Appendix C

U.S. Marine Officers Serving in Billets in South Vietnam and US SAG, Thailand 1973-1975

Billets in Vietnam (other than Marine Security Guard Battalion)

Chief, Plans and Liaison Branch, Operations and Plans Division, DAO

Col William B, Fleming Mar-Apr73

Cot Nicholas M. Trapnell, Jr. Apr73-Apr74

Col Paul L. Siegmund Apr74- Fcb75

Col Eugene R. Howard, Jr. Jan75-Apr75

Chief, VNMC Logistics Support Branch, Navy Division. DAO

LtCol Walter D. Fillmore Mar-Jun73

I.tCol George E. Strickland Jun73-Jun74

LtCol Anthony Lukcrnan Jun74-Apr75

Operations Staff Officer, Readiness Section, Operations and Training Branch, Operations and Plans Division, DAO

Maj Richard F. Johnson Mar73-Apr73

Maj Joseph F. Nardo Apr73-Jul73

LtCol Charles A. Barscow Jul73-Jul74

LtCol William E. McKinstry Jut74-Apr75

Liaison Officer, Four Power Joint Military Commission, RVN

Maj Larry D, Richards Mar73-May74

Maj Jaime Sabater, Jr. May74-Apr75

Operations Officer (forward, RVN), Joint Casualty Resolution Center

Capt James M. Srrickland Aug73-Aug74

Capt Anthony A. Wood Aug74-Apr75

Billets in USSAG, Thailand (Nakhon Phanom)

Chief of Operations and Plans Division

Col George T, Balzer Mar73-Jun73

Col Edward J. Bronars* Jun73-Jun74

Director. Surface Operarions

Col James P. Connolly II Jun74-May75

Plans Action Officer

Maj John J. Catty Mar73-May73

Maj Horace W. Baker May73-Apr74

Maj Edward A. Grimm Apr74-Apr75

Inspector, USSAG/Scventh Air Force

Col Melvin J, Stcinbctg Jun74-May75

Operations Officer, Join r Casualty Resolution Cenicr, Nakhon Phanom and Utapao (the Cenrcr moved to Samae San, just outside Urapao, in late 1974)

LtCol Charles Ward Jun?4-Jun75

*With Colonel Bronars' departure, USSAG discontinued the practice of making the senior Marine Corps officer the Chief, Operations and Plans Division, regardless of the seniority of the other members of the joint staff. Colonel Bronars' replacement. Colonel Connolly, was assigned to the Combat Operations Center.