G-5*

Col Fred J. Frazer ......................... .22Sep-31Dec

*Plans officer for Base Development and Military Construction.

MWHG-1

Col Albert L.Jones..........................29Jun-14Jul

LtCol Bertram E. Cook, Jr. .................. 15Jul-lAug

Col Edward I. Lupton ............... 2Aug-31Dec

MAG-11

Col Robert F. Conley .......................... 7Jul-2Nov

Col Emmett O. Anglin, Jr. ................... 3Nov-31Dec

MAG-12

Col John D. Noble ......................... 16May-18Sep

Col Leslie E. Brown ........... 19Sep-31Dec

MAG-16

Col John H. King, Jr. ...................... .6May-6Aug

Col Thomas J. O'Connor .................. .7Aug-31Dec

MAG-36

Col William G. Johnson ..................... lSep-31Dec

H&HS-l

Maj Robert A. Walker ...................... 11May-26Jul

Maj Chester A. Liddle, Jr. .................. .27Jul-31Dec

H&MS-11

LtCol Alfred F. McCaleb, Jr. ................... 7Jul-5Aug

Capt Albert K. Charlton ................... .6Aug-10Aug

LtCol William H. Bortz, Jr. ............... . 11Aug-31Dec

H&MS-12

LtCol John W. Kirkland ................... 25May-26Dec

Maj William E. Garman .................... 27Dec-31Dec

H&MS-16

Maj John J. McMasters. ..................... .6May-9Sep

LtCol Jerome L. Goebel ..................... 10Sep-31Dec

H&MS-36

LtCol Thomas G. Mooney ................... lSep-31Dec

MABS-11

LtCol Eddie E. Pearcy ......................... 7Jul-9Dec

Maj Douglas A. McCaughey, Jr. ........... 10Dec-31Dec

MABS-12

LtCol Alexander Wilson ................ 7May-24Sep

LtCol John W. Parchen. ................. .25Sep-31Dec

MABS-16

LtCol Thomas E. Vernon ................... .6May-31Dec

MABS-36

Maj Jack A. Kennedy ........................ lSep-31Dec

MASS-2

LtCol Paul L. Hitchcock .................. .6May-26May

LtCol Edward I. Lupton ..................... 27May-lAug

LtCol Ralph L. Cunningham, Jr. .......... 2Aug-31Dec

HMM-161

LtCol Gene W. Morrison. ................... .7May-18Sep

LtCol Rex C. Denny, Jr. .................... 19Sep-31Dec

HMM-162*

LtCol Oliver W. Curtis .................... .6May-15May

*Relieved by HMM-365. Unit then returned to Okinawa for rotation to ConUS.

HMM-163 *

LtCol Norman G. Ewers .....................6May-21Jun

*Relieved by HMM-261, assigned as SLF squadron 27Jun-10Oct when it was relieved by HMM-261.

HMM-261*

LtCol Men/in B. Porter. .................... 22Jun lOOct

*SLF squadron 10Oct-31Dec.

HMM-263

LtCol Truman Clark ........................ 120ct-31Dec

HMM-361

LtCol Lloyd F. Childers ...................... 1Aug-31Dec

HMM-362

LtCol James Aldworth ......................2Sep-31Dec

HMM-363*

Maj Willis D. Kellogg ............................ l 2Sep

LtCol George D. New ....................... 3Sep-31Dec

*Located at Qui Nhon lSep-31Dec; under operational control of CG, Task Force Alpha (USA).

HMM-364

LtCol William R. Lucas. ..................... .4Sep-31Dec

HMM-365*

LtCol Joseph Koler, Jr....................... 15May-30Jul

*HMM-365 relieved by HMM-361.

VMA-211

LtCol William E. Garman .................. . 110ct-31Dec

VMA-214

LtCol Keith O'Keefe. ..................... 21Jun-31Dec

VMA-223*

LtCol Alexander Wilson ................ . . 15Dec 31Dec

*VMA-311 relieved by VMA-223 under intra-theater rotation program.

VMA-224*

LtCol Thomas E. Mulvihill .................. .40ct-31Dec

*VMA-224 replaced VMA-225 under intra-theater rotation program.

VMA-225

LtCol Robert W. Baker .......................1Jun-3USep

VMA-311

LtCol Bernard J. Stender ..................... 1Jun-24Nov

LtCol Jack W. Harris. ..................... .25Nov 14Dec

VMCJ-1

LtCol Otis W. Gorman ...... ............... .6May 3Nov

LtCol Francis C. Opeka ..................... .4Nov-31Dec

VMFA-115

LtCol Clyde R. Jarrett. ....... 150ct-31Dec

VMFA-323

LtCol Andrew W. O'Donnell ........ lDec-31Dec

VMFA-513*

LtCol Walter C. Stewart, Jr. ............. 15Jun-140Ct

*VMFA-513 replaced by VMFA-115 under intra-theater rotation program.

VMFA-531

LtCol William C. McGraw, Jr.. ............. .6May-15Jun

VMFA-542

LtCol Richard A. Savage .................. 10Jul-3Dec

VMF(AW)-312

LtCol Richard B. Newport................... 19Dec-31Dec

VMO-2

LtCol George F. Bauman .................... 3May-31Dec

VMO-6

LtCol Robert J. Zitnik ....................... lSep-31Dec

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