1st Battalion, 4th Marines

Command Chronology

5 May to 31 May 1975

Organizational Data

1.        Designation                                                                     Commanders

          1st Battalion, 4th Marines                                                Lt/Col    H.E.    Hester                            5-31 May 1975

Subordinate Units

            Headquarters and Service Company                         Capt.    J.P.    Rigoulot                            5-31 May 1975

            Company A                                                                    Capt.    H.      Jensen                               5-31 May 1975

            Company B                                                                    Capt.    R.T.    Hickinbotham                   5-24 May 1975

                                                                                                    Capt.    J.P.    Feltner                             24-31 May 1975

            Company C                                                                   Capt.    M.O.V.    Green                           5-31 May 1975

            Company D                                                                   Capt.    W.J.    Wood                               5-31 May 1975

Attached Units

            1st Plt, Co C, 3rd Engr Bn                                                2nd Lt      Melshen

             PAO                                                                                   Cpl           Igo

             Det Disbursing                                                                  CWO       Henry

            1st Plt (rein), Co C, 3rd Recon Bn                                   2nd Lt      Graham

            1st Plt. CoA, 1st AmTrac Bn FMF                                   2nd Lt      Avila

            1st Plt, Co A, 3rd Tank Bn FMF                                       2nd Lt      Propst

             Btry G (-) (rein) 3rd Bn, 12th Mar                                     Capt        Howard

2.        Location

           5-31 May 1975 - BLT 1/4, Subic Bay, R.P.

           14-20 May 1975 - Det H&S Co (Cmd Grp), Co D (-), USS Mayaquez Operation

3.        Staff

           Executive Officer                                                              Maj         R.E.   Porter                 5-31 May 1975

           S-1/Adjutant                                                                      1st Lt      J.A.   Wester                5-28 May 1975

                                                                                                      CWO3    L.A.  Kramvik               28-31 May 1975

           AdminO                                                                             CWO3    L.A.  Kramvik               5-31 May 1975

           S-2                                                                                     2nd Lt     G.J.  Singley                 5-31 May 1975

           S-3                                                                                     Maj         C.A.  Shaver                 5-31 May 1975   

           S-3A                                                                                  Capt       J.P.   Feltner                 5-24 May 1975

                                                                                                      Capt       C.      Fox                      24-31 May 1975

           Air Liaison O                                                                    Capt        J.R.   Vallaster             5-7 May 1975

                                                                                                      Capt       J.D.   Holdstein             10-31 May 1975

          Forward Air Controller                                                      1st Lt      J.M.   Carter                  5-31 May 1975

                                                                                                      1st Lt      R.G.  Twigger                5-9 May 1975

                                                                                                      1st Lt       C.     Intermill                 10-31 May 1975

          S-4                                                                                      Capt        W.   Harley                    5-31 May 1975

          Embark O                                                                          2nd Lt      F.R. Eversole                5-31 May 1975

          Motor Transport O                                                            1st Lt       E.A.  Keith                      5-31 May 1975

         Supply O                                                                             2nd Lt      R.     Maestas                5-31 May 1975

        Communications O                                                            Capt         J.S.  Crites                    5-31 May 1975

        Chaplain                                                                              Lt.(USN)  S.H.  McCreary             5-31 May 1975

        Bn Surgeon                                                                         L/Cmdr    R.A.  Williams               5-31 May 1975

        Bn Dental O                                                                         Lt (USN)  G.T.  Murphy                 5-31 May 1975

        Legal O                                                                                CWO3      L.A.  Kramvik               5-31 May 1975

        Disbursing                                                                           CWO2      H.     Henry                    5-31 May 1975

        Sergeant Major                                                                   Sgt Maj     L.M. Bradley                 5-31 May 1975

4.        Personnel and Administration

          a.    Personnel Strength:            USMC                        USN

                                                             Off/Enl                        Off/Enl

                                                             56/1191                      2/40

          b.    Promotions:                        Regular                        Meritorious

                 PFC                                        0                                      27

                 L/Cpl                                     41                                      15

                 Cpl                                        14                                      39

                 Sgt                                           0                                        0

         c.    Commendations:    0

         d.    Administrative Discharges:

                General               1

                Undesirable        1

                BCD                    1

         e.    Court Martials:

                Summary        2

                Special           0

                General           0

         f.    Education:

                Courses completed        0

                Diplomas Earned            0

This page last corrected 11 September 2011