zadik Collier (to 1 Sep 1952)
Maj William N. Case (from 2 Sep)
Maj Patrick Harrison (from 5 Feb 1953)
Maj Julian P. Craigmiles (from 29 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Alton C. Bennett (from 1 Aug 1952)
Maj John L. Herndon (from 12 Aug)
Maj James Aldworth (from 2 Dec)
Capt Marshall S. Austin (from 22
April 1953)

_Marine Fighter Squadron 115 (VMF-115)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Thomas M. Coles (to 20 May 1952)
Maj John W. Zuber (from 21 May)
LtCol Robert C. Armstead (from 5 Jun)
Maj Wallace G. Wethe (from 17 Jul)
LtCol Royce W. Coln (from 18 Aug)
LtCol John B. Maas, Jr. (from 29 Sep)
LtCol Stoddard G. Cortelyou (from 1
Feb 1953)
LtCol Joe L. Warren (from 31 Mar)
LtCol Lynn H. Stewart (from 5 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Conrad G. Winter (to 26 Apr 1952)
Maj John W. Zuber (from 27 Apr)
Maj Griffith B. Doyle (from 21 May)
Maj Wallace G. Wethe (from 10 Jun)
Maj Arthur N. Nehf, Jr. (from 5 Aug)
LtCol Joseph F. Wagner, Jr. (from 19
Nov)
LtCol Joe L. Warren (from 2 Feb 1953)
Maj Carol Bernard (from 31 Mar)
Maj James H. Phillips (from 25 Jun)

_Marine Fighter Squadron 311 (VMF-311)_

Commanding Officer LtCol Darrell D. Irwin (to 2 Jun 1952)
Maj Henry W. Hise (from 3 Jun)
Maj Kenneth D. Frazier (from 10 Jun)
Maj William J. Sims (from 26 Jun)
LtCol Arthur H. Adams (from 1 Oct)
LtCol Francis K. Coss (from 1 Feb 1953)
LtCol Arthur M. Moran (from 21 Apr)
LtCol Bernard McShane (from 1 Jun)
Executive Officer Maj Jay E. McDonald (to 27 Mar 1952)
Maj Henry W. Hise (from 28 Mar)
Maj Kenneth D. Frazier (from 26 Jun)
Maj Harold A. Langstaff, Jr. (from 22
Aug)
Maj Williams J. Sims (from 1 Oct)
LtCol Walter R. Bartosh (from 12 Oct)
LtCol Arthur M. Moran (from 20 Jan
1953)
Maj John Skinner, Jr. (from 21 Apr)
Maj William D. Heier (from 3 Jul)

_Marine Attack Squadron (VMA-312)_
(On 16 Jun 1953, this squadron was reassigned to the
3d Marine Aircraft Wing.)

Commanding Officer LtCol Joe H. McGlothlin, Jr. (to 8
Apr 1952)
LtCol Robert E. Smith, Jr. (from 9 Apr)
LtCol George C. Axtell, Jr. (from 11
Jul)
LtCol Robert E. Cameron (from 4 Oct)
LtCol Winston E. Jewson (from 25 Jan
to 15 Jun 1953)
Executive Officer Maj Alexander S. Walker, Jr. (to 7
Apr 1952)
Maj Edmond P. Hartsock (from 9 Apr)
Maj Walter D. Persons (from 11 Jul)
Maj Marshall C. Gregory (from 1 Sep)
Maj James W. Baker (from 13 Jan 1953)
Maj Grover R. Betzer (from 2 Feb)
Maj James L. Cooper (from 4 May to 10
Jun)

_Marine Photographic Squadron 1 (VMJ-1)_

Commanding Officer Maj Robert R. Read (to 13 May 1952)
LtCol Vernon O. Ullman (from 14 May)
LtCol William H. Whitaker (from 11 Sep)
LtCol Howard L. Walter (from 1 Nov)
LtCol William M. Ritchey (from 16 Feb
1953)
LtCol Leslie T. Bryan, Jr. (from 15 May)
Executive Officer Maj Albert E. James (to 3 Jun 1952)
Maj Marion B. Bowers (from 4 Jun)
Maj Grant W. McCombs (from 18 Jul)
LtCol William H. Whitaker (from 28 Aug)
Maj Grant W. McCombs (from 11 Sep)
Maj Howard L. Walter (from 2 Oct)
Maj Louis Conti (from 6 Nov)
LtCol Grant W. McCombs (from 14 Dec)
Maj Louis Conti (from 5 Feb 1953)
Maj John E. Worlund (from 1 Apr)

_Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161 (HMR-161)_

Commanding Officer Col Keith B. McCutcheon (to 7 Aug 1952)
LtCol John F. Carey (from 8 Aug)
Col Owen A. Chambers (from 15 Mar 1953)
Executive Officer Maj James R. Dyer (to 10 May 1952)
Maj Zigmund J. Radolinski (from 11 May)
LtCol David M. Danser (from 28 May)
LtCol Russel R. Riley (from 1 Sep)
Maj Gilbert Percy (from 3 Jun 1953)
LtCol John H. King, Jr. (from 1 Jul)

_Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6)_

Commanding Officer LtCol William H. Herring (to 10 May
1952)
Maj Wallace J. Slappey, Jr. (from 11
May)
LtCol Elkin S. Dew (from 11 Sep)
LtCol William A. Cloman, Jr. (from 2
Feb 1953)
LtCol Earl E. Anderson (from 1 Jul)
Executive Officer Maj William G. MacLean, Jr. (from 1 Jul)
Maj Lynn E. Midkiff (from 26 Jun)
Maj Alton W. McCully (from 5 Feb 1953)
Maj John A. Hood (from 15 May)

_1st 90mm AAA Gun Battalion_

Battalion Commander Col Max C. Chapman (to 22 Nov 1952)
Col Edgar O. Price (from 23 Nov)
LtCol Henry S. Massie (from 7 Apr 1953)
Executive Officer LtCol Kenneth P. Dunkle (to 30 Apr 1952)
Maj Thomas J. Matthews (from 1 May)
Maj Robert H. Twisdale (from 15 Mar
1953)
Maj Henry V. Leasure (from 9 Jun)