Appendix A
Marine Task Organizations and Command List
January-December 1965
Marine Unit Vietnam
(CTU 79.3.5)
lJan-9Mar
Commanding Officer
ColJohnH. King,
Jr........................ .. lJan-9Mar
Sub-Unit 2, MABS-16
LtCol Thomas E. Vernon
...................... lJan-9Mar
HMM-365
LtCol Joseph Koler, Jr.
....................... IJan-lSFeb
HMM-163
LtCol Norman G. Ewers
..................... 18Feb-9Mar
1st LAAM Battalion
LtCol Bertram E. Cook, Jr.
.................... 8Feb-9Mar
Co L, 3/9
Capt John J. Sheridan
........................lJan-23Jan
CoD,l/3
Capt Terry Turner
.......................... 23Jan-9Mar
Co C, 7th Engineer Battalion
Maj William G. Bates
....................... 14Feb-9Mar
9th Marine Exeditionary Brigade
8Mar-6May
9th MEB Headquarters
Commanding General
BGen Frederick J. Karch
..................... 8Mar-6May
Deputy Commander
Col Donald H. Stapp
........................ .8Mar-3Apr
Col Clifford F. Quilici
....................... .4Apr-6May
Chief of Staff
Col Lowell D.
Grow.......................... 8Mar-3Apr
Col Donald H. Stapp
........................ .4Apr-6May
G-l
Maj Ruel T. Scyphers
...................... .8Mar-13Mar
Maj Samuel E. Englehart
.................... 14Mar-6May
G-2
Maj Edmund J. Regan, Jr.
................... .8Mar-6May
G-3
LtCol Joseph E. Muir
........................ 8Mar-6May
G-4
LtCol JosephG. Cervell
.................... .8Mar-16Apr
LtCol Joseph S. Heitzler
..................... 17Apr-6May
MAG-16
ColJohnH. King,
Jr........................ .9Mar-6May
H&MS-16
Maj John J. McMasters
..................... 14Mar-6May
HMM-163
LtCol Norman G. Ewers
.................... .9Mar-6May
HMM-162
LtCol OliverW. Curtis.
..................... .9Mar-6May
VMFA-531
LtCol William C. McGraw, Jr.
............... 10Apr-6May
VMCJ-1
LtCol Otis W. Gorman
...................... 16Apr-6May
VMO-2
LtCol George F. Bauman
..................... 3May-6May
Sub-Unit 2, MABS-16
LtCol Thomas E. Vernon
.................... .9Mar-6May
MASS-2
LtCol Paul L. Hitchcock
..................... 16Apr-6May
1st LAAM Battalion
LtCol Bertram E. Cook, Jr.
.................. .9Mar-6May
3d Marines
Col Edwin B. Wheeler
...................... 12Apr-6May
1/3
LtCol Herbert J. Bain
...................... .8Mar-27Apr
LtCol William H. Lanagan,
Jr................. 28Apr-6May
2/3
LtCol David A.
Clement..................... 10Apr-6May
3/9
LtCol Charles E. McPartlin,
Jr................. 8Mar-6May
3/4
LtCol Donald R. Jones
...................... 14Apr-27Apr
LtCol William W. Taylor
................... .28Apr-6May
Brigade Logistic Support Group
LtCol George H. Smith
..................... 12Mar-6May
Brigade Artillery Group
Captain Myron J. Kandra
................... UMar-llApr
Maj Gilbert W. Ferguson
.................... 12Apr-6May
1/12
Maj Gilbert W. Ferguson
.................... 12Apr-6May
Brigade Engineer Group
Maj William G.
Bates....................... 12Mar-6May
