VMO Squadrons

Where are the VMO Squadrons?? SF PM

VMO-2 CO's
http://www.angelfire.com/va/cherrydeuce

VMO's?

Paul,
I think they became HMA's and HML/A's.....

Couldn't imagine I would recall such a number of these C.O.'s from personal experience. Some I served under while they were in Command, as we all did, but many were Lts and Capts in the early part of their journey to a command post. I see the pilot that was the first to let me "drive" a CH-46 and the one that signed my DD214 upon my RAD in addition to many really fine officers and pilots. Leaders of the best! WOW!
Good info!:D

HMAs etc

That may be Joe but the COs etc did not dissappear ! Just as 161 went back to their formation . The first Helicopters in combat was VMO-6 Korea in 1950. Guess I was obsolete years ago. SF PM

Could it be

that when they got transferred with the OV-10's they got taken out of helicopters and put in fixed wing????

Probably some did

However at one time & the original VMOs were half fixed wing OE/OY & Helicopters. Not sure if the OV & Helicopters was the inventory at one time. SF PM

VMO Skippers...

Larry said:

Could it be
that when they got transferred with the OV-10's they got taken out of helicopters and put in fixed wing????

Paul makes a great point here...the Skippers should have been listed for those years....I didn't check the dates, and since Paul was there, it was obvious to him....
Wally, can you check on the VMO C.O.'s???

I would imagine you would have to contact the admin for that site and ask them since it is not part of popasmoke. It would be nice to take their C.O. list and maintain it on our site. Wonder if they would be willing to let us have a copy of it...

Copy of Listing for Popasmoke

A complete listing with dates!

Commanding Officers

Is there a list available of the Group CO's??

pm3777;22988 wrote: However at one time & the original VMOs were half fixed wing OE/OY & Helicopters. Not sure if the OV & Helicopters was the inventory at one time. SF PM

VMO-2 had Hueys, and OV-10's, as well as, Cobras at the same time in 1969.

Missing Col. Bennie Mann HMM-161 Dec.'69-Jul.'70

Helicopter CO's

Missing HMR 161 CO's .I hope I didn't over look it. I can't remember them all but Lt Col R.R. Ayres signed my Cpl warrant in early 1954. I was in the squadron 53-55. Also missing was one of the best CO's I ever had Col R. Leu HMR 162 1962-63. I'm sure there are others.

Hmr-161

Jack it is at the bottom of the lists. Lt Col Ayres is on the list 1954. SF PM

Thanks PM I just overlooked it. Chambers was there when I checked in and Eldridge was my CO when I left in 56 from Hiawaii. Can't remember the rest.

CO's VMO Squadrons

When I returned from Vietnam in 1969, I was the ALO with 2nd Field Arty Group, ForTrps and flew with VMO at New River. The CO was LtCol "Tank" Meyers and Maj Brown was the XO. We had OV-10's and Hueys and as I was leaving in May 1971 we were obtaining the "N" model Huey and Cobras. I did not see LtCol Meyers name anywhere on that list either!

Semper Fi - Duke Dearing

HMM-561 COs

MAJ DC HEIM 09 May 68 - 10 Sept 68
MAJ AS PIPER 10 Sept 68 - 14 Nov 68
LTCOL WC ANDERSEN 15 Nov 68 - 27 Oct 69

VMM-263 CO 's

I don't know the exact date that he assumed command, but LTCOL Paul J. Rock Jr. was the first commanding officer of VMM-263. At that time LTCOL Ryan was the XO.

S/F Gary Alls
HMM-263 '66-'67

VMM-263 COs

VMM-263's website's "Squadron History" page has list of COs:

LtCol Paul J. ROCK, Jr 3 Mar 2006 - 24 Apr 2008
LtCOl Paul P RYAN 24 Apr 2008 -

VMO Cos

Web page with VMO-2 CO List

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VMO-6 CO List (since WW2)
1st Lt Thomas G ALDERSON 20 Nov 1944 - 22 Nov 44
Capt Donald R GARRETT 23 Nov 44 - 16 Sept 45
Capt Joe W FITTS, Jr 17 Sept 45 - 14 Dec 45
1st Lt Edward S JOHN 15 Dec 45 - 25 May 46
Capt Richard B CROPLEY 26 May 46 - 21 Aug 46
Capt James N CUPP 22 Aug 46 - 23 Oct 36
Capt Richard B CROPLEY 24 Oct 46 - 12 Dec 46
Capt Harold F BROWN 13 Dec 46 - 19 Apr 48
Capt Richard B CROPLEY 20 Apr 48 - 20 Oct 48
Maj Robert G HOWIE 21 Oct 48 - 1 Jul 50
Capt William C PARKER, Jr 2 Jul 50 - 2 Jul 50
Maj Vincent J GOTTSCHALK 3 Jul 50 - 31 Mar 51
Capt Clarence W PARKINS 1 Apr 51 - 4 Apr 51
Maj David W MCFARLAND 5 Apr 51 - 5 Oct 51
Maj Allen H RINGBLOM 6 Oct 51 - 31 Oct 51
Maj Kenneth C SMEDLEY 1 Nov 51 - 25 Nov 51
Mal Edward R POLGREAN 26 Nov 51 - 30 Jan 52
Maj Kenneth C SMEDLEY 31 Jan 52 - 10 Feb 52
Maj William C MCLEAN, Jr 11 Feb 52 - 26 Feb 52
LtCol William T HERRING 27 Feb 52 - 9 May 52
Maj Wallace J SLAPPEY, Jr 10 May 52 - 10 Sept 52
LtCol Elkin S DEW 11 Sept 52 - 2 Feb 53
LtCol William A CLOMAN, Jr 3 Feb 53 - 30 Jun 53
LtCol Earl E ANDERSON 1 Jul 53 - 7 Dec 53
LtCol John H KING, Jr 8 Dec 53 - 31 May 54
LtCol Matt S OBER, Jr 1 Jun 54 - 20 Sept 54
Maj Robert L RATHBUN 21 Sept 54 - 7 Dec 54
Maj Leonard A MILLER 8 Dec 54 - 19 May 55
Maj Mont L BEAMON 20 May 55 - 6 Oct 56
Mal Clifford W BUCKINGHAM 7 Oct 56 - 17 Sept 57
LtCol Harold F BROWN 18 Sept 57 - 20 Sept 59
LtCol Clyde S STEWART 21 Sept 59 - 1 Mar 61
Maj Arnold W BARDEN 2 Mar 61 - 22 Jul 61
LtCol Henry K BRUCE 23 Jul 61 - 23 Feb 63
LtCol Joseph L FREITAS, Jr 24 Feb 63 - 23 Feb 64
LtCol George F BAUMAN 24 Feb 64 - 21 Feb 65
LtCol Robert J ZITNIK 22 Feb 65 - 22 Mar 66
Maj Robert E PRESSON 23 Mar 66 - 10 Jun 66
Maj William J GOODSELL 11 Jun 66 - 16 Jun 66
Maj Rawley M GREGORY 17 Jun 66 - 22 Jul 66
Maj William R MALONEY 23 Jul 66 - 26 Mar 67
LtCol Joseph A NELSON 27 Mar 67 - 16 Sept 67
LtCol William J WHITE 17 Sept 67 - 24 Mar 68
Mal Bertram A MAAS 25 Mar 68 - 20 Sept 68
Maj Hans A ZANDER 21 Sept 68 - 1 Apr 69
LtCol Billy D BOULDIN 2 Apr 69 - 17 Jun 69
Maj Albert K CHARLTON 18 Jun 69 - 30 Nov 69
Maj Jack A BRANDON 1 Dec 69 - 5 May 70
LtCol Albert J KOHANOWICH 6 May 70 - 13 Jan 71
LtCol Allan H BLOOM 14 Jan 71 - 14 May 71
LtCol Jerome L NORTON 15 May 71 - 14 Mar 72
Maj Garry HARLAN 15 Mar 72 - 29 Mar 72
LtCol Donald E DILLEY 30 Mar 72 - 16 Mar 73
Maj Jesse N KEATHLEY 17 Mar 73 - 12 Oct 73
LtCol Robert C FINN 13 Oct 73 - 21 Jun 74
Maj Jack R ZELLICH 22 Jun 74 - 9 Jul 74
LtCol Barry F SKINNER 10 Jul 74 - 17 Jul 75
Maj Robert G WHALEY 18 Jul 75 - 2 Aug 75
LtCol Leland O WAYMIRE 3 Aug 75 - 12 Jul 76
LtCol Larry E BYERS 13 Jul 76 - 31 Dec 76
- deactivated

MAG CO list

Here's a partial list of MAG CO's. I'm working on getting sqn COs.

Mhtg-40

I got some info today from the Marine Corps Historical Division - Reference Branch about MHTG-40 and its COs. I've put together a list (They don't have one):

Marine Helicopter Training Group 40
Lt Col Morris G Robbins 30 Jun 69 - 23 Jul 70
Col Robert B Engesser 24 Jul 70 - 1 May 72

H&MS-40
Maj James T Gordon 30 Jun 69 - Oct 70
Maj James P Kizer Oct 70 - 1 May 72

-- SU#1 (OICs)
Capt John W Shoaff 5 Sept 70 - 18 Sept 70
Maj WA Allanson 19 Sept 70 - 31 Dec 70
Maj GW Cox 1 Jan 71 - Jul 71
Capt JL Hutton Jul 71 - ?

HMHT-401
Maj Chester L Whipple 12 Jan 70 - 26 Feb 70
LtCol JG Walker 27 Feb 70 - 25 Feb 71
LtCol HD Gress, Jr 26 Feb 71 - 20 Jan 72
Maj GM Blackburn 21 Jan 72 - 1 May 72

HMMT-402
LtCol Donald R Carpenter 30 Jun 69 - 16 Jun 70
LtCol JL Felter 17 Jun 70 - 26 Aug 71
LtCol William R Fails 27 Aug 71 - 1 May 72