1st Marine DivisionCommanding General MajGen William H. Rupertus Asst. Div. Commander BrigGen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. (To 11 April)
BrigGen Oliver P. SmithChief of Staff Col Amer L. Sims (To 3 February)
Col Oliver P. Smith (To 29 February)
Col John T. SeldenD-1 Maj Elmer W. Myers D-2 LtCol Edmund J. Buckley (To 23 February) LtCol Harold D. Harris D-3 Col Edwin A. Pollock (To 30 January)
LtCol William K. EnrightD-4 Col William S. Fellers
Assistant Division Commander Group (To February)Asst. Div. Commander BrigGen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Chief of Staff Col Herman H. Hanneken ADC-2 Capt Gene E. Gregg ADC-3 Maj John S. Day ADC-4 Capt Robert T. Crawford
Division Headquarters BattalionCommanding Officer LtCol Frank R. Worthington Executive Officer LtCol Asa J. Smith
1st Amphibian Tractor BattalionCommanding Officer Maj Francis H. Cooper Executive Officer Capt Albert F. Reutlinger Bn-3 Capt Albert F. Reutlinger (To 1 March)
Capt John I. Fitzgerald, Jr.
1st Medical BattalionCommanding Officer Cdr Everett B. Keck, (MC) (To 27 February)
Cdr Stanley P. Wallin, (MC) (To 18 April)
Cdr Emil E. Napp, (MC)
1st Motor Transport BattalionCommanding Officer Maj Kimber H. Boyer Executive Officer Capt James A. Delaney, Jr. (To 3 April)
Capt Joseph L. HarringtonBn-3 Capt Joseph L. Harrington (To 16 January)
Capt Howard E. Wertman (To 8 April)
1stLt Walter M. Greenspan
1st Service BattalionCommanding Officer LtCol Edward F. Doyle Executive Officer Capt James G. Triebel
1st Special Weapons BattalionCommanding Officer Maj Raymond G. Davis (To 5 April)
Maj John P. Leonard, Jr.Executive Officer Maj John P. Leonard, Jr. Bn-3 Capt Frederick H. Scantling (To 13 February)
Capt Joe P. Beatty (To 1 April)
Capt Edward J. Cunningham (To 9 April)
1stLt Robert G. Main
1st Tank BattalionCommanding Officer LtCol Charles G. Meints (To 15 April)
Maj Donald J. Robinson
Executive Officer Maj Rowland L. Hall1 (To 14 January)
Maj Donald J. Robinson (To 14 April)
Capt Michael J. DeSandisBn-3 Maj Rowland L. Hall (From 15 January to 19 March)
Capt Michael J. DeSandis
1st Marines (CT B)Commanding Officer Col William J. Whaling (To 28 February)
Col Lewis B. PullerExecutive Officer LtCol Harold D. Harris (To 23 February)
LtCol John E. Weber (To 20 March)
LtCol Walker A. Reaves (From 8 April)R-1 1stLt James K. Young (To 22 January)
1stLt James D. Currie (To 6 March)
1stLt Frank C. ShephardR-2 Capt George P. Hunt (To 6 January)
Capt James W. HortonR-3 Maj Martin F. Rockmore (To 6 January)
Capt John N. Rentz (To 20 January)
Capt Arthur W. Larson (To 13 April)
Maj Bernard T. KellyR-4 Maj Francis T. Eagan
1st Bn, 1st Marines (BLT 11)Commanding Officer LtCol Walker A. Reaves (To 7 April)
Maj Raymond G. DavisExecutive Officer Maj Louis E. Hudgins, Jr. Bn-3 Capt Robert K. McClelland (To 21 February)
Capt James M. Rogers
2nd Bn, 1st Marines (BLT 21)Commanding Officer LtCol James M Masters, Sr. (To 9 February)
Maj Charles H. Brush, Jr. (To 11 April)
LtCol William W. StickneyExecutive Officer Maj Charles H. Brush, Jr. (To 9 February)
Capt Roy W. Wallace, Jr. (To 11 April)
Maj Charles H. Brush, Jr.Bn-3 Capt Arthur W. Larson (To 20 January)
Capt John J. Jachym
3d Bn, 1st Marines (BLT 31)Commanding Officer LtCol Joseph F. Hankins Executive Officer Maj William McNulty Bn-3 Capt George B. Gierhart (To 21 February)
1stLt James A. Junkin
5th Marines (CT A)Commanding Officer Col John T. Selden (To 29 February)
Col Oliver P. Smith (To 11 April)
LtCol Henry W. Buse, Jr.Executive Officer LtCol William K. Enright (To 5 January)
LtCol Lewis W. Walt (To 8 January)
Maj Harry S. Connor (To 12 January)
LtCol Lewis W. Walt (To 31 January)
LtCol Odell M. Conoley (From 9 February to 20 February)
LtCol Henry W. Buse, Jr. (To 11 April)
Maj Harry S. ConnorR-1 Capt Alan F. Dill R-2 Capt Henry J. Adams, Jr. (To 31 March)
Maj Walter S. McIlhenny (To 10 April)
Capt Levi T. BurchamR-3 Maj Gordon D. Gayle (To 5 January)
Maj Harry S. ConnorR-4 Capt William L. Williams
1st Bn, 5th Marines (BLT 15)Commanding Officer Maj William H. Barba Executive Officer Maj Harry S. Connor (To 5 January)
Maj Harold T. A. RichmondBn-3 Capt Walter S. McIlhenny (To 17 January)
Capt Maurice Raphael
2nd Bn, 5th Marines (BLT 25)Commanding Officer LtCol Lewis W. Walt (To 5 January)
Maj Gordon D. GayleExecutive Officer Maj Charles R. Baker Bn-3 Capt Walter H. Cuenin (To 31 January)
Capt Edward W Bryan
3d Bn, 5th Marines (BLT 35)Commanding Officer LtCol David S. McDougal (To 7 January)
Maj Joseph S. Skoczylas (7 January only)
Col Lewis B. Puller (7-8 January)
LtCol Lewis W. Walt2 (To 12 January)
LtCol Harold O. Deakin (To 10 April)
Maj Walter S. McIlhennyExecutive Officer Maj Joseph S. Skoczylas (To 7 January)
Maj Robert H. Dillard (To 31 March)
Maj Clyde A. Brooks (From 11 April)Bn-3 Capt George W. Smith (To 22 January)
Capt Erskine W. Wells
7th Marines (CT C)Commanding Officer Col Julian N. Frisbie (To 20 February)
Col Herman H. HannekenExecutive Officer LtCol Lewis B. Puller (To 23 February)
LtCol John E. Weber (From 21 March)R-1 1stLt Frank C. Sheppard (To 6 March)
CWO Frank R. Shaw (To 31 March)
Capt Robert A. ScherrR-2 1stLt Francis T. Farrell R-3 Maj Victor H. Streit R-4 Capt Marion S. Reed
1st Bn, 7th Marines (BLT 17)Commanding Officer LtCol John E. Weber (To 6 March)
Maj Waite W. Worden (To 11 April)
LtCol Harold O. DeakinExecutive Officer Maj Waite W. Worden (To 6 March)
Maj Lloyd W. Martin (To 11 April)
Maj Waite W. WordenBn-3 Capt Preston S. Parish
2nd Bn, 7th Marines (BLT 27)Commanding Officer LtCol Odell M. Conoley (To 7 February)
Maj Charles S. Nichols, Jr., (To 14 February)
LtCol John W. Scott, Jr.Executive Officer Maj Charles S. Nichols, Jr. (To 7 February) (From 15 Feb to 17 March)
Maj Claude B. CrossBn-3 Capt Louis G. Ditta (To 31 January)
Capt William T. Watkins (To 23 February)
Capt George E. Sexton
3d Bn, 7th Marines (BLT 37)Commanding Officer LtCol William R. Williams (To 3 January)
LtCol Lewis B. Puller (To 8 January)
LtCol Henry W. Buse, Jr. (To 20 February)
Maj William J. Piper, Jr.Executive Officer Maj William J. Piper, Jr. (To 20 February)
Maj Hierome L. Opie, Jr.Bn-3 Capt William J. King (To 3 January)
1stLt Robert B. Morton (To 31 March)
1stLt Hugh S. Tremaine
11th Marines (Artillery)Commanding Officer Col Robert H. Pepper (To 31 January)
Col William H. HarrisonExecutive Officer LtCol Robert B. Luckey (To 14 February)
LtCol Thomas B. HughesR-1 Capt Floyd C. Maner R-2 Maj Daniel S. Pregnall (To 21 March)
Capt Richard W. PayneR-3 Maj Louis A. Ennis (To 16 February)
Maj Elliott Wilson (From 22 February)R-4 1stLt Gordon R. Dalglish
1st Bn, 11th MarinesCommanding Officer LtCol Lewis J. Fields Executive Officer Maj Hoyt U. Bookhart, Jr. Bn-3 Maj Elliott Wilson (To 21 February)
Maj John R. Chaisson
2d Bn, 11th MarinesCommanding Officer Maj Noah P. Wood, Jr. Executive Officer Maj Fred T. Bishopp Bn-3 Maj Archie D. Swift, Jr.
3d Bn, 11th MarinesCommanding Officer Maj Ernest P. Foley (To 2 February)
LtCol Forest C. Thompson (To 25 March)
LtCol Richard A. EvansExecutive Officer Maj Henry M. Wellman, Jr. (To 2 February)
Maj Ernest P. Foley (To 12 March)
Maj Henry M. Wellman, Jr. (To 21 March)
LtCol Richard A. Evans (To 25 March)
Maj Henry M. Wellman, Jr.Bn-3 Capt Searle W. Gillespie (To 2 February)
Maj Henry M. Wellman, Jr. (To 12 March)
Capt Searle W. Gillespie (To 21 March)
Maj Daniel S. Pregnall
4th Bn, 11th MarinesCommanding Officer LtCol Thomas B. Hughes (To 16 February)
LtCol Louis A. EnnisExecutive Officer Maj Dale H. Heely (To 16 March)
Maj George E. BowdoinBn-3 Capt Ivan L. Smith (To 10 January)
Maj George E. Bowdoin (To 16 March)
Capt Marshall Smith
5th Bn, 11th MarinesCommanding Officer LtCol Charles M. Nees Executive Officer Maj James H. Moffatt, Jr. Bn-3 Maj Samuel S. Wooster (To 9 February)
Maj William M. Miller (To 13 March)
Capt William J. Hannan
17th Marines (Engineer Reg't)Commanding Officer Col Harold E. Rosecrans (To 18 February)
Col Francis I. FentonExecutive Officer LtCol Robert G. Ballance (From 22 February) R-1 Capt William I. Kent (To 31 January)
Capt Francis L. Cooper (To 30 March)
WO Paul Adams (To 19 April)
Capt Francis L. CooperR-2 Capt Albert N. Lange (To 21 February)
Capt Warren S. SivertsenR-3 Maj John P. McGuinness (To 21 February)
Maj Levi W. Smith, Jr.R-4 Maj William A. Stiles
1st Bn, 17th Marines (Engineer)Commanding Officer Maj Henry H. Crockett (To 4 March)
Maj John P. McGuinnessExecutive Officer Maj Austin S. Igleheart, Jr. (To 21 February)
Maj John P. McGuinness (To 4 March)
Maj John H. Goodwin (To 17 April)
Capt Sidney SchulderBn-3 Capt Sidney Schulder (To 21 March)
Capt Jim M. Joyner (To 3 April)
Capt Sidney Schulder (To 17 April)
Capt Eugene T. Schoenfelder
2d Bn, 17th Marines (Pioneer)Commanding Officer LtCol Robert G. Ballance (To 21 February)
Maj Austin S. Igleheart, Jr.Executive Officer Maj Levi W. Smith, Jr. (To 21 February)
Capt Nathaniel MorgenthalBn-3 Capt Nathaniel Morgenthal (To 21 February)
Capt Franklin P. Walton (To 31 March)
1stLt John H. Heussner
3d Bn, 17th Marines (Seabees)Commanding Officer Cdr Thomas A. Woods, (CEC) (To 31 January)
LtCdr James T. Redd, (CEC)Executive Officer LtCdr James T. Redd, (CEC) (To 31 January) Bn-3 Lt William W. Wickes (To 31 March)
Lt C. B. Farrell
Lt William W. Wickes
12th Defense BattalionCommanding Officer Col William H. Harrison (To 31 January)
LtCol Merlyn D. HolmesExecutive Officer LtCol Merlyn D. Holmes (To 31 January)
LtCol Louis C. ReinbergBn-3 Maj Robert C. McGlashan (To 21 January)
Maj Harry F. Noyes, Jr. (To 31 January)
Maj Joseph R. Jacyno
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Footnotes
1. Maj Hall served also as Bn-3 as additional duty.
2. McDougal and Skoczylas were WIA on the same day; Puller took over command jointly with that of 3/7 pending arrival of Walt. See Chap VII.
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