3/26 Company Commanders
Letter Companies were reduced to zero balance as of 1 March 1970 in preparation for the deactivation of the battalion.
3/26 Marine
Company Commanders
Name
Dates
Capt R F Roller
Oct 66 - 15 Jan 67
Capt R J Sasek
16 Jan 67 - 23 Mar 67
2ndLt P A Pelletier
24 Mar 67 - 30 Apr 67
Capt Clickener
1 May 67 - 31 Jul 67
1stLt C F Kimley
1 Aug 67 - 3 Sep 67
Capt W H Dabney
4 - 15 Sep 67
2ndLt C C Crangle
16 Sep 67 - 3 Oct 67
Capt W H Dabney
4 - 25 Oct 67
Capt J J Gilece
26 Oct 67 - 27 Nov 67
Capt A Lardizabal
28 Nov 67 - 9 Jun 68
Capt P L Snead
10 Jun 68 - 11 Aug 68
Capt L A Luther
12 Aug 68 - 3 Oct 68
1stLt L Oehling
4 - 25 Oct 68
1stLt C Nitzsche
26 Oct 68 - 11 Dec 68
1stLt G B Meegan
12 Dec 68 - 11 Mar 69
1stLt L R Linnartz
12 - 26 Mar
1stLt W P Friese
27 Mar 69 - 30 Jun 69
Missing Command Chronology
July 1969
1stLt J D Reich
1-31 Aug 69
Oct 69 Capt W E Woodman
1 Sep 69 - 4 Oct 69
1stLt R T Hickinbotham
5 Oct 69 - 31 Jan 70
Name
Dates
Capt T A Silvear
Oct 66 - 24 Jan 67
Capt R E Hines
25 Jan 67 - 19 Feb 67
Capt W F Farrell
20 Feb 67 - 12 Mar 67
Capt R M Mallard
13 Mar 67 - 6 Jun 67
Capt W F Coulter
7 Jun 67 - 7 Sep 67
1stLt R E Stimson
8 Sep 67
Capt M P Caulfield
9-14 Sep 67
1stLt W Cowan
15 Sep 67 - 22 Sep 67
1stLt T A Bailey
23 Sep 67 - 3 Oct 67
Capt M P Caulfield
4 - 31 Oct 67
Maj M P Caulfield
1- 23 Nov 67
Capt W H Dabney
24 Nov 67 - 7 Apr 68
Capt T A Luther
8 - 26 Apr 68
1stLt J T Esslinger
27 Apr 68 - 19 Jul 68
1stLt R M Foley
20 Jul 68 - 3 Oct 68
Capt L A Luther
4 - 19 Oct 68
1stLt R E Hoover
20 Oct 68 - 10 Mar 69
Capt G B Egan
11 - 28 Mar 69
Capt R Furleigh
29 Mar 69 - 3 Oct 69
1stLt D M Lohr
4 Oct 69 - 31 Jan 70
1stLt C G Murphy
1-28 Feb 70
KILO COMPANY COMMANDERS
Name
Dates
Capt F D Bynum
Oct 66 - 26 Jan 67
1stLt A L Sisco
27 Jan 67 - 24 Feb 67
Capt F D Bynum
25 Feb 67 - 16 Mar 67
1st Lt A L Sisco
17 Mar 67 - 2 Apr 67
Capt W R Wildprett
3 Apr 67 - 31 Jul 67
1stLt R A Dobies
1 Aug 67 - 3 Sep 67
Capt J R Brown, Jr.
4 Sep 67 - 31 Oct 67
Maj J R Brown, Jr.
1 - 22 Nov 67
Capt N J Jasper
23 Nov 67 - 22 Jan 68
1stLt J Caus??ry
23 - 27 Jan 68
Capt P L Snead
28 Jan 68 - 10 Jun 68
Capt A Lardizabal
11 Jun 68 - 8 Aug 68
1stLt J N Saulsbury
9 Aug 68 - 16 Aug 68
Capt F L Fox
17 Aug 68 - 31 Jan 69
1stLt D J Barrett III
1-9 Feb 69
Capt R D Barba
10 Feb 69 - 30 Sep 69
Capt R J Dalton
1 Oct 69 - 28 Feb 70
LIMA COMPANY COMMANDERS
Name
Dates
Capt R E Hines
Oct 66 - 1 Nov 66
Capt W F Farrell
2 Nov 66 - 15 Jan 67
Capt R F Roller
16 Jan 67 - 22 Mar 67
Capt R J Sasek
23 Mar 67 - 24 Apr 67
Capt F D Bynum
25 Apr 67 - 27 Jun 67
1stLt J Aulik
28-29 Jun 67
Capt R D Camp, Jr
30 Jun 67 - 29 Jan 68
Capt W F Hurley
30 Jan 68 - 28 Apr 68
Capt J D Bennett
29 Apr 68 - 10 Oct 68
1stLt G B Meegan
11 Oct 68 - 11 Dec 68
1stLt L C Allen, Jr
12 Dec 68 - 28 Feb 69
Lt J D Ulrich
1 - 10 Mar 69
1stLt D C McBirney
11 Mar 69 - 23 Apr 69
Capt J Turrietta
24 Apr 69 - 9 Sep 69
1stLt J K Rabb
10 Sep 69 - 28 Jan 70
1stLt T A Brabec
29 Jan 70 - 28 Feb 70
MIKE COMPANY COMMANDERS
Name
Dates
Capt R J Sasek
Oct 66 - 12 Jan 67
Capt A D DeBona
13 Jan 67 - 14 Sep 67
Capt W H Dabney
15 Sep 67 - 3 Oct 67
Capt A Lardizabal
4 Oct 67 - 28 Nov 67
Capt J J Gilece, Jr
29 Nov 67 - 31 Jan 08
1stLt J T Esslinger
1 Feb 68 - 22 Mar 68
Capt W C Jenkins
23 Mar 68 - 18 Jul 68
1stLt W Hutsler
19 Jul 68 - 20 Aug 68
Capt J Turrietta
21 Aug 68 - 11 Dec 68
1stLt D E Crawford
12 Dec 68 - 15 July 69
1stLt D C McBirney
16 Jul 69 - 17 Feb 70
1stLt D L Fogg
18-28 Feb 70
"The deadliest thing in the world is a marine and his rifle"
Gen. Pershing U.S. Army