1st recon battalion association
Doonesbury 11-Dec-02
- Some notes on the 1st Recon Battalion Lineage
1937 - 1940
- Activated 1 March 1937 At Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Tank Company and Assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade
- Deployed during January-March 1940 to the Caribbean on board the USS Wyoming
- Relocated during March 1940 to Quantico, Virginia
- Redeployed during November 1940 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- 1st Marine Brigade redesignated 1 February 1941 as the 1st Marine Division
- Redesignated 1 March 1941 as the 1st Scout Company, Division Special Troops
- Relocated during April 1941 to Quantico, Virginia
- Relocated during September 1942 to New River, North Carolina
- Reassigned during August 1942 to the 1st Tank Battalion
- Redesignated 1 April 1943 as Company E (Scout), 1st Tank Battalion
- Redesignated 10 April 1943 as Company D (Scout), 1st Tank Battalion
- Redesignated 9 May 1944 as Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion
- Participated in the Following World War II Campaigns
- Guadalcanal
- New Guinea
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Western Caroline Islands
- Okinawa
- Redeployed during September - October 1945 to Tientsin, China
- Relocated during June - July 1947 to Camp Pendleton, California
- Redesignated 15 June 1948 as Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion
- Redesignated 22 March 1949 as Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion
- Deployed during August 1950 to Tokyo, Japan
- Participated in the Korean War, Operating From
- Pusan Perimeter
- Inchon-Seoul
- Chosin Reservoir
- East Central Front
- Western Front
- Participated in the Defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, July 1953 - March 1955
- Relocated during March 1955 to Camp Pendleton, California
- Deactivated 30 April 1958
- Reactivated 1 May 1958 At Camp Pendleton, California as the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and Assigned to the 1st Marine Division
- Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, November - December 1962
- Deployed during August - September 1965 to Camp Schwab, Okinawa
- Redeployed during March 1966 to Chu Lai, Republic of South Vietnam
- Participated in the war in Vietnam, March 1966 - March 1971, operating From Chu Lai, Da Nang
- Relocated during March - April 1971 to Camp Pendleton, California
- Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Silver and Three Bronze Stars
- World War II
- Guadalcanal 1942
- Peleliu, Ngessbus 1944
- Okinawa 1945
- Korea 1950 (3 Times)
- Korea 1951
- Vietnam 1966 - 1967
- Vietnam 1967 - 1968
- World War II
- Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
- Korea 1950
- Korea 1952 - 1953
- Vietnam 1967 - 1968
- Vietnam 1970
- American Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze Star
- World War II Victory Streamer
- Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia Clasp
- China Service Streamer
- National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
- Korean Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer
- Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars and Two Bronze Stars
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer
- Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer
- Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Silver Star and Three Bronze Stars
- Guadacanal 7 August - 9 December 1942
- Peleliu, Ngesebus and Palau, 15-29 September 1944
- Okinawa, 1 April - 21 June 1945
- Pusan, Korea, 7 August - 7 September 1950
- Inchon, Korea, 15 September - 11 October 1950
- Chosin Reservoir, Korea, 27 November - 11 December 1950
- Korea, 21 - 26 Apr,16 May - 30 June,11 - 25 September 1951
- Vietnam, 29 March 1966 - 15 September 1967
- Vietnam, 16 - 30 September 1967 and 2 - 31 October 1968
- Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
- Korea, 12 - 25 August 1959
- Korea, 11 August 1952 - 5 May 1953 and 7 - 27 July 1953
- Vietnam, I October 1967 - 1 October 1968
- Vietnam, 1 January - 31 December 1970
- American Defense Service Streamer with Base Clasp 8 September 1939 - 7 December 1941
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze Star
- Guadalcanal - Tulagi Landings, 7-9 August 1942
- Capt.ure and Defense of Guadalcanal, 10 August - 8 December 1942
- Finschhafen Occupation, 2 October 1943 - 31 December 1943
- Cape Gloucester, New Britian, 26 December 1943 - 1 March 1944
- Capture and Occupation of Southern Palau Islands, 15 September - 14 October 1944
- Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April - 30 June 1945
- Victory Streamer World War II
- Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia Clasp Okinawa, 2 - 26 September 1945
- China Service Streamer 30 September 1945 - 22 January 1947
- National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer 2 August - 6 September 1950
- Korean Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars
- North Korean Aggression, 15 September - 2 November 1950
- Communist China Aggression, 3 November 1950 - 24 January 1951
- Inchon Landing, 13 - 17 September 1950
- First U.N. Counteroffensive, 25 January - 21 April 1951
- Communist China Spring Offensive, 22 April - 8 July 1951
- U.N. Summer - Fall Offensive, 9 July - 27 November 1951
- Second Korean Winter, 28 November 1951 - 30 April 1952
- Korean Defense, Summer - Fall 1952, 1 May - 30 November 1952
- Third Korean Winter, 1 December 1952 - 30 April 1953
- Korea, Summer - Fall 1953, 1 May - 27 July 1953
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer Cuba, 7 November - 27 November 1962
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm 26 March 1966 - 20 September 1969
- Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver and Two Bronze Stars
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive, 26 March - 30 June 1966
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase II, 1 July 1966 - 31 May 1967
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase III, 1 June 1967 - 29 Jan 1968
- Tet Counteroffensive, 30 January - 1 April 1968
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive , Phase IV, 2 April - 30 June 1968
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1 July - 1 November 1968
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 2 Nov 1968 - 22 Feb 1969
- Tet 69 Counteroffensive, 23 February - 8 June 1969
- Vietnam, Summer-Fall 1969, 9 June - 31 October 1969
- Vietnam, Winter-Spring 1970, 1 November 1969 - 30 April 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1 May 1970 - 30 June 1970
- Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase Vii, 1 July,1970 - 24 March,1971
- Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer
- 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
- Capt. Hartnoll J. Withers 1 March 1937 to 8 October 1937
- 1stLt. Hector De Zayas 9 October 1937 to 24 May 1939
- Maj. Carl J. Cagle 25 May 1939 to 17 July 1939
- Capt. Charles G. Meints 18 July 1939 to 31 October 1940
- Capt. Henry W. Buse, Jr. 1 November 1940 to 15 April 1942
- Capt. Reed M. Pawell, Jr. 16 April 1942 to 10 August 1942
- Capt. Thomas J. Mahoney 11 August 1942 to 11 January 1944
- 1stLt. Howard R. Taylor, Jr. 12 January 1944 to 21 February 1944
- 1stLt. George E. Jerue 22 February 1944 to 26 April 1944
- 1stLt. John M. Hendley 27 April 1944 to 23 May 1944
- Capt. Michael J. De Sandis 24 May 1944 to 11 December 1944
- 1stLt. Robert J. Powell, Jr. 12 December 1944 to 23 October 1945
- 1stLt. Robert E. Boies 24 October 1945 to 27 November 1945
- 1stLt. Charles Abrams 28 November 1945 to 9 January 1946
- 1stLt. Otis S. Dunn 10 January 1946 to 3 March 1946
- 2ndLt. Barry G. Clark 4 March 1946 to 11 April 1946
- 2ndLt. Olson E. Nesbitt 12 April 1946 to 17 December 1947
- 1stLt. John S. Alexander 18 December 1947 to 30 April 1948
- 1stLt. James A. MacDonald 1 May 1948 to 14 June 1948
- 15 June 1948 Reconnaissance Company Reduced to Platoon
- 22 March 1949 Redesignated as Reconnaissance Company
- 1stLt. John S. Alexander 22 March 1949 to 5 October 1949
- Capt. Neil M. Hansen 6 October 1949 to 7 March 1950
- Capt. Kenneth J. Houghton 8 March. to 11 July 1950
- 1stLt. Ralph B. Crossman 12 July 1950 to 29 July 1950
- 2ndLt. Philip D. Shutler 30 July 1950 to 6 September 1950
- 1stLt. Ralph B. Crossman 7 September 1950 to 27 November 1950
- Maj. Walter Gail 28 November 1950 to 29 March 1951
- Capt. Robert L. Autry 30 March 1951 to 11 September 1951
- Maj. Ephraim Kirby-Smith 12 September 1951 to 10 June 1952
- Capt. James O. Webb 11 June 1952 to 10 September 1952
- Capt. James H.A. Flood 11 September 1952 to 5 December 1952
- Maj. Dermott H. MacDonnell 6 December 1952 to 20 June 1953
- Maj. Marvin D. Perskie 21 June 1953 25 November 1953
- Maj. Eric S. Holmgrain 26 November 1953 29 January 1954
- Capt. Walter V. Walsh 30 January 1954 3 November 1954
- Capt. William M. Herrin, Jr. 4 November 1954 25 May 1955
- Capt. David D. Finne, Jr. 26 May 1955 9 February 1956
- 1stLt. John C. Wickham 10 February 1956 -21 May 1956
- Capt. George S. Belli 22 May 1956 4 December 1956
- 1stLt. Dennis A. Meenan 5 December 1956 16 January 1957
- Capt. Dale N. Davis 7 January 1957 9 March 1957
- 1stLt. Dennis A. Meenan 10 March 1957 13 March 1957
- Capt. Charles D. McMichael 14 March 1957 30 April 1957
- LtCol. Kirt W. Norton 1 May 1957 -24 June 1957
- Maj. Leland G. Alexander 25 June 1957 11 July 1957
- LtCol. William G. Chip 12 July 1957 1 August 1958
- Deactivated 30 April 1958
- Reactivated 1 May 1958 as Battalion
- LtCol. Henry J. Woessner 2 August 1958 14 November 1959
- Maj. James M. Jefferson 15 November 1959 - 14 November 1960
- LtCol. Ross R. Miner 15 November 1960 -1 June 1961
- Maj. Richard M. Johnson 2 June 1961 -20 June 1961
- Maj. Redford C. Sears 21 June 1961 15 March 1962
- Maj. Richard M. Johnson 16 March 1962 20 March 1962
- Maj. Charles F. King 21 March 1962 6 September 1962
- LtCol. Ross M. MacAskill 7 September 1962 -23 August 1963
- Maj. Donald V. McCloskey 24 August 1963 -6 September 1963
- LtCol. David A. Clement 7 September 1963 -21 August 1964
- Maj. Harlan E. Trent 22 August 1964 -30 October 1964
- LtCol. Jerome N. Pieti 31 October 1964 16 June 1965
- Maj. Harlan E. Trent 17 June 1965 14 July 1965
- LtCol. Arthur J. Sullivan 15 July 1965 -6 August 1966
- LtCol. Donald N. Mckeon 7 August 1966 20 May 1967
- Maj. Bill G. Lowrey 21 May 1967 -8 July 1967
- Maj. Gordon R. Johnston 9 July 1967 -10 July 1967
- LtCol. Broman C. Stinemetz 11 July 1967 10 July 1968
- LtCol. Larry P. Charon 27 July 1968 7 February 1969
- LtCol. Richard D. Mickelson 8 February 1969 -7 October 1969
- LtCol. John J. Grace 8 October 1969 20 January 1970
- Maj. Terry Turner 21 January 1970 -25 January 1970
- LtCol. William C. Drumright 26 January 1970 -9 August 1970
- LtCol. Edmund J. Regan 10 August 1970 12 September 1970
- LtCol. William G. Leftwich, Jr. 13 September 1970-18 November 1970
- Maj. Ronald L. Bub 19 November 1970
- LtCol. Bernard E. Trainor 20 November 1970 11 May 1971
- Capt. Richard E. Miller 12 May 1971 -31 May 1971
- Maj. Harlan C. Cooper 1 June 1971 -12 July 1971
- Capt. Richard E. Miller 13 July 1971 -22 August 1971
- Maj. Clifford R. Dunning 23 August 1971 -17 August 1972
- Maj. James L. Williams 18 August 1972 10 August 1973
- LtCol. Bernard B. Brause, Jr. 11 August 1973 1 March 1974
- Maj. William F. Snyder 2 March 1974 28 August 1974
- Maj. James E. Reilly 29 August 1974 20 November 1975
- Maj. William D. Shuman 21 November 1975 15 April 1977
- LtCol. Robert A. Carnes 16 April 1977 27 April 1978
- LtCol. Richard C. Rich 28 April 1978 -3 July 1979
- LtCol. Davis, James R. 04 Jul 79 - 14 Apr 81
- LtCol. Hoffman, George R. Jr. 15 Apr 81 - 05 Jul 83
- LtCol. Baker, Wheeler L. 06 Jul 83 - 25 Jun 85
- Maj. Rogers, Ronald D 26 Jun 85 - 25 Jul 85 .
- LtCol. O'Dell, George W. 26 Jul 85 - 14 Jan 87
- LtCol. Libutti, Frank 15 Jan 87 - 18 Oct 87
- LtCol. Waddill, D. C. 19 Oct 87 - 01 Apr 88
- LtCol. Head, Allen T. Jr. 01 Apr 88 - 29 Sep 89
- LtCol. Kershaw, Charles W 30 Sep 89 - 01 Jan 91 .
- ??? ??????? 01 Jan 91 - 01 0ct 93
- Redesignate 1st Recon Co
- Maj. Ezell, William L 01 Oct 93 - 18 Jun 95
- Capt Veeris, Christian H. 19 Jun 95 - 30 Jun 95
- Capt Buzby, Robert F. J 01 Jul 95 - 30 Aug 95
- Maj. Ferrando, Stephan A. 31 Aug 95 - 05 Jun 96
- Maj. Cunniffe, Dennis M. 05 Jun 96 - 25 Apr 97
- Maj. Woodaman, Ronald F. A. 25 Apr 97 - 15 May 98
- Maj. Kelly, Micheal W. 15 May 98 - 12 May 99
- Capt. Wirts, Jay V 12 May 99 - Jun 2000
- Redesignate 1st Recon Battalion - June 2000
- LtCol Paulovich, Michael J. Jun 2000 - Aug 2001
- LtCol Ferrando, Stephan A. Aug 2001 - present
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