COMMAND AND STAFF LIST 26TH MARINES, 20 JAN - 1 APR 1968 (Period covered in Presidential Unit Citation) 26TH MARINES Commanding Officer Col David E. Lownds (12Aug67-1Apr68) Executive Officer LtCol Louis A. Rann (28Sep67-1Apr68) S-1 1stLt Robert J. Mariz (29Jan68-29Jan68)(KIA) Capt Arnold R. Nelson (30Jan68-8Feb68) Capt Anthony V. Latorre, Jr. (9Feb68-1Apr68) S-2 Capt Harper L. Bohr, Jr. (1Aug67-7Feb68) Maj Jerry E. Hudson (8Feb68-17Mar68) Capt Thorvald P. E. Holm (18Mar68-1Apr68) S-3 Maj Wayne M. Wills (1Aug67-22Jan68) LtCol Edward J. A. Castagna (23Jan68- 1Apr68) S-4 Maj Aubrey L. Lumpkin (17Mar68-1Apr68) Communications Officer Maj John A. Shepherd (16Nov67-1Apr68) 1ST BATTALION, 26TH MARINES Commanding Officer LtCol James B. Wilkinson (5Jul67-29Feb68) LtCol Frederick J. McEwan (1Mar68-1Apr68) Executive Officer Maj Charles E. Davis III (23Dec7-31Jan68) Maj Howard J. McCarty (1Feb68-1Apr68)  S-1 1stLt Stephen A. Fitzgerald (13Dec67-31Jan68) 1stLt William J. Ferral (1Feb68-1Apr68) S-2 1stLt Anthony E. Sibley (6Dec67-13Feb68) 1stLt Ernest E. Spencer (14Feb68-1Apr68) S-3 Maj Bruce A. Greene (23Dec67-29Jan68) Maj Charles E. Davis III (30Jan68-1Apr68) S-4 Capt Robert C. Onslow (6Nov67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Headquarters and Service Company 1stLt Robert.A. Brown (20Dec67-16Feb68) 1stLt Paul G. Lojkovic (17Feb68-20Mar68) Capt Lajon R. Hutton (21Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "A" Capt Ray G. Snyder (15Dec67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "B" Capt Kenneth W. Pipes (20Dec67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "C" Capt David L. Ernst (15Jan68-15Feb68) 2dLt Paul W. Bush (l6Feb68-2Mar68) Capt Walter J. Egger (3Mar68-22Mar68 Capt Lawrence E. Seaman, Jr. (23Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "D" 1stLt Ernest E. Spencer UUAug67-13Feb68) Capt Edward J. Hughes, Jr. (l4Feb68-1Apr68)  2D BATTALION, 26TH MARINES Commanding Officer LtCol Francis J. Heath, Jr. (Jan68-1Apr68) Executive Officer Maj Royce L. Bond (Jan68-1Apr68) S-1 1stLt Richard J. Gustafson (16Jan-1Apr68) S-2 1stLt Edwin R. Matthews (Jan68-11Feb68) SSgt Horace E. Roland (12Feb68-9Mar68) 1stLt John C. Wainio (10Mar68-1Apr68) S-3 Maj Gerald F. Kurth (Jan68-1Apr68) S-4 Capt Erwin J. Martikke, Jr. (Jan68-18Mar68) Capt Earle G. Breeding, Jr. (19Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Headquarters and Service Company Capt Stanley M. Hartman (Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "E" Capt Earle G. Breeding Jr. (Jan68-8Mar68) 1stLt Joseph R. Meeks (9Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "F" Capt Charles F. Divelbiss (Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "G" Capt Lee R. Overstreet (Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "H" Capt Charles 0. Broughton (Jan68-1Apr68) 3D BATTALION, 26TH MARINES Commanding Officer LtCol Harry L. Alderman (21Aug6 7-14Mar68) LtCol John C. Studt (15Mar68-1Apr68) Executive Officer Maj Joseph M. Loughran, Jr. (9Sep67-1Apr68) S-1 1stLt Edward J. Paurazas Jr. (21Dec67-1Apr68) S-2 2dLt Jay G. Marks, Jr. (14Jan68-1Apr68) S-3 Maj. Matthew P. Caulfield (24Nov67-1Apr68) S-4 1stLt Jack A. Brage (16 Nov67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Headquarters and Service Company Capt Alfred Lardizabal, Jr. (29Nov67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "I" Capt William H. Dabney (24Nov67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "K" Capt Norman J. Jasper, Jr. (23Nov67-22Jan68) 1stLt Jerry Saulsbury (23Jan68-27Jan68) Capt Paul L. Snead (28Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "L" Capt Richard D. Camp, Jr. (30Jun67-29Jan68) Capt William F. Hurley (30Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "M" Capt John J. Gilece, Jr. (29Nov67-31Jan68) 1stLt John T. Esslinger (1Feb68-23Mar68) Capt Walter R. Jenkins (24Mar68-1Apr68)  1ST BATTALION, 9TH MARINES Commanding Officer LtCol John F. Mitchell (1Jan68-31Mar68) LtCol John J. H. Cahill (1Apr68) Executive Officer Maj Joseph A. Donnelly (1Jan68-1Apr68) S-1 1stLt Peter A. Woog (1Jan68-1Apr68) S-2 1stLt Robert J. Arboleda (1Jan68-1Apr68) S-3 Maj Edward M. Ringley (1Jan68-16Feb68) Capt Charles B. Hartzell (17Feb68-10Mar68) Maj Ted R. Henderson (11Mar68-1Apr68) S-4 1stLt John M. Georgi (1Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Headquarters and Service Company 1stLt Michael J. Walker (9Jan68-13Feb68) Capt John W. Cargile (14Feb68-31Mar68) Capt Edward R. Miller, Jr. (1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "A" Capt Henry J. M. Radcliffe (1Jan68-31Mar68) Capt Henry D. Banks (1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "B" Capt Robert T. Bruner (lJan68-26Jan68) 1stLt Arthur N. Mangham, Jr. (27Jan68-2Feb68) Capt John R. Williams, Jr. (3Feb68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "C" Capt John W. Cargile (9Jan68-13Feb68) Capt Ralph H. Flagler (14Feb68-1Apr68)  Commanding Officer Company "D" Capt Don F. Schafer (1Jan68-31Mar68) Capt John W. Cargile (1Apr68) 1ST BATTALION, 13TH MARINES Commanding Officer LtCol John A. Hennelly (10Dec67-1Apr68) Executive Officer Maj Ronald W. Campbell (13Jul67-1Apr68) S-1 2dLt Daniel W. Kelly (19Nov67-1Apr68) S-2 1stLt Walter K. Jones (21Dec67-4Mar68) 1stLt Leslie M. Palm (5Mar68-1Apr68) S-3 Capt Lawrence R. Salmon (13Jul67-8Mar68) Maj Gerald R. Houchin (9Mar68-1Apr68) S-4 1stLt Harold P. Klunk (1Dec67-20Feb68) Capt Tommy J. Hicks (21Feb68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Headquarters Battery 1stLt Ralph W. Dunn, Jr. (2Aug67-20Feb68) 1stLt Walter K. Jones (21Feb68-15Mar68) Capt Jerome P. Rogers (16Mar68-21Mar68) 1stLt Jacob W. Hughes, Jr. (22Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Battery "A" Capt Dennis L. Pardee (Aug67-29Feb68) Capt Victor B. Snider (1Mar68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Battery "B" 1stLt George G. Wood (2lJan68-29Feb68) Capt James C. Uecker (1Mar68-1Apr68)  Commanding Officer Battery "C" Capt William J. O'Connor (28Nov67-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Mortar Battery Capt Michael T. Pierson (5Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer 1st Provisional 155 Howitzer Battery, 3/12 Capt Joseph Taylor (5Jan68-29Feb68) Capt Stephen J. Hayes (1Mar68-1Apr68) ATTACHED UNITS Commanding Officer Company "A", 3d AT Battalion Capt James O. Lea (20Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "B", 3d Tank Battalion Capt Daniel W. Kent (?-24Jan68) Capt Claude W. Reinke (25Jan68-1Apr68) Commanding Officer Company "A", 3d Shore Party Battalion 1stLt Robert L. Singleton (28Jan68-4Mar66) Maj Howard W. Wahlfeld (5Mar68-1Apr68) Back to Table of Contents -- US Marines: Khe Sanh Back to Vietnam Military History List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2004 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com