Vol IV--Western Pacific Operations [Appendix G] (original) (raw)

Appendix G

Marine Task Organization and Command List1

Marine Group Units

A. Peleliu (6 September-14 October 1944)

| | Expeditionary Troops | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | CG | MajGen Julian C. Smith | | CofS | Col Dudley S. Brown | | F-1 | Col Harry E. Dunkelberger | | F-2 | LtCol Edmund J. Buckley | | F-3 | Col Robert O. Bare | | F-4 | LtCol Jesse S, Cook, Jr. | | | III Amphibious Corps (15Sep-14Oct) | | | CG | MajGen Roy S. Geiger | | CofS | Col Merwin H. Silverthorn | | C-1 | LtCol Peter A. McDonald | | C-2 | Col William F. Coleman | | C-3 | Col Walter A. Wachtler | | C-4 | Col Francis B. Loomis, Jr. | | | III Amphibious Corps Headquarters and Service Battalion (15Sept-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Floyd A. Stephenson | | | III Amphibious Corps Troops (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col Max D. Smith | | | 3d Base Headquarters Battalion (22Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol William O. Smith | | | 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Albert F. Reutlinger (to 21Sep44) | | | Capt Arthur J. Noonan (from 22Sep44 to 10Oct44) | | | | LtCoI Maynard M. Nohrden(from 11Oct44) | | | | 3d Armored Amphibian Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Kimber H. Boyer | | | 3d 155mm Howitzer Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Richard A. Evans | | | 6th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Capt John I. Fitzgerald, Jr. | | | 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (6Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Henry R. Paige | | | 8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Charles B. Nerren | | | 8th 155mm Howitzer Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj George V. Hanna, Jr. | | | 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Merlyn D. Holmes | | | 16th Field Depot (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Harlan C. Cooper |

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| | Headquarters, 1st Marine Division (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | CG | Maj Gen William H. Rupertus | | ADC | BGen Oliver P. Smith | | CofS | Col John T. Selden | | D-1 | Maj William E. Benedict (to 23Sep44) | | | LtCol Harold O. Deakin (from 24Sep44) | | | D-2 | LtCol John W. Scott, Jr. | | D-3 | LtCol Lewis J. Fields | | D-4 | LtCol Harvey C. Tschirgi | | | Division Headquarters and Service Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col Joseph F. Hankins (KIA 3Oct44) | | | LtCol Austin C. Shofner (from 3Oct44) | | | | 1st Engineer Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Levi W. Smith, Jr. | | | 1st Medical Battalion (15Sep-2Oct44) | | | CO | Cdr Emil E. Napp, MC, USN | | | 1st Motor Transport Battalion (14Sep-2Oct44) | | | CO | Capt Robert B. McBroom | | | 1st Pioneer Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Robert G. Ballance | | | 1st Service Battalion (15Sep-2Oct44) | | | CO | Col John Kaluf | | | 1st Tank Battalion (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | LtCol Arthur J. Stuart | | | 1st Marines (15Sep-2Oct44) | | | CO | Col Lewis B. Puller | | ExO | LtCol Richard P. Ross, Jr. | | R-3 | Maj Bernard T. Kelly | | | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines | | | CO | Maj Raymond G. Davis | | | 2d Battalion, 1st Marines | | | CO | LtCol Russell E, Honsowetz | | | 3d Battalion, 1st Marines | | | CO | LtCol Stephen V. Sabol | | | 5th Marines (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col Harold D. Harris | | ExO | LtCol Lewis W. Walt | | R-3 | Maj Walter S. McIlhenny (to 16Sep44) | | | Capt Donald A. Peppard (from 17Sep44) | | | | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Robert W. Boyd | | | 2d Battalion, 5th Marines | | | CO | Maj Gordon D. Gayle | | | 3d Battalion, 5th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Austin C. Shofner (WIA 15Sep44) | | | LtCol Lewis W. Walt (night 15-16Sep44) | | | | Maj John H. Gustafson (from 16Sep44) | | | | 7th Marines (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col Herman H. Hanneken | | ExO | LtCol Norman Hussa | | R-3 | Maj Walter Holomon | | | 1st Battalion, 7th Marines | | | CO | LtCol John J. Gormley | | | 2d Battalion, 7th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Spencer S. Berger | | | 3d Battalion, 7th Marines | | | CO | Maj E. Hunter Hurst | | | 11th Marines (15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col William H. Harrison | | ExO | LtCol Edson L. Lyman | | R-3 | LtCol Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. | | | 1st Battalion, 11th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Richard W. Wallace | | | 2d Battalion, 11th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Noah P. Wood, Jr. | | | 3d Battalion, 11th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Charles M. Nees |

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| | 4th Battalion, 11th Marines | | | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | CO | LtCol Louis C. Reinberg | | | Island Command, Peleliu(1st Echelon)(15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | BGen Harold D. Campbell |

B. Philippines

(20 October-11December 1944)

| | Headquarters, V Amphibious Corps Artillery (20Oct-29Nov44) | | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | | CG | BGen Thomas E. Bourke | | ExO | Col Bert A. Bone | | CofS | Col Harold C. Roberts | | A-1 | Capt George K. Acker | | A-2 | Maj Leo S. Unger | | A-3 | LtCol Floyd R. Moore | | A-4 | LtCol Richard H. Crockett | | | 5th 155mm Howitzer Battalion (21Oct-11Dec44) | | | CO | LtCol James E. Mills | | | 11th 155mm Gun Battalion(21Oct-11dec44) | | | CO | LtCol Thomas S. Ivey |

C. Iwo Jima

(19February-26 March 1945)

| | Expeditionary Troops (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | CG | LtGen Holland M. Smith | | CofS | Col Dudley S. Brown | | G-1 | Col Russell N. Jordahl | | G-2 | Col Edmond J, Buckley | | G-3 | Col Kenneth H. Weir | | G-4 | Col George R. Rowan | | | Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, FMFPac (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj James L. Jones | | | V Amphibious Corps (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CG | MajGen Harry Schmidt | | CofS | BGen William W. Rogers | | C-1 | Col David A. Stafford | | C-2 | Col Thomas R. Yancey, USA | | C-3 | Col Edward A. Craig | | C-4 | Col William F. Brown | | | V Corps Headquarters and Service Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Cyril M, Milbrath | | | V Corps Troops (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Alton A. Gladden | | | V Corps Signal Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Alfred F. Robertshaw | | | V Corps Medical Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LCdr William B. Clapp, MC, USN | | | 2d Separate Engineer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Charles O. Clark | | | 8th Field Depot (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Leland S. Swindler | | | 1st Provisional Field Artillery Group (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col John S. Letcher | | ExO | LtCol Marin H. Floom | | G-3 | Maj William D. Winters, Jr. | | | 2d 155mm Howitzer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Earl J. Rowse | | | 4th 155mm Howitzer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Douglas E. Reeve | | | V Corps Provisional LVT Group (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Harry W. G. Vadnais | | | 2d Armored Amphibian Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Reed M. Fawell, Jr. | | | 3d Amphibian Tractor Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Sylvester L. Stephan | | | 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj George L. Shead | | | 10th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Victor J. Croizat |

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| | 24th Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | CO | Maj Ralph E. Boulton | | | V Corps Evac Hosp No. 1 (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt H. G. Young, MC, USN | | | 11th Amtrac Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCoI Albert J. Roose | | | 27th Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Charles R. Puckett | | | 28th Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Michael V. DiVita | | | 30th Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Donald J. Kendall, Jr. | | | 31st Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Thomas B. Tighe | | | 34th Replacement Draft (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Neil A. Weathers, Jr. | | | Island Commander, Iwo Jima (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | MajGen James E. Chancy, USA | | | Headquarters, 3d Marine Division (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CG | Maj Gen Graves B. Erskine | | ADC | Col John B. Wilson | | CofS | Col Robert E. Hogaboom | | D-1 | Maj Irving R. Kriendler | | D-2 | LtCol Howard J. Turton | | D-3 | Col Arthur H. Butler | | D-4 | LtCol James D. Hittle | | | Division Headquarters and Service Battalion (19 Fe&16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Jack F. Warner (to 14Mar45) | | | LtCol Carey A. Randall (from 14Mar45) | | | | 3d Engineer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Walter S. Campbell | | | 3d Medical Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Cdr Anthony E. Reymont, MC, USN | | | 3d Motor Transport Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Ernest W. Fry, Jr. | | | 3d Pioneer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Edmund M. Williams | | | 3d Service Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Paul G. Chandler | | | 3d Tank Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Holly H. Evans | | | 3d Marines (19Feb-5Mar45) | | | CO | Col James A. Stuart | | ExO | LtCol Newton B. Barkley | | R-3 | Capt Paul H. Groth | | | 1st Battalion, 3d Marines | | | CO | LtCol Ronald R. Van Stockum | | | 2d Battalion, 3d Marines | | | CO | LtCol Thomas R. Stokes | | | 3d Battalion, 3d Marines | | | CO | LtCol Ralph L. Houser | | | 9th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Howard N. Kenyon | | ExO | LtCol Paul W. Russell | | R-3 | Maj Calvin W. Kunz | | | 1st Battalion, 9th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Carey A. Randall (to 6Mar45) | | | Maj William T. Glass (from 6-14Mar45) | | | | LtCol Jack F. Warner (from 14Mar45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 9th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Robert E. Cushman, Jr. | | | 3d Battalion, 9th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Harold C. Boehm |

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| | 21st Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | CO | Col Hartnoll J. Withers | | ExO | LtCol Eustace R. Smoak | | R-3 | Capt Andrew Hedesh | | | 1stBattalion, 21st Marines | | | CO | LtCol Marlowe C. Williams (WIA 22Feb45) | | | Maj Clay M. Murray (from 22Feb45, WIA 22Feb45) | | | | Maj Robert H. Houser (from 22Feb45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 21st Marines | | | CO | LtCol Lowell E. English (WIA 2Mar45) | | | Maj George A. Percy (from 2Mar45) | | | | 3d Battalion, 21st Marines | | | CO | LtCol Wendell H. Duplantis | | | 12th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Raymond F. Crist, Jr. | | ExO | LtCol Bernard H. Kirk | | R-3 | LtCol Thomas R. Belzer | | | 1st Battalion, 12th Marines | | | CO | Maj George B. Thomas | | | 2d Battalion, 12th Marines | | | CO | LtCol William T. Fairbourn | | | 3d Battalion, 12th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Alpha L. Bowser, Jr. | | | 4th Battalion, 12th Marines | | | CO | Maj Joe B. Wallen | | | Headquarters, 4th Marine Division (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CG | MajGen Clifton B. Cates | | ADC | BGen Franklin A. Hart | | CofS | Col Merton J. Batchelder | | D-1 | Col Orin H. Wheeler | | D-2 | LtCol Gooderham L. McCormick | | D-3 | Col Edwin A. Pollock | | D-4 | Col Matthew C. Homer | | | Division Headquarters and Service Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Bertrand T. Fay | | | 4th Engineer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Nelson K. Brown | | | 4th Medical Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Cdr Reuben L. Sharp, MC, USN | | | 4th Motor Transport Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Ralph L. Schiesswohl | | | 4th Pioneer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Richard G. Ruby | | | 4th service Battalion | | | CO | LtCol John E. Fondahl | | | 4th Tank Battalion | | | CO | LtCol Richard K. Schmidt | | | 23d Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Walter W. Wensinger | | ExO | LtCol Edward J. Dillon | | R-3 | Maj Henry S. Campbell | | | 1st Battalion, 23d Marines | | | CO | LtCol Ralph Haas (KIA 20Feb45) | | | LtCol Louis B. Blissard (from 20Feb45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 23d Marines | | | CO | Maj Robert H. Davidson (WIA 7Mar45) | | | LtCol Edward J. Dillon (7-11Mar45) | | | | Maj Robert H. Davidson (from 11Mar45) | | | | 3d Battalion, 23d Marines | | | CO | Maj James S. Scales | | | 24th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Walter I. Jordan | | ExO | LtCol Austin R. Brunelli (to 8Mar45) | | | None shown (8-16 Mar 45) | | | R-3 | Maj Webb D. Sawyer |

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| | 1st Battalion, 21th Marines | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | CO | Maj Paul S. Treitel (to 8Mar45) | | | LtCol Austin R. Brunelli (from 8Mar45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 2hth Marines | | | CO | LtCol Richard Rothwell | | | 3d Battalion, 24th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Alexander A. Vandegrift, Jr. (WIA 23Feb45) | | | Maj Doyle A. Stout (from 23Feb45) | | | | 25th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col John R. Lanigan | | ExO | LtCol Clarence J. O�Donnell | | R-3 | Maj John H. Jones | | | 1st Battalion, 25th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Hollis U. Mustain (KIA 21Feb45) | | | Maj Fenton J. Mee (from 21Feb45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 25th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Lewis C. Hudson, Jr. (WIA 20Feb45) | | | LtCol James Taul (from 20Feb45) | | | | 8d Battalion, 25th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Justice M. Chambers (WIA 22Feb45) | | | Capt James C. Headley (from 22Feb45) | | | | 14th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Louis G. DeHaven | | ExO | LtCol Randall M. Victory | | R-3 | Maj Frederick J. Karch | | | 1st Battalion, 14th Marines | | | CO | Maj John B. Edgar, Jr. | | | 2d Battalion, 14th Marines | | | CO | Maj Clifford B. Drake | | | 3d Battalion, 14th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Robert E. MacFarlane (WIA 19Feb45) | | | Maj Harvey A. Feehan (from 19-23Feb45) | | | | LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (from 23Feb-10Mar45) | | | | Maj Harvey A. Feehan (from 10Mar45) | | | | 4th Battalion, 14th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (to 23Feb45) | | | Maj Roland J. Spritzen (from 23Feb-10Mar45) | | | | LtCol Carl A. Youngdale (from 10Mar45) | | | | Headquarters, 5th Marine Division (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CG | MajGen Keller E. Rockey | | ADC | BGen Leo D. Hermle | | CofS | Col Ray A. Robinson | | D-1 | Col John W. Beckett | | D-2 | LtCol George A. Roll | | D-3 | Col James F. Shaw, Jr. | | D-4 | Col Earl S. Piper | | | Headquarters Battalion, 5th Marine Division (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj John Ayrault, Jr. | | | 5th Engineer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCoI Clifford H. Shuey | | | 5th Medical Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LCdr William W. Ayres, MC, USN | | | 5th Motor Transport Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Arthur F. Torgler, Jr. | | | 5th Pioneer Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Robert S. Riddell |

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| | 5th Service Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | CO | Maj Francis P. Daly (KIA 22Feb45) | | | None shown (from 22-27Feb45) | | | | Maj Gardelle Lewis (from 27Feb45) | | | | 5th Tank Battalion (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol William R. Collins | | | 26th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Chester B. Graham | | ExO | Col Lester S. Hamel | | R-3 | LtCol William K. Davenport, Jr. | | | 1st Battalion, 26th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Daniel C. Pollock (WIA 19Mar45) | | | Maj Albert V.K. Gary (from 19Mar45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 26th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Joseph P. Sayers (WIA 23Feb45) | | | Maj Amedeo Rea (from 23Feb45) | | | | 3d Battalion, 26th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Tom M. Trotti (KIA 22Feb45) | | | Capt Richard M. Cook (22Feb45 only) | | | | Maj Richard Fagan (from 23Feb45) | | | | 27th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Thomas A. Wornham | | ExO | Col Louis C. Plain (WIA 19Feb45) | | | LtCol James P. Berkeley (from 15Mar45) | | | R-3 | LtCol Justin G. Duryea (to 4Mar45) | | | Capt Franklin L. Smith (from 5Mar45) | | | | 1st Battalion, 27th Marines | | | CO | LtCol John A. Butler (KIA 5Mar45) | | | LtCol Justin G. Duryea (from 5Mar45, WIA 9Mar45) | | | | Maj William H. Tumbleston (from 9Mar45, WIA 14Mar45) | | | | Maj William H. Kennedy, Jr. (from 14Mar45) | | | | 2d Battalion, 27th Marines | | | CO | Maj John W. Antonelli (WIA 9Mar45) | | | Maj Gerald F. Russell | | | | 3d Battalion, 27th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Donn J. Robertson | | | 28th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col Harry B. Liversedge | | ExO | LtCol Robert H. Williams | | R-3 | Maj Oscar F. Peatross (to 14Mar45) | | | LtCol Charles E. Shepard, Jr. (from 15Mar45) | | | | 1st Battalion, 28th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Jackson B. Butterfield | | | 2d Battalion, 28th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Chandler W. Johnson (KIA 2Mar45) | | | Maj Thomas B. Pearce, Jr. (from 2Mar45) | | | | 3d Battalion, 28th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Charles E. Shepard, Jr. (to 14Mar45) | | | Maj Tolson A. Smoak (from 14Mar45) | | | | 13th Marines (19Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Col James D. Waller | | ExO | LtCol Kenyth A. Damke | | R-3 | LtCol Jack Tabor | | | 1st Battalion, 13th Marines | | | CO | LtCol John S. Oldfield | | | 2d Battalion, 13th Marines | | | CO | Maj Carl W. Hjerpe | | | 3d Battalion, 13th Marines | | | CO | LtCol Henry T. Wailer | | | 4th Battalion, 13th Marines | | | CO | Maj James F. Coady |

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Marine Air Units

| | Headquarters Squadron Detachment, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing2 (C-10Mar-4Jul45)3 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | CO, Hq Sqn-1 | Capt Robert W. Baile | | | Advance Echelon, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (B-24Sep-14Oct44) | | | CG | Maj Gen James T. Moore | | AWC | 13Gen Harold D. Campbell | | CofS | Col John Wehle | | W-1 | Maj William K. Lations | | W-2 | (None shown) | | W-3 | Col Ronald D. Salmon | | W-4 | LtCol Walter T. Brownell | | CO, Hq Sqn-2 | Maj Charles C. Campbell | | | 4th Marine Base Defense Aircraft Wing (Redesignated 4th Marine Aircraft Wing effective 10Nov44) (A-25Dec43-26Mar45) | | | CG | BGen Lewie G. Merritt (to 15May44) | | | BGen Thomas J. Cushman (from 15May-20Aug44) | | | | MajGen Louis E. Woods (from 21Aug44) | | | AWC | (None shown to 20Aug44) | | | BGen Thomas J. Cushman (from 21Aug-31Oct44) | | | | (None shown from 1Nov44) | | | CofS | Col Frank H. Lamson-Scribner | | W-1 | Maj Maurice L. McDermond (to 15Mar44) | | | Maj Lloyd E. Pike (from 16Mar-5Sep44) | | | | Col Lawrence T. Burke (from 6Sep-17Nov44) | | | | LtCol Corey C. Brayton (from 18Nov44) | | | W-2 | Capt Charles J. Greene, Jr. (to 10Oct44) | | | Capt Thomas C. Andrews (from 11Oct44> | | | W-3 | Col Lawrence T. Burke (to 2Feb44) | | | Col Carson A. Roberts (from 3Feb-12Apr44) | | | | Col Lawrence T. Burke (from 13Apr-16Jun44) | | | | LtCol Lee C. Merrell, Jr. (from 16Jun-15Sep44) | | | | Col Calvin R. Freeman (from 16Sep44-1Feb45) | | | | Maj Elmer G, Glidden, Jr. (from 2Feb-14Mar45) | | | | LtCol Martin A. Severson (from 15Mar45) | | | W-4 | Maj Melville M. Nenefee (to 30Sep44) | | | Maj Granville Mitchell (from 1Oct44) | | | CO, Hq Sqn-4 | Maj Melchior B. Trelfall (to 15Oct44) | | | Maj Charles C. Boyer (from 16Oct-14Dec44) | | | | LtCol Alfred C. Cramp (from 15Dec44-24Jan45) | | | | 2dLt Robert J. Brown, Jr. (from 25Jan-3Feb45) | | | | Maj George F. Webster (from 4Feb45) | | | | Marine Aircraft Group 11 Advance Echelon (B-15Sep-14Oct44) Rear Echelon (B-25Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Col Caleb T. Bailey | | ExO | Col John S. Holmberg | | GruOpsO | LtCol Jeslyn R. Bailey | | CO, Hq Sqn-11 | Capt Cornelius Cole II | | CO, SMS-11 | Maj Leslie T. Bryan, Jr. | | | Marine Aircraft Group 12 Advance Echelon (C-3Dec44-4July45) Rear Echelon (C-17Mar-4Jul45) | | | CO | Col William A. Willis (to 26Feb45) | | | Col Verne J. McCaul (from 27Feb45) | |

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ExO LtCol John L. Winston
GruOpsO LtCol Frederick E. Leek
CO, Hq Sqn-12 Capt Francis L. O�Melia
CO, SMS-12 Capt William B. Freeman
Marine Aircraft Group 13 (A-31Jan44-26Mar45)
CO Col Lawrence Norman (to 16Dec44)
LtCol Chauncey V. Burnett (from 17Dec44)
ExO Col Athur F. Binney (to 15Jul44)
LtCol Avery R. Kier (from 16Jul44-4Sep44)
LtCol Zane Thompson, Jr. (from 5Sep-8Oct44)
LtCol Chauncey V. Burnett (from 9Oct-16Dec44)
LtCol Zane Thompson, Jr. (from 17Dec44-3Feb45)
LtCol Edward J. Moore (from 4Feb-11Mar45)
LtCol John V. Kipp (from 12Mar45)
GruOpsO LtCol Zane Thompson, Jr. (to 9May44)
LtCol Avery R. Kier (from 10May-15Jul44)
LtCol Zane Thompson, Jr. (from 16Jul-4Sep44)
LtCol Paul R. Byrum, Jr. (from 5Sep-8Oct44)
LtCol Zane Thompson, Jr. (from 9Oct-16Dec44)
Maj James C. Otis (from 17Dec44-10Mar45)
LtCol Edward J. Moore (from 11Mar45)
CO, Hq Sqn-13 Maj Harlan Rogers (to 22Apr44)
Maj Stanley W. Burke (from 23Apr-3Dec44)
Capt Clement F. Hahn, Jr. (from 4Dec44)
CO, SMS-13 Maj David Ahee (to 9Jun44)
LtCol Corey C. Brayton, Jr. (from 10Jun-7Nov44)
Maj Joseph A. Gray (from 8Nov44)
Marine Aircraft Group 14 Advance Echelon (C-11Jan-15May45) Rear Echelon (C-23Feb-28May45)
CO Col Zebulon C. Hopkins (to 17May-45)
Col Edward A. Montgomery (from 18May45)
ExO LtCol Curtis W. Smith, Jr.
GruOpsO Maj William C. Humberd
CO, Hq Sqn-14 Capt Robert M. Crooks
CO, SMS-14 Capt Droel H. Looney
Marine Aircraft Group 15 (A-1Apr44-25Mar45)
CO LtCol Ben Z. Redfield (to 31May44)
Col Thomas J. McQuade (from 1Jun-30Sep44)
LtCol Ben Z. Redfield (from 10Oct44)
ExO Maj Neil R. MacIntyre (to 31May44)
LtCol Ben Z. Redfield (from 1Jun-30Sep44)
LtCol George D. Omer (from 1-31Oct44)
LtCol Stanley W. Trachta (from 1Nov44-28Feb45)
LtCol Edward F. Knight (from 1Mar45)
GruOpsO Maj Ridgway Baker (to 1Oct44)
Maj Clifford R. Banks, Jr. (from 1-31Oct44)
LtCol Edward F. Knight (from 1Nov44-21Jan45)
Maj Charles W. Sommers, Jr. (from 22Jan-5Mar45)
LtCol Desmond E. Canavan (from 6Mar45)
CO, Hq Sqn-15 Capt Louis F. Ferguson (to 15Oct44)
Maj Melchior B. Trelfall (from 16Oct44-6Mar45)
Maj Peter Ficker (from 7Mar45)
CO, SMS-15 Maj Thomas H. Ray (to 8Sep44)
1st Lt Thomas F. Wade, Acting (from 9Sep-5Nov44)
Maj Thomas H. Ray (from 6Nov44)

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| | Marine Aircraft Group 21 (A-27Jul44-26Mar45) | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | CO | Col Peter P. Schrider (to 6Sep44) | | | Col Edward B. Carney (from 7Sep44) | | | ExO | LtCol James A. Booth, Jr. (to 2Oct44) | | | (None shown 3Oct-28Nov44) | | | | LtCoI George D. Omer (from 29Nov44-7Jun45) | | | | LtCol Wilfred J. Huffman (from 8Jan45) | | | GruOpsO | LtCol Robert W. Clark (to 3Sep44) | | | LtCol James A. Embrey, Jr. (from 4Sep44-6Mar45) | | | | LtCol John S. Carter (from 7Mar45) | | | CO, Hq Sqn-21 | Maj Robert F. Higley | | CO, SMS-21 | Maj Charlton B. Ivey (to 22Aug) | | | Capt Albert I. Haas (from 23Aug44-30Jan45) | | | | LtCol George E. Congdon (from 31Jan45) | | | | Marine Aircraft Group 22 (A-19Feb44-26Mar45) | | | CO | Col James M. Daly (to 9Oct44) | | | Col Daniel W. Torrey, Jr. (from 10Oct44) | | | ExO | LtCol Richard D. Hughes (to 14Aug44) | | | (None shown from 15-19Aug44) | | | | Col Edward B. Carney (from 20Aug-17Sep44) | | | | LtCol Harrison Brent, Jr. (from 4Aug-17Sep44) | | | | LtCol Elmer A. Wrenn (from 8Jan45) | | | GruOpsO | LtCol Julian F. Walters (to 24JuI44) | | | LtCol Charles R. Luers (from 25Jul-3Aug44) | | | | LtCol Harrison Brent, Jr. (from 4Aug-17Sep44) | | | | LtCol Charles R. Luers (from 18Sep-9Nov44) | | | | Maj Thomas C. Colt, Jr. (from 10Nov44) | | | CO, Hq Sqn-22 | 1stLt John W. Hackner, Jr. (to 20Nov44) | | | Maj Alfred C. Cramp (From 21Nov-18Dec44) | | | | Capt Lindsay K. Dickey (from 19Dec44) | | | CO, SMS-22 | Capt John A. Hood (to 15Aug44) | | | Capt Arthur Blakeney (from 16Aug44-25Jan45) | | | | Maj Bruce Prosser (from 26Jan45) | | | | Marine Aircraft Group 24 Advance Echelon (C-11Jan-8Apr45) Rear Echelon (C-22Jan-8Apr45) | | | CO | LtCol Lyle H. Meyer (to 31May45) | | | Col Warren E. Sweetser, Jr. (From 1Jun45) | | | ExO | LtCol John H. Earle, Jr. | | GruOpsO | LtCol Keith B. McCutcheon | | CO, Hq Sqn-24 | Capt J. Devereaux Wrather, Jr. | | CO, SMS-24 | Capt Horace C. Baum, Jr. (to 21Jan45) | | | Maj William K. Snyder (from 22Jan45) | | | | Marine Aircraft Group 25 (C-30Oct-1Apr45) | | | CO | Col Allen C. Koonce (to 13Feb45) | | | Col Harold C. Major (from 14Feb45) | | | ExO | LtCol John P. Coursey (to 13Nov44) | | | LtCol William H. Klenke, Jr. (from 25Nov44-8Feb45) | | | | Col Warren E. Sweetser, Jr. (from 9Feb45) | | | GruOpsO | LtCol Theodore W. Sanford, Jr. (to 4Mar45) | | | LtCol William H. Klenke, Jr. (from 5Mar45) | | | | |

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CO, Hq Sqn-25 Capt LeRoy M. James (to 21Oct44)
Maj Theodore E, Beal (from 22Oct-9Nov44)
Maj Charles J. Prall (from 10Nov44)
CO, SMS-25 LtCol Hillard T. Shepard (to 14Nov44)
LtCol Albert S. Munsch (from 15Nov44)
Marine Aircraft Group 31 (A-7Feb44-26Mar45)
CO Col Calvin R. Freeman (to 12Sep44)
LtCol Ralph K. Rottet (from 13Sep-13Dec44)
LtCol Martin A. Severson (from 13Dec44-5Mar45)
Col John C. Munn (from 6Mar45)
ExO Col Edward B. Carney (to 16Aug44)
LtCol Ralph K. Rottet (from 17Aug-13Dec44)
LtCol Richard D. Hughes (from 13Dec44-15Jan45)
LtCol Gordon E. Hendricks (from 16Jan45)
GruOpsO LtCol Ralph K. Rottet (to 16Aug44)
LtCol Richard D. Hughes (from 17Aug-12Sep44)
LtCol Kenneth D. Kerby (from 13-30Sep44)
LtCol Lee C. Merrell, Jr. (from 1Oct-21Dec44)
LtCol Kirk Armistead (from 22Dec44)
CO, Hq Sqn-31 Capt Warren S. Adams II (to 9Apr44)
Capt James C. Woodhull, Jr. (from 10Apr-31Dec44)
Capt William L. Thompson (from 1Jan-4Feb45)
Maj Leon A. Danco (from 5Feb45)
CO, SMS-31 Capt Neil A. Vestal (to 14Mar44)
Capt John Zouck (from 15Mar44-18Feb45)
Maj Archibald M. Smith, Jr. (from 19Feb45)
Marine Aircraft Group 32 Group Echelon (C-27Jan-22Feb45) Flight Echelon (C-31Jan-22Feb45) Advance Echelon (C-10Mar-4Jul45) Rear Echelon (C-17Mar-4Jul45)
CO Col Clayton C. Jerome
ExO LtCol John L. Smith
GruOpsO LtCol Wallace T. Scott
CO, Hq Sqn-32 Capt Harold L.Maryott (to 17Mar45)
1stLt Robert W. Mazur (from 18Mar45)
CO, SMS-32 Maj Jack D. Kane
Air Warning Squadron 1 (A-20Feb44-26Mar45)
CO Capt William D. Felder (to 20Dec44)
Capt Edward R. Stainback (from 21Dec44)
Advance Echelon,Marine Observation Squadron 1 (D-19Feb-8Mar45)
CO Lt Anthony E. Barrett, Jr.
Air Warning Squadron 3 (C-17Apr-4Jul45)
CO Capt Harold W. Swope (to 1Jul45)
Capt Freeman R. Cass (from 2Jul45)
Advance Echelon,Marine Observation Squadron 3 (B-15Sep-14Oct44)
CO Capt Wallace J. Slappey, Jr.
Air Warning Squadron 4 (C-10Mar-4Jul45)
CO Capt Charles T. Porter
Marine Observation Squadron 4 (D-19Feb-16Mar45)
CO 1stLt Thomas Rozga
Marine Observation Squadron 5 (D-19Feb-16Mar45)
CO 1stLt Roy G. Miller

--792--

| | Marine Fighter Squadron 111 (A-7Mar44-26Mar45) | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | CO | Maj J. Frank Cole (to 6Apr44) | | | Maj William E. Clasen (from 7Apr-27Oct44) | | | | Maj William T. Herring (from 28Oct44-1Mar45) | | | | Maj Robert D. Kelly (from 2Mar45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 112 (USS Bennington) (D-15Feb-4Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Herman Hansen, Jr. | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 113 (A-15Jan44-26Mar45) | | | CO | Capt Loren D. Everton (to 7Sep44) | | | Maj Charles Kimak (from 8Sep-18Dec44) | | | | Maj Philip R. White (from 19Dec44-20Feb45) | | | | Maj Hensley Williams (from 21Feb45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 114 Ground Echelon (B-15Sep-140et44) Flight Echelon (B-26Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Capt Robert F. Stout | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 115 (C-17Dec44-4Jul45) | | | CO | Maj John H. King, Jr. (to 29May45) | | | Maj John S. Payne (from 30May45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 12 Ground Echelon (B-15Sep-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Walter J. Meyer | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 122 Ground Echelon (B-15Sep-14Oct44) Flight Echelon (B-1-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Joseph H. Reinburg | | | Advance Echelon Marine Fighter Squadron 123 (USS Bennington) (D-15Feb-4Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Everett V. Alward (to 25Feb45) | | | Maj Thomas E. Mobley (from 25Feb45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 124 (USS Essex) (C-3-22Jan45) (D-15Feb-4Mar45) | | | CO | Maj William A. Millington | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 133 (C-22Jan-4Jul45) | | | CO | Maj Lee A. Christoffersen (to 8Mar45) | | | Maj Floyd Cummings (from 9Mar45) | | | | Marine Torpedo-Bomber Squadron 134 Ground Echelon (B-30Sep-14Oct44) Flight Echelon (B-6-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Russell R. Riley | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 142 Ground Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) Flight Echelon (C-27Jan4Jul45) | | | CO | Capt Hoyle R. Barr (to 8Jun45) | | | Maj James L. Fritsche (from 9Jun45) | | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 151 (A-29Feb44-26Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Gordon H. Knott (to 30Oct44) | | | Maj Randolph C. Berkeley, Jr. (from 31Oct-4Dec44) | | | | Maj Bruce Presser (from 5Dec44-25Jan45) | | | | Maj Robert J. Shelley, Jr. (from 25Jan45) | | | | Marine Observation Squadron 155 (redesignated Marine Fighter Squadron 155, effective 31Jan45) (A-1Nov44-26Mar45) | | | CO | Capt John P. Haines, Jr. (to 13Jan45) | | | Maj John E. Reynolds (from 14Jan-14Feb45) | | | | Maj Wayne M. Cargill (from 15Feb45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 211 (C-5Dec44-4Jul45) | |

--793--

CO Maj Stanislaus J. Witomski (to 30Jan45)
Maj Philip B.May (from 31Jan-20Mar45)
Maj Angus F. Davis (from 21Mar45)
Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (C-19Jan-14May45)
CO Maj Quinton R. Johns (to 27Apr45)
Maj John P. McMahon (from 28Apr45)
Marine Fighter Squadron 213 (USS Essex) (C-3-22Jan45) (D-15Feb-4Mar45)
CO Maj Donald P. Frame (to 28Jan45)
Maj Louis R. Smunk (from 29Jan-4Feb45)
Maj David E.Marshall (from 5Feb45)
Advance Echelon,Marine Fighter Squadron 216 (USS Wasp) (D-15Feb-4Mar45)
CO Maj George E. Dooley
Advance Echelon,Marine Fighter Squadron 217 (SS Wasp) (D-15Feb-4Mar45)
CO Maj Jack R. Amende, Jr. (to 16Feb45)
Maj George E. Buck (from 17Feb45)
Marine Fighter Squadron 218 (C-10Mar-4Jul45)
CO Maj John M. Massey
Advance Echelon,Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (USS Bunker Hill) (D-15Feb-4Mar45)
CO Maj Edwin S. Roberts, Jr.
Marine Fighter Squadron 222 (C-11Jan-14May45)
CO Maj Roy T. Spurlock (to 27Apr45)
Maj Harold A. Harwood (from 28Apr45)
Flight Echelon,Marine Fighter Squadron 223 (C-19Jan-15May45)
CO Maj Robert F. Flaherty (to 24Mar45)
Maj Robert W. Teller (from 25Mar-16Apr45)
Maj Howard E. King (from 17Apr45)
Marine Fighter Squadron 224 (A-1Jan44-26Mar45)
CO Maj Darrell D. Irwin (to 24Aug44)
Maj Howard A. York (from 24Aug-31Dec44)
Maj James W. Poindexter (from 31Dec44)
Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 231 (A-4Feb44-1Aug45)
CO Maj Elmer G. Glidden, Jr. (to 4Sep44)
Maj William E. Abblitt (from 5Sep44-3Feb45)
Maj Joseph W. White, Jr. (from 3Feb45)
Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 233 (C-26Jun-6Jul45)
CO Capt Edmund W. Berry
Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 236 Advance Echelon (C-11Jan-4Jul45) Rear Echelon (C-28Jan-4Jul45)
CO Maj Fred J. Frazer
Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 241 Advance Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) Rear Echelon (C-25Jan-4Jul45)
CO Maj Benjamin B. Manchester, III (to 19Feb45)
Maj Jack L. Brushert (from 20Feb45)
Advance Echelon,Marine Torpedo-Bomber Squadron 242 (C-8-16Mar45)
CO Maj William W, Dean
Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 243 Ground Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) Flight Echelon (C-31Jan-4Jul45)
CO Maj Joseph W. Kean, Jr.

--794--

| | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 244 Ground Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) Flight Echelon (C-31Jan-4Jul45) | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | CO | Maj Vance H, Hudgins | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 245 (A-1Jun44-15Aug45) | | | CO | Maj Julian F. Acers (to 23Sep44) | | | Maj Robert F. Halladay (from 24Sep44-30Jun45) | | | | Maj John E, Bell (from 1Jul45) | | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 341 Ground Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 251 (C-2Jan-12May45) | | | CO | Maj William C. Humberd (to 9Feb45) | | | Maj William L. Bacheler (from 10Feb-14Apr45) | | | | Maj Thomas W. Furlow (from 15Apr45) | | | | Marine Transport Squadron 252 (D-3-9Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol Russell A. Bowen | | | Marine Transport Squadron 253 (D-3-16Mar45) | | | CO | LtCol John V. Kipp (to 9Mar45) | | | Maj Jack F. McCollum (from 10Mar45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 311 (A-15May44-20Jan45) | | | CO | Maj Harry B. Hooper, Jr. (to 23Oct44) | | | Maj Charles M. Kunz (from 24Oct44) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 313 Ground Echelon (C-3Dec44-1Jun45) Flight Echelon (C-18Dec44-1Jun45) | | | CO | Maj Joe J. McGlothin, Jr. (to 26Apr45) | | | Capt Jay E. McDonald (from 27-29Apr45) | | | | 1stLt John M, Lomac (from 30Apr45) | | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 331 Flight Echelon (A-25Feb44-1Aug45) Ground Echelon (A-2Mar44-1Aug45) | | | CO | Maj Paul R. Byrum, Jr. (to 9May44) | | | Maj James C. Otis (from 10May-15Dec44) | | | | Maj John H. McEniry (from 16Dec44-2Feb45) | | | | Maj Winston E. Jewson (from 3Feb45) | | | | Marine Scout-Bomber Squadron 341 Ground Echelon (C-22Jan-4Jul45) Flight Echelon (C-28Jan-4Jul45) | | | CO | Maj Christopher F. Irwin (to 3May45) | | | Maj Robert J. Bear (from 4May45) | | | | Marine Transport Squadron 353 (B-6-14Oct44) (D-8-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj John R. Walcott | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 441 (A-1Jan44-6Apr45) | | | CO | Maj James B. Moore (to 4Apr44) | | | Maj Grant W. Metzger (from 5Apr44-20Jan45) | | | | Maj Robert O. White (from 21Jan45) | | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 422 (A-24Jan44-25Apr45) | | | CO | Maj John S. MacLaughlin, Jr. (MIA 24Jan44) | | | Maj Edwin C. Fry (from 25Jan-1Feb44) | | | | Maj Elmer A. Wrenn (from 2Feb-31Dec44) | | | | Maj Elkin S. Dew (from 1Jan45) | | | | Advance Echelon,Marine Fighter Squadron 451 (USS Bunker Hill) (D-15Feb-4Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Henry A. Ellis, Jr. | | | Marine Fighter Squadron 511 (USS Block Island) (C-26Jun-6Jul45) | | | CO | Capt James L. Secrest |

--795--

(D-1-16Mar45)

| | Marine Fighter Squadron 512 (USS Gilbert Island) (C-26Jun-6Jul45) | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | CO | Maj Blaine H. Baesler | | | Marine Night Fighter Squadron 532 (A-27Feb-23Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Everett H. Vaughan (to 23Sep44) | | | Capt Warren S. Adams II (from 24Sep44) | | | | Marine Night Fighter Squadron 534 (A-4Aug44-15Aug45) | | | CO | Maj Ross S. Mickey (to 23May45) | | | Maj James B. Maguire, Jr. (from 24May-15Jun45) | | | | Maj Clair C. Chamberlain (from 21Jun45) | | | | Marine Night Fighter Squadron 541 Ground Echelon (A-15Sep44-28Aug45) Flight Echelon (A-24Sep-3Dec44) Flight Echelon (C-4Dec44-10Jan45) Flight Echelon (A-11Jan-28Aug45) | | | CO | LtCol Peter D. Lambrecht (to 20Jun45) | | | Maj Norman L. Mitchell (from 21Jun-7Jul45) | | | | Maj Reynolds A. Moody (from 8Jul45) | | | | Marine Bombing Squadron 611 Ground Echelon (C-17Mar-4Jul45) Flight Echelon (C-30Mar-4Jul45) | | | CO | LtCol George A. Sarles (KIA 30May45) | | | Maj Robert R. Davis (from 1-19Jun45) | | | | Maj David Home (from 20Jun45) | | | | Marine Bombing Squadron 612 (D-15Feb-16Mar45) | | | CO | Maj Lawrence F. Fox | | | Marine Bombing Squadron 613 (A-23Dec44-26Mar45) | | | CO | Maj George W. Nevils | | | Marine Transport Squadron 952 (B-1-14Oct44) | | | CO | Maj Malcolm S. Mackay |

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Footnotes

1. Unless otherwise noted, names, positions held, organization titles, and periods of service were taken from the muster rolls of the units concerned, held in the Diary Unit, Files Section, Records Branch, Personnel Department, Headquarters Marine Corps. Units are listed only for those periods, indicated by the dates below parent unit designation, for which they are entitled to campaign participation credit. This information is derived from muster rolls and the U. S. Bureau of Naval Personnel,_Navy and Marine corps Awards Manual_--NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953) with changes (Washington, 1953-1958). The muster rolls have been the final authority when there is a conflict of unit entitlement within the overall campaign period as cited by the _Awards Manual._ln the case of Marine air units, many of which participated in the campaigns as flight or advance echelons only, the unit commander who was actually in the combat area is shown where muster rolls reveal this information. In order to conserve space, only units of battalion and squadron size, or larger, and sizable separate detachments are listed for each operation, although smaller organizations may have participated also.

2. Headquarters, 1stMarine Aircraft Wing did not move to the Philippines until August 1945, shortly before the end of World War II.

3. Under each unit listed below there will appear a letter designation for each major area in which the unit operated, and dates of major involvement. Following are the campaigns and dates of entitlements, though individual units may have continued operations beyond the cutoff dates, particularly during the final months of the war.

A. Marshalls-Marianas-Bypassed Islands 25Dec43-26Mar45
B. Peleliu 6Sep-14Oct44
C. Philippines 10Oct44-20Jul45
D. Iwo Jima 15Feb-16Mar45

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