Arrival/Departure Dates Of 1st and 3rd Marine Division To Vietnam
Figures From Time Life Series "Flags Into Battle"
| Arrived Vietnam: March 1966 | Departed Vietnam: April 1971 | |
| Unit Headquarters | ||
| Chu Lai March 1966—Nov. 1966 | Da Nang Nov. 1966—April 1971 | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Maj. Gen. Lewis J. Fields Aug.
1965 Maj. Gen. Herman Nickerson, Jr. Oct. 1966 Maj. Gen. Donn J. Robertson June 1967 |
Maj. Gen. Carl A. Youngdale June 1968.................. Maj. Gen. Ormond R. Simpson Dec. 1968................ | Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Wheeler Dec. 1969 Maj. Gen. Charles F. Widdecke April 1970 |
| Major Subordinate Units | ||
| 1st Marines (1/1, 2/1, 3/1) 5th Marines (1/5, 2/5, 3/5) |
7th Marines (1/7. 2/7. 3/7) 27th Marines (1/27, 2/27, 3/27) |
11th Marines (Artillery) (1/11,2/11,3/11,4/l1) |
| 13,1165 KIA | 88.663 WIA | 24 Medals of Honor |
| These figures reflect total Marine Corps casualties for the Vietnam War. The USMC does not keep casualty figures for individual divisions. | ||
3d Marine Division
| Arrived Vietnam: May 1965 | Departed Vietnam: November 1969 | |
| Unit Headquarters | ||
| Do Nang May 1965—Oct. 1966 | Phu Bai Oct. 1966—Jan. 1968 | Dong Ha Jan. 1968—Nov. 1969 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Maj. Gen. William R. Collins
May1965 Moj. Gen. Lewis W. Walt June 1965 Maj. Gen. Wood B. Kyle March 1966 |
Maj. Gen. Bruno A. Hochmuth March 1967 ....... Maj. Gen. Rathvon McC. Tompkins Nov. 1967...... | Maj. Gen. Raymond G. DavisMay1968...... Maj. Gen. William K. Jones April 1969 |
| Major Subordinate Units* | ||
| 3d Marines (1/3, 2/3, 3/3) 4th Marines (1/4. 2/4, 3/4) |
9th Marines (1/9. 2/9, 3/9) 26th Marines (1/26, 2/26. 3/26) |
12th Marines (Artillery)
(1/12, 2/12. 3/12, 4/12. 1/13, 2/13) |
| 13,065 KIA | 88,633 WIA | 27 Medals of Honor |
| These figures reflect total Marine Corps casualties for the Vietnam War. The USMC does not keep casualty figures for individual divisions. | ||