OPERATION JUST CAUSE

PANAMA

DECEMBER 1989

 

 

 

Roster of the

4th Battalion, 6th Infantry (Mech)

"REGULARS"

Detached from the 5th Infantry Division, Mechanized

Attached to Task Force Bayonet (193d Infantry Brigade)

 

 

Commander

LTC James W. Reed

Executive Officer

MAJ Terry Freeze

S-1/Adjutant

CPT Gregory L. Morgan

S-2

1LT Michael Cavallero

S-3

MAJ James M. Donivan [Charlie-03]

Assistant S-3

CPT Mike Hurley
1LT John King

S-3 Air

CPT Mike Hurley

S-4

CPT Marc B. Carolan

Maintenance Officer.

CPT Ronald W. Cain

Maintenance Technician

CW2 Sammy Hite

Chaplain

?

Sergeant Major

CSM Rudolf H. Ford

? 1SG Hinman

 

HH COMPANY

Commander

CPT Kenneth Long

Executive Officer

1LT Ross Clemons

First Sergeant

Scout Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT John McDaniels

Anti-Armor Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT William Woods
1LT Mark McNair (replacement)

Mortar Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT Joe Manausa

 

COMPANY A "GATORS"

(OPCON to 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry)

Commander

CPT Isadore Bowers, Jr.

Executive Officer

1LT Jim Strickland (moved to D Company just before the deployment)

1LT George Matthews

First Sergeant

Larry M. Richardson

1st Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT James B. Daniels

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Timothy J. Heggins

2d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Mark Lamb

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Thomas Perkins

3d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Steve Sweeney

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Gibson

AT Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT William Woods

 

COMPANY B "BULLDOGS"

Commander

CPT Joseph D. Goss [Golf-06]

Executive Officer

1LT Robert J. Schmidt

First Sergeant

1SG Herman Farley

1st Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Osborne M. Collins [Uniform]

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Kevin Jones

2d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Harold Power [Charlie]

Platoon Sergeant

SSG Edwin Guzman

1st Squad Leader

SGT. Dave E. Plair

2nd Squad Leader

SGT. Eric D. Wade

3rd Squad Leader

SSG. William R. Jones

3d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Patrick Robinson [Lima]

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Jerry W. Smiley

1st Squad Leader

Sgt. Halbert Andrews

2nd Squad Leader

SSG Christopher Swank

3rd Squad Leader

Sgt. ______ Ott

 

COMPANY C "BLACK SHEEP"

Commander

CPT Donald W. Towers

Executive Officer

1LT R. Keith Hart

First Sergeant

SFC Noel J. Watts, Jr.

FSO (Fire Support Officer)

2LT Tory Crawford (former West Point Quarterback)

Company NBC NCO

SSG James H. Beszhak

Company Supply Sergeant

SSG Myron E. Minkel

1st Platoon

Platoon Leader

Joseph J. Kloesel

Platoon Sergeant

 

2d Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT Rufus Johnson [OPCON to D]

Platoon Sergeant

SSG *** Moore

3rd Squad

SGT Brian Hilton

in Squad: Devon Lambert (Assistant Machine Gunner)

3d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Wayne P. Elder

Platoon Sergeant
SFC James C. Mason, Jr.

 

COMPANY D "WARRIORS"

Commander

CPT Michael R. Ethridge [Papa-06]

Executive Officer

1LT Jim Strickland

Fire Support Officer

2LT Bob Nabb

First Sergeant

1SG William D. John [Papa-49]

1st Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Samuel B. Phillips

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Anthony Marteen

2d Platoon

Platoon Leader

2LT Doug Rubin

Platoon Sergeant

SSG Jarvis W. Oates

3d Platoon

Platoon Leader

1LT Mark Milenokvic

Platoon Sergeant

SFC Michael Bedard

 

COMPANY E (Rear Detachment) (Antitank Company using M901 ITVs)

OIC

CPT Stephen A. Lamkin

 

Source: List of Key Personnel, Operation Just Cause, XVIII Airborne Corps and Joint Task Force South, History Office, Center of Military History, United States Army.

Devon Lambert for additional information concerning the Battalion and Company "C" and correction of some mistakes in the list. Thank you very much Devon.

Elvis Guerrero for additional information regarding the Company "B". Thank you very much Elvis. New information sent by Elvis Guerrero, for 2d Platoon, B Company, on 8 Janaury 2006.

Major R. Keith Hart, U.S.Army, for additional names in the Battalion and "C" Company. Thank you very much Keith.

Major James B. Daniels, U.S. Army, for additional names and corrections in "A" Company. Thank you very much James.

Larry M. Richardson, for information on "A" Company.
Thank you very much Larry.

Don Towers for correction of the platoon leaders of "C"Company.
Thank you very much Don.

William Woods for correction on the Antiarmor Platoon.
Thank you very much Bill.

Patrick Robinson for the names of the Squad Leaders of his platoon (3rd Plat, Bravo Co).
Thank you very much Patrick.

MAJ Samuel B. Phillips for the names of the Platoon Sergeants of the 1st and 3rd Platoons, D Company, and the name of the company.
Thank you very much.

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