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Capt Fred Tolleson--
1st Lt. Rosewell ( Rosie ) Page- 2nd. Lt Bill Asbury
2nd. Lt. Gerald ( Jerry ) Kozak
2nd. Lt. Richard ( Rich ) Boryzewski 2nd. Lt. Joe Lloyd
Company Commander Executive Officer
1st. Platoon Commander 2nd. Platoon Commander 3rd. Platoon Commander
Weapons Platoon Commander
Troops continued to arrive daily and they were assigned to the various platoons accordingly. Our platoon sergeants ( the guts of the Corps ) were also assigned to the various platoons as they arrived from being transferred from other units throughout the Corps. Most of our young Marines who made up the squads and fire teams were only recently graduated out of boot camp. We were blessed to have experienced sergeants and NCO’S , transferred in from other outfits, to work with our eager and energetic young Marines.
A Marine platoon consists of 44 Marines. There are three rifle squads—each with three four man fire teams and one NCO squad leader. Platoon guide ( Sgt. ) and a platoon Sgt. ( S/Sgt. ) and a radioman /communicator ( pfc. or L/cpl. ) , a Navy corpsman ( attached ) and a Platoon Commander ( Lieutenant ). A Marine Company consists of three infantry platoons and a weapons platoon. The
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