Volume 1 — APPENDIX B Command and Staff List of the First Provisional Marine Brigade
Reading edition
7 July—13 September 1950
Commanding General BrigGen Edward A. Craig
Deputy Commander BrigGen Thomas J. Cushman
Chief of Staff Col Edward W. Snedeker
G-1 Maj Donald W. Sherman
G-2 LtCol Ellsworth G. Van Orman
G-3 LtCol Joseph L. Stewart
G-4 LtCol Arthur A. Chidester
Special Staff Section
Adjutant Capt Harold G. Schrier
Supply Officer Maj James K. Eagan
Air Officer Maj James N. Cupp
Signal Officer Maj Elwin M. Stimpson
Air Observer Capt Edwin L. Rives
Signal Supply Officer 1stLt Joseph E. Conners
Engineer Supply Officer Capt William R. Gould
Liaison Officer LtCol Edward R. Hagenah
Brigade Surgeon Capt Eugene R. Hering, Jr., USN
Brigade Dental Officer LtComdr Jack J. Kelly, USN
Headquarters and Service Battalion
(32 officers—183 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Maj Richard E. Sullivan
Executive Officer Capt Samuel Jaskilka (to 18 Aug 50)
CoComdr, Hq Co 1stLt Nathaniel F. Mann, Jr.
Detachment, 1st Signal Battalion
(4 officers—99 enlisted men)
DetComdr Capt Earl F. Stanley
Company A, 1st Motor Transport Battalion
(6 officers—112 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Capt Arthur W. Ecklund
Company C, 1st Medical Battalion
(5 officers—94 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Comdr Robert A. Freyling, USN
Company A, 1st Shore Party Battalion
(12 officers—213 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Maj William L. Batchelor
Company A, 1st Engineer Battalion
(9 officers—209 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Capt George W. King
Detachment, 1st Ordnance Battalion
(5 officers—119 enlisted men)
DetComdr 1stLt Meyer La Bellman
Company A, 1st Tank Battalion
(9 officers—173 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Capt Gearl M. English
PlatComdr 1st Plat 1stLt William D. Pomeroy
PlatComdr 2d Plat 2dLt Robert M. Winter (to 3 Sep 50, WIA)
2dLt John S. Carson (3 Sep 50, KIA)
PlatComdr, 3d Plat 2dLt Granville G. Sweet
1st Battalion, 11th Marines
(44 officers—474 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer LtCol Ransom M. Wood
Executive Officer Maj Francis R. Schlesinger
Headquarters Battery:
Commanding Officer Capt James W. Brayshay
Service Battery:
Commanding Officer 1stLt Kenneth H. Quelch
Battery A:
Commanding Officer Capt James D. Jordan
Battery B:
Commanding Officer Capt Arnold C. Hofstetter
Battery C:
Commanding Officer Capt William J. Nichols, Jr.
Detachment, 1st Service Battalion
(11 officers—161 enlisted men)
DetComdr Capt Thomas M. Sagar
Detachment, 1st Combat Service Group
(5 officers—104 enlisted men)
DetComdr Maj Thomas J. O’Mahoney
Detachment, Reconnaissance Company
(2 officers—37 enlisted men)
DetComdr Capt Kenneth J. Houghton
Detachment, Military Police Company
(2 officers—36 enlisted men)
DetComdr 1stLt Nye G. Rodes
1st Amphibian Tractor Company
(10 officers—244 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer Maj James P. Treadwell
1st Amphibian Truck Platoon
(1 officer—75 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer 1stLt James E. Condra
VMO-6
Commanding Officer Maj Vincent J. Gottschalk
5th Marines
(132 officers—2452 enlisted men)
Commanding Officer LtCol Raymond L. Murray
Executive Officer LtCol Lawrence C. Hays, Jr.
S-1 1stLt Alton C. Weed
S-2 Maj William C. Esterline
S-3 LtCol George F. Waters, Jr. (to 29 Aug 50)
Maj Charles H, Brush, Jr.
S-4 Maj Harold Wallace
Special Staff, 5th Marines:
Chaplain LtComdr Orlando Ingvolstad, Jr., USN
Medical Officer Lt (jg) William E. Larsen, USN (to 11 Aug 50)
LtComdr Byron D. Casteel
Supply Officer Capt John V. Huff
Motor Transport Officer Capt William F. A. Trax (to 15 Aug 50)
1stLt James O. Alison
Ordnance Officer CWO Bill E. Parrish
Disbursing Officer Capt Kenneth L. Shaw
Communications Officer Maj Kenneth B. Boyd
Naval Gunfire Officer Lt Jerry C. Ragon, USN
Air Officer 1stLt Leo R. Jillisky
1st Battalion, 5th Marines:
Commanding Officer LtCol George R. Newton
Executive Officer Maj Merlin R. Olson
CO, H & S Company Capt Walter E. Godenius
CO, Company A Capt John R. Stevens
CO, Company B Capt John L. Tobin (to 17 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Francis I. Fenton, Jr.
CO, Weapons Company Maj John W. Russell
2d Battalion, 5th Marines:
Commanding Officer LtCol Harold S. Roise
Executive Officer LtCol John W. Stevens, II
CO, H & S Company 1stLt David W. Walsh
CO, Company D Capt John Finn, Jr. (to 8 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Andrew M. Zimmer (to 17 Aug 50, WIA)
1stLt Robert T. Hanifin, Jr. (to 22 Aug 50)
1stLt H. J. Smith
CO, Company E Capt George E. Kittredge (to 7 Aug 50, WIA)
1stLt William E. Sweeney (to 18 Aug 50)
Capt Samuel Jaskilka
CO, Weapons Company Maj Walter Gall (to 10 Aug 50)
Maj Theodore F. Spiker
3d Battalion, 5th Marines:
Commanding Officer LtCol Robert D. Taplett
Executive Officer Maj John J. Canney
CO, H & S Company 1stLt Arthur E. House, Jr. (to 22 Aug 50)
1stLt Harold D. Fredericks
CO, Company G 1stLt Robert D. Bohn
CO, Company H Capt Joseph C. Fegan, Jr. (to 18 Aug 50, WIA)
Capt Patrick E. Wildman
CO, Weapons Company Capt Patrick E. Wildman (to 19 Aug 50)
Maj Murray Ehrlich
Forward Echelon, 1st Marine Air Wing
Commanding General BrigGen Thomas J. Cushman
Chief of Staff Col Kenneth H. Weir
Marine Air Group 33:
Commanding Officer Col Allen C. Koonce (to 20 Aug 50)
Col Frank G. Dailey
Deputy Commander LtCol Norman J. Anderson
Executive Officer LtCol Radford C. West
CO, VMF-214 LtCol Walter E. Lischeid
CO, VMF-323 Maj Arnold A. Lund
CO, VMF(N)-513 Maj Joseph H. Reinburg
CO, Hq Squadron Capt Norman D. Glenn
CO, Service Squadron LtCol James C. Lindsay
CO, MTACS-2 Maj Christian C. Lee